The Presidential Inauguration is taking place at the time of this writing and two things at first stand out to me as I begin to watch the coverage: First, how time-honored traditions — such as the swearing in of the president-elect, the benedictions, and the playing of the military bands — play such an important role in our society in times of transition. Second, how violence — in this case, the destruction of property under the guise of protest — always has been and likely always will exist to disrupt society.
What doesn’t stand out as overtly conspicuous is the massive security effort that goes into an event of this nature, and that’s because it was designed not to be disruptive or highly visible. But nonetheless, to those in the security industry, the security initiatives and processes attract our attention because we know what goes into a plan like this. Air, land, water — no surface or possible point of entry was overlooked. ABC News posted a very good article about the Presidential Inauguration security plan, describing it as a “multi-layered” approach. (See http://abcn.ws/2jRecKP.)