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Subj:   EXECUTIVE  ASSISTANT  TO  INTELLIGENCE  WORKING  GROUP  OF  THE 
SOVIET  SHIP  VULNERABILITY  PROGRAM 
1.  Purpose.   To  briefly  describe  Soviet  Ship  Vulnerability 
Program  (SSVP),  its  Intelligence  Working  Group  (IWG),  and  the 
function  of  the  IWG  Executive  Assistant.   Also,  to  introduce  the 
current  Executive  Assistant  at  NISC. 
2.  Background.   The  Soviet  Ship  Vulnerability  Program  (SSVP)  was 
established  in  1971  by  the  Chief  of  Naval  Material  to  meet 
immediate  Fleet  requirements  for  data  on  the  terminal 
effectiveness  of  U.  S.  Navy  air-launched  weapons  against  Soviet 
surface  ships.   The  SSVP  was  also  tasked  to  carry  out  critical 
investigations  of  the  propagation  of  damage  effects  in  ship 
structures  and  components,  and  to  assemble  and  maintain  a 
capability  for  ship  vulnerability  modeling.   An  advisory  group 
consisting  of  senior  level  personnel  at  participating  Navy 
Laboratories,  an  Intelligence  Working  Group,  and  a  Program  Office 
were  established  to  facilitate  program  management  and  execution. 
In  1976  the  SSVP  scope  was  expanded  to  include  terminal 
effectiveness  assessment  of  tactical  surface-launched  Navy 
anti-ship  weapons.   In  FY-86  it  is  anticipated  that  the  scope  will 
be  further  expanded  by  OPNAV  098  to  include  terminal  effectiveness 
assessment  of  ASW  weapons  against  Soviet  submarines. 
3.  Scope.   For  the  next  two  fiscal  years,  the  SSVP  IWG  Executive 
Assistant  will  be  Mr.  Thomas  (Tom)  Mueller,  an  Operations  Research 
Analyst  from  the  Technical  Intelligence  and  Military  Effectiveness 
Office  of  the  Ship  Systems  Integration  Department  at  the  David 
Taylor  Naval  Ship  Research  and  Development  Center  (DTNSRDC).   One 
of  his  recent  tasks  at  DTNSRDC  involved  terminal  effectiveness 
assessment  of  Mark  50  torpedoes  against  Soviet  submarines.   Mr. 
Mueller  will  spend  one  day  per  week  at  NISC,  typically  Thursdays. 
He  is  physically  located  in  Room  128,  Office  of  the  Deputy  Head, 
Naval  Systems  Department  (NISC-30B).   Mr.  Mueller  is  assigned 
NISC-30B2  and  can  be  reached  at  763-1655. 
4.  Responsibilities. 
a.   Intelligence  Working  Group  (IWG)  of  the  SSVP  is  chaired  by 
Head,  Naval  Systems  Department  at  NISC.   It  is  made  up  of  working 
level  and  line  managers  from  participating  activities.  Its 
functions  follow: 
(1)  Review  SSVP-developed  target  descriptions  for  accuracy 
and  resolve  areas  of  uncertainty;
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(2)  Prepare  intelligence  collection  requirements  (ICR's) 
for  general  SSVP  data  requirements; 
(3)  Prepare  ICR's  for  specific  collection  opportunities 
(COLOP's)  of  interest  to  the  SSVP  and  actively  participate  in  the 
COLOP's  when  possible; 
(4)  Prepare  data  packages  for  distribution  to  the  various 
intelligence  collectors  which  augment  the  requirements  as  stated 
in  the  ICR's ; 
(5)  Assemble  and  review  data  on  new  platforms  in  order  to 
recommend  to  the  SSVP  whether  the  new  platform  should  be 
considered  for  weapon  effectiveness  assessments  and  to  determine 
when  sufficient  data  is  available  to  begin  ship  descriptions;  and 
(6)  Make  judgment  on  facets  of  target  systems  for  which 
insufficient  or  no  intelligence  data  are  available. 
b.   The  SSVP  provides  the  IWG  with  an  executive  assistant  who 
devotes  about  one-third  man-year  per  year  to  the  following  tasks: 
(1)  Provide  liaison  between  the  SSVP  and  NISC; 
(2)  Provide  dedicated  intelligence  support  to  the  SSVP; 
(3)  Coordinate  data  requirements  of  the  SSVP  with  the 
analytical  and  collection  capabilities  of  the  Intelligence 
Community; 
(4)  Assist  the  IWG  in  preparing  Intelligence  Collection 
Requirements; 
(5)  Provide  a  focal  point  for  timely  distribution  of  new 
intelligence  data  to  the  SSVP; 
(6)  Identify  sources  of  expertise  to  NISC  and  Navy 
Laboratories  and  maintain  contact  with  these  sources;  and 
(7)  Serve  as  secretary  of  the  IWG  and  provide  general 
support  to  the  IWG  Chairman. 
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