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SUN STREAK
OPERATIONAL READINESS
April
1985
SIIMMARY
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
Individual
readiness,
which
is
the
foundation
for
unit/organizat ional
readiness,
has
at
its
core
individual
training
in
structured
perception
and
accurate,
reliable
reporting.
Modifying
this
training
aspect
are
the
elements
of
practice,
personal
motivation,
and
physical/mental
conditioning.
Training
is
most
important,
but
because
remote
viewers
function
as
"equipment
and^ operator"
fused
in
one,
the
impact
of
other
factors
and
personal
inclemencies
must
be
dealt
with
as
well.
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
Since
individual
readiness
is
the
lowest
common
denominator
of
unit
readiness,
it
is evident
that
a
lack
of
individual
readiness
coupled
with
a
lower-than-acceptable
manning
level
would
significantly
decrease
the
unit's
capability.
In
an
intelligence
collection
activity
where
operative
personnel
are
the
fundamental
means
of
collection
(SUN
STREAK),
a
basic
organizational
"critical
mass"
must
be
maintained
to
mitigate
the
effects
of
incomplete
training,
personal
inclemency,
etc.,
and
provide
a
viable
viewer/interviewer
mix
to
allow
a
satisfactory
complement
of
both
discrete
and
joint
collection
operations.
Sufficient
operational
manning
is
necessary,
further,
to
provide
for
independent
verification,
and
corroboration
of
remote
viewing
accuracy
in
highly
volatile
or
nebulous
collection
situations.
Ultimately,
the
proposed
12-person
organization
is
the
minimum
acceptable
to
insure
reliable
and
uninterrupted
operational
readiness
and
timely,
accurate
intelligence production.
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SUN STREAK
OfT.RATIONAL READINESS
April
19R5
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
Though
app^lication
of
the
aspect
of
psvchoenerget ics
knov;n
as
remote
vfewing
(RV)
as
an
intelligence
collection
tool
poses
unioue
challenges
that
have
no
analogues
in
other
intelligence
disciplines,
many
elements
of
the
field
can
be
illumined
by
comparison
with
other,
longer
established
programs
.
The
matter
of
operational
readiness
is
one
such
topic.
But,
as
with
other
concerns
in
the
various
applications
of
RV,
guidelines,
judgmental
and
evaluation
criteria,
and
effectiveness
standards
must
be
de-termined
in
order
to
define
the
parameters
of
what
readiness
is.
Before
these
can
be
established,
however,
certain
understandings
must
be
arrived
at
concerning
the
nature
of
RV
operations
and
how
they
do
and
do
not
differ
from standard collection disciplines.
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
Regarding
the
above,
two
areas
must
be
considered:
individual
operational
readiness
of
remote
viewers
and
unit
operational
readiness.
These
two
areas
are
interdependent
but
are
also
s igni f icantly
different
one
from
another.
Since
the
readiness
of
any
unit
or
organization
follows
directly
from
the
readiness
of
the
individuals
who make
it
up,
individual
readiness
will
be
the
first
topic
discussed
below.
Individual Readiness
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
In
any
collection
operation
training
of
individual
operatives
is
extremely
important,
SIGINT
personnel
must
be
trained
in
any
of
a
number
of
skills
and
concepts,
such
as
language,
radio
propagation,
equipment
operation,
equipment
repair,
analysis,
pattern
recognition,
etc.
HUMINT
personnel
have
their
training
requirements
as
well,
i.e.,
agent-handling,
language,
tradecraft,
clandestine
communications,
tech-services,
recruitment,
etc.
Personnel
involved
in
IMINT
require
training
in
optics,
photography,
shape
and
pattern
recognition,
OB,
etc.
In
the
intelligence
discipline
which
has
informally
been
designated
PSIINT,
PE operatives
and
analysts
must
variously
be
trained
in
geo-orientation,
signal
recognition,
noise
suppression,
structure
execution,
interview
techniques,
session
analysis,
alternative
target
acquisit ion
,
etc.
Many
of
'these
trained
skills
overlap
with
those
of
other
disciplines.
For
example,
PE
intelligence
analysis
involves
principles
identical
to analysis
in
SIGINT,
HUMINT,
and
IMINT;
signal
recognition
and
noise
suppression
are
very
similar
in
principle
to
those
involved
in radio propagation;
and much
of
the
interviewing and
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reporting
techniques
rely
heavily
on
similar
skills
used
in
HUMINT.
One
major
difference
exists,
however.
Unlike
other
fields
where
the
collector
exists
separate
from
his
means
of
collection
(for
example,
a
radio
intercept
operator
uses
a
radio
receiver
and
other
equipment
to
accomplish
his
mission),
a
remote
viewer
is
both
the
operator
and
the
equipment.
Therefore,
defining
individual
operational
readiness
in
this
situation
must
involve
criteria
modified
to
take
into
account
aspects
both
of
personnel
and
equipment
preparedness.
Specific
categories
that
have
direct
bearing
on
individual
readiness
are
as
follows;
a.
Proper
training
b.
Self discipline
Factors
that
effect
the
"equipment", .aspects
of readiness
are:
a.
Geomagnetism
b.
Extremely
low
frequency
(ELF)
electromagnetic radiation
c.
Solar
fluctuations
d.
Physical/health
concerns
(sickness,
convalescence,
metabolism,
"biorhythm")
injury
e.
Mental
preparation
(attitude,
degree
of
distraction
over-training/over-task ing)
'
f.
Outside
pressures
(family,
financial,
professional
social)
’
Several
of
these
categories
are
inter -rela ted
.
Self
discipline
may,
for
example,
have direct
bearing
on
how well
one
copes with
outside
pressures
and
physical/health
concerns;
proper
training
can
have major
impact
on mental
preparation
and
self discipline.
(S/NOFORN/WN INTEL)
The
single
most
important
factor
in
developing
the
highest
possible
level
of
individual
readiness
course
proper
training.
PE
training
provides
development
in
both
the
"personnel"
and
"equipment"
aspects
of
the
discipline.
Properly
executed,
the
training
program
presently
in
use
is
designed
not
only
to
acquire
the
site
and
develop
information
of
intelligence
interest
from
it,
but
to
significantly
increase
the
accuracy
and
reliability
of
this
information
by
raising
the
threshold
of
distraction
^d
providing
a
means
to
channel
extraneous
noise,
confusion,
and
the negative effects
of personal
inclemency
out
of
the
"system."
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
The
first
component
of
individual
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readiness,
then,
is
successful
completion
of
the
training
program.
However,
as
in
many
other
fields,
an
individual
actually
has
limited
ability
or
effectiveness
some
time
before
any
given
training
program
is
completed.
A
linguist
for
example,
often
is
able
to communicate
at
least
rudimentari Iv
in
his
target
language
long
before
conclusion
of
the
training.
So
It
IS
with
the
remote
viewing
component
of
PSIINT.
Site-relevant
information
with
potential
intelligence
value
begins
to
be
acquired
long
before
actual
completion
of
the
.
Nevertheless,
as
with
any
other
acauired
further
training
can
only
enhance
the quality or^remote
viewing.
Experience
over
the
past
decade
has
shown
that
the
more
practice
a
given
individual
has
in
remote
viewing,
the
more
precise
and
controlled
is
the
information
he
produces.
However,
l imiiLed
readiness
is
achieved
at
some point
before
final
ma t r iculatlonfronithe
formal
portion
of
the
training
program.
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•
•
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
As
mentioned
above,
training
is
not
the
only
factor
impinging
on
individual
readiness.
Since
we
must
consider
the
individual
operative
in
this
situation
to
be
functioning
somewhat
as
a
"biological machine," we must
remember
that
factors
effecting
the
emotions,
mentality,
or
physical
status
quo
of
the
individual
must
be
taken
into
account
in
evaluating
that
individual's
readiness
posture,
much
as
one
AN/T^Q“112
( Trailblazer
)
emitter
locator
to
determine
readiness
of
a
tactical
SIGINT
system.
As
noted,
appropriate
training
can
serve
to
mitigate
individual
systemic
factors
allowing normal
RV
functioning
to
take
place
in
spite
of various
personal
inclemencies.
When
such
problems
are
either
severe
or
complicated
by
a
combination
of
factors,
accuracy
mar be
affected
and
satisfactory
functioning
may
be
degraded
or
I"
effect,
the
human
collector's
"system"
is
down,
and
the
session
must
be
terminated
at
the
discretion
ot
either
the
interviewer
or
the viewer himself.
UNIT READINESS
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
At
this
point
it
becomes
appropriate
to
discuss
unit
readiness
criteria.
As
with
any
other
intelligence
=
PSIINT
collection
unit
must
oeo-
^Ne
readiness
of
the
individuals
assigned.
Obviously,
though
readiness
of
the
collectors
is
highly
important,
all
the
other
individuals
that
contribute
to
the
unit
mission
must
be
ready
as
well.
In
a
SIGINT
unit
the
central
to
making
the
unit
mission
analysts,
transcribers,
and
command,
control,
logistics
and
repair
personnel
must
all
be
prepared
as
well
or
the
unit
readiness
can
be
severely
degraded
or
even altogether
destroyed.
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