HEAGQUARTERS 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 OCS/Plans and Operations (AF/X0) 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.
2 INOI 55-3 7 September 1984 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 ava{flable 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/X00 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 D0. ANDERSON, Maj, USAF Exec to ACS, Inteiligence