186. The development and acquisition of certain unique equipments required 

to prepare and handle the MPCs and cues will be funded by the MOL 

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1. The manned MOL flights, as currently baselined, will support not 

only the early development of the unmanned automatic flights, but also 

will provide for the evolution' of techniques to enhance qualitatively and 

quantitatively the value of the intelligence collected. All flights, manned 

and unmanned, require precise knowledge of the location of each aiming 

point. To realize the further enhancement of collected intelligence in 

manned flights, it will be necessary to train flight crews,. utilizing 

special stimulus, materials, and to provide them with target cues for 

use on board the spacecraft. 

2. The assessment of what will be required for the orderly and timely 

development of this aspect of the MOL system has been completed. Key 

to the systematic accomplishment of this task is the development of a 

Master Photo Chip (MPC) File, which consists of highly controlled 

master photographic negative chips of each designated MOL-DORIAN 

target installation. These chips will constitute the primary reference 

materials for the identification and location of MOL-DORIAN aiming 

points. They will also be the master negative from which the operational 

cueing target materials and cue-derived training materials will be made, 

3. The ACIC concept for the provision of this support is at Attachment 1. 

4. The MOL Program Office has assigned to AFNIN the responsibility for' 

the implementation of the ACIC concept for the provision of the MPCs and 

cue.strips within a time frame consistent with the over-all MOL program., 

5. In order to minimize any impact on current DOD production programs' 

in ACIC, the Air Force is undertaking to.augment ACIC's current 

manning to the extent required to provide this support, as outlined in 

paragraph 4, Attachment 1, This augmentation will be, reflected in ••• 

Change 1 to PCR 68-4, which_will be submitted by the Air Force in 

the immediate future. 
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7. The overall project for preparrag the MOL support items has been. 

given the unclassified niciciame,SENTINEL COPE. It has an Aix Force 

Precedence Rating of 1-9. • i ' 

8. Apart from its significance to MOL.Progra.m operations, the MPC 

appears to possess capabilities of pot-Q:atial usefulness to the Intelligence 

Community, in that it offers the czipz.bility of rapidly positioning any 

item in the 8 by 10 mile area covered by each chip with respect to the 

World Geodetic System, The COMIREX has been briefed on project 

SENTINEL COPE and,..dspecifically,, on the characteristics of the MPC; as 

have selected individuals in DIAXX1 and DIAMC.. 

• 9. The approval and assistance of'the Defense Intelligence Agency is 

requested with respect to 

a. supporting and maintaining the resources to be allocated to ACM 

for SENTINEL COPE as a separate CIP line item to be devoted only to 

support of the MOL Progratn, as visualized in Attachment 1, and 

b. undertaking to explore, th:ough the COMIREX, the usefulness 

of the MPC as a tool to the Intelliejence Community. Should this be 

'favorable, it will be necessary to .1:esiu0

n a scheme for the identification 

of the individual MPCs which would be compatible with existing photo chip' 

storage and retrieval schemes. No such scheme has yet been delielOped 

for use of the MPC in the MOL op4ra.tional system; consequently, any 

scheme which would be standardized through the Intelligence Cornninun t )

can be adopted for MOL operationS. 

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CONCEPT FOR ACIC SUPPORT OF 

THE MOL PROGRAM 

1. Schedule of Events (Attachment 1). This graphic shows the curren 

MOL baseline schedule requiring C1C support. 

a. The 11 rnanyears already programmed at ACIC are supporting 

the simulator equipment at General Electric. This CIP ma.nyear level 

will be a continuing requirement to support the Operational Training 

Environmental Facility (OTEF) after it becomes operational at - 

Vandenberg. 

b. Geodetically controlled ,M4ter Photo Chips (MPG) and cueing 

material for mission orientation and training must be available by,Xuly 

1970, when the Mission Module Simulation Equipment is installed in the 

OTEF. 1 

c.: Final cueing materials for:the first complete mission must be 

provided and then updated betweenlMarch and August 1971. 

d. the above cycle repeats for each subsequent mission. 

2. Product Quantities (Attachment 2). This graphic shows the estimated 

quantities of MC&G products for which product yardstick and costs have 

been established to determine additional manpower requirements. 

3. Product Scheduling (Attachment 3). This graphic shows that the. 

geodetically controlled MPCs must start in work at ACIG during ,the 

first quarter FY 69 and continue throUgh the first manned mission 

(Mission #3). Products for cue training and operationare'Compressed into short time frames. Production of additional chips and 

new cueing strips for subsequent missions are also shoWn. 

4. Manpower Requirements (Attachment 4). This graphic shows the 

necessary time-phased expenditure of production manpower by quarters 

to support the production level shown on Attachment 2. 

a. The red line represents total manpower required to accomplish 

production of MPC and cueing datd, s to Ling at the beginning of second 

quarter. FY 69. Recruitment a- vi b. wining must he initiated six months 

prior to that date, to minimize adverse impact upon other high=priority 

programs. 

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application required for cues. It is based upon the availability of 

MPCs for cue production. 

c. The green line represents phasing of the additional manpower 

authorizations, including the six month recruitment and training 

time, required to accomplish the IvIOL support with minimum impact 

upon other high-priority programs. 

5. Manpower Allocation Adjustment (Attachment 5); This attachment 

is unclassified. It is being iubmitted within the Air Staff, to .support 

• the request for additional manpoWer authorizations shown as required 

in Attachment 4. It is prepared in accordance with the standard Air 

Force format for such actions. 

6. Flow of Communications and Materials (Attachment 6). This 

graphic shows the organizations #Lvolved in the MOLk Programhic 

are affected by the .ACIC product support. 

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1. The manpower requirement to support Project "Sentinel Cope" 

will be associated with AF Prodram ,Element 3DN (Mapping, Charting 

and Geodesy). Further, this requirement is for civilian author/O.:dons, 

B/P 489. Required manpower With minimum impact on currant DOD 

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mission associated with Project ?'Sentinel Cope" as identified in 

classified ACIC letter to General,. Thomas, dated 14 March 1968. 

following information is provided in accordance with Chapter 2, 

Paragraph 2:2, AFM 26-I. 

a. The civilian manpower spaces requested will be allocate, 

to function code 3300,Cartographic:-Geodetic. The workload data 

in paragraphs 2.a. and 2. b., and:the authority for the incre:mevor 

reference paragraph 2.c. , is prckrided in attachments to claiiiiified 

letter referenced above. 

b. Reference paragraph 2. d. tAttached as Tab A is organization an 

chart depicting the organizational', structure of the workload Center 

of functions concerned. The inzjority of the additional manpoiee 

will be allocated to this nevi bra.nCh organized within the Missile 

Support Division of ACIC Production and Distribution p 

remaining manpower resources will heAllocated to production 

• support functions such as the photO services' activities of the 

Support Division. Grades and AFSoihave not .been ineluded 

organization chart since the manpioWir -iesources arapiciptiee 

additional civilian authorizations.'' 

c. Reference paragraph 2. e. The manpower requirements 

presented in paragraph 1 above haim been time-phased to agree , 

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d. Reference paragraph 2. I. Resources cannot be, realigned to 

satisfy tins requirement with4xt impasting high DoL priority MC&G 

programs. The manpower requested in, paragraph 1. a above is 

necessary to satisfy this new Mission requirement ,vithout impacting 

other programs. 

e. Reference paragraph 2. g. Since this is a new mission Mvollfrin 

new methods of operation, manpower validation standards are not 

applicable. Workload data rdereneed in paragraph 2.a. above was 

compared to existing product* standards data in establishing the . 

manpower requirements. 

P f. Reference paragraph 2,41. There are no lower priority . • 

. :S. functions that could be discontinued to accoramodate the new worlcloa 

without impacting USAF stated MC&G production objectives. l. 

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