HEADQUARTERS  US  AIR  FORCE  INOI  55-3 
Assistant  Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence 
Washington  DC  20330-5110  7  September  1934 
Operations 
AF/IN-AFIS  SUPPORT  OF  HQ  USAF  CONTINGENCY  SUPPORT  STAFF  (CSS) 
This  INOI  establishes  policy,  responsibilities,  and  procedures  for  AF/IN-AFIS 
task  organizations  in  support  of  HQ  USAF  CSS.  It  applies  to  all  AF/IN  activi- 
ties, and  to  AFIS  activities  as  concurred  in  by  the  Commander,  AFIS. 
1.  Reference  Material : 
a.  HOI  55-3,  HQ  USAF  Contingency  Support  Staff. 
b.  INOI  55-1,  AF/IN-AFIS  Participation  in  JCS  Command  Post  Exercises 
(CPXs). 
c.  INOI  55-4,  AF/IN-AFIS  Continuity  of  Operations. 
2.  Contingency  Support  Staff  (CSS)  Policy: 
a.  The  CSS  is  a  special  HQ  USAF  element  which  is  convened  by  the  DCS/PI ans 
and  Operations  (AF/XO)  to  coordinate  important  staff  actions,  monitor  contin- 
gency situations  involving  Air  Force  forces,  and  expedite  the  flow  of  infor- 
mation when  emergencies  or  contingencies  preclude  normal  staff  handling. 
b.  Duty  on  the  CSS  takes  precedence  over  all  other  action  officer  duties. 
c.  AF/IN-AFIS  support  for  the  CSS  will  be  provided  by  four  intelligence 
teams:  White  primary  and  alternate  teams,  and  Blue  primary  and  alternate 
teams.  CSS  team  members  will  not  be  assigned  as  AF/IN-AFIS  Continuity  of  Oper- 
ations relocatees. 
d.  CSS  team  members  will  be  rotated  on  an  annual  basis. 
3.  Task  Organizations: 
a.  Directorate  of  Estimates  (AF/INE). 
b.  Directorate  of  Intelligence  Plans  and  Systems  (AF/INY). 
c.  Aerospace  Intelligence  Division,  Air  Force  Intelligence  Service 
(AFIS/INOZ) 
Supersedes  INOI  55-3,  10  September  1981. 
No.  of  Printed  Pages:  2 
OPR:  AFIS/INOZC  [Maj  Frank  W.  Chapman) 
Approved  by:  Maj  Frank  W.  Chapman 
Writer-Editor:  G.  W.  McDuffie 
Distribution:    X  to  AF/IN,  INE,  INY,  INEG,  INET,  INYX;  AFIS/INOA,  and 
AFIS/INOZ.
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4.  Responsibilities  and  Procedures: 
a.  AF/INE  and  AF/INY  respectively: 
(1)  Nominate  four  SCI  cleared  officers  from  their  assets  for  duty  with 
the  CSS  intelligence  teams. 
(2)  Provide  substitutes  if  the  designated  primary  and  alternate  team 
members  are  not  available  when  the  CSS  is  convened, 
b.  AF/INE: 
(1)  Maintains  a  CSS  pouch  containing  order  of  battle  data  and  refer- 
ence documents  at  the  AF/IN  Intelligence  Alert  Branch  (AFIS/INOZ). 
(2)  Maintains  instruction  guides  so  that  Air  Force  Intelligence  Watch 
AFIS/INOZC  can  notify  the  intelligence  teams  when  the  CSS  is  convened. 
c.  The  Branch  Chief,  AFIS/INOZ,  acts  as  AF/IN-AFIS  central  point  of  con- 
tact for  CSS  matters.  This  officer: 
(1)  Ensures  that  the  AF/IN-AFIS  roster  is  rotated  annually,  and  a  cur- 
rent copy  of  the  roster  is  provided  to  AF/XOO  and  the  AFIS/INOZ  duty  officer. 
(2)  Determines  CSS  team  assignments  of  the  personnel  nominated  by 
AF/INE  and  AF/INY. 
(3)  Informs  team  members  of  training  schedules  and  exercises  that  call 
for  CSS  participation. 
d.  CSS  teams,  upon  notification  that  the  CSS  is  convened: 
(1)  Have  at  least  one  team  member  pick  up  the  CSS  pouch  from  AFIS/INOZ 
and  report  to  the  Air  Force  Operations  Center,  (AFOC),  room  BD927,  within  one 
hour. 
(2)  Returns  the  pouch  to  AFIS/INOZ  when  CSS  activities  terminate. 
OFFICIAL  JAMES  C.  PFAUTZ,  Maj  Gen,  USAF 
Asst  Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence 
ROBERT  D.  ANDERSON,  Maj,  USAF 
Exec  to  ACS,  Intelligence