'.MSA OPERATIONS ORDER 

NUMBER 316 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 

Washington 25, D. C. 26 Jul ~r 1•155 

EFFECTIVE UNTIL RESCDIDED OR SUPERSEDED 

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TASK EI.TM.'ENT. • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • • I 

MISSION..... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • II 

OPERATIONAL CONTROL.............. III 

TECHNICAL CONTROL AND SUPPORT.... IV 

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES....... V 

SOURCE OF RAW MATERIAL AND 

CCJ.iINT INFORMATION............ VI 

SECTION I - TASK ELEMENT 

6924th Radio Squadron Mobile, 692oth Security Wing, United States 

Air Force (USA-59). 

SECTION II - MISSION 

1. Provide, operate and control designated intercept facilities 

and conduct such processing as may be directed in support of the overaJ.l National COMINT effort. 

2. Provide, operate and control designated intercept facilities 

and conduct such processing as may be required in support of the COMINT 

mission assigned to the 6920th Security Wing and to Hq. USAFSS. 

SECTION III - OPERATIONAL CONTROL 

1. The Director, NSA, will exercise operational control over the 

6924th REM. As tasks of a close support 11a.ture develop or become necessary, or as target communications which contribute to COMINT tasks decentralized to other COMINT field headquarters are assigned, operational. • 

control of facilities al.located.to such close support or contributory 

ta.ska will be delegated to the Ca.i!NT unit concerned by the Director, 

NSA. 

2. Routine operational instructions will normally be issued 

directly to the 6924th RSM by the Director,, NSA. Non-routine operational 

instructions, inclUd.ing changes to this order, will be issued by the 

Director, NS.A, through Commander, USAFss. 

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3. The control of intercept facilities will be exercised in accordance with NS/\. Circular 51-10. 

4. Detailed instructions concerning the tasking of the 692l~th RSM 

will be issued as NSA Operations Order Annexes, as required. 

SECTION IV - TECilliICAL CONTROL AND SUPPORT 

1. Technical control will be exercised by the Director, NSA. 

2. Technical control instructions will be issued directly to the 

6924th RSM by the Director, NSA. 

3. Technical support will be provided by the Director, NSA, by the 

692oth Security Wing and by other sources designated. 

4. 6924th RSM will provide technical support to subordinate detachments as required. 

SECTION V - TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Intercept -

a. Intercept and perform D/F of designated communications targets involving the following type of transmission: 

(1) Manual Morse 

(2) Radiotelephone 

(3) Radioprinter 

(4) Other transmissions as identified 

b . Record and forward a11 intercepted traffic to l'TSA and such 

other headquarters as may be designated. 

2. Traffic Analysis -

a. Peri'orm trati'ic analysis and maintain TEXTA datEJ f'or all in~ercepted trafi'ic as required for locaJ. intercept control purposes. 

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b. Perform traffic analysis as required for loca1 intercept 

control purposes, for processin3 of intercepted raw material. and ror 

other purposes, as directed. 

3. Cry;pta.na.lytic Processing -

Perform within capabilities, through the application of key o.nd 

code recgveries furnished by NSA or the 692oth Security Wing, cryptanalytic processing Bl'l.d reporting of designated foreign cryptographic 

systems passed on assigned targets. Cryptographic systems designated 

for processing by the 6924th RSM will normally consist of low•grade 

systems containing intelligence useful as back-up for the intercept 

mission. 

4 • !«;J_:>orting -

a. TechnicaJ. Reports - Prepare and :forward periodic and speciaJ. 

technicaJ. reports in accordance with NSA Operations Order Annexes, NSA 

Field Operations ManuaJ., or as oth1;rwise required. 

b. End-Product Raporta • Pr;p~re, in accordance with appropriate NSA Operations Order Annex.ea a.nd NBA F;teld Operations Manual, periodic, 

speciaJ., spot and other ond-product raporte, including translations. 

Technical data will not bo included in COMI:NT end-product reports without 

prior a.pprovaJ. or tbe Director 1 NBA, No isuall approval is granted by 

terms of this orqor. 

5. Operatioo&l Lin.:f.son • 

a. Lia:leon w1tb other u. s. COMINr units e.s required tor successful accomplislmlent or tb:f.1 miaaion ia Authorized. The Chief, NSAFE, 

will be kept 1nforme4 a.a t'o tho na.turo o.rn! scope of this exchange. 

b. Liaison with J.l'oro1sn OOMINT units and centers is not 

authorized. 

6. Intelligence Requirementq - Specific COMINT support requirements 

received from connnanders in the fiel.d will be relayed to NSA, USAFSS, 

692oth Security Wing and other units designated on a current basis in 

order that a review of the a1location of resources to meet requirements 

can be accomplished. 

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7 Distribution -

a. Technical reports will be distributed in accordance with 

instructions contained in NSA Operations Order Annexes, NSA Field Opern• - tions Manual or as otherwise required. Initial distribution of any nev 

technical report will include: 

(1) 692oth Security Wing 

(2) USAFSS 

(3) NSA 

(4) Other recipients as indicated by the Director, NSA. 

b, End-products will be distributed as appropriate to the 

following authorized recipients through established channels aa determined by the Director, NSA and Conuna.nder, USAFSS: 

sso FF.AF 

SSO PACAJ! 

SSO 5th AF 

SSO 13th AF 

Air Force 

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SSR AFFE/8th Army 

SSR USARPAO 

ASA, Washington 

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CINCPACFLT 

Navy 

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Joint end Other 

SSR Hq. FF.C 

SSR CINCPAC 

NSA 

SSO 313th Air Division 

6920th Security Wing 

Detachment l, 6920th Security Wing 

A SAFE 

501 CRG 

ASAPAC 

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c. End-products will be f'orwarded to Army and Navy recipients 

listed in paragraph 7.b. above in accordance with NSA Circular 53-5 

(Procedures for the Conduct of Cross-Servicing of COMINT End-Products) 

and NSA Circular 53-2 (Reporting of' Significant Activity Under Conditions of Alert). 

d. Release directly to authorized consumers of' spot and al.ert 

reports based on all elements of the intercept mission is authorized. 

e. All spot reports, other than those concerned with recurring 

developments within a locaJ. a.rea, or repetitive and predicted connnunications changes, will be addressed to SSO, Headquarters, Strategic Air 

Command and SSO, Hea.d.q_uarters, Air De:fense Connnand in addition to regular recipients. 

SECTION VI - SOURCE OF RAW MATERIAL AND CCMINT INFOBMATION 

1. Raw material and semi-processed material produced by the facilities assigned for COMINT purposes to the 6924th RSM. 

2. Raw material provided by ' sources designated by the Director, NSA. 

3. COMINT information provided by the Director NSA, or by other 

designated headquarters. 

BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL CANINE: 

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Special 

~-psi~~ r ALFRED R. MARCY 

Colonel, US .Army 

Deputy Director 

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