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Posted on 09/27/2001 5:54:51 AM PDT by dakine

Critical Information List

1. PLANNING

* Circumstances under which a specific Operation Plan / Contingency Plan will be executed

* The fact that a specific OPLAN/CONPLAN will be executed

* The inability of any unit to meet a contingency assignment because of decreased capability in functions such as logistics, communications, personnel, aircraft, munitions, or augmentation

* Mission nature and objectives

* Contents, actions, & responsibilities in war/contingency plans

* Dates/times of execution, deployment, staging, rehearsal, or redeployment

* CAT activation

* Associations of details with classified project nicknames or codewords

* Deception Plans: Uncorroborated information leaks

* PSYOPS Plans: Coordination with PSYOPS units

* Trigger events for execution: Speculation by association by unofficial personnel

* Participating organizations: Telephone calls between units, deployed phone list

* Vulnerabilities, shortfalls, limitations, restrictions: SITREPs, Mission Needs Statements, FCIF, and weapon systems roadmap

* New or improved tactics or capabilities: Open source reporting

2. COMMAND AND CONTROL

* Movements and locations of senior officers

* Special commander’s conferences, meetings, etc.

* SOPs, increased communication traffic with units / MAJCOMs / other HHQs

3. COMMUNICATIONS

* Authentication systems, type, title, edition, and effective period

* Secure voice designators and frequencies

* Call signs associated with unit or unit type

* Specialized and unique communications equipment

* Increases and decreases in communications traffic

* Urgent requests for communications devices

* Special communication programs such as SPECAT

4. SECURITY

* Access list and personnel security measures

* Physical security systems and methods

* Specific details of vulnerability of any US operational or support facility to terrorist exploitation

* Effectiveness of threat actions: Instructions to change standard procedures

* Requests for Security Classification Guides.

5. INTELLIGENCE

* Interest in a specific geographical location

* Interest in a specific Order or Battle or information

* Blood chit requirements

6. CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

* Tactical training, combat readiness, personnel assigned

* Personnel shortages and training deficiencies

* Limitation imposed by supply, maintenance, or budget

7. EXERCISES

* Association or correlation of exercise plans with real world contingency plans

* Serious vulnerabilities or limitations found during exercise activities which reflect a decreased capability to meet a real world contingency

8. OPERATIONS

* Positioning forces

* Flying schedule to include after the fact

* Deviating from usual training programs

* Abrupt changes or cancellations of schedules

* Augmenting forces with external assets

* Development of tactics for operations in a high threat environment

* Aircraft groundings when a significant decrease in mission capability is indicated

* Specialized equipment and / or training

* Increased telephone calls, conferences, and longer working hours (including normal days off such as weekends and holidays)

9. MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICS

* Increasing volume or priority requisitions

* Pre-positioning of equipment

* Increasing test equipment turnover or calibration

* Locations, vulnerabilities, and control procedures of war readiness material

* Logistics support for a classified operation or activity

* Unusual technical representative activity

* Deviations of normal procedures

* Transportation requirements / arrangements / movements

10. ADMINISTRATION

* Issuing unusual types or numbers of TDY orders

* Planning or pre-execution conferences

* Canceling or restricting leave

* Talking around classified information or codewords

* Calling up reserve forces

* Personnel and material augmentation requirements for other than exercise purposes

* Unusual or increased trips and conferences by senior officials

* Schedules, orders, flight plans, and duty rosters

11. OTHER

* Purpose and schedule itineraries of distinguished visitors

* Results of IG evaluation, ORIs, and SAVs

* Mishap/accident information of a privileged nature

* Talking “shop” outside the work place in inappropriate environments such as restaurants.

* Watch what goes into the trash: Best trash information from squadron commanders, operations officers, and senior officer trash cans.

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