The base encourages all service members and civilians to watch, report, and protect their community with the United States Marine Corps Eagle Eyes program.

The program allows users to report any suspicious and potentially dangerous activities by visiting the Eagle Eyes website or calling their hotline.

“The intent of our Eagle Eyes Program is to leverage the tens of thousands of eyes and ears of our Marines, sailors, and civilians that work aboard and in vicinity of our installations to assist us in identifying any suspicious activity,” said Thomas R. Crellin, the antiterrorism officer here. 

According to David Casperson with Mission Assurance, Eagle Eyes is a way for Marines and civilians to report activity that will be seen and analyzed by Law Enforcement professionals.

“Report anything that gets your ‘sixth sense’ or ‘gut’ telling you that something isn’t right about a situation or individual.” said Casperson. “The reports can be made completely anonymously and the users only need to leave as much information about the suspicious individual or event as they are comfortable with.”

Casperson said, the most important part of making a report is for the reporting individual to capture and share as many pictures of the suspicious activity as can be safely taken. “A cell phone photo of someone in public is not considered personally identifiable information, and these pictures assist the police to make accurate reports required to keep the bases and installations within (Marine Corps Installations-West) safe,” said Casperson.

According to Crellin, individuals should report any conduct that looks out of the ordinary or out of place, such as surveillance, elicitation, probes and dry runs. 

While it is important to report any signs of terrorism or criminal activity, that is not the only way this program can be used, according to Casperson.

“Eagle Eyes is also useful for Marines to report any suspicious activity of a fellow service member who may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder,” said Casperson. “The individual could be having suicidal thoughts and it is important for someone to be aware of the situation. 

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When suspicious activity is seen, the individual should visit the Eagle Eyes website at www.USMCEagleEyes.org or dial the hotline, enter their station and provide any information they have about the activity and the suspect. It is also important to remember that this program is not meant for emergencies. If an individual witnesses an emergency they should call 911 immediately.

Marine Corps Base Quantico was the first Marine Corps base to use Eagle Eyes and the program has since spread to other bases on the East coast as well as the bases and air stations in California and Arizona.

The program works in conjunction with the Naval Criminal Investigative Services "If You See Something, Say Something" public awareness campaign, which is a program used to raise awareness about the signs of terrorism and the importance of reporting those signs to law enforcement.

Reporting to Eagle Eyes is important because this program assists law enforcement in determining threat patterns before an incident occurs, according to Casperson.

According to Crellin, all are encouraged to call (877)-356-EYES (3937) or go to http://www.usmceagleeyes.org to report anything suspicious. It may assist in deterring, detecting or defeating a terrorist attack.