DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  NAVY 
Offies  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
Washington,  O.C.  20350 
OPNAV5NST  5450.181  A 
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1$  May  1978 
OPNAV  INSTRUCTION  5450.181  A 
From:     Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
To:         All  Ships  and  Stations  (less  Marine  Corps 
field  addressees  not  having  Navy  personnel 
attached) 
Subj:       Commander,  Naval  Intelligence  Command; 
mission  and  functions  of 
End:       (1)  Mission  and  functions  of  the  Commander, 
Naval  Intelligence  Command 
1.  Purpose.  To  promulgate  the  mission  and  functions 
to  be  performed  by  the  Commander,  Naval  Intelli- 
gence Command. 
2.  Cancellation.  OPNAVINST  5450.181. 
3.  Organization  and  Command  Relations.  The  Naval 
Intelligence  Command  was  activated  on  1  July  1967 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy.  The  Headquarters, 
Naval  Intelligence  Command  was  established  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Navy  on  1  July  1967.  Under  the 
command  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations,  the  Com- 
mander, Naval  Intelligence  Command,  commands  the 
Headquarters,  Naval  Intelligence  Command,  and 
shore  activities  as  assigned  by  the  Chief  of  Naval 
Operations. 
4.  Mission  and  Functions.  The  mission  and  functions 
of  the  Commander,  N3V»!  Intelligence  Command  are 
as  prescribed  in  endosur«  (1). 
5.  Authority  Over  Org*r4*«tJon4l  Msners.  The  Com- 
mander, Naval  Intelliget.:*  O'r^i&od  &  authorized 
to  organize,  assign  and  rc&!$?&*  t^cemioilities  within 
his  command  induding  the  t&sbt'&punt  and  dis- 
establishment of  such  component  organizations  as 
may  be  necessary,  subject  to  the  following:  (a)  the 
authority  to  disestablish  does  not  extend  to  any 
organizational  component  established  by  law,  and 
(b)  the  establishment  and  disestablishment  of  shore 
activities  shall  be  in  accordance  with  procedures 
prescribed  in  current  instructions. 
6.  Action.  The  Commander,  Naval  Intelligence  Com- 
mand shall  carry  out  the  mission  and  functions 
prescribed  in  enclosure  (I)  and  advise  the  Chief  of 
Naval  Operations  regarding  changes  to  this  instruction 
.considered  necessary. 
JAMES  W.  NANCE 
Assistant  Vice  Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
Director  of  Naval  Administration 
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OPNAVINST   5450. 181A 
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MISSION  AND  FUNCTIONS  OF  THE 
COMMANDER,  NAVAL  INTELLIGENCE 
COMMAND 
Mission.   The  mission  of  the  Commander,  Naval  Intelligence 
Command ,  under  the  command  of  the  Chief  of  Naval  Operations 
is:  •  to  direct  and  manage  the  activities  of  the  Naval 
Intelligence  Command  to  insure  the  fulfillment  of  the 
intelligence,  counterintelligence,  investigative  and 
security  requirements  and  responsibilities  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Navy. 
* 
Functions; 
1.  Commands  the  Headquarters,  Naval  Intelligence  Command 
(NAVINTCOM)  and  assigned  subordinate  commands. 
2.  Directs  and  coordinates  intelligence  collection,  pro- 
duction, dissemination  and  other  activities  necessary  to 
satisfy  Department  of  the  Navy  intelligence  information 
requirements  and  Defense  Intelligence  Agency  (DIA)  tasking. 
3.  Supports  overt  fleet  intelligence  collection  planning, 
implementation  and  evaluation,  and  provides  time-sensitive 
collection  guidance,  specialized,  equipment  and  qualified 
personnel  assistance. 
4.  Manages  overt  collection  of  information  from  human  and 
other  open  sources  directly  accessible  to  Navy  collectors. 
5.  Insures  that  Navy  information  requirements  are  intro- 
duced into  the  intelligence  community  collection  require- 
ments mechanism  and  monitors  their  fulfillment. 
6.  Manages  intelligence  production  within  NAVINTCOM  to 
satisfy  the  requirements  of  the  Navy  Department,  operating 
forces  and  commands,  the  research  and  development  (R&D)  com- 
munity, the  Department  of  Defense  (DOD)  and  National  Command 
Authorities  and  Agencies. 
7.  Manages  the  dissemination  of  intelligence  products  to 
insure  adequacy  and  timeliness  in  meeting  Navy  and  DOD 
requirements. 
8.  Promotes  and  effects  naval  intelligence  cooperative  and 
exchange  programs  with  foreign  navies,  and  approves 
intelligence  releases  to  foreign  governments,  national  and 
international  organizations. 
Enclosure  (1)
OPNAVINST  5450. 181A 
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9.  Represents  the  Navy  in  the  selection,  training,  support 
and  evaluation  of  naval  personnel  assigned  to  the  Defense 
Attache  System. 
10.  Determines  financial,  manpower  and  training  require- 
ments to  meet  the  intelligence. needs  of  the  Navy. 
11.  Justifies  and  defends  budget  and  related  submissions  to 
higher  authority  and  other  intelligence  organizations/ 
entities. 
12.  Executes  the  budget  as  a  major  claimant,  and  insures 
that  strict  financial  accountability  is  maintained. 
13.  Participates  in  Navy  planning  related  to  military  and 
civilian  intelligence  personnel  career  development  and 
training,  and  serves  as  designator  advisor  for  intelligence 
officer  designators  and  as  technical  advisor  for  the 
Intelligence  Specialist  (IS)  enlisted  rating. 
14.  Develops  plans  and  programs  for  the  management  and  uti- 
lization of  the  Naval  Intelligence  Reserve,  and  acts  as 
primary  point  of  contact  for  liaison  with  the  active  com- 
mands. ( 
15.  Provides  staff  assistance  to  CNO/OPNAV  on  matters  per- 
taining to  intelligence  R&D  policy,  and  assists  in  the 
determination  of  requirements  for  R&D,  test  and  evaluation 
of  new  and  improved  intelligence  collection,  analysis,  and 
processing  equipment  and  techniques. 
16.  Develops  plans  for  and  monitors  the  R&D  and  procurement 
of  intelligence  systems  and  equipment  in  order  to  satisfy 
intelligence  requirements. 
17.  Manages  Naval  Intelligence  automated  processing  and 
Special  Intelligence  communications  systems. 
18.  Plans,  develops  and  manages  information  systems  for  the 
collection,  processing  and  dissemination  of  naval  intelli- 
gence to  support  National  CommanO  Authoritiesc  the  operating 
forces  and  the  R&D  community. 
19.  Supervises  the  provision  of  investigative  and  counter- 
intelligence services  for  the  Department  of  the  Navy  (less 
certain  U.S.  Marine  Corps  aspects). 
Enclosure  (1)
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20.  Acts  as  the  Navy  Special  Security  Officer  and  provides 
Navy-wide  security  management  of  Special  Security  Officer/ 
Special  Activities  Officer  Programs  and  other  national  and 
Navy  compartraented  programs. 
21.  Directs  the  Command  Inspection  Program  and  monitors 
oversight  of  command   intelligence  activities   in  accordance 
with  appropriate  directives. 
Enclosure    (1)