ABSTRACT
The mission of the Department of Defense (USDOD, DOD, or DOD) is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of our country (Figure 11.1). Therefore, the DOD1 plays a variety of roles and provides considerable resources toward the counterterrorism (CT) effort. While the direct use of military force has always been an option, as appropriate, in countering terrorism, it is not usually the rst one. There also are other ways in which the Defense Department provides support.
