DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFCE OF FREEDOM OF NFORMATON 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHNGTON, DC 20301-1155 JAN 1. 9 2006 Ref: 06-F-0337 Mr. Steven Aftergood Federation of American Scientists 1717 K Street, NW #209 Washington, DC 20036 Dear Mr. Aftergood: This is in response to your October 27, 2005, Freedom of nformation Act (FOA) request, which was received in this Office on November 8, 2005. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs has advised this Office that there is no non-disclosure agreement for access to classified material for embedded reporters. We are providing the enclosed document, which addresses public affairs guidance for embedded reporters, for your information. Should you deem this to be a denial, you may appeal this finding by offering justification to support an additional search effort. Any such appeal should be postmarked within 60 calendar days of the date above to this Office and cite our case file number 06-F-0337. There are no costs assessable to you in this instance. Sincerely, Will Kammer Chief Enclosure: As stated
1019002 FEB 03 FM SECDEF WASHNGTON DC//OASD-PA// TO SECDEF WASHNGTON DC//CHARS// AG 8777 HQ USEUCOM VAHNGEN GE//PA// USCNCEUR VAHNGEN GE//ECPA// JONT STAFF WASHNGTON DC//PA// SECSTATE WASHNGTON DC//PA// CJCS WASHNGTON DC//PA// NSC WASHNGTON DC WHTE HOUSE STUATON ROOM NFO SECDEF WASHNGTON DC//OASD-PA/DPO// UNCLAS SUBJECT: PUBLC AFFARS GUDANCE (PAG) ON EMBEDDNG MEDA DURNG POSSBLE FUTURE OPERATONS/DEPLOYMENTS N THE U.S. CENTRAL COMMANDS (CENTCOM) AREA OF RESPONSBLTY (AOR). REFERENCES: REF. A.. SECDEF MSG, DTG 1722002 JAN 03, SUBJ: PUBLC AFFARS GUDANCE (PAG) FOR MOVEMENT OF FORCES NTO THE CENTCOM AOR FOR POSSBLE FUTURE OPERATONS. 1. PURPOSE. THS MESSAGE PROVDES GUDANCE, POLCES AND PROCEDURES ON EMBEDDNG NEWS MEDA DURNG POSSBLE FUTURE OPERATONS/DEPLOYMENTS N THE CENTCOM AOR. T CAN BE ADAPTED FOR USE N OTHER UNFED COMMAND AORS AS NECESSARY. 2. POLCY. 2.A. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) POLCY ON MEDA COVERAGE OF FUTURE MLTARY OPERATONS S THAT MEDA WLL HAVE LONG-TERM, MNMALLY RESTRCTVE ACCESS TO U.S. AR, GROUND AND NAVAL FORCES THROUGH EMBEDDNG. MEDA COVERAGE OF ANY FUTURE OPERATON WLL, TO A LARGE EXTENT, SHAPE PUBLC PERCEPTON OF THE NATONAL SECURTY ENVRONMENT NOW AND N THE YEARS AHEAD. THS HOLDS TRUE FOR THE U.S. PUBLC; THE PUBLC N ALLED COUNTRES WHOSE OPNON CAN AFFECT THE DURABLTY OF OUR COALTON; AND PUBLCS N COUNTRES WHERE WE CONDUCT OPERATONS, WHOSE PERCEPTONS OF US CAN AFFECT THE COST AND DURATON OF OUR NVOLVEMENT. OUR ULTMATE STRATEGC SUCCESS N BRNGNG PEACE AND SECURTY TO THS REGON WLL COME N OUR LONG-TERM COMMTMENT TO SUPPORTNG OUR DEMOCRATC DEALS. WE NEED TO TELL THE FACTUAL STORY GOOD OR BAD - BEFORE OTHERS SEED THE MEDA WTH DSNFORMATON AND DSTORTONS, AS THEY MOST CERTANLY WLL CONTNUE TO DO. OUR PEOPLE N THE FELD NEED TO TELL OUR STORY - ONLY COMMANDERS CAN ENSURE THE MEDA GET TO THE STORY ALONGSDE THE TROOPS. WE MUST ORGANZE FOR AND FACLTATE ACCESS OF NATONAL AND NTERNATONAL MEDA TO OUR FORCES, NCLUDNG THOSE FORCES ENGAGED N GROUND OPERATONS, WTH THE GOAL OF DONG SO RGHT FROM THE START. TO ACCOMPLSH THS, WE WLL EMBED MEDA WTH OUR UNTS. THESE EMBEDDED MEDA WLL LVE, WORK AND TRAVEL AS PART OF THE UNTS WTH WHCH THEY ARE EMBEDDED TO FACLTATE MAXMUM, N-DEPTH COVERAGE OF U.S. FORCES N COMBAT AND RELATED OPERATONS. COMMANDERS AND PUBLC AFFARS OFFCERS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO BALANCE THE NEED FOR MEDA ACCESS WTH THE NEED FOR OPERATONAL SECURTY. 2.E. MEDA WLL BE EMBEDDED WTH UNT PERSONNEL AT AR AND GROUND FORCES BASES AND AFLOAT TO ENSURE A FULL UNDERSTANDNG OF ALL
~ OPERATONS. MEDA WLL BE GVEN ACCESS TO OPERATONAL COMBAT MSSONS, NCLUDNG MSSON PREPARATON AND DEBREFNG, WHENEVER POSSBLE. 2.C. A MEDA EMBED S DEFNED AS A MEDA REPRESENTATVE REMANNG WTH A UNT ON AN EXTENDED BASS - PERHAPS A PEROD OF WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS. COMMANDERS WLL PROVDE BLLETNG, RATONS AND MEDCAL ATTENTON, F NEEDED, TO THE EMBEDDED MEDA COMMENSURATE WTH THAT PROVDED TO MEMBERS OF THE UNT, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO MLTARY TRANSPORTATON AND ASSSTANCE WTH COMMUNCATONS FLNG/TRANSMTTNG MEDA PRODUCTS, F REQURED. 2.C.l. EMBEDDED MEDA ARE NOT AUTHORZED USE OF THER OWN VEHCLES WHLE TRAVELNG N AN EMBEDDED STATUS. 2.C.2. TO THE EXTENT POSSBLE, SPACE ON MLTARY TRANSPORTATON WLL BE MADE AVALABLE FOR MEDA EQUPMENT NECESSARY TO COVER A PARTCULAR OPERATON. THE MEDA S RESPONSBLE FOR LOADNG AND CARRYNG THER OWN EQUPMENT AT ALL TMES. USE OF PRORTY NTER-THEATER ARLFT FOR EMBEDDED MEDA TO COVER STORES, AS WELL AS TO FLE STORES, S HGHLY ENCOURAGED. SEATS ABOARD VEHCLES, ARCRAFT AND NAVAL SHPS WLL BE MADE AVALABLE TO ALLOW MAXMUM COVERAGE OF U.S. TROOPS N THE FELD. 2.C.3. UNTS SHOULD PLAN LFT AND LOGSTCAL SUPPORT TO ASSST N MOVNG MEDA PRODUCTS TO AND FROM THE BATTLEFELD SO AS TO TELL OUR STORY N A TMELY MANNER. N THE EVENT OF COMMERCAL COMMUNCATONS DFFCULTES, MEDA ARE AUTHORZED TO FLE STORES VA EXPEDTOUS MLTARY SGNAL/COMMUNCATONS CAPABLTES. 2.C.4. NO COMMUNCATONS EQUPMENT FOR USE BY MEDA N THE CONDUCT OF THER DUTES WLL BE SPECFCALLY PROHBTED. HOWEVER, UNT COMMANDERS MAY MPOSE TEMPORARY RESTRCTONS ON ELECTRONC TRANSMSSONS FOR OPERATONAL SECURTY REASONS. MEDA WLL SEEK APPROVAL TO USE ELECTRONC DEVCES N A COMBAT/HOSTLE ENVRONMENT, UNLESS OTHERWSE DRECTED BY THE UNT COMMANDER OR HS/HER DESGNATED REPRESENTATVE. THE USE OF COMMUNCATONS EQUPMENT WLL BE DSCUSSED N FULL WHEN THE MEDA ARRVE AT THER ASSGNED UNT. 3. PROCEDURES. 3.A. THE OFFCE OF THE ASSSTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PUBLC AFFARS (OASD(PA) S THE CENTRAL AGENCY FOR MANAGNG AND VETTNG MEDA EMBEDS TO NCLUDE ALLOCATNG EMBED SLOTS TO MEDA ORGANZATONS. EMBED AUTHORTY MAY BE DELEGATED TO SUBORDNATE ELEMENTS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTLTES AND AT THE DSCRETON OF OASD(PA). EMBED OPPORTUNTES WLL BE ASSGNED TO MEDA ORGANZATONS, NOT TO NDVDUAL REPORTERS. THE DECSON AS TO WHCH MEDA REPRESENTATVE WLL FLL ASSGNED EMBED SLOTS WLL BE MADE BY THE DESGNATED POC FOR EACH NEWS ORGANZATON. 3.A.l. AW REF. A, COMMANDERS OF UNTS N RECEPT OF A DEPLOYMENT ORDER MAY EMBED REGONAL/LOCAL MEDA DURNG PREPARATONS FOR DEPLOYMENT, DEPLOYMENT AND ARRVAL N THEATER UPON RECEPT OF THEATER CLEARANCE FROM CENTCOM AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPONENT COMMAND. COMMANDERS WLL NFORM THESE MEDA, PROR TO THE DEPLOYNG EMBED, THAT OASD(PA) S THE APPROVAL AUTHORTY FOR ALL COMBAT EMBEDS AND THAT THER PARTCULAR EMBED MAY END AFTER THE UNT'S ARRVAL N THEATER. THE MEDA ORGANZATON MAY APPLY TO OASD(PA) FOR CONTNUED EMBEDDNG, BUT
~ THERE S NO GUARJl.NTEE AND THE f'-1eda ORGANZATON WLL HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AND PAY FOR THE JOURNALSTS' RETURN TRP. 3.B. WTHOUT MAKNG COMMTMENTS TO MEDA ORGANZATONS, DEPLOYNG UNTS WLL DENTFY LOCAL MEDA FOR POTENTAL EMBEDS AND NOMNATE THEM THROUGH PA CHANNELS TO OASD(PA) (POC: MAJ TM BLAR, DSN 227-1253; COMM. 703-697-1253; EMAL TMOTHY.ELAR@OSD.ML). NFORMATON REQURED TO BE FORWARDED NCLUDES MEDA ORGANZATON, TYPE OF MEDA AND CONTACT NFORMATON NCLUDNG BUREAU CHEF/MANAGNG EDTOR/NEWS DRECTOR'S NAME; OFFCE, HOME AND CELL PHONE NUMBERS; PAGER NUMBERS AND EMAL ADDRESSES. SUBMSSONS FOR EMBEDS WTH SPECFC UNTS SHOULD NCLUDE AN UNT'S RECOMMENDATON AS TO WHETHER THE REQUEST SHOULD BE HONORED. 3.C. UNT COMMANDERS SHOULD ALSO EXPRESS, THROUGH THER CHAN OF COMMAND AND PA CHANNELS TO OASD(PA), THER DESRE AND CAPABLTY TO SUPPORT ADDTONAL MEDA EMBEDS BEYOND THOSE ASSGNED. 3.D. FREELANCE MED~ WLL BE AUTHORZED TO EMBED F THEY ARE SELECTED BY A NEWS ORGANZATON AS THER EMBED REPRESENTATVE. 3.E. UNTS WLL BE AUTHORZED DRECT COORDNATON WTH MEDA AFTER ASSGNMENT AND APPROVAL BY OASD(PA). 3.E.1.UNTS ARE RESPONSBLE FOR ENSURNG THAT ALL EMBEDDED MEDA AND THER NEWS ORGANZATONS HAVE SGNED THE ''RELEASE, NDEMNFCATON, AND HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT NOT TO SUE", FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.DEFENSELNK.ML/NEWS/FEE2003/D20030210EMBED.PDF. UNTS MUST MANTAN A COPY OF THS AGREEMENT FOR ALL MEDA EMBEDDED WTH THER UNT. 3.F. EMBEDDED MEDA OPERJ'..TE AS PART OF THER ASSGNED UNT. AN ESCORT MAY BE ASSGNED AT THE DSCRETON OF THE UNT COMMANDER. THE ABSENCE OF A PA ESCORT S NOT A REASON TO PRECLUDE MEDA ACCESS TO OPERATONS. 3.G. COMMANDERS WLL ENSURE THE MEDA ARE PROVDED WTH EVERY OPPORTUNTY TO OBSERVE ACTUAL COMBAT OPERATONS. THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF CORRESPONDENTS S NOT A REASON TO EXCLUDE THEM FROM COMBAT AREAS. 3.H. F, N THE OPNON OF THE UNT COMMANDER, A MEDA REPRESENTATVE S UNABLE TO WTHSTAND THE RGOROUS CONDTONS REQURED TO OPERATE WTH THE FORWARD DEPLOYED FORCES, THE COMMANDER OR HS/HER REPRESENTATVE MAY LMT THE REPRESENTATVES PARTCPATON WTH OPERATONAL FORCES TO ENSURE UNT SAFETY AND NFORM OASD(PA) THROUGH PA CHANNELS AS SOON AS POSSBLE. GENDER WLL NOT BE AN EXCLUDNG FACTOR UNDER ANY CRCUMSTANCE. 3.. F FOR ANY REASON A MEDA REPRESENTATVE CANNOT PARTCPATE N AN OPERATON, THEY WLL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE NEXT HGHER HEADQUARTERS FOR THE DURATON OF THE OPERATON. 3.J. COMMANDERS WLL OBTAN THEATER CLEARANCE FROM CENTCOM/PA FOR MEDA EMBARKNG ON MLTARY CONVEYANCE FOR PURPOSES OF EMBEDDNG. 3.K. UNTS HOSTNG EMBEDDED MEDA WLL SSUE NVTATONAL TRAVEL ORDERS, AND NUCLEAR, BOLOGCAL AND CHEMCAL (NBC) GEAR. SEE PARA. 5. FOR DETALS ON WHCH TEMS ARE SSUED AND WHCH TEMS THE MEDA ARE RESPONSBLE TO PROVDE FOR THEMSELVES.
~ 3.L. MEDA ARE RESPONSBLE FOR OBTANNG THER OWN PASSPORTS AND VSAS. 3.M. MEDA WLL AGREE TO ABDE BY THE CENTCOM/OASD(PA) GROUND RULES STATED N PJ:.RA. 4 OF THS MESSAGE N EXCHJ:.NGE FOR COMMAND/UNT-PROVDED SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO SERVCE MEMBERS, NFORMATON AND OTHER PREVOUSLY-STATED PRVLEGES. ANY VOLATON OF THE GROUND RULES COULD RESULT N TERMNATON OF THAT MEDA'S EMBED OPPORTUNTY. 3.N. DSPUTES/DFFCULTES. SSUES, QUESTONS, DFFCULTES OR DSPUTES ASSOCATED WTH GROUND RULES OR OTHER ASPECTS OF EMBEDDNG MEDA THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED AT THE UNT LEVEL, OR THROUGH THE CHAN OF COMMAND, WLL BE FORWARDED THROUGH PA CHANNELS FOR RESOLUTON. COMMANDERS WHO WSH TO TERMNATE AN EMBED FOR CAUSE MUST NOTFY CENTCOM/PA PROR TO TERMNATON. F A DSPUTE CANNOT BE RESOLVED AT A LOWER LEVEL, OASD(PA) WLL BE THE FNAL RESOLUTON AUTHORTY. N ALL CASES, THS SHOULD BE DONE AS EXPEDTOUSLY AS POSSBLE TO PRESERVE THE NEWS VALUE OF THE STUATON. 3.0. MEDA WLL PAY THER OWN BLLETNG EXPENSES F BLLETED N A COMMERCAL FACLTY. 3.F. MEDA WLL DEPLOY TRJ:.NSMT THER STORES. WTH THE NECESSARY EQUPMENT TO COLLECT AND Lo. THE STANDARD FOR RELEASE OF NFORMATON SHOULD BE TO ASK "WHY NOT RELEJ'..SE" VCE "WHY RELEJ:.SE." DECSONS SHOULD BE Mll.DE Jl.SJl.P, PREFERABLY N MNUTES, NOT HOURS. 3.R. THERE S NO GENERAL REVEW PROCESS FOR MEDA PRODUCTS. SEE PARA 6.A. FOR FURTHER DETAL CONCERNNG SECURTY AT THE SOURCE. 3. S. MEDA WLL ONLY BE GR.l'.NTED ACCESS TO DETJl.NEES OR EPWS WTHN THE PROVSONS OF THE GENEVA CONVENTONS OF 1949. SEE PARA. 4.G.17. FOR THE GROUND RULE. 3.T. HAVNG EMBEDDED MEDA DOES NOT PRECLUDE CONTACT WTH OTHER MEDA. EMBEDDED MEDA, AS A RESULT OF TME NVESTED WTH THE UNT AND GROUND RULES AGREEMENT, MAY HAVE A DFFERENT LEVEL OF ACCESS. 3.U. CENTCOM/PA WLL ACCOUNT FOR EMBEDDED MEDA DURNG THE TME THE MEDA S EMBEDDED N THEATER. CENTCOM/PA WLL REPORT CHANGES N EMBED STATUS TO OASD(PA) AS THEY OCCUR. 3.V. F A MEDA REPRESENTATVE S KLLED OR NJURED N THE COURSE OF MLTARY OPERATONS, THE UNT WLL MMEDATELY NOTFY OASD(PA), THROUGH PA CHANNELS. OASD(PA) WLL CONTACT THE RESPECTVE MEDA ORGANZATON(S), WHCH WLL MAKE NEXT OF KN NOTFCATON N ACCORDANCE WTH THE NDVDUAL'S WSHES. 3.W. MEDA MAY TERMNATE THER EMBED OPPORTUNTY AT ANY TME. UNT COMMANDERS WLL PROVDE, AS THE TACTCAL STUATON PERMTS AND BASED ON THE AVALABLTY OF TRANSPORTATON, MOVEt'1ENT BACK TO THE NEAREST LOCATON WTH COMMERCAL TRANSPORTATON.
3. W.1. DEP?,RTNG HEDA WLL BE DEBREFED ON OPERATONAL SECURTY CONSDERF.TONS AS APPLCABLE TO ONGONG AND FUTURE OPERATONS WHCH THEY MAY NOW HAVE NFORMATON CONCERNNG. 4. GROUND RULES. FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURTY OF U.S. FORCES AND EMBEDDED MEDA, MEDA WLL ADHERE TO ESTABLSHED GROUND RULES. GROUND RULES WLL BE AGREED TO N ADVANCE AND SGNED BY MEDA PROR TO EMBEDDNG. VOLATON OF THE GROUND RULES MAY RESULT N THE MMEDATE TERMNATON OF THE EMBED AND REMOVAL FROM THE AOR. THESE GROUND RULES RECOGNZE THE RGHT OF THE MEDA TO COVER MLTARY OPERATONS AND ARE N NO WAY NTENDED TO PREVENT RELEASE OF [, ROGATORY, EMBARRASSNG, NEGATVE OR UNCOMPLMENTARY NFORMATON. ANY MODFCATON TO THE STANDARD GROUND RULES WLL BE FORWARDED THROUGH THE PA CHANNELS TO CENTCOM/PA FOR APPROVAL. STANDARD GROUND RULES ARE: 4.A. ALL NTERVEWS WTH SERVCE MEMBERS WLL BE ON THE RECORD. SECURTY AT THE SOURCE S THE POLCY. NTERVEWS WTH PLOTS AND ARCREW MEMBERS ARE AUTHORZED UPON COMPLETON OF MSSONS; HOWEVER, RELEASE OF NFORMATON MUST CONFORM TO THESE MEDA GROUND RULES. 4.B. PRNT OR BROADCAST STORES WLL BE DATELNED ACCORDNG TO LOCAL GROUND RULES. LOCAL GROUND RULES WLL BE COORDNATED THROUGH COMMAND CHANNELS WTH CENTCOM. ~.C. MEDA EMBEDDED WTH U.S. FORCES ARE NOT PERMTTED TO CARRY PERSONAL FREARMS. 4.0. LGHT DSCPLNE RESTRCTONS WLL BE FOLLOWED. VSBLE LGHT SOURCES, NCLUDNG FLF.SH OR TELEVSON LGHTS, FLASH CAMERAS WLL NOT BE USED \\HEN OPERF,TNG WTH FORCES AT NGHT UNLESS SPECFCALLY APPROVED N ADVANCE EY THE ON-SCENE COMMANDER. 4.E. EMBARGOES MAY BE MPOSED TO PROTECT OPERATONAL SECURTY. EMBARGOES WLL ONLY BE USED FOR OPERP.TONAL SECURTY AND WLL BE LFTED AS SOON AS THE OPERATONAL SECURTY SSUE HAS PASSED. 4.F. THE FOLLOWNG CATEGORES OF NFORMATON ARE RELEASABLE. 4.F.l. APPROXMATE FRENDLY FORCE STRENGTH FGURES. 4.F.2. APPROXMATE FRENDLY CASUALTY FGURES BY SERVCE. EMBEDDED MEDA MAY, WTHN OPSEC LMTS, CONFRM UNT CASUALTES THEY HAVE WTNESSED. 4.F.3. CONFRMED FGURES OF ENEMY PERSONNEL DETANED OR CAPTURED. 4.F.4. SZE OF FRENDLY FORCE PARTCPATNG N AN ACTON OR OPERATON CAN BE DSCLOSED USNG APPROXMATE TERMS. SPECFC FORCE OR UNT DENTFCATON MAY BE RELEASED WHEN T NO LONGER WARRANTS SECURTY PROTECTON. 4.F.5. NFORMATON AND LOCATON OF MLTARY TARGETS AND OBJECTVES PREVOUSLY UNDER ATTACK. 4.F.6. GENERC DESCRPTON OF ORGN OF AR OPERATONS, SUCH AS "LAND-BJ,SED."
~ 4.F.7. DATE, TME OK LOCATON OF PREVOUS CONVENTONAL MLTARY MSSONS AND ACTONS, AS WELL AS MSSON RESULTS ARE RELEASABLE ONLY F DESCRBED N GENERAL TERMS. 4. F. 8. TYPES OF OKDNJ:.NCE EXPENDED N GENERAL TERMS. 4.F.9. NUMBER OF AERAL COMBAT OR RECONNASSANCE MSSONS OR SOKTES FLOWN N CENTCOM'S AREA OF OPERATON. 4.F.l0. TYPE OF FORCES NVOLVED (E.G., AR DEFENSE, NFANTRY, ARMOK, MARNES). 4. F.ll. ALLED Pf:.RTCFJ:.TON BY TYPE OF OPERATON (SHPS, Jl.RCRAFT, GROUND UNTS, ETC.) AFTER APPROVAL OF THE ALLED UNT COMMANDER. 4.F.l2. 4.F.l3. 4.F.l4. CONSENT. OPERATON CODE NAMES. NAMES AND HOMETOWNS OF U.S. MLTARY UNTS. SERVCE MEMBERS' NAMES AND HOME TOWNS WTH THE NDVDUALS' 4.G. THE FOLLOWNG CATEGORES OF NFORMATON ARE NOT RELEASABLE SNCE THER PUBLCATON OR BROADCAST COULD JEOPARDZE OPERATONS AND ENDANGER LVES. 4.G.l. SPECFC NUMBER OF TROOPS N UNTS BELOW CORPS/MEF LEVEL. 4.G.2. SPECFC NU!viBER OF ARCFJ'..FT N UNTS AT OR BELOW THE ]:.F EXPEDTONARY WNG LEVEL. 4.G.3. SPECFC NUMBERS KEGARDNG OTHER EQUPMENT OR CRTCAL SUPPLES (E.G. ARTLLERY, TANKS, LANDNG CRAFT, RADARS, TRUCKS, WATER, ETC.). 4.G.4. SPECFC NUMBERS OF SHPS N UNTS BELOW THE CARRER BATTLE GROUP LEVEL. 4.G.S. NAMES OF MLTARY NSTALLATONS OR SPECFC GEOGRAPHC LOCATONS OF MLTARY UNTS N THE CENTCOM AREA OF RESPONSBLTY, UNLESS SPECFCALLY RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR AUTHORZED BY THE CENTCOM COMMANDEK. NEWS AND MAGERY PRODUCTS THAT DENTFY OR NCLUDE DENTFABLE FEATURES OF THESE LOCATONS ARE NOT AUTHORZED FOR RELEJ'..SE. s.g.f. NFORMATON REGARDNG FUTURE OPERATONS. 4.G.7. NFORMATON REGARDNG FORCE PROTECTON MEASURES AT MLTARY NSTALLATONS OR ENCAMPMENTS (EXCEPT THOSE WHCH ARE VSBLE OR READLY APPJl.RENT). 4.G.E. PHOTOGRJ'..PHY SHOWNG LEVEL OF SECURTY Jl.T MLTARY NSTALLATONS OR ENCJ.MPMENTS. 4.G.9. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. 4.G.lG. NFORMATON ON NTELLGENCE COLLECTON ACTVTES COMPROMSNG TACTCS, TECHNQUES OR PROCEDURES.
~ 4.~.11. EXTRA FRECAUTJONS N REPORTNG WLL BE REQURED AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTLTES TO MAXMZE OPERP.TONAL SURPRSE. LVE BROADCASTS FROM hirfelds, ON THE GROUND OR AFLOAT, BY EMBEDDED MEDA ARE PROHBTED UNTL THE SAFE RETURN OF THE NTAL STRKE PACKAGE OR UNTL AUTHORZED BY THE UNT COMMANDER. 4.G.l2. DURNG Jl.N OHF.ATON, SPECFC NFORMJl.TON ON FRENDLY FORCE TROOP MOVEMENTS, TACTCAL DEPLOYMENTS, AND DSPOSTONS THAT WOULD JEOFJ..RDZE OPERJl.TONJ.L SECURTY OR LVES. NFORMATON ON ON-GONG ENGAGEMENTS WLL NOT BE RELEASED UNLESS AUTHORZED FOR RELEASE BY ON SCENE COMMANDER. 4. G. 13. NFOR!'1J.TON ON SPECAL OPERATJ ONS UNTS, UNQUE OPERATONS METHODOLOGY OR TACTCS, FOR EXAMPLE, AR OFERATONS, ANGLES OF ATTACK, i".nd SPEEDS; NAVJl.L TJl.CTlCAL OR EVJ.SVE Ml'.NEUVERS, ETC. GENERAL TERMS SUCH P..S "LOW" OR "FJ.ST" MAY BE USED. 4.G.l,. NFORMATON ON EFFECTVENESS OF ENEMY ELECTRONC WARFARE. 4.G.l5. NFORMATON DENTFYNG POSTPONED OR CANCELED OPERATONS. 4.G.lE. NFORMJ:.TJON ON MSSNG OR DOWNED Jl.RCRJ.FT OR MSSNG VESSELS WHLE SEARCH AND RESCUE AND RECOVERY OFERP.TONS ARE BENG PLANNED OR lindervay. J. G. 17. NFORMATON ON EFFECTVENESS OF ENEMY CAMOUFLAGE, COVER, DECEPTON, TJ.RGETNG, DRECT AND NDRECT FRE, NTELLGENCE COLLECTON, OR SECURTY MEASURES. 4.G. H. NO PHOTOGRJ:.FHS OR OTHER VSUl\.L MEDA SHOWNG AN ENEMY PRSONER OF WAR OR DETANEE'S RECOGNZABLE FACE, NAMETAG OR OTHER DENTFYNG FEATURE OR TEM MAY BE TAKEN. 4.G.l9. STLL OR VDEO MAGERY OF CUSTODY OPERATONS OR NTERVEWS WTH PERSONS UNDER CUSTODY. ~.H. THE FOLLOVJNG FROCEDURES AND POLCES APPLY TO COVERAGE OF WOUNDED, NJURED, AND LL PERSONNEL: 4.H.l. MEDA REFRESENTATVES WLL BE REMNDED OF THE SENSTVTY OF USNG NAMES OF NDVDUAL CASUALTES OR PHOTOGRAPHS THEY MAY HAVE TAKEN WHCH CLEARLY DENTFY CASUALTES UNTL AFTER NOTFCATON OF THE NOK AND RELEASE BY OASD(PA). 4.H.2. BATTLEFELD CASUALTES MAY BE COVERED BY EMBEDDED MEDA AS LONG AS THE SERVCE MEMBER'S DENTTY S PROTECTED FROM DSCLOSURE FOR 72 HOURS OR UPON VERFCATON OF NOK NOTFCATON, WHCHEVER S FRST. 4.H.3. MEDA VSTS TO MEDCAL FACLTES WLL BE N ACCORDANCE WTH APPLCABLE REGULATONS, STANDARD OPERATNG PROCEDURES, OPERATONS ORDERS AND NSTRUCTONS BY ATTENDNG PHYSCANS. F APPROVED, SERVCE OR MEDCAL FACLTY PERSONNEL MUST ESCORT MEDA AT ALL TMES. 4.H.s. PATENT WELFARE, PATENT PRVJi.CY, Jl.ND NEXT OF KN/FAMLY CONSDERATONS J..RE THE GOVERNNG CONCERNS J:.BOUT NEWS MEDA COVERAGE OF
WOUNDED, NJURED, AND LL PERSONNEL N MEDCAL TREATMENT FACLTES OR OTHER CASUALTY COLLECTON AND TREATMENT LOCATONS. 4.H.5. MEDA VSTS ARE AUTHORZED TO MEDCAL CARE FACLTES, BUT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEDCAL FACLTY COMMANDER AND ATTENDNG PHYSCAN AND MUST NOT NTERFERE WTH MEDCAL TREATMENT. REQUESTS TO VST MEDCAL CARE FACLTES OUTSDE THE CONTNENTAL UNTED STATES WLL BE COORDNATED BY THE UNFED COMMAND PA. 4.H.6. REPORTERS MAY VST THOSE AREAS DESGNATED BY THE FACLTY COMMJl.NDER, BUT WLL NOT BE 1-.LLOWED N OPERJ..TNG ROOMS DURNG OPERATNG PROCEDURES. 4.H. 7. PERMSSON TO NTERVEW OR PHOTOGRAPH A PATENT WLL BE GRANTED ONLY WTH THE CONSENT OF THE ATTENDNG PHYSCAN OR FACLTY COMMANDER AND WTH THE PATENT'S NFORMED CONSENT, WTNESSED BY THE ESCORT. 4. H. 6. "NFORMED CONSENT" MEJl.NS THE Pl-.T ENT UNDERSTANDS HS OR HER PCTURE AND COMMENTS ARE BENG COLLECTED FOR NEWS MEDA PURPOSES AND THEY!-lAY Jl.PPEAR NATONWDE N NEWS MEDA REPORTS. 4.H.9. THE ATTENDNG PHYSCAN OR ESCORT SHOULD ADVSE THE SERVCE MEMBER F NOK HAVE BEEN NOTFED. MMUNZATONS AND PERSONAL PROTECTVE GEAR. 5.A. MEDA ORGANZATONS SHOULD ENSURE THAT MEDA ARE PROPERLY MMUNZED BEFORE EMBEDDNG WTH UNTS. THE CENTERS FOR DSEASE CONTROL (CDC)-RECOMMENDED MMUNZATONS FOR DEPLOYMENT TO THE MDDLE EAST NCLUDE HEPATTS fl.; HEPJl.TTS B; RP.EES; TETANUS-DPHTHERA; Jl.NC' TYPHOD. THE CDC RECOMMENDS MENNGOCOCCAL MMUNZATONS FOR VSTORS TO MECCA. F TRP.VELNG TO CERTAN AREAS N THE CENTCOM AOR, THE CDC RECOMMENDS TAKNG PRESCRPTON ANTMALJl.RAL DRUGS. ANTHRAX AND SMALLPOX VACCNES WLL EE PROVDED TO THE MEDA AT NO EXPENSE TO THE GOVERNMENT (THE MEDA OUTLET WLL BEAR THE EXPENSE). FOR MORE HEALTH NFORMATON FOR TRAVELERS TO THE MDDLE EJl.ST, GO TO THE CDC WEB STE Jl.T HTTF://WWW.CDC.GOV/TRAVEL/MDEAST.HTM. 5.B. BECAUSE THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTVE GEAR, SUCH AS HELMETS OR FLAK VESTS, S BOTH A PERSONAL AND PROFESSONAL CHOCE, MEDA WLL BE RESPONSBLE FOR PROCURNG/USNG SUCH EQUPMENT. PERSONAL PROTECTVE GEA!\, AS WELL Jl.S CLOTHNG, WLL BE SUBDUED N COLOR AND APPEARANCE. 5.C. EMBEDDED MEDA ARE AUTHORZED AND REQURED TO BE PROVDED WTH, ON A TEMPORARY LOAN EASS, NUCLEAR, BOLOGCAL, CHEMCAL (NBC) PROTECTVE EQUPMENT BY THE UNT WTH WHCH THEY ARE EMBEDDED. UNT PERSONNEL WLL PROVDE BASC NSTRUCTON N THE PROPER WEAR, USE, ANC MANTENANCE OF THE EQUPMENT. UPON TERMNATON OF THE EMBED, NTATED BY ETHER PARTY, THE NBC EQUPMENT SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE EMBEDDNG UNT. F SUFFCENT NBC PROTECTVE EQUPMENT S NOT AVALABLE FOR EMBEDDED MEDA, COMMANDERS MAY PURCHASE ADDTONAL EQUPMENT, WTH FUNDS NORMALLY AVALABLE FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND LOAN T TO EMBEDDED MEDA N Jl.CCORDJ..NCE WTH THS PJl.RAGRJl.PH. 6. SECURTY
6.A. MEDA PRODUCTS WLL NOT BE SUBJECT TO SECURTY REVEW OR CENSORSHF EXCEPT P..S NDCATED N PARA. E.P... l. SECURTY AT THE SOURCE WLL BE THE RULE. U.S. MLTARY PERSONNEL SHALL PROTECT CLASSFED NFORMATON FROM UNAUTHORZED OR NADVERTENT DSCLOSURE. MEDA PROVDED ACCESS TO SENSTVE NFORMATON, NFORMATON WHCH S NOT CLASSFED BUT ~HCH MAY BE OF OPERATONAL VALUE TO AN ADVERSARY OR WHEN COMBNED ~TH OTHER UNCLASSFED NFORMATON MAY REVEAL CLASSFED NFORMATON, WLL BE NFORMED N ADVANCE BY THE UNT COMMANDER OR HS/HER DESGNATED REPRESENTATVE OF THE RESTRCTONS ON THE USE OR DSCLOSURE OF SUCH NFORMATON. WHEN N DOUBT, MEDA WLL CONSULT WTH THE UNT COMMANDER OR HS/HER DESGNATED REPRESENTATVE. 6.A.l. THE NATURE OF THE EMBEDDNG PROCESS MAY NVOLVE OBSERVATON OF SENSTVE NFORMATON, NCLUDNG TROOP vjove!'1ents, BATTLE PREPARATONS, MATEREL CAPABLTES AND VULNERP.BLTES AND OTHER NFORMATON AS LSTED N PARA. 4.G. WHEN A COM'1ANDER OR HS/HER DESGNATED REPRESENTATVE HAS REASON TO BELEVE THAT A MEDA MEMBER WLL HAVE ACCESS TO THS TYPE OF SENSTVE NFORMATON, PROR TO ALLOWNG SUCH ACCESS, HE/SHE WLL TAKE PRUDENT PRECAUTONS TO ENSURE THE SECURTY OF THAT NFORMATOK. THE PRMARY SAFEGUARD WLL BE TO BREF MEDA N J:.DV.L.NCE F.BOUT WH.L.T NFORMP..TON S SENSTVE F.ND ~r;"hat THE PARAMETERS ARE FOR COVERNG THS TYPE OF NFORMATON. F MEDA ARE NADVERTENTLY EXPCSED TO SENSTVE NFORMATON THEY SHOULD BE BREFED AFTER EXPOSURE ON WHAT NFORMATON THEY SHOULD AVOD COVERNG. N NSTANCES WHERE A UNT COMMANDER OR THE DESGNATED REPRESENTATVE DETERMNES THAT GOVEh.L.GE OF F. STORY WLL NVOLVE EXPOSURE TO SENSTVE NFOR1'-1ATON ~EYOND THE SCOPE OF WHAT MAY BE PROTECTED BY FREBREFNG OR DEBREFNG, BUT COVERAGE OF WHCH S N THE BEST NTERESTS OF THE DOD, THE COMMANDER MAY OFFER ACCESS F THE REPORTER AGREES TO A SECURTY REVEW OF THER COVERF.GE..L.GREEMENT TO SECURTY REVEW N EXCHANGE FOR THS TYPE OF ACCESS MUST BE STRCTLY VOLUNTARY AND F THE REPORTER DOES NOT AGREE, THEN ACCESS MAY NOT BE GFP.NTEC. F A SECURTY REVEW S AGREED TO, T WLL NOT NVOLVE ANY EDTORAL CHANGES; T WLL BE CONDUCTED SOLELY TO ENSURE THAT NO SENSTVE OR CLASSFED NFORMATON S NCLUDED N THE PRODUCT. F SUCH NFORMATON S FOUND, THE MEDA WLL BE ASKED TO REMOVE THAT NFORMATON FROM THE PRODUCT AND/OR EMBARGO THE PRODUCT UNTL SUCH NFORMATON S NO LONGER CLASSFED OR SENSTVE. REVEWS P..RE TO EE DONE P..S SOON AS PFP.CTCAL SO AS NOT TO NTERRUPT CO'1EAT OPERATONS NOR DELP..Y REPORTNG. F THERE P..RE DSPUTES RESULTNG FROM THE SECURTY REVEW PROCESS THEY MAY BE APPEALED THROUGH THE CHAN OF CO'1M.L.ND, OR THROUGH PJl. CHJl.NNELS TO OP..SD/PF.. THS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT AUTHORZE COMMANDERS TO ALLOW MEDA ACCESS TO CLASSFED NFORMATON. 6.A.2. MEDA PRODUCTS WLL NOT BE CONFSCATED OR OTHERWSE MPOUNDED. F T S BELEVED THAT CLASSFED NFORMATON HAS BEEN COMPROMSED AND THE MEDA REPRESENTATVE REFUSES TO REMOVE THAT NFORMATON NOTFY THE CPC AND/OR OASD/PA AS SOON AS POSSBLE SO THE SSUE MAY BE ADDRESSED WTH THE MEDA ORGANZATON'S MANAGEMENT. 7. MSCELLANEOUS/COORDNATNG NSTRUCTONS: 7.A. OASD(PA) S THE NTAL EMBED AUTHORTY. EMBEDDNG PROCEDURES AND ASSGNMENT AUTHORTY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO CENTCOM PA AT A LATER DATE. THS AUTHORTY MAY BE FURTHER DELEGATED AT CENTCOM'S DSCRETON. 7.E. THS GUDANCE AUTHORZES BLANKET APPROVAL FOR NON-LOCAL AND LOCAL MEDA TRAVEL J.BOJ.RD DOD ARLFT FOR J.LL El'1EEDDED MEDA ON A NO-COST,
SPACE AVALABLE EASSo NO ADDTONAL COSTS SHALL BE NCURRED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVDE ASSSTANCE AW DOD 5410015, PARA 3040 7 o Co USE OF LPSTCK J:OND HELMET-MOUNTED G.MEFJ\.S ON COMBAT SORTES S AfPROVED AND ENCOURJ:.GED TO THE GREJl.TEST EXTENT POSSBLE o 5o OASD(PA) POC FOR EMEEDDNG MEDA S MAJ TM BLAR, DSN 227-1253, CMCL 703-697-1253, EMAL TMOTHYoBLAR@OSDoMLo