Eagle Eyes program combats terrorism

Published Aug. 5, 2007
By Staff Sgt. Jeff Kelly
315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CHARLESTON AFB, S.C. -- Ask a member of Team Charleston, and they will probably tell you that they feel relatively secure when they are within the confines of Charleston Air Force Base. Even though this is normally the case, the reality today is that there are people in our own country, state and city that would like to cause harm to military members and their operations.

The Air Force Eagle Eyes program was implemented for the sole purpose of combating this problem. The Eagle Eyes program places authority and responsibility squarely in the hands of the Airmen of Charleston to report any out of the ordinary or suspicious activity to security forces.

In essence, The Eagle Eyes program is a base wide neighborhood watch program aimed at combating terrorist activity rather than preventing petty crime. A successful report of unusual activity to security forces could very well result in lives being saved at Charleston. This is the reason implementation and understanding of the Eagle Eyes program is so important for every member of Team Charleston.

There have been several arrests made on and around Charleston as a direct result of tips given to security forces by airmen using the Eagle Eyes program.

The hard work that the Office of Special Investigations and security forces put into implementing the program has paid off by making all members of Team Charleston safer and more aware of their surroundings.

If you see anything out of the ordinary please do not hesitate to report it. All tips will be investigated and you could thwart a potential enemy strike or intelligence gathering effort.
Please call 963-3600 if you would like to report anything suspicious, and keep the Eagle Eyes program working for everyone at Team Charleston.