Military, Intelligence and Security defensive measures intended to reduce the threat of, or vulnerability to, terrorist acts on individuals and property. Can involve the army, police or security forces. See Antiterrorism Equipment

Designation for the Department of State's Foreign Affairs Handbook.

See DoD Directive 6055.9

Physical barriers and walls used by the military to protect human and equipment assets from explosions, shrapnel, and blast waves using dirt or sand filled metal walls. The A-1 revetment is 12' tall. See B-1 Revetment

The process of reducing or minimizing public health dangers and nuisances, usually supported by regulation or legislation, e.g., noise abatement, smoke abatement.

A method of restricting the movement of persons into or within a protected area by manual (guards), hardware (locks and keys), or software (electronic card or biometric readers) or any combination of barriers, gates, electronic security equipment, and/or guards that can deny entry to unauthorized personnel or vehicles. See Biometric Readers

A station at an entrance to a building or a portion of a building where identification is checked and people and hand-carried items are searched. See Access Control

Also referred to as an electronic entry control system; an electronic system that controls entry and egress from a building or area.

Procedures and controls that limit or detect access to minimum essential infrastructure resource elements (people, technology, applications, data and/or facilities), thereby protecting these resources against loss of integrity, confidentiality accountability and/or availability.

Any roadway such as a maintenance, delivery, service, emergency or other special limited use road that is necessary for the operation of a building or structure.