AFH 1 · Chapter 18 · Section 18.2

Integrated Defense Program

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Integrated Defense Program — Foundation, Threats, Hazards, AFPD 31-1

Foundation

ID Definition

The USAF Integrated Defense Program is the integration of:

Multidisciplinary active and passive capabilities
Offensive and defensive capabilities

…employed to mitigate potential risks and defeat adversary threats to USAF operations.

ID Goal

The goal of integrated defense is to neutralize security threats:

Within the base boundary
And the base security zone

…to ensure unhindered USAF operations.

Threat Actors

Threat actors include, but are not limited to:

Terrorists
Insiders
Criminals
Foreign intelligence
Security services

Potential Hazards

Potential hazards to an installation include, but are not limited to:

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear-high yield explosive attacks
Natural and man-made disasters
Major accidents
Accidental or deliberate release of hazardous materials, toxic industrial materials, or chemicals

All Airmen Program

Integrated defense is an "All Airmen" program.

Teaming Power

The teaming of integrated defense forces creates a united, seamless defense, STRONGER than the defensive efforts of individuals or individual units.

Training Requirement

This effort ensures all Airmen are trained to:

Defend themselves
Integrate into defense operations

…while in garrison or deployed.

Reference

AFPD 31-1 Reference

For additional information on integrated defense, refer to AFPD 31-1, *Integrated Defense*.

Integrated Defense Program — Base Perimeter, Boundary, Security Zone, METT-TC

Base Perimeter

Base Perimeter Definition

The physical boundary of the installation.

Base Boundary

Base Boundary Definition

JP 3-10, *Joint Security Operations in Theater*, defines the base boundary as a line that delineates the surface area of a base for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas.

Base Boundary Establishment

The base boundary should be established with consideration for METT-TC:

Mission
Enemy
Terrain and weather
Time
Troops available
Civil considerations

METT-TC Balance

Specifically balancing the need of the integrated defense forces to:

Control key terrain
With the ability to accomplish the mission

Boundary Variance

Boundaries may NOT necessarily coincide with:

The fenced perimeter
Property lines
Legal boundaries

Base Security Zone

Base Security Zone Foundation

The base security zone is a USAF unique concept and term to be used intra-service ONLY.

Planning Term

BSZ Planning Term

The USAF uses the planning term base security zone to:

Describe the area of concern around an air base
Support the establishment and adjustment of the base boundary

BSZ Vulnerability

The base security zone is the area outside the base perimeter from which the base may be vulnerable from:

Standoff weapons (mortars, rockets, and man portable air defense systems)
Waterborne threats

BSZ Recognition

The installation commander should identify and arrange to have the base security zone recognized as the base boundary.

When BSZ Exceeds Boundary

BSZ Exceeds Boundary

If the base boundary does NOT include all of the terrain of the base security zone, the installation commander is responsible for:

Mitigating (through coordination with local, state, federal agencies, or the host nation or area commander)
Or accepting the risks of enemy attack from the terrain outside the base boundary

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