An Overview of the 2007 Army Antiterrorism Conference.(Conference notes)

The U.S. Army held its Seventh Annual Antiterrorism (AT) Conference 29 January-2 February 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Resort Hotel, Cambridge, Maryland. More than 230 military and civilian personnel from the AT and force protection (FP) communities attended the conference.

The theme of the conference, The Changing Roles of Army Antiterrorism, was very fitting given the recent reorganization of Army commands (ACOMs) and direct reporting units (DRUs) versus major commands (MACOMs) and the broadening focus on Army AT policies (such as the increasing emphasis on tactical units and stand-alone facilities). To highlight the conference theme, presentations were provided by senior level Army staff members, including representatives from the Office of the Provost Marshal General (OPMG) and the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 (1), and senior representatives from selected ACOMs and DRUs. Representatives from corps and division AT offices detailed lessons learned and provided insight into Army AT efforts in operational theaters. To provide an enhanced knowledge of the international terrorist threat, distinguished guest speakers provided information and insight into radical Islamic terrorist doctrine; Jihad jurisprudence; and terrorist recruitment, training, planning, …