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Identity Awareness, Protection, and Management Guide Graphic

Identity Awareness, Protection, and Management Guide Graphic

SMSgt Jonathan Dean and Lieutenant Joshua Brewer

(334) 394-7224

To all members: be extra cautious of people asking detailed questions or attempting to gain intelligence about military activities or personnel. Please report any instances of this behavior to the Dannelly Field's OPSEC managers.

SECDEF OPSEC TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Option 1 (187^th FW SECDEF OPSEC CAMPAIGN PRESENTATION)
  1. This option can be done solo at your workstation, in your office with others from within your unit, or from home. For Unit Training Managers (UTMs) - CAC scanners may make it easier to enter members into ARCnet, while the sign-in roster will be used for individuals that view the presentation solo, if not captured by CAC scan.
  2. The 187^th Fighter Wing OPSEC presentation video can be found below.
  3. Click on the video presentation and watch all four segments.
  4. FOR MEMBERS VIEWING AT HOME OR SOLO - After viewing the presentation email your supervisor and training manager acknowledging completion of the course. Training managers will then print the member’s name on the sign in roster, to be signed by the member on the first day they return to duty.
  5. FOR MEMBERS VIEWING IN AN OFFICE/GROUP SETTING - If an office or group within an organization views the presentation outside of a scheduled UTM training event, the sign in roster must be submitted to the UTM with names of all members that attended the training.
  6. Training managers will confirm training for members in ARCnet or ADLS using the turned in sign in roster or CAC scanner.
2. Option 2 (ADLS)
  1. GO to courses.
  2. Select Total Force Awareness Training.
  3. Select SECDEF OPSEC Campaign.
  4. View the four separate video presentations.
  5. When complete, select your training records and verify you have a “completed on” date.

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Deployment Rules
1. Do not post exact deployment dates or redeployment dates
2. Do not reveal camp locations, including nearby cities. After the deployment is officially announced by Military officials, you may discuss locations that have been released, normally on the Country level.
3. Do not discuss convoy routes (“we travelled through Takrit on our way to X”)
Detailed information on the mission, capabilities or morale of a unit
Specific names or actual nicknames
4. Personnel transactions that occur in large numbers (Example: pay information, powers of attorney, wills, etc)
5. Details concerning security procedures, response times, tactics
6. Don’t discuss equipment or lack thereof, to include training equipment
7. Don’t speculate about future operations
8. If posting pictures, don’t post anything that could be misconstrued or used for propaganda purposes. A good rule of thumb is to look at your picture without your caption or explanation and consider if it could be re-captioned to reflect poorly on coalition forces. For example, your image might show your Soldier rescuing a child from a blast site, but could be re-captioned to insinuate that the child being captured or harmed. (It’s happened!)
9. Avoid the use of count-up or count-down tickers for the same reason as rule #1
10. Be very careful if posting pictures of your loved one. Avoid images that show significant landmarks near their base of operations, and black out last names and unit affiliations
11. Do not, ever, post information about casualties (coalition or enemy) before the official release of the information.
12. Do not pass on rumors (“I heard they’re coming home early”, etc.)
- If you have any questions, contact your (or your sponsor’s) unit OPSEC manager; SMSgt Jonathan Dean or 1Lt Joshua Brewer at 334-394-7224 or email at 187FWOPSEC.mil@mail.mil
- These OPSEC rules aren’t meant to limit your free speech or restrict your liberties- that’s exactly what our Men and Women in uniform fight to protect. However, they are designed to help ensure the safety and security of the Service Members in your life.
- Remember, no matter your affiliation, status, rank or age- you have a part in the security of your loved one!