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I.  BASIC  HISTORICAL  NARRATIVE 
(U)   A.  EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY. 
1986  for  Task  Force  168  represented  a  year  of  expansion.   Task 
Force  units  were  opened  in  the  Washington,  DC  area?  Subic  Bay,  * 
R.P.;  Esquimalt,  B.C.;  San  Francisco,  CA;  and  Pearl  Harbor,  HI; 
the  Collection  Advisory  Center  grew  to  support  a  24-hour, 
full-time  watchstanding  effort.   A  change  of  command  marked  CAPT 
D.  M.  Sherburne's  assumption  of  leadership  for  CTF  168. 
(U)   B.  COMMAND  MISSION. 
CTF  168  missions  are  listed  for  the  commander  and  for  "the  major 
departments. 
COMMANDER  TASK  FORCE  168  MISSION; 
(U)   The  Commanding  Officer,  Naval  Intelligence  Operations  Group, 
CTF  168,  is  assigned  additional  duty  as  Assistant  Commander, 
Naval  Intelligence  Command  for  Operations  (NIC-03). 
(U)   His  mission  is  to  manage  the  levy  and  satisfaction  of  naval 
intelligence  collection  requirements,  to  conduct  and  support 
collection  functions,  and  to  perform  such  other  functions  and 
task  as  may  be  directed  by  higher  authority. 
CTF  168  FUNCTIONS 
(U)   1.  Provides  qualified  personnel,  equipment,  and  support  to 
assist  the  operating  forces  in  intelligence  collection  and 
reporting. 
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(U)   3.  Operates  the  Collection  Advisory  Center  (CAC), 
facilitating  time-sensitive  collection  matters  through  direct 
communications  with  Fleet  commands,  the  Defense  Intelligence 
Agency,  and  national  intelligence  systems. 
(U)   4.  In  a  timely  manner,  advises  Navy  Collectors  of  favorable 
collection  opportunities,  of  related  outstanding  collection 
requirements,  and  of  the  availability  of  additional  resources  to 
assist  them. 
(U)   5.  Provides  guidance  to  Navy  collectors  on  the  requirements, 
collection,  and  reporting  of  intelligence  information. 
(U)   6.  Manages  NAVINTCOM  support  of  fleet  intelligence 
collection  planning,  implementation  and  evaluation. 
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(U)   7.  Supervises  the  development,  coordination,  and  appraisal 
of  intelligence  collection  programs  to  satisfy  Department  of  the 
Navy  and  Department  of  Defense  intelligence  information 
requirements • 
(U)   8.  Provides  intelligence  collection  support  to  U.S.  Naval 
and   Defense  Attaches. 
(U)   9.  In  close  coordination  with  research  and  development 
elements,  provides  acquisition  and  installation  services, 
training,  and  maintenance  of  intelligence  collection  equipment 
for  a  wide  range  of  Navy  collectors. 
(U)   10.  Develops  program  objectives  and  resource  requirements 
for  intelligence  collection  operations. 
SUPPORT  DEPARTMENT  (CTF  168C)  MISSION; 
(U)   To  manage  assigned  finanical,  personnel,  and  equipment 
resources  in  administrative  support  of  intelligence  collection. 
The  department  supports  the  headquarters  elements  and  components 
administratively  and  manages  resource  support  of  intelligence 
collection  by  providing  qualified  personnel,  equipment,  and 
requisite  budgeting. 
COLLECTION  ADVISORY  DEPARTMENT  (CTF  168CAC)  MISSION; 
(U)   To  manage  time-sensitive  collection  guidance  and 
requirements  in  support  of  the  Fleet  and  to  provide  tasking 
coordination  for  employment  of  national  intelligence  systems  in 
support  of  Navy  requirements. 
INTERNATIONAL  PROGRAMS  DEPARTMENT  (CTF  168F)  MISSION; 
(U)   To  manage  naval  intelligence  cooperative  programs  with 
friendly  navies  and  to  manage  the  release  and  denial  of  military 
intelligence  under  the  cognizance  of  the  Director  of  Naval 
Intelligence  to  foreign  governments  and  international 
organizations.
COLLECTION  GUIDANCE  AND  REQUIREMENTS  DEPARTMENT  (CTF  168R) 
MISSION: 
(U)   To  manage  multi-source  collection  guidance,  requirements, 
and  reporting  in  support  of  the  Fleet  and  Naval  Shore 
establishment;  to  meet  Navy  responsiblities  to  the  National 
Intelligence  community;  to  manage  fleet  and  shore  establishment 
requirements;  and  to  initiate  tasking  coordination  to  National 
Intelligence  Systems. 
OPERATIONS  DEPARTMENT  (CTF  168H)  MISSION: 
CTG168.1/PACFAST  MISSION: 
(U)   To  provide  specialized  technical  and  analytical  support  in 
intelligence  collection  to  the  operational  forces,  as  directed  by 
CINCPACFLT,  and  to  perform  such  other  tasks  and  functions  as 
directed. 
CTG  168.2/LANTFAST  MISSION: 
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(U)   To  provide  and  maintain  a  highly  specialized  field  team  to 
supplement  and  complement  CINCLANTFLT* s  intelligence  assets  and 
to  afford  assistance  in  effective  management,  operation, 
maintenance,  and  exploitation  of  intelligence  resources  as 
directed  by  CINCLANTFLT,  and  to  perform  such  other  tasks  and 
functions  as  directed. 
CTG  168.3/EURFAST  MISSION: 
(U)   To  provide  and  maintain  a  highly  specialized  field;  to 
supplement  and  complement  Naval  Forces  Europe  intelligence 
assets;  to  provide  assistance  in  the  management,  operation, 
maintenence,  and  exploitation  of  intelligence  resources,  as 
directed  by  CINCUSNAVEUR;  and  to  perform  such  other  tasks  and 
functions  as  directed.
CTG  168.4  MISSION: 
(U)   To  manage  and  conduct  naval  intelligence  collection  and 
exchange  programs  in  the  European  Theater ,  as  directed  by 
Commander,  Task  Force  168,  and  to  perform  such  other  tasks  and 
functions  as  directed, 
CTG  168.5  MISSION: 
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naval  intelligence  collection  operations  in  the 
as  directed  by  Commander,  Task  Force  168  and  to 
tasks  and  functions  as  directed. 
CTG  168.6  MISSION: 
(U)   To  collect  and  report  on  maritime  information  in  the  Panama 
Canal  area  and  to  perform  such  other  tasks  and  functions  as 
directed  by  Commander,  Task  Force  168. 
C.  COMMAND  ORGANIZATION:
D.  MISSION  ACCOMPLISHMENT. 
(U)   1.  CTF  168,  its  Task  Groups,  Units,  and  Elements  all 
continued  to  provide  support  in  intelligence  collection.   All 
elements  provided  collection  guidance,  briefings,  evaluation  and 
analyses,  and  liaison  for  their  respective  areas  of 
responsibility. 
(U)   2.  CTF  168  expanded  its  capability  to  provide  intelligence 
collection  support  by  opening  new  units  in  San  Francisco,  CA; 
Pearl  Harbor,  HI;  Suitland,  MD;  Subic  Bay,  R.P.;  and  Esquimalt, 
B.C. 
(U)   3.  CTG  168.1,  CTG  168.2,  and  CTG  18.3,  continued  to  provide 
direct  support  to  the  Fleet  with  specialized  technical  and 
analytical  support. 
(U)   4.  In  January  1986  the  Collection  Advisory  Center  went  to  24 
hour-a-day  operations.   This  was  made  possible  with  the  arrival 
of  seven  additional  officers  and  billet  growth  from  five  (four 
officer,  one  civilian)  to  thirteen  (eleven  officer,  two  civilian) 
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(U)   5.  The  International  Programs  Department  (TF  168F)  conducted 
productive  naval  intelligence  exchanges  with  46  friendly  foreign 
.navies  and  monitored,  on  an  almost  daily  basis,  related  programs  - 
and  joint  collection  efforts.   Project  officers  conducted  visits 
to  12  countries,  both  in  the  Pacific  and  Europe.  TF  168F  planned 
and  coordinated  over  90  visits  to  Washington-area  intelligence 
activities  by  foreign  intelligence  personnel,  including  6  DNI 
equivalents.   This  office  was  also  involved  in  coordination  and 
preparation  of  a  new  intelligence  agreement  with  a  foreign  navy 
which  was  concluded  in  March.   Several  unique  collection  efforts 
were  undertaken  successfully  to  meet  priority  tasking.   The  new 
initiatives  provided  positive  feedback  for  exercising  more  unique 
and  non- traditional  approaches  in  answering  naval  intelligence 
needs. 
(U)   6.  Four  Naval  Reserve  Units  provided  assistance  to  CTF  168 
in  management  and  processing  of  intelligence  requirements  in 
support  of  the  Naval  Intelligence  Command  and  Fleet  operations. 
NTG  0466  provided  direct  support  to  four  of  the  five 
departments: 
-  Mobilization  Readiness  Projects  (MRP's)  for  CTF 
168H 
-  MRP's  for  CTF  168R 
-  Qualified  watchstander  support  for  CTF  168CAC 
-  Administrative  support  for  CTF  168C. 
NOM  0109  provided  direct  support  for  production  of  IIR's  in 
support  of  a  DIA  Biographies  Data  Program  MRP. 
NOM  0209  provided  direct  support  for  production  of  IIR's  in 
support  of  a  DIA  Biographies  Data  Program  MRP. 
NOM  0310  provided  direct  support  for'CTF  168F  MRP  by 
performing  document  review  for  release  control  for 
the  Naval  Intelligence  Command  Data  Resource  and 
Production  Management  Department  (NIC-05) . 
II.   Special  Projects