Washington Dulles International Airport

the passengers wouldn’t try to take the plane back. It was about 9:28 a.m., the flight was over Pennsylvania and it was easing closer to New Jersey when the terrorists took over the cockpit. They turned the plane southeast so it was now headed for Washington D.C.. The passengers were herded to the back over the plane by the remaining hijackers. The passengers started making calls to report the hijackers but they oon learned that there were 3 other attacks that happened earlier. The passengers…

American soldiers, the American government, and American citizens that has changed this country in 102 minutes. It all began as four separate flights took off. At 7:59 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 takes off from Boston’s Logan International Airport with ninety-two people on board heading toward Los Angeles. Then, just twenty minutes later at 8:19 am flight attendants on Flight 11 inform American Airlines, who informs the FBI that the plan has been hijacked. Nineteen minutes…

As soon as I stepped onto the burnt, rubbery tarmac of the Washington Dulles airport that fateful August summer night, I was gripped by the realization that I wasn’t home anymore. For the past five years, I’d lived in Oman- a country often ignored in the vast Middle East. Raised in a close-knit community of Indian expatriates, for the first time in my life, I stood with my thick Indian accent in a sea of “ain’ts” and “yalls”. American culture wasn’t foreign to me; after all, I still watched…

Air Marshal Service (OLE/FAMS) for the last 10-years and having multiple supervisory, field office and headquarters assignments, I have gained considerable insight to the inner workings of TSA. With more than four-years of experience as the FBI’s Airport Liaison Agent (ALA), I have considerable experience relating to that of an AFSD-LE. As the Joint Terrorism…

answered and many that never can be. One thing we do know is the events that led up to the Twin Towers collapsing. At Logan International Airport in Boston, it was just a normal day. People were being checked by security and sent to where they would board their planes. Eighty-one passengers boarded American Airlines Flight 11 on its way to Los Angeles, California. In the same airport a group of people boarded onto United Airlines Flight 175, also going to Los Angeles. Both groups…

The persecution of Muslims There are people that hear about a terrorist attack and automatically assume that it was the Islamic Nation. Islamic persecution has been happening for a long time, even before the tragic events that happened on September 11, 2001. The Islams have recently been blamed for many of the current terrorist attacks. Isis is an Islamic organization that has committed many terroristic activities, which leads for many people to believe that all Muslims are terrorists. The…

terrorism act anyone has experienced. It’s now 2016 and 15 years later our world in America is completely upside down than it was pre- 9/11. Terrorist attacks on air travel has been high in demand ever since such a devastating day, September 11, 2001. Airport security has been the biggest controversy in this generation and the main topic is the assurance of travelers safety. Whether it be ensuring human protection, cracking down on customs, and arming pilots. As technology increases, so do…

The infected bioterrorist, could check into a resort hotel and await the onset of the fever that would indicate that their Zaire ebolavirus is now contagious. The next phase of the attack would begin with the infected, and contagious, terrorist making visits to Walt Disney World, restaurants, or other areas with crowds of people. The Florida heat and humidity would provide perfect cover for the feverish and sweating terrorist as they make physical contact by way of casual brushing up against…

experiencing at the hands of Israeli soldiers at security checkpoints makes her decide to migrate to the land of opportunities, America with her son. Amreeka is an Arabic word for America. Muna and Fadi encounter their first cultural discord at the airport in…

Four planes were involved, they took off from three different airports along the East Coast (9/11 Attacks). The planes they chose were chosen strategically as well. They were transcontinental flights, so they had 20,000+ gallons of jet fuel on board. This would help cause a larger explosion when they struck the towers. The first plane to have impact was Flight 11, it took off from Boston Logan International Airport, it hit the North Tower (Inside 9/11). It was thought that when it initially…