The Pentagon

Pentagon Crisis Background Situation Overview September 11, 2001 one of the most impactful disasters in North American history. It is recorded that “at 9:37:46, American Airline Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon [and] all on board, as well as, many civilians were killed in the building” (the pentagon report, 2004). In another article it is stated the American Airlines Flight 77 killed “a crew of six, 58 passengers, and 125 individual [inside] the Pentagon” (Moynihan,2007) after being hijacked. Within an hour after the attack occurred many personnel were dispatched to help aid in the crisis, containing the fire, rescuing the injured, and providing medical services. It is suggested the Pentagon attack was not a coincidence as the World Trade…

What in the hell is Operation Helios and why does it have test subjects stashed away somewhere in the Pentagon? I walked into the elevator and let out a heavy breath. Knowing what I had just read was a classified government paper should’ve told me to not investigate, but something was bothering me about the whole thing. What was that serum and why is it so important? What had Dr. Andrews created that was under strict government protection? Talking to him about this would not only be a bad…

On September 11th, 2001, an event so traumatic would occur that would alter the lives of the world’s population with the terrorist actions of Al Qaeda against the civilian population of the United States. On this tragic day, 2973 people had died in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, as well as in the 4 hijacked planes that were used to crash into these buildings. Such an attack on American soil had not been seen since Pearl Harbor, which left Americans, as well as the rest of the world,…

attack, as well as the attack on the Pentagon. When the attack on the World Trade Center occurred, the emergency response of New York firefighters, the New York Police Department, and countless others was the largest response to ever occur in the history of the United States.…

members of the family of those who died would read the name of their relative or relatives that died on that tragic day. The pain of the families who had to watch as the two planes flew into the Twin Towers. People mourning “their lost sibling, child, parent or cousin” (Karimi, "9/11 anniversary: America remembers tragic day - CNN.com"). The suffering spread beyond the people who were at Ground Zero. It affected the lives of those whose loved ones were there because it let them know that…

thousands and thousands of lives," and ten times safer than Humvees (Zucchino, 2013). The MRAP cost about $1 million a piece depending on the model or category MRAP you get. SFC O’shields SUBJECT: Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected vehicle (MRAP) The Department of Defense (DoD) bought into the MRAP program in 2005 and had six vendors make six different variants of this vehicle to rush the order of them. In May 2006 the multi-national forces west Iraq submitted a request for 185 MRAPs and then…

drowned within minutes while the vessel was going under. Unlike the optimism the families had during 9/11 as the rescuers dug through the piles of concrete and steel. When family members did not come home, the hopes of the families that had loved ones on the Lusitania and 9/11 disaster lost hope after a few days of no word. The 9/11 attacks had the people from other states wanting to come to New York and DC and help dig through the rubble for survivors, donate blood, supply blankets, and just…

While Guillermina was happily cleaning her home and Mrs. Jaramillo was trying to get back to intend her restaurant, both were interrupted by this tragic event turned their moods to shock, fear, and sorrow. While Mrs. Jaramillo and Guillermina responded saying that the nation’s security in airports increased. Guillermina added to her response saying the economy decreased and Mrs. Jaramillo said that our freedom has decreased. On September 11th, 2001 Guillermina was cleaning her house and Mrs.…

The events that took place on 9/11 were extremely tragic. The people that were directly involved will have memories of that day forever. Wether we were there that day or not 9/11 has impacted us. Everyone has their own way of reacting to tragedy, but there are comparisons between the reactions of the individuals that lived in New York versus the people that do not. Comparisons that can be made dealing with the reactions of Individuals inside and outside of New York during the 9/11 attacks are,…

inclusive of Congress and the Media, and could lead across multiple domains which enabled him to make a lasting strategic impact to our country. In December 2006, when Sec. Gates first came to the Pentagon, his number one priority from President Bush was to turn the war around in Iraq and instill a winning strategy for victory. However trust from Congress was low and the morale among senior civilian and military leadership in the Pentagon was dismal. His predecessor, Sec Donald Rumsfeld,…