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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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APPENDIX:
I
OPERATIONAL PROJECT REPORTS
II
SUPPORTING PUBLICATIONS
,
III
POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
PURPOSE
SCOPE
BACKGROUND
A.
PREVIOUS OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY
B.
SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
C.
RECENT OPERATIONAL - RELATED INITIATIVES
NEAR-TERM OPERATIONAL PLANS
TASKING CONSIDERATIONS
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I.
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PURPOSE :
(S/NF)
The purpose of this report
is to establish
a plan for
initiating and accomplishing operational activity for the
remainder of FY
1991.
The completion of DESERT SHIELD/STORM
support now permits new operational activity to be initiated.
II.
(U)
SCOPE :
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
This plan provides background material on
operational support already accomplished in FY
1991,
identifies
related proficiency enhancement/calibration projects,
and
indicates near-term steps for initiating new operational support
for specific consumers.
Focus
is on the remainder of FY
1991,
although some of the envisioned steps are expected to pave the
way for follow-on.
This plan also discusses task selection and
related issues.
III.
(U)
BACKGROUND :
A.
(U)
PREVIOUS OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
STAR GATE personnel were involved
in a
variety of operational tasks related to DESERT SHIELD/STORM
activities.
These tasks addressed political/military indicators,
terrorist activity,
CW/BW weapons,
ballistic missiles,
ground
force locations,
and other issues.
They included locational and
predictive data requirements.
Between 30 October 1990 and
31 January 1991 over 60 sessions were conducted that led to
summary reports.
These are listed in Appendix
I.
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
A variety of documentation related to
operational pursuits was also published early-on in the STAR GATE
program.
These documents included operational project protocols,
evaluation methods,
and potential tasking mechanisms.
Other
relevant documents included Project Review Board activity and a
document that reviewed project procedures used during DESERT
SHIELD/STORM support.
These are shown in Appendix
II.
B.
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SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
In addition to operational projects.
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STAR GATE initiated a variety of proficiency enhancement
activities for maintaining capability levels,
for exploring new
potential applications,
and for linking with anticipated research
support projects.
These proficiency enhancement options included
projects that were similar to
(or could simulate)
anticipated
operational tasks.
Six reports have already been published on
protocols,
procedures,
documentation requirements,
and on
specific proficiency enhancement options;
these are also listed
in Appendix II.
Other proficiency reports are anticipated.
f S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
The various proficiency options
identified in the report PROFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS
- BASIC
APPROACH
(item B.6 of Appendix
II)
were developed with potential
operational consumers in mind.
These projects provide the
opportunity for realistic practice
(or operational simulation)
,
and permit rapid feedback for easy evaluation of results.
Estimates of success rates,
calibration of individuals,
and other
issues can therefore be determined from such projects,
provided
that a sufficient data base can be developed.
Limited
operational tasks can nevertheless be initiated at anytime as
part of the overall project effort if they can be factored into
project activities in a systematic manner without impacting on
other aspects of thp STAR GATE mission
(e.g.,
research support,
foreign assessments)
.
c.
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RECENT OPERATIONAL-RELATED INITIATIVES:.
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
In anticipation of new support for
operational activities,
STAR GATE personnel provided an
operations-oriented briefing to a Special Operations Advisory
Board involved in Low Intensity Conflict
(SO/LIC)
on 22 May 1991.
This board consists of
13 senior government officials who report
directly to the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Mr.
Locker)
in
this area.
It
is anticipated that this briefing will generate
special operations support requirements for STAR GATE.
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
Prior to this briefing,
individuals
involved in counterterrorism analysis
in DIA were also contacted
regarding feedback from earlier support
(Higgins case)
and to
initiate possible future support requirements.
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
STAR GATE personnel are currently
involved in an operat^na^assessmen^act^^y^ha^addresses
and
is scheduled for completion by mid-July
1991.
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TASKING CONSIDERATIONS
( S/SG/NF/LIMDIS )
One of the lessons learned from previous
ooerati4al^ pursuits
is that not all possible tasks should be
accepted for STAR GATE support at this time.
Task evaluation,
prioritization and final selection should be based on a variety
of considerations;
some tasks might become
t
ther
restatements of data desired,
narrowing of scope,
or due to other
issues
Many of these issues were addressed in a previous STAR
GATE publication,
DT-S-1012-S,
POTENTIAL TASKING MECHANISMS^.
10 Jan 91.
( <5 /SG/NF/LIMDIS )
Tasking review and reporting of results
should /iso
7 consider the
nr.cFR'T «?HIFLD/STORM support activity
(DT-S-1030-SL,
REVIEW
Of
5 Apr 91).
Appraisals of how the candidate
operational task fits
into overall STAR GATE systematic
assessment objectives also needs to be considered.
In addition,
several important issues need to be reviewed and agreed upon by
STAR GATE personnel and the potential customer in
.
.
.
acceptance.
Key issues include:
(1)
the customer s definit
of what type/quality of data/timing will be acceptable;
(2)
customer's data evaluation criteria;
(3)
customer
s dat
implementation plans/procedures;
(4)
likelihood of ground truth
becoming known as well;
and
(5) ^sues relat ng to
j
5T^ERATIONAL
GATE/customer interface.
A future DT-S publication,
OPERATIONAL
INTERFACE ISSUES;
PROTOCOLS /PROCEDURES
will address these
issues
in detail.
(S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
A variety of other factors may
.also h^
e a
bearing on how future STAR GATE operational activities should
proceed,
such as consideration of past project results
Appends
III lists potential application areas along with anticipated
success rates to serve as guides in future task acceptance.
Availability of project personnel,
personnel
specific
record,
and task timing requirements may also impact on specific
. operational support activity selected.
( S/SG/NF/LIMDIS)
At this point,
due to previous successes and
working^Relationships,
it appears that the best strategy for the
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Potential tasks will also be evaluated on the basis of how well
they fit into the unit's overall applications research and
proficiency enhancement project activity where at all possible
A balance between applications research and operational pursui
will thus be maintained.
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APPENDIX
I
OPERATIONMj project reports
REPORT
DATE
TITLE
1.
DT-S-1001-S
30 OCT
2.
DT-S-1002-S
6 NOV 90
3.
DT-S-1011-SL
4 JAN 91
4.
DT-S-1014-SL
14 JAN 91
5.
DT-S-1018-SL
17 JAN 91
.
DT-S-1020-SL
17 JAN 91
7.
DT-S-1022-SL
23 JAN 91
8.
DT-S-1023-SL
23 JAN 91
9.
DT-S-1024-SL
23 JAN 91
10.
DT-S-1025-SL
24 JAN 91
11.
DT-S-1027-SL
31 JAN 91
SUMMARY REPORT
- PROJ.
90104
SUMMARY REPORT
“ PROJ.
90104-1
SUMMARY REPORT
-
PROJ.
91001
SUMMARY REPORT
-
PROJ.
91002
SUMMARY REPORT
PROJ.
91002-1
SUMMARY REPORT
“
PROJ.
91005
SUMMARY REPORT
- PROJ.
91003
SUMMARY REPORT
PROJ.
91006
SUMMARY REPORT
- PROJ.
91007
SUMMARY REPORT
-
PROJ.
91004
SUMMARY REPORT
-
PROJ.
91008
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~ttppOPT™<i PUBLICATIONS
DATE
TITLE
PRPORT
a
nPPPATTnN &T - RELATED:,
n •
^ a as
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1.
DT-S-1006-SL
21 Nov 91
Operational Project
Protocols
2.
DT-S-1010-S
3.
DT-S-1012-S
13 Dec 90
10 Jan 91
Evaluation Methods
Potential Tasking
Mechanism
4.
DT-S-1017-S
5.
DT-S-1030-SL
17 Jan 91
5 Apr 91
Project Review Board
Review of Project
procedures
i
r>
DPnPTP.TENCY enhancement belated:
1.
DT-S-1009-S
19 Dec 90
Protocol
for Beacon-
Person Targeting
2.
DT-S-1010-S
3.
DT-S-1015-SL
4.
DT-S-1031-SL
13 Dec 90
15 Apr 91
5 Apr 91
Evaluation Methods
Activity Demonstration
Procedures for Special
Proficiency Targets
5.
DT-S-1036-SL
6 Jun 91
Proficiency Enhancement
Project
- Phase
I
6.
DT-S-1039-SL
21 Jun 91
Proficiency Enhancement
Projects
- Basic
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POTENTIAT
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