Six months after the Navy destroyer Cole was attacked and severely damaged by a terrorist attack in the port of Aden, Yemen, the service is creating a permanent antiterrorism-force protection council that will shape the Navy's policies for protecting its sailors and their families. The Cole attack killed 17 sailors. In the days immediately following the attack, the Navy and Marine Corps formed an antiterrorism and force protection task force to review near- and far-term measures that might prevent future,...
