Comments on: Pentagon Insecurity

By: bobby

bobby — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:18:18 +0000

I think this world is too untrusting as that one guy said it wasn’t as bad befor no you have to like get undressed to get erayed to get on a plane on time i had to take off my shirt because they thought there was a gun in it but there wasn’t the september 11th think blows and so do the iraqians

By: screwwy

screwwy — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:15:55 +0000

i think it was the gov.. it is impossiable to distroy the impossable

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:09:38 +0000

Subway

By: Unan Omous

Unan Omous — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:30:41 +0000

Refering to the Oklahoma City and 9–11 attacks shouldn’t we just put gun mounts in upper floors of tall buildings and armor plated walls in building garages?

By: MadMax24

MadMax24 — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:14:52 +0000

Anyone who knows the first thing about security or tactical operations, knows that you can take out any target, if you are willing to pay the price. I have been in the P-gon a few times myself. It is obvious that they know some of their shortcomings. There are a lot of compensating measures available, such as random posting of guards at different locations, patrol routes change, time shifting for force buildup, response routes, etc. . In other words, security needs to be as unpredictable as possible.

Considering that nothing is 100% secure, the objective is to make it as secure as possible (90–95% range), mitigate the damage and have a good response plan, with a couple of alternatives. If you make it too secure, you will be unable to move the 23,000+ people in and out to get the job done.

By: GladtobeRetired

GladtobeRetired — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:36:39 +0000

The original post reminds me of a Capt who worked at CINCPAC during the Vietnam War. He would call us in Saigon and tell us that something really hot was going on but he couldn’t tell us what it was because it was classified. We all would laugh about it. We ended up referring to his calls as “Classified Ridiculous.”

By: ray

ray — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:25:37 +0000

op sec should be done here . giving such information just aids our enemies. remember any fix site is a easy target and how much effort is done to protect it one can never! be competely safe.

By: Alton

Alton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:35:55 +0000

You know? Everybody talks about security but when someone offers a suggestion, this is what happens. Don't talk about it and don't let anybody else know about it so that when the terrorists use it it becomes, now everybody must take off their shoes and be x-rayed now before they get on the airplane and the price for all this goes up astronomically. Ok, I'm gonna ask some questions. Has everybody seen how close and unrestricted the US-mail, Fed-ex and UPS mail vans can park next to the buildings? Do they even HAVE to park in the parking lot or can they park next to the building cause those mail bags are SOOOO heavy? Now, how much 'Boom' can a mail van carry and really does anyone actually look at the employees? NO? Why not? A matter of time gents. Oh yeah, when we were really threatened with extinction back in the 60s and 70s (nuclear arms race, H-bombs can kill millions you know) why did we not have this level of protection (HA!) that we have now? Lot more trust back then, now we have everybody DIS trusting everybody. Guess it's a racket now and a good one too. "Hey, that guy over there wearing a hat, with a beard and glasses? He looks suspicious, like he's trying to get a date. Officer? Arrest that man!" But a Rasta man with dread locks, shorts and t-shirt? It's all good.

By: fulletk

fulletk — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:16:41 +0000

You also forgot to mention that the Pentagon is virtually a city in itself. Approximately 23,000 employees, both military and civilian, work there around the clock. Then there are the thousands of people whose work location is elsewhere but who visit the Pentagon on business. All these people arrive daily from Washington, D.C. and its suburbs over approximately 30 miles of access highways, including express bus lanes and a subway. They ride past 200 acres of lawn to park approximately 8,770 cars in 16 parking lots. The Pentagon itself occupies 3,705,793 square feet of office space.

And you’re whining about security? I work in one of those buildings like the Murrow building in Oklahoma City. Complete with on-the-street parking out front and a loading dock.

And just remember all the troops you’re supporting troops that put their lives at risk every day. Possible lapses in Pentagon are a small price for you to pay for the honor of doing so.

By: fulletk

fulletk — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:42:53 +0000

You didn’t mention that the Pentagon renovation substantially strengthened the exterior walls of the Pentagon with things like layers of Kevlar and other protective techniques, and that all external windows are made of very effective blast-resistant glass. Even in the September 11 attack the newly reinforced walls and windows held up remarkably well.

If your fears are so great that you must write an article about it, try to get a job that will transfer you out of the Pentagon. Or at least try to get a job on the A ring of the second sub-basement.