SAPPC – Physical| QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

*What does the DoD 5200.08-R do? Correct Answer: Implements DoD policies and minimum standards for the physical protection of DoD personnel, installation, operations, and related resources. The Reg addresses the physical security of personnel, installations, facilities, operations, and related resources of DoD components. *Can Combatant Commanders (COCOMs) deviate from 5200.08-R? Correct Answer: Yes, in overseas areas where local conditions, treaties, agreements, and other arrangements with foreign governments and allied forces require. *For what categories is there separate guidance? Correct Answer: Classified info, SCIFs, Security policy for protecting nuclear weapons, Security of DoD chemical agents, Nuclear reactors and materials, Physical security arms, ammunition and explosives, SAP, and Security of DoD personnel assigned to US missions abroad. *Objectives of the 5200.08-R... Correct Answer: - Implement general policy - Provide security guidance and general procedures that are harmonized and flexible. - Reduce the loss, theft, diversion of, or damage to DoD assets through the use of advanced tech; enhancing security while maintaining warfighting capability. - Standardize personal ident./authenti. to DoD installations and facilities, including interoperability. *What is the physec program concerned with? Correct Answer: The active and passive measures designed to prevent unauthorized access to personnel, equipment, installation, info, and to safeguard them against espionage, sabotage, terrorism, damage, and criminal activity. *What are physec programs designed for? Correct Answer: Prevention *What are the physec threats? Correct Answer: - Foreign intelligence services - Foreign military and paramilitary forces - Terrorists and saboteurs - Criminals - Protest groups - Disaffected persons *What does physec planning include? Correct Answer: - Using biometric, electronic, and/or mechanical technological security systems to mitigate vulnerability to threat and to reduce reliance on fixed security forces. - Physec programs to form basis of integrated defense plans to build it into contingency, mobilization, antiterrorism, and wartime plans. - Coord with other security discipline