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ORGANIZATION  AND 
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ARMED  FORCES 
MEDICAL  INTELLIGENCE 
CENTER 
(AFMIC) 
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FOREWORD 
This  Regulation  is  issued  under  the  authority  of  DoD  Directive  6420.1,  "Armed 
Forces  Medical  Intelligence  Center,"  9  December  1982.   Its  purpose  is  to 
describe  the  management  structure  for  the  Armed  Forces  Medical  Intelligence 
Center  (AFMIC).   In  addition,  it  prescribes  the  missions  and  functions  of  the 
AFMIC,  the  responsibilities  of  the  Office  of  the  Director  and  the  overall 
responsibilities  of  the  several  Divisions  which  comprise  the  Center. 
AR  10-50,  "Organization  and  Functions,  US  Army  Medical  Intelligence  and  Infor- 
mation Agency,"  15  December  1980,  is  hereby  cancelled. 
This  Regulation  applies  to  the  Office  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense  (0SD) ,  the 
Military  Departments,  the  Organization  of  the  Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff  (0JCS), 
V    the  Unified  and  Specified  Commands  and  the  Defense  Agencies  (hereafter  referred 
to  collectively  as  "DoD  Components").  The  term,  "Military  Service,"  as  used 
herein,  refers  to  the  Army,  the  Navy,  the  Air  Force  and  the  Marine  Corps. 
Forward  recommended  changes  to  the  Regulation  through  channels  to: 
Director,  AFMIC 
ATTN:   AFMIC-OA 
Ft.  Detrick,  Frederick,  MD  21701-5004 
DoD  Components  may  obtain  copies  of  this  Regulation  through  their  own  publica- 
tion channels.  Other  federal  agencies  and  the  public  may  obtain  copies  from 
Director,  AFMIC,  Fort  Detrick,  Frederick,  Maryland  21701-5004. 
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Acronyms 
References 
Definitions 
CHAPTER  1      ORGANIZATION 
A.  General 
B.  Missions 
C.  Functions 
D.  Responsibilities 
E.  Structure 
CHAPTER  2      MANAGEMENT 
A.  General 
B.  Secretary  of  Defense 
C.  Defense  Intelligence  Agency 
D.  Secretary  of  the  Army 
E.  Secretaries  of  the  Military  Departments  2-2 
F.  Interdepartmental  Advisory  Panel  2"2 
G.  Inspections  and  Reports 
CHAPTER  3      OFFICE  OF  THE  DIRECTOR 
A.  General 
B.  Director 
C.  Deputy  Director 
D.  Technical  Director 
E.  National  Capital  Liaison  Officer  3-3 
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ACRONYMS 
Af/IN  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence,  HQ  USAF 
AFMIC  Anaed  Forces  Medical  Intelligence  Center 
AIA  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
AM  Automation  Management  Division,  AFMIC 
CR  Collection  and  Requirements  Division,  AFMIC 
DAIG  Department  of  the  Army  Inspector  General 
DAMI  Department  of  the  Army  Military  Intelligence 
DASG  Department  of  the  Army  Surgeon  General 
DIA  Defense  Intelligence  Agency 
FMMEF  Foreign  Medical  Materiel  Exploitation  Program 
HQDA  Headquarters,  Department  of  the  Army 
GDIP  General  Defense  Intelligence  Program 
GMI  General  Medical  Intelligence 
IAP  Interdepartmental  Advisory  Panel 
IPR  Intelligence  Production  Requirement 
IS.  Information  Services  Division,  AFMIC 
NCLO  AFMIC  National  Capital  Liaison  Office 
NIC  Naval  Intelligence  Command 
NI£  National  Intelligence  Estimate 
OA  Operations  and  Administration  Division,  AFMIC 
OACSI  Office  of  the  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence,  US  Army 
OSG/OTSG  Office  of  the  Surgeon  General 
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QMIC     Quadripartite  Medical  Intelligence  Committee 
qr       Quick  Response 
SA       Studies  and  Analysis  Division,  AFKIC 
S&TI      Scientific  and  Technical  Intelligence 
USAG     United  States  Army  Garrison 
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REFERENCES 
(a)  DoD  Directive  6420.1,  "Armed  Forces  Medical  Intelligence  Center," 
December  9,  1982. 
(b)  OTSG  Regulation  381-2.  "Military  Intelligence,  US  Army  Medical 
Support,"  April  28,  1981. 
(c)  AR  381-19,  "Military  Intelligence,  Intelligence  Support." 
July  15,  1981. 
(d)  AR  10-5,  "Organization  and  Functions,  Department  of  the  Army," 
December  1,  1980. 
(e)  DIAM  75-1,  "Scientific  and  Technical  Intelligence  Production (U) ," 
CONFIDENTIAL,  February  15,  1979. 
(f)  DoD  Directive  5000.19,  "Policies  for  the  Management  and  Control  of 
Information  Requirements,"  March  12,  1976.
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DEFINITIONS 
X.  Finished  Intelligence  Study.  The  final  published  form  of  information 
after  raw  intelligence  data  have  been  analyzed,  evaluated  and  collated. 
2.  Intelligence  Production  Requirement  (IPR) .  A  formal  statement  of  a 
need  for  the  production  of  intelligence.   An  IPR  is  stated  on  DD  Form  1497 
and  is  submitted  when  required  intelligence  is  not  available  to  support 
mission  needs. 
3.  Long-Range  Task.  An  intelligence  production  task  requiring  more 
than  five  working  days  to  complete.  These  tasks  require  submission  of  a 
formal  Intelligence  Production  Requirement  and  subsequent  tasking  from 
an  authorized  source  such  as  AF/IN,  NIC,  AIA  for  departmental  tasking,  or 
DIA  for  DoD/national  tasking. 
4.  Medical  Intelligence.   That  category  of  intelligence  concerned  with 
factors  affecting  man's  efficiency,  capability  and  well-being. 
a.  General  Medical  Intelligence  (GMI) .   Intelligence  on  health  and 
sanitation,  epidemiology,  environmental  factors  and  military  and  civilian 
medical  care  capabilities.   (For  example,  "Medical  Capabilities  Study: 
Democratic  People's  Republic  of  Korea  (U).") 
b.  Medical  Scientific  and  Technical  Intelligence  (S&TI) .   Intelligence 
concerning  all  basic  and  applied  biomedical  phenomena  of  military  importance 
including  biological,  chemical,  psychological  and  biophysical.   (For 
example,  "Medical  Effects  of  Non-Ionizing  Electromagnetic  Radiation— 
LASER  (U).") 
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DEFINITIONS 
5.  quadripartite  Medical  Intelligence  Committee  (QMIC) .   A  committee, 
organized  and  headquartered  in  Washington,  D.C.,  formed  for  the  purpose  of 
exchanging  medical  intelligence  between  Canadian  and  United  Kingdom  medical 
liaison  offices,  the  Australian  Scientific  Attache,  and  the  Director,  AFMIC 
6.  Weekly  Wire.  An  electronically  transmitted  intelligence  product 
which  disseminates  concise,  timely,  and  current  intelligence  of  military 
significance  on  a  weekly  basis. 
7.  Quick  Response  Task  (QR) .   An  intelligence  production  task  requiring 
no  more  than  five  working  days  to  complete. 
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CHAPTER  1 
ORGANIZATION 
A.  GENERAL 
This  chapter  describes  the  overall  organization  of  the  Armed  Forces 
Medical  Intelligence  Center  (AFMIC),  a  joint  agency  of  the  Military 
Departments,  subject  to  the  authority,  direction  and  control  of  the 
Secretary  of  Defense ,  and  under  the  management  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Army  as  Executive  Agent  vho  exercises  this  authority  through  the  Assistant 
Chief  of  Staff  for  Intelligence  and  The  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army. 
B.  MISSION 
The  missions  of  the  AFMIC  are: 
1.  Produce  foreign  medical  scientific  and  technical  Intelligence  (S&TI) 
and  general  medical  intelligence  (GMI)  studies  and  reports  for  Department 
of  Defense  components  and  other  Federal  agencies,  as  required. 
2.  Produce  foreign  biological  warfare  (BW)  S&TI  capabilities  studies 
and  reports  for  DoD  components  and  other  Federal  agencies,  as  required. 
3.  Administer  all  aspects  of  the  DoD  Foreign  Medical  Materiel 
Exploitation  Program  (FMMEP). 
4.  Provide  "quick  response"  foreign  medical  intelligence  support  to 
the  aforementioned  groups. 
C.  FUNCTIONS 
The  functions  of  the  AFMIC  are: 
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i.   Consistent  with  the  provisions  of  DoD  Directive  5000.19, 
develop  and  maintain  DoD  data  bases  on  foreign  GMI  and  medical  S&TI. 
2.  Develop  and  maintain  a  DoD  data  base  on  foreign  BW  S&TI. 
3.  Produce  finished  intelligence  in  response  to  Defense  Intelligence 
Agency  (DIA)  validated  consumer  requirements. 
4.  Provide  "quick  response"  foreign  medical  intelligence  support  to 
DoD  components  and  other  Federal  agencies. 
5.  Produce  "weekly  wires"  -  timely  analyses  of  current  foreign  medical 
and  BW  data. 
6.  Provide  briefings  as  required. 
7.  Administer  the  acquisition,  exploitation  and  disposition  of  foreign 
medical  materiel. 
D.   RESPONSIBILITIES 
AFMIC  administrative  responsibilities  are: 
1.  Provide  an  annual  program  review  and  semiannual  program  process 
reviews  to  the  Interdepartmental  Advisory  Panel. 
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2.  Maintain  a  host /tenant  service  support  agreement  between  the 
Director,  AFMIC,  and  the  Commander,  USAG,  Fort  Detrick,  for  base  operations 
support. 
3.  Provide  copies  of  reports  of  inspections  conducted  by  Department 
of  the  Army  Inspector  General  (DAIG) ,  or  Department  of  the  Army  Military 
Intelligence  (DAMI)  and  Department  of  the  Army  Surgeon  General  (DASG)  to 
members  of  the  Interdepartmental  Advisory  Panel. 
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E.   STRUCTURE 
The  AfMIC  consists  of  the  Office  of  the  Director  and  the  following 
divisions: 
1.  Studies  and  Analysis  Division  -  produces  all  foreign  radical 
intelligence  for  che  AFMIC. 
2.  Collection  and  Requirements  Division  -  coordinates  of  all  aspects 
of  medical  intelligence  collection  and  the  acquisition  and  exploitation  of 
medical  materiel  for  DoD. 
3.  Operations  and  Administration  Division  -  provides  administrative 
support.  Includes  budgeting,  funding,  fiscal  reports,  manpower  control 
and  utilization,  personnel  administration,  security  administration,  space, 
facilities,  supplies,  other  administrative  provisions  and  services,  and 
reserve  mobilization  planning. 
4.  Automation  Management  Division  -  plans  and  implements  APMIC's 
automated  data  processing  systems. 
5.  Information  Services  Division  -  provides  translation  support, 
develops  user-interest  profiles  and  acquires,  controls  and  disseminates 
intelligence  documents. 
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CHAPTER  2 
MANAGEMENT 
A.  GENERAL 
This  chapter  describes  the  management  structure  within  the  Department 
of  Defense  and  the  Military  Departments  which  governs  the  operation 
of  the  Armed  Forces  Medical  Intelligence  Center  (AFMIC) .   Additionally, 
it  includes  a  list  of  inspections  to  which  the  Center  is  subject  and 
the  department  or  departments  responsible  for  conducting  the  inspections. 
B.  SECRETARY  OF  DEFENSE 
The  APMIC  shall  be  subject  to  the  authority,  direction  and  control 
of  the  Secretary  of  Defense. 
C   DEFENSE  INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
The  Director,  DIA,  shall: 
1.  Have  intelligence  technical  supervision  and  overall  DoD  intel- 
ligence management  responsibility  for  production  through  the  Directorate 
for  Science  and  Technology  (DT) ,  and  the  budget  responsibilities  through 
the  General  Defense  Intelligence  Program  (GDIP)  channels. 
2.  Designate  the  chair  of  the  Interdepartmental  Advisory  Panel. 
D.   SECRETARY  OF  THE  ARMY 
The  Secretary  of  the  Army  is  the  Executive  Agent  for  the  management 
of  AEMIC.  He  exercises  his  authority  through  the  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff 
for  Intelligence  (DAMI)  and  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army  (DASG).  The 
Secretary  of  the  Army  shall: 
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1.  Determine  and  provide  adequate  administrative  support  for  the 
operation  of  the  AFMIC  within  the  limits  of  resources  available  to  the 
Department  of  the  Army  for  such  purposes. 
2.  Program  and  budget,  through  Army  and  General  Defense  Intelli- 
gence Program  (GDIP)  channels,  the  operation  and  maintenance,  investment 
funds  and  civilian  spaces  for  the  AFMIC. 
E.  SECRETARIES  OF  THE  MILITARY  DEPARTMENTS 
The  Secretaries  of  the  Military  Departments,  or  designees,  shall: 
1.  Assign  appropriate  staffing  consistent  with  the  AFMIC  mission 
requirements  to  ensure  adequate  interdepartmental  representation. 
2.  Program  and  budget  their  military  manpower  spaces  and  costs 
in  their  respective  military  service  and  GDIP  submissions. 
F.  INTERDEPARTMENTAL  ADVISORY  PANEL  (LAP) 
1.  The  IAP  shall  be  composed  of  representatives  of  the  following 
DoD  Components  and  offices: 
a.  The  Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense  (Health  Affairs). 
b.  The  Surgeons  General  of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  and  the  Air  Force 
c.  The  Assistant  Chiefs  of  Staff  for  Intelligence  of  the  Army 
and  the  Air  Force. 
d.  The  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence. 
e.  The  Defense  Intelligence  Agency. 
2.  The  IAP  shall: 
a.  Develop  the  concept  of  operations  for  the  AFMIC. 
b.   Select  the  Director  and  Deputy  Director  of  the  AFMIC  from 
nominees  submitted  by  the  Medical  Departments  of  the  Army,  the  Navy, 
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and  the  Air  Force  for  the  approval  of  Che  Executive  Agent.  Although 
these  posicions  should  rocace  among  che  services,  che  LAP,  in  con- 
junccion  with  the  Executive  Agenc,  has  Che  prerogacive  of  selecting  the 
best  qualified  individual,  regardless  of  service  affilation. 
c.   Provide  recommendacions  to  the  Executive  Agent  and 
AFMIC  on  DoD  requirements  and  insure  interdepartmental  affilation  and 
cooperation. 
G.   INSPECTIONS  AND  REPORTS 
1.  IG   inspections  will  be  conducted  by  the  DAIG. 
2.  Command  inspections  will  be  conducted  jointly  by  DAMI  and  DASG. 
3.  Records  inspections  will  be  conducted  Jointly  by  DAMI  and  DASG. 
4.  Manpower  surveys  will  be  conducted  jointly  by  DAMI  and  DASG. 
5.  Copies  of  inspections  and  reports  will  be  provided  to  members  of 
the  Interdeparcmental  Advisory  Panel. 
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CHAPTER  3 
OFFICE  OF  THE  DIRECTOR 
A.  GENERAL 
The  Office  of  the  Director  shall  consist  of  a  Director,  a  Deputy 
Director,  a  Technical  Director,  a  National  Capital  Liaison  Officer  and  a 
staff  of  professional,  technical,  administrative,  and  clerical  personnel. 
B.  DIRECTOR 
The  Director  vill  be  a  military  officer  in  the  grade  of  0-6,  nominated 
by  the  Medical  Services  of  the  Army,  the  Navy  or  the  Air  Force,  selected 
by  the  Interdepartmental  Advisory  Panel  and  approved  by  the  Executive  Agent 
The  Director  vill; 
1.  Exercise  command,  direction,  and  general  supervision  over  the 
AFMIC. 
2.  Exercise  long-term  planning,  programming  and  budgeting  in  the 
GDIP  cycle  through  the  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff  for  Intelligence, 
Department  of.  the  Army,  and  will  execute  daily  funding,  manpower  control 
and  personnel  administration  through  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army. 
3.  Coordinate  medical  intelligence  studies  with  other  DoD  and  Federal 
agencies  and  activities. 
4.  Serve  as  consultant  to  each  of  the  Surgeons  General  of  the 
Military  Departments,  providing  advice  on  the  selection,  assignment, 
utilization  and  training  of  medical  personnel  involved  in  intelligence 
duties  worldwide. 
5.  Serve  as  the  principal  United  States  member  of  the  Quad- 
ripartite Medical  Intelligence  Commitee  (QMIC) . 
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6.  Serve  as  the  Foreign  Intelligence  Officer  and  Medical  Intelligence 
Staff  Adviser  to  the  DoD  medical  community. 
C.   DEPUTY  DIRECTOR 
The  Deputy  Director  will  be  a  military  officer  in  the  grade  of  0-5, 
nominated  by  the  Medical  Services  of  the  Army,  the  Navy  or  the  Air  Force, 
selected  by  the  Interdepartmental  Advisory  Panel  and  approved  by  the 
Executive  Agent.   The  Deputy  Director  will: 
1.  Act  as  Director  in  the  absence  of  the  Director. 
2.  Provide  overall  guidance  to  AFMIC' s  Division  Chiefs. 
3.  Represent  the  AFMIC  at  all  applicable  briefings,  debrief ings, 
conferences  and  meetings. 
4.  Serve  as  scientific  adviser  to  the  Director. 
D.   TECHNICAL  DIRECTOR 
The  Technical  Director  will  be  a  civilian  trained  in  intelligence 
production  and  in  life  sciences  and  will  be  selected  by  the  Director. 
The  Technical  Director  will: 
1.  Be  responsible  for  intelligence  programming,  planning,  budgeting, 
and  management,  and  for  coordinating  all  activities  of  the  Studies  and 
Analysis,  Collection  and  Requirements,  Information  Services  and 
Operations  and  Administration  Divisions. 
2.  Serve  as  AFMIC  consultant  and  adviser  on  all  matters  pertaining 
to  the  technical  and  military  capabilities  and  deficiencies  of  foreign 
biomedical  and  military  medical  activities  including  related  research 
or  existing  and  developing  technologies. 
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E.   NATIONAL  CAPITAL  LIAISON  OFFICER 
The  National  Capital  Liaison  Officer  (NCLO)  will  be  a  military  officer 
in  the  grade  of  0-4/0-5  and  will  be  selected  on  a  Services  rotational 
basis  by  the  Director.  The  NCLO  will: 
1.  Assist  the  Director  in  providing  staff  officer  support  to 
OACSI  and  to  the  Surgeons  General  of  the  Army,  the  Navy  and  the  Air  Force. 
2.  Provide  staff  adviser  support  to  the  Army  Medical  Department. 
3.  Serve  as  direct  liaison  between  the  Director  and  intelligence 
and  medical  activities  in  the  National  Capital  Area. 
4.  Coordinate  all  AFMIC  staffing  with  the  Department  of  Defense 
and  the  military  departments. 
5.  Represent  the  Director  at  weekly  OSG  Staff  Meetings  and  at  many 
DoD,  DA,  OSG  and  other  Federal  agency  meetings  in  the  National  Capital 
Area  as  directed. 
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