DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Headquarters US Air Force Washington DC 20330-5000 AF REGULATION 8-3 17 March 1986 Special Publications Systems USAF INTELLIGENCE (USAFINTEL) SPECIALIZED PUBLICATIONS This regulation authorizes the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence (ACS/1) HQ USAF, to publish specialized US Air Force Intelligence (USAFINTEL) publications. It also explains how these publications are indexed and distributed. This regulation applies to all Air Force activities. It applies to US Air Force Reserve and Air Nation- al Guard units and members. 1. Use of USAFINTEL Publications. These pub- lications prescribe aerospace intelligence and se- curity policies and procedures which are not in- cluded in standard Air Force publications because of their special sensitivity. Publications in the 200 series are equally binding as standard Air Force regulations whereas 400 and 500 series publica- tions are for informational guidance only. Each publication is numbered in sequence (for example, USAFINTEL 201-1, 201-2, etc). AFR 5-3, Standard Intelligence Publications System, ex- plains standard intelligence publications, includ- ing USAF Intelligence and Defense Intelligence Agency publications and Joint Service Intelligence Manuals. 2. USAFINTEL Publication Policy. USAF- INTEL publications: a. Prescribe forms and reports dealing with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and associated intelligence and security matters only. b. May not change a standard Air Force publi- cation. 3. Format and Authentication. USAFINTEL publications must conform to the publications format in AFR 5-1, Air Force Publications Man- agement Program. Each USAFINTEL publica- tion also uses the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE,”’’ the command line, ‘‘BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE,” and the names and titles of the Chief of Staff and Director of Administration, USAF. 4. Review and Approval. Each ACS/I, HQ USAF and Air Force Intelligence Service (AFIS) Supersedes AFR 8-3, 29 May 1979. (See signature page for summary of changes.) No. of Printed Pages: 2 OPR: INSCO (MrR. D. Semmel) Approved by: Lt Col Raymond E. Abel Writer-editor: Joyce D. Void Distribution: F office of primary responsibility (OPR) may ap- prove a USAFINTEL publication. Responsi- bilities for ensuring compliance with AFR 5-1 and AFR 5-8, Preparing Air Force Publications, standards governing need, format, clarity, co- herence, continuity, syntax, propriety are dele- gated to: a. The Assistant for Security and Communica- tions Management: (HQ USAF/INS) for USAF- INTEL publications dealing with and distributed through the Air Force SCI security management system (see AFR 200-7, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Security System). b. AFIS/DA for USAFINTEL publications distributed through systems other than those de- scribed in a above. 5. Printing and Distributing USAFINTEL Publi- cations: a. HQ USAF/INS requests printing, distrib- utes, stocks, and maintains the case files for publi- cations produced under paragraph 4a. b. AFIS/DA requests printing and initially dis- tributes publications produced under paragraph 4b. The OPR stocks and maintains the case file for these publications. 6. How To Obtain Copies of USAFINTEL Publi- cations After Initial Distribution. Send fully justi- fied requests for USAFINTEL publications proc- essed by: a. HQ USAF/INS through the parent major command senior intelligence officer (SIO) to HQ USAF/INSC, except HQ Electronic Security Command (ESC) activities which send their re- quests 10 HQ ESC/DAPD. b. AFIS/DA through channels to the appropri- ate ACS/I or AFIS OPR. 7. Where USAFINTEL Publications Are in- dexed. USAFINTEL publications are indexed in AFR 0-15, Defense intelligence Agency (DIA) and Specialized USAF Intelligence Publications.
2! “\ Lo, AFR8-3 _—-17 March 1986 BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICIAL CHARLES A. GABRIEL, General, USAF Chief of Staff NORMAND G. LEZY, Colonel, USAF Director of Administration SUMMARY OF CHANGES This revision redefines the use of USAFINTEL publications (para 1); changes procedures for obtaining copies of them after initial distribution (para 6); and gives title to mentioned AFRs, and contains editorial and format changes. °U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 19P6-490-960 :4C02€