AFM 55-1 1 A I R FORCE MANUAL, OPERATIONS AIR FORCE OPERATIONAL REPORTING i PROjEC^OPxONA HARVEST 3 .r • j| D O'>JCT r 20 MAY 1968 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR a C Ji c. FORCE \ St AIR FORCE MANUAL 55-11 (AFM 55-11) OPERATIONS - AIR FORCE OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM 20 MAY 1968 AFM 55-11 AIR FORCE MANUAL NO 55-11 EFFECTIVE 1 JULY 1968 DEPARTMENT OE-THE AIR EORCE WASHINGTON, 20 MAY 1968 OPERATIONS AIR EORCE OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM THIS MANUAL ESTABLISHES THE REQUIREMENT EOR AIR EORCE COMMAND POSTS/CENTERS AND THE AIR EORCE OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM (AEOREP) TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL INEORMATION REQUIRED BY HQ USAE, ALTERNATE HEADQUARTERS LOCATIONS AND INTERMEDIATE COMMAND LEVELS TO PEREORM ASSIGNED EUNCTIONS. IT ESTABLISHES STANDARD REPORTING PROCEDURES AND EORMATS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE 1 WHILE ACHIEVING MAXIMUM INTER-FAClNG AND COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER OPERATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND REPORT EORMATS. IT IS APPLICABLE TO ALL AIR EORCE MAJOR COMMANDS AND AIR EORCE SEPARATE OPERATING AGENCIES. THE APPLICABILITY OE EACH REPORT IS INDICATED IN EACH CHAPTER. IT ALSO APPLIES TO AIR EORCE RESERVE. CONTENTS PARAGRAPH PAGE CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND 1 1-1 PURPOSE AND EUNCTIONS OE SYSTEM 2 1-1 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REPORTING SYSTEMS 3 1-2 REPORTING OBJECTIVES 4 1-2 RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHANGES 5 1-2 THIS MANUAL SUPERSEDES VOLUME 1, AEM 55-11, 18 NOVEMBER 1965; VOLUME 11, AEM 55-11: 15 EEBRUARY 1966; AER 55-30, 1 NOVEMBER 1966) AND AER 55-88, 13 MAY 1966. OPR: AEXOXSD DISTRIBUTION: E AEM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 PARAGRAPH PAGE CHAPTER 2 - EUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES BACKGROUND I 2-1 ESTABLISHMENT OE OPERATIONAL REPORT CENTERS 2 2-1 MISSION AND EUNCTIONS OE COMMAND POSTS 3 2-1 COMMAND REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES 4 2-4 CHAPTER 3 - POLICY AND PROCEDURES GENERAL I 3-1 MANNING AND TRAINING OE REPORTS 2 3-2 PERSONNEL EQUIPPING OP REPORT SECTIONS 3 3-3 DEPLOYMENT PLANNING 4 3-3 OPERATING IN A DEGRADED ENVIRONMENT 5 3-4 INDIVIDUAL REPORT INSTRUCTIONS 6 3-5 USE OP PLAGWORDS 7 3-9 DISTRIBUTION OP COMMAND DIRECTIVES 8 3-9 REPRODUCTION 9 3-9 SECURITY CLASSIPICATION OP REPORTS 10 3-9 IDENTIPICATION OP REPORTS II 3-10 REPORT IDENTIPICATION EXAMPLES 12 3-II CORRECTION OP REPORTS PORMAT POR COMPUTER 13 3-12 PROCESSED 14 3-12 REPORTS TELETYPE PORMAT POR PUNCH CARD REPORTS 15 3-13 MANAGEMENT OP RECORDS 16 3-14 ii AEM55-II 20 MAY 1968 PARAGRAPH PAGE CHAPTER 4 - REEERENCES, EXPLANATION OE PAGE TERMS, DATA ELEMENTS AND CODES INTRODUCTION I 4-1 STANDARDIZATION 2 4-1 DESIGN OE DATA SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONAL REPORTS 3 4-1 REEERENCE DOCUMENTS 4 4-2 EXPLANATION OE TERMS CHAPTER 5 - OPERATIONS PLANNED ACTIVITY REPORTS 5 4-3 PURPOSE 1 5-1 OPERATION(S) PLANNING REPORT (OPREP-1)* (RCS-1-HAE-V35) A5-1 DEPLOYMENT PLAN SUMMARY REPORT (DEPSUM 1) (RCS-2-HAE-V35) A5-9 OPERATION(S) NICKNAME-REPORT (NIKREP)* (RCS-3-HAE-V35) CHAPTER 6 - OPERATIONS CURRENT ACTIVITY. REPORTS A5-29 PURPOSE 1 6-1 OPERATION(S) EVENT/INCIDENT REPORT*(OPREP-3) (RCS-1-HAE-V36) A6-1 OPERATION(S) START REPORT (OPREP-2)* (RCS-1-HAE-V36) A6-17 OPERATION(S) STOP REPORT (OPREP-4)* (RCS-3-HAE-V36) A6-24 DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY REPORT (DEPSUM (1) (RCS-4-HAE-V36) A6-33 COMMANDERS SITUATION REPORT (SITREP)* (RCS-5-HAE-V36) A6-45 * SEE NOTE ON PAGE V iii AEM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS REPORTING VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS (CIRVIS) (RCS-6-HAE-V36) A6-53 SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT (SPIREP)* (RCS-7-HAE-V36) A6-67 NUCLEAR DETONATION REPORT (NUDET)* (RCS-8-HAE-V36) AC-71 AIRCREW/AIRCRAET LOSS REPORT (LOSREP) (RCS-9-HAE-V36) AC-77 BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL ATTACK REPORT (BlOREP/CHEMREP)(RCS-10-HAE-V36) A6-85 RESCUE INFORMATION REPORT (RESCUE) (RCS-II-HAF-V36) CHAPTER 7 - OPERATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENT. A6-9I PURPOSE 7-1 OPERATION(S) SUMMARY REPORT (OPREP-5)* (RCS-I-HAF-V37) A7-I AIRLIFT OPERATIONS REPORT (ALOREP) A7-I5 COMBAT ACTIVITIES REPORT (COACT)* A7-I7 AIRLIFT SUMMARY REPORT (LIFSUM) (RCS-4-HAF-V37) A7-I9 DAILY INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY (DISUM)* (RCS-5-HAF-V37) CHAPTER 8 - OPERATIONS READINESS AND STATUS REPORTS A7-27 PURPOSE I 8-1 USAF COMBAT READINESS RATING SYSTEM A8-I FORCE STATUS REPORT (FORSTAT)* (RCS-2-HAF-V38) A8-29 iv AFM55-II 20 MAY 1968 CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET SUMMARY* REPORT (CRAFREP) (RCS-5-HAF-V38) CHAPTER 9 - OPERATIONS SUPPORT REPORTS A8-63 PURPOSE I 9-1 APPLICATION 2 9-1 OPERATIONS SUPPORT REPORTS 3 9-1 MEDICAL UNIT READINESS REPORT (MEDRED) (RCS-I-HAF-V39) A9-I MEDICAL CONTINGENCY REPORT (MEDCON) (RCS-2-HAF-V39) A9-2I MEDICAL EMERGENCY REPORT (MEDMER) (RCS-3-HAF-V39) A9-27 PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENT REPORT (PERSDEP) (RCS-4-HAF-V39) A9-33 PERSONNEL STATUS REPORT (PERSTAT)* (RCS-5-HAF-V39) A9-37 PETROLEUM DAMAGE/DEEICIENCY REPORT* (REPOL) (RCS-6-HAE-V39) A9-41 INSTALLATION DAMAGE REPORT (INREP) (RCS-7-HAE-V39) A9-45 AIRCRAET/MISSILE MAINTENANCE COMPRESSION REPORT (AMREP) (RCS-8-HAE-V39) A9-49 UNIT IDENTIEICATION* SYSTEM REPORT (UCODES) (RCS-9-RAE-V39) A9-59 *REPORTS ALSO APPEAR IN JCS PUB 6, VOL I AND VOL V AND ARE INCLUDED EOR REASONS GIVEN IN CHAPTER 3. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE ARE OTHER OPERATIONAL REPORTS REQUIRED BY JCS WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS MAI- BECAUSE OE THEIR LIMITED APPLICATION AND SPECIAL USE, I.E. JCS PUB 6, VOL II AND VOL IV. THE RELAXED EORMAT USED IN THIS MANUAL IS PRODUCED UNDER AN AUTHORIZED WAIVER TO AER 5-5. V AEM55-II 20 MAY 1968 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND. COMMAND AND CONTROL, AS A EUNCTION VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OE THE MILITARY MISSION, IS EACILITATED BY A SERIES OE INDIVIDUAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS WHICH, COLLECTIVELY, ARE KNOWN AS THE WORLD WIDE MILITARY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (WWMCCS). THE WWMCCS EOCUSES AT THE NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND CENTER (NMCC) IN THE NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM (NMCS). INDIVIDUAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS RESPONSIVE THROUGH COMMAND CHANNELS AND EOCUSING IN THE NMCS, INCLUDE SYSTEMS OE THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS, THE UNIEIED AND SPECIEIED COMMANDS AND AIR EORCE SUBORDINATE COMMANDS. THE DEPARTMENT OE THE AIR EORCE COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (DAECCS) IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NMCS. WITHIN THE AIR EORCE, MAJOR COMMAND SYSTEMS ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE DAECCS AND SYSTEMS OE SPECIEIED AND UNIEIED COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIVE TO BOTH THE DAECCS AND THE NMCS. A NUMBER OE COMPUTER SUPPORTED SUBSYSTEMS ARE ORGANIZED AND STANDARDIZED WITHIN THE DAECCS AND ARE IDENTIEIED AS THE AIR EORCE INTEGRATED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AEICCS). THESE ARE DESCRIBED IN AEM 55-3. EACH OE THE INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS OE THE WWMCCS, NMCS, DAECCS AND AEICCS CONSIST OE PERSONNEL, EACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND PROCEDURES THAT PROVIDE OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND TECHNICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO THE PEREORMANCE OE THE COMMAND AND CONTROL EUNCTIONS OE THE UNITED STATES MILITARY EORCES. 2. PURPOSE AND EUNCTIONS OE THE SYSTEM. THE AIR EORCE OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM (AEOREP) IS ESSENTIAL TO THE DAECCS AND AEICCS TO PROVIDE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR EORCE (USAE) AND OTHER AIR EORCE AGENCIES WITH CURRENT AND ACCURATE OPERATIONAL INEORMATION TO MEET RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PLANNING, STATE OE READINESS, EMPLOYMENT AND DIRECTION OE AEROSPACE EORCES. OPERATIONAL INEORMATION IS REQUIRED EOR NORMAL, EMERGENCY OR BATTLE STALES DURING PEACETIME, PERIODS OE ACCELERATED/EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, PERIODS OE HOSTILITIES AND DURING RECOVERY AND RECONSTITUTION OPERATIONS. THE AEOREP IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH THESE EUNCTIONS AND TO SUPPORT THE REPORTING SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED BY THE JOINT CHILES OE STALE (JCS) IN THE WWMCCS. I-I AEM55-II 20 MAY 1968 3. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REPORTING SYSTEMS. COORDINATION OE OPERATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IS ESSENTIAL TO PROMOTE REPORTING EEEICIENCIES AND PREVENT REDUNDANT, DUPLICATIVE REPORTS. THE JCS, SERVICES, SPECIEIED AND UNIEIED COMMANDS AND MAJOR COMMANDS HAVE ESTABLISHED OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEMS. EACH REPORTING SYSTEM IS INTENDED TO GATHER OPERATIONAL INEORMATION REQUIRED EOR COMMAND, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT PURPOSES. THE AEOREP IS DESIGNED TO PERMIT MAXIMUM INTERLACING WITH THE JCS OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM (JOPREP). WHEN SUBMISSION OE A JCS REQUIRED REPORT WILL MEET AEOREP REQUIREMENTS EOR INEORMATION, THIS MANUAL PERMITS AND ENCOURAGES ADDRESSING OE THE JOPREP REPORT TO CSAE IN LIEU OE SUBMISSION OE A SEPARATE COMPARABLE USAE REPORT (SUCH SUBSTITUTIONS ARE INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIEIED IN THIS MANUAL.) SIMILAR UTILIZATION OE AEOREP REPORTS BY MAJOR COMMANDS EOR INTERNAL USE AND EOR INTERCOMMAND EXCHANGE OE OPERATIONAL DATA IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ACHIEVE ALL REPORTING OBJECTIVES. 4. REPORTING OBJECTIVES. OBJECTIVES OE THE AEOREP ARE- A. PROVIDE HEADQUARTERS USAE AND ALTERNATE HEADQUARTERS WITH THE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONAL INEORMATION NECESSARY EOR EULEILLMENT OE THE USAE MISSION AND EUNCTIONS. B. PROVIDE MAXIMUM RESPONSIVENESS AND INTERLACING WITH OTHER OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEMS. C. PROVIDE STANDARD REPORT EORMATS, CONTENTS AND PROCEDURES WITHIN THE USAE. D. IN ALL INSTANCES, PROVIDE INEORMATION AT THE TIME AND PLACE REQUIRED. 5. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHANGES. THIS MANUAL IS SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS REVIEW AND UPDATING. RECOMMENDED CHANGES ARE SOLICITED AND SHOULD BE EORWARDED TO THIS HEADQUARTERS, AEXOXSD. 1-2 AEM55-II 20 MAY 1968 CHAPTER 2 EUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES I. ESTABLISHMENT OE COMMAND POSTS. WITHIN THE DAECCS AND AEICCS A SERIES OE COMMAND POSTS WILL BE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE COMMAND AND CONTROL OE AEROSPACE EORCES. EACH MAJOR COMMANDER WILL ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A COMMAND HEADQUARTERS COMMAND POST WITH ADEQUATE MANNING, EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION AND REQUIREMENTS OE HIS COMMAND. EACH COMMAND LEVEL SUBORDINATE TO THE MAJOR COMMAND WILL ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A COMMAND POST AS REQUIRED AND DIRECTED BY THE MAJOR COMMAND. IN THIS MANNER A CHAIN OE COMMAND POSTS WILL BE PROVIDED EROM WING/BASE LEVEL UPWARD THROUGHOUT THE USAE. ADDITIONALLY, COMMAND POST ELEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED EOR TASK/STRIKE EORCES AND SEPARATE SQUADRONS DEPLOYED/OPERATING REMOTELY/INDEPENDENTLY. ON MULTIPLE WING/UNIT BASES COMMAND POST REQUIREMENTS MAY BE CONSOLIDATED INTO A SINGLE EACILITY SERVING SEVERAL UNITS, WHEN PERMITTED BY MISSION CONSIDERATIONS AND APPROVED BY THE MAJOR AIR COMMAND/COMMANDERS CONCERNED. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OE OPERATIONAL REPORT CENTERS. AN OPERATIONAL REPORT CENTER WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN EACH COMMAND POST AND SEPARATE COMMAND POST ELEMENT. THE REPORT CENTER WILL BE PHYSICALLY WITHIN OR CONTIGUOUS TO THE COMMAND POST AND BE AN ORGANIZATIONAL AND EUNCTIONAL PART OP THE COMMAND POST. 3. MISSION AND PUNCTIONS OP COMMAND POSTS. THE COMMAND POST MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PACILITIES AND PUNCTIONS THROUGH WHICH COMMAND AND CONTROL ACTIONS ARE TAKEN. A. THE COMMAND POST ACTS AS AN EXECUTIVE AGENT EOR THE COMMANDER TO ENABLE- (1) EXECUTION AND CONTROL OP AEROSPACE EORCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED PLANS AND PROCEDURES. (2) COMMAND AND CONTROL OP EORCES DURING BOTH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. THE COMMAND POST IS THE NERVE CENTER OP EACH COMMAND AND IS THE PLACE WHERE VITAL OPERATIONAL INPORMATION IS CENTERED AND AVAILABLE EOR DECISIONS AND TO ENABLE TIMELY ACTIONS AND RESPONSES. 2-1 APM55-II 20 MAY 1968 B. SPECIPIC COMMAND POST PUNCTIONS ARE (1) MAINTAIN READINESS TO ACCOMPLISH AIR PORCE ACTIONS IN NATIONAL EMERGENCIES. (2) OPERATE COMMAND POST COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS. (3) RECEIVE AND DISSEMINATE COMMAND INSTRUCTIONS. (4) SUPPORT THE CAPCCS AND THE APICCS. (5) SUPERVISE THE COMMAND OPERATIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM. (6) PUBLISH OPERATING MANUALS AND INSTRUCTIONS COVERING COMMAND POST OPERATIONS. (7) ESTABLISH AND OPERATE THE OPERATIONAL REPORTS CENTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS MANUAL. (8) PROVIDE AND CONDUCT TRAINING EOR COMMAND POST AND REPORTS CENTER PERSONNEL TO ENSURE A HIGH DEGREE OP KNOWLEDGE AND PROPICIENCY. (9) DEVELOP PLANS AND PROCEDURES EOR DEPLOYMENT OP COMMAND AND CONTROL AND OPERATIONAL REPORTS ELEMENT PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHEN REQUIRED BY CURRENT MISSION AND PLANS. C. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF THE OPERATIONAF REPORTS CENTER ARE - (I) CONTROL DISPATCH AND RECEIPT OF ALL OPERATIONAL REPORTS. ALL OPERATIONAL MESSAGES/REPORTS DESTINED FOR A COMMAND POST SHOULD BE IDENTIFIED BY THE FLAGWORD 'JOPREP JIFFY'. CONTROLLERS ON DUTY IN THE COMMAND POST NORMALLY WILL BE THE RELEASING OFFICIAL. WHEN THE BATTLE STAFF IS ASSEMBLED I IT MAY DESIRABLE TO HAVE THE TEAM CHIEF CONTROL THE RELEASE OF MESSAGES AND REPORTS RELATED TO THE MISSION OR EXERCISE IN PROGRESS. INCOMING JOPREP JIFFY MESSAGES WILL BE ROUTED DIRECT TO THE COMMAND POST FOR ACTION AND FURTHER DISPOSITION. 2-2 AFM55-II 20 MAY 1968 (2) ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND ASSIGN TASKS NECESSARY TO COLLECT, PROCESS AND DISSEMINATE OPERATIONAL REPORT DATA. FUNCTIONS CONCERNING OPERATIONS EVALUATION, PLANNING, CONTROL AND DECISION MAKING WILL BE ASSIGNED TO APPROPRIATE STAFF ELEMENTS/AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE REPORTS CENTER. SIMILARLY, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PREPARATION OF OPERATIONAL REPORT DATA WILL BE ASSIGNED TO APPROPRIATE STAFF ELEMENTS/AGENCIES HAVING FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE AREAS REPORTED. THE REPORT WILL BE REVIEWED BY COMMAND POST/REPORTS CENTER PERSONNEL PRIOR TO RELEASE TO INSURE PROPER ADDRESSING, CLASSIFICATION, PRIORITY, AND ADHERENCE TO THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT. IT WILL THEN BE RELEASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR 30(1), THIS CHAPTER. (3) MONITOR OPERATIONAL REPORTS FOR ACCURACY AND TIMELINESS, REPORT ERRORS AND INITIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AS REQUIRED. (4) OPERATE THE CENTER ON A SCHEDULE THAT WILL PROVIDE TIMELY RESPONSE TO OPERATIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND IN RESPONSE TO PARTICULAR COMMAND AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS. ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS REQUIREMENT MAY REQUIRE OPERATION OF THE COMMAND POST/REPORTS CENTER ON A CONTINUOUS 24 HOUR PER DAY SCHEDULE. (5) ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL AUGMENTATION DURING PERIODS OF ACCELERATED OPERATIONS AS REQUIRED. NORMAL OR SHIFT SCHEDULES MAY BE INCREASED OR ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION PERSONNEL MAY BE TRAINED, CONSISTENT WITH MISSION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (6) ISSUE REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTING OFFICES, AGENCIES AND REPORTING UNITS. (7) MAINTAIN THE NECESSARY DIRECTIVES, REPORT FORMATS, PROCEDURES, DATA ELEMENTS AND CODES. (8) ESTABLISH A SUSTAINED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR REPORTS PERSONNEL, AND INSURE THAT DESIGNATED ALERT AND BATTLE STAFF PERSONNEL ARE CAPABLE OF IMMEDIATELY PERFORMING THEIR ASSIGNED REPORT PREPARATION DUTIES. (9) CONDUCT EXERCISES TO TEST THE ADEQUACY OF THE ORGANIZATION, MANNING, EQUIPMENT, PROCEDURES, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL. 2-3 AFM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 (10) MAINTAIN CURRENT DATA IN READILY USABLE FORM AT THE DESIGNATED WARTIME SITE(S) OF THE HEADQUARTERS CONCERNED. 4. COMMAND REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES. A. MAJOR AIR COMMANDS WILL ESTABLISH REPORTING PROCEDURES AND CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION TO OPERATE, MANAGE AND SUPPORT THE AFOREP. ADDITIONALLY, EACH MAJOR COMMAND WILL PRESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF AN OPERATIONAL REPORTING SUBSYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMAND MISSION AND REQUIREMENTS, TO MAINTAIN CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE CURRENT OPERATIONAL INFORMATION AT ALL TIMES. STANDARD TITLES, NAMES, REPORT EORMATS AND CODES AS OUTLINED IN THIS MANUAL WILL BE. USED WHENEVER POSSIBLE. B. MAJOR COMMANDS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF REPORTS EOR ALL ORGANIZATIONS UNDER ITS OPERATIONAL CONTROL. THIS INCLUDES UNITS THAT ARE ADMINISTRATIVELY ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER MAJOR COMMAND. SEPARATE AIR FORCE OPERATING AGENCIES (EXAMPLE ACIC) WILL SUBMIT APPLICABLE REPORTS TO THE USAF COMMAND POST ON INCIDENTS OR CONDITIONS WHICH HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EEFECT ON THE AIR FORCE MISSION. C. AIR EORCE COMPONENT COMMANDERS AND THE COMMANDERS OF THE HIGHEST AIR EORCE COMPONENT IN UNIFIED, SPECIFIED OR TREATY ORGANIZATIONS (NATO, SEATO, ETC.), WILL SUBMIT AFOREP REPORTS. IN CERTAIN INSTANCES THE COMMANDER MAY BE THE AIR FORCE COMMANDER OF A SQUADRON,. DETACHMENT OR AEROSPACE VEHICLE. D. AIR FORCE COMPONENT COMMANDERS PARTICIPATING IN JCS/CINC OPERATIONS AND SUBMITTING JOPREP REPORTS WILL ENSURE THAT - (1) ITEMS, EVENTS AND CONDITIONS WHICH DEVELOP, WITH POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE EFEECT ON OPERATIONS WILL BE REPORTED FIRST AND PROMPTLY THROUGH AIR FORCE CHANNELS FOR NECESSARY REMEDIAL ACTION. (2) ITEMS, EVENTS AND CONDITIONS OF AIR FORCE INTEREST ARE REPORTED ONLY THROUGH AIR EORCE CHANNELS. 2-4 AFM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 E. IN ALL INSTANCES, OPERATIONAL REPORTING IS A CONTINUOUS MATTER EOR COMMAND INTEREST, INSPECTION, TESTING, AND ACTION, AS THE COMMANDER HAS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMELINESS AND ACCURACY OF REPORTS. 2-5 POLICY AND PROCEDURES 1. GENERAL. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OE THE AEOREP ARE BASED UPON THE EOLLOWING POLICIES AND PRINCIPLES A. CONTINUOUS EEEORTS ARE MACE TO STANDARDIZE AND COORDINATE INEORMATION REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE REPORTING AND COMMUNICATIONS LOADS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. DURING PERIODS OE INCREASED TENSION AND READINESS, EVERY PRACTICAL EEEORT MUST BE MADE TO REDUCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, EREQUENCY AND KINDS CE INEORMATION ETC., TO ENSURE, THAT ESSENTIAL INEORMATION IS TRANSMITTED AND RECEIVED ON A TIMELY BASIS. INDIVIDUAL AEOREP REPORT INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDE THIS CONTROL. COMMANDS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS EEEORT BY ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES EOR THE PERIODIC REVIEW OE ALL OPERATIONAL REPORTS. NEW REQUIREMENTS EOR INEORMATIONAL DATA MUST BE CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED TO DETERMINE HOW THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THE EXISTING SYSTEM, WITH MINIMUM PROLIEERATION OE REPORTING. B. ESSENTIAL OPERATIONAL INEORMATION REQUIREMENTS OE THE CSAE AND SUBORDINATE COMMAND LEVELS WILL BE SUPPORTED. THESE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED OR RESTRICTED, IN THE INTEREST OE STANDARDIZATION WITH OTHER SYSTEMS OR BY AVAILABLE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES. INEORMATION REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CONTINUOUS EVALUATION EOR ESSENTIALITY. COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES PROVIDING THE NECESSARY CAPACITY AND RELIABILITY MUST BE PROVIDED. C. WHENEVER POSSIBLE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OE THE AEOREP ARE IDENTICAL WITH THOSE OE THE JCS AND THE SPECIEIED AND UNIEIED COMMANDERS. TO BE EEEECTIVE, REPORTING SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED BY MAJOR COMMANDS MUST PROMULGATE THIS PRINCIPLE TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL REPORTING EEEICIENCY, TIMELINESS AND ACCURACY. PROVISIONS OP THE AEOREP ARE NOT INTENDED TO ABROGATE MAJOR COMMAND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING ADVANCED AUTOMATED, ONLINE PROCEDURES. IT IS EXPECTED THAT PUTURE CHANGES AND UPDATING OP MAJOR COMMAND SYSTEMS WILL INCORPORATE THIS CHANGE AS REQUIRED ON A PHASED ORDERLY BASIS. THE STANDARDIZATION OP REPORT NAMES, PORMATS, DATA ELEMENTS AND CODES IS ESSENTIAL EOR MAXIMUM INTERLACE OP THE JOINT REPORTING SYSTEM, AIR PORCE REPORTING SYSTEM, AND COMMAND SYSTEMS. 3-1 APM55-II 20 MAY 1968 D. MAJOR COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO SUBMIT OR CAUSE SUBMISSION OP OPERATIONAL REPORTS. CERTAIN AEOREP REPORTS MAY BE GENERATED PROM MAJOR COMMAND DATA BASES, WHILE OTHERS NAT, AS PROVIDED IN THIS MANUAL AND AS DIRECTED BY THE COMMAND, BE SUBMITTED BY AN ALTERNATE PACILITY OR BY OPERATING UNITS SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ALL ADDRESSEES. CHANNELS AND PROCEDURES EOR SUBMISSION OP AEOREP AND MAJOR COMMAND REPORTS MUST BE CONSIDERED TO ENSURE RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OP THE REPORTING SYSTEMS. E. JOINT OPERATIONAL REPORT (JOPREP) TYPES ARE INCLUDED IN THE AEOREP EOR USE AS DIRECTED BY THE OSAP AND AS A MEANS TO INPORM AND TRAIN AIR PORCE REPORTS PERSONNEL EOR PARTICIPATION IN JOINT OPERATIONS. WHEN DIRECTED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS THESE REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED AS INDICATED IN THIS MANUAL AND AS INDICATED IN THE IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE. WHEN IMPLEMENTATION IS DIRECTED BY THE JOS THROUGH SPECIPIED/UNIPIED COMMAND CHANNELS, AIR PORCE UNITS WILL POLLOW THE APPROPRIATE JOINT DIRECTIVE (COORDINATED BY THIS HEADQUARTERS) RATHER THAN THIS MANUAL. MINOR DIPPERENCES DUE TO OPERATING CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS EOR INEORMATION I MAY BE EXPERIENCED BETWEEN THE AEOREP AND JOINT IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES. 2. MANNING AND TRAINING OP REPORTS PERSONNEL. A. THE AVAILABILITY OL TRAINED REPORTS PERSONNEL IS VITAL TO OPERATIONAL REPORTING. ADEQUATE PERSONNEL MUST BE PROVIDED AND TRAINED IN ADVANCE OE THE REQUIREMENT TO INITIATE AND SUSTAIN EEEECTIVE REPORTING. AIR EORCE ORGANIZATIONS, PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT IN JOINT OPERATIONS, SUPPORT A NORMAL REPORTING LOAD. IT IS MUCH LESS AND DIEEERENT THAN THAT REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, OR WHEN ACCESS TO ADVANCE, AUTOMATED, ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. B. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT TOTAL REQUIREMENTS EOR TRAINED REPORTS PERSONNEL WILL VARY ACCORDING TO COMMAND LEVEL AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS. MAJOR COMMANDS AND SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS WILL EVALUATE REPORTS PERSONNEL MANNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASSIGNED MISSIONS AND COMMITMENTS AND INITIATE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SPACE(S). DURING CERTAIN NORMAL OPERATIONS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMAND LEVEL AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS, IT MAY BE DESIRABLE TO COMBINE REPORT PERSONNEL MANNING REQUIREMENTS WITH THE NORMAL OR AUGMENTED CONTROLLER TEAMS. 3-2 AEM55-II 20 MAY 1968 3. EQUIPPING OP REPORT SECTION/CENTER. A. TIMELY AND ACCURATE OPERATIONAL REPORTING REQUIRES PROPER EQUIPMENT AND PACILITIES IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO THE REPORT SECTION. THESE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE ADEQUATE COMMUNICATIONS LINES/CHANNELS, TELETYPE AND CARD TRANSCEIVER (AUTODIN) INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES, MESSAGE COMPOSER, NORMAL AND SECURE TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT AND PUNCH CARD PREPARATION EQUIPMENT. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE A SECURE ADEQUATE WORKSPACE AREA, ENCODING AND DECODING DOCUMENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. REPORT CENTERS SUPPORTED BY ADP COMPUTER EQUIPMENT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER COMMUNICATION CONSOLE OR INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE EOR ACCESS TO OR UPDATE OE THE DATA BASE. MAJOR COMMANDS AND COMMANDERS WILL EVALUATE REPORT CENTER EQUIPMENT AND EACILITY REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE ADEQUACY, AND INITIATE ACTION TO PROVIDE AND IMPROVE THESE VITAL ASSETS AS REQUIRED. B. THE LARGE AND INCREASING USE OE AUTOMATED REPORTS CAUSES EQUIPMENT AND EACILITIES EOR THE REPORT SECTION TO BECOME VASTLY MORE IMPORTANT. IT IS NATIONAL AND AIR EORCE POLICY TO MAKE MORE AND BETTER USE OE DATA AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS. AT CERTAIN COMMAND LEVELS NOT AUTHORIZED SEPARATE COMMAND AND CONTROL COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, IT IS APPROPRIATE EOR COMMAND POST REPORT SECTIONS TO COORDINATE AND ARRANGE A LEVEL OE COMPUTER SUPPORT PROM DATA SERVICES OR OTHER AGENCIES TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL REPORTING. DATA PROCESSING INSTALLATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT (PUNCH CARDS, PRINTOUTS, ETC.) UNDER DATA SYSTEM DESIGNATOR (DSD) AOIIT. 4. DEPLOYMENT PLANNING. A. COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT UNIT TASK EORCE DEPLOYMENT PLANS INCLUDE COMMAND POST AND REPORT SECTION PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS. THESE VITAL ASSETS MUST BE GIVEN PRIORITY ATTENTION AND NORMALLY SHOULD DEPLOY IN THE PIRST OR ADVANCED ELEMENTS OP THE UNIT DEPLOYMENT. DEPLOYMENT WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASSIGNED MISSION AND APPROVED PLANS. COMMANDERS WILL EN-SURE THAT AIR- TRANSPORTABLE MOBILITY KITS OP EQUIPMENT, DOCUMENTS AND SUPPLIES CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION AND PLANS ARE MAINTAINED READY EOR DEPLOYMENT AND USE IN THE PORWARD AREA/S. 3-3 AFM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 B. IN CERTAIN AREAS/LOCATIONS AND CONTINGENCIES THE DEPLOYMENT OE COMMAND AND CONTROL COMPUTER EQUIPMENT MAY BE REQUIRED. MAJOR COMMANDS WILL REVIEW CONTINGENCY COMMITMENTS AND PLANS TO EVALUATE THIS EOR POSSIBLE REQUIREMENT, INITIATE ACTION AND DEVELOP PLANS TO PROVIDE THE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND EACILITY SUPPORT. REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS EOR THE DEPLOYMENT OE COMMAND AND CONTROL COMPUTERS TO SUPPORT CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THIS HEADQUARTERS EOR APPROVAL, PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. 5. OPERATING IN A DEGRADED ENVIRONMENT. A. CONSIDERATION MUST BE GIVEN TO THE EOLLOWING EACTORS WHEN THE ALTERNATE COMMAND POST/OPERATIONS CENTER IS MANNED AND OPERATIONAL - (1) TYPE OE COMMUNICATIONS AVAILABLE. (2) AVAILABILITY OE AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (3) AVAILABILITY OE QUALIEIED REPORTS PERSONNEL. B. DEEICIENCY IN ANY OE THE ABOVE WILL REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE. REPORTS TRANSMITTED VIA PUNCHED CARD OR MAGNETIC TAPE MAY HAVE TO BE RETRANSMITTED BY TELETYPE TO AN ALTERNATE COMMAND POST/OPERATIONS CENTER THAT DOES NOT HAVE EQUIPMENT TO RECEIVE INEORMATION IN THIS EORM, NOR PROCESS IT IN THIS EORM. WHEN THE VOLUME OE REPORTS TO BE TRANSMITTED BECOMES GREATER THAN THE CAPACITY OP AVAILABLE COMMUNICATIONS OR REPORTS PERSONNEL, A JUDGEMENT MUST BE MADE ON THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OP INFORMATION/DATA TO BE ACCUMULATED AND TRANSMITTED. THE VARIANCE IN SITUATIONS WILL APPECT THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OP INEORMATION WITHIN A REPORT, OR A REPORT WITHIN ONE OP THE CATEGORIES LISTED BELOW. THE EOLLOWING CATEGORIES OP INEORMATION HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A GUIDE IN DETERMINING THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OP REPORTS UNDER MOST SITUATIONS - (1) CATEGORY 1 - INEORMATION VITAL TO THE SECURITY OP THE UNITED STATES OR IT'S PORCES THIS INCLUDES ATTACK WARNING, ACTUAL ATTACK INEORMATION, OR INEORMATION THAT MAY INDICATE THAT AN ATTACK IS POSSIBLE. REPORTS IN THIS CATEGORY WOULD BE - CIRVIS, NUCLEAR/BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL ATTACK, OPREP-3 EVENT/INCIDENT. 3-4 APM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 (2) CATEGORY 11 INEORMATION NECESSARY EOR - IMMEDIATE OPERATIONAL DECISIONS, MONITORING OP AIRCRAPT OR UNIT MOVEMENTS, MEASUREMENT OP THE SUCCESS OP MISSIONS, CORRECTIVE MEASURES, OR INCIDENTS/CONDITIONS APPECTING THE COMBAT CAPABILITY OP AIR PORCE UNITS. REPORTS IN THIS CATEGORY WOULD BE OPREP-3 OPREP-2 LOSREP MEDMER DEPSUM-1 OPREP-4 SITREP RESCUE PERSOEP DEPSUM 2 LIPSUM SPIREP PORSTAT (1) CATEGORY 111 - INEORMATION USEPUL IN MONITORING THE STATUS OP PORCES, IN PLANNING, AND IN ANALYSIS. REPORTS IN THIS CATEGORY WOULD BE - INREP PERSTAT ALOREP DISUM UCODES REPOL MEDRED COACT MEDCON NIKREP OPREP-5 OPREP-I CRAEREP AMREP C. THE CSAE AND MAJOR COMMANDS MAY SUSPEND THE SUBMISSION OE SELECTED REPORTS WHEN COMMUNICATIONS ARE DEGRADED, OR THE PREPARATION OP RELATIVELY MINOR REPORTS IMPEDES THE PREPARATION OP MORE URGENT REPORTS. CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE DISCONTINUANCE OP SELECTED REPORTS WITHIN CATEGORY III INITIALLY. AS THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OP REPORTS MAY PLUCTUATE DUE TO OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS, EACH REPORT SHOULD BE EVALUATED INDIVIDUALLY BEPORE DISCONTINUING ANY REPORT. NOTIPICATION TO ALL NORMAL RECIPIENTS WILL BE MADE WHEN DISCONTINUING ANY REPORT. 6. INDIVIDUAL REPORT INSTRUCTIONS. INPORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL REPORTS ARE PREPARED IN A STANDARD ARRANGEMENT AS INDICATED BELOW. ENTRIES ARE SELECTED TO COVER ALL ASPECTS NECESSARY POR UNDERSTANDING AND SUBMISSION OP REPORTS. STANDARDIZED ARRANGEMENT OR PORMATTING OP REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS ENHANCES REPERENCE, USE AND THE TRAINING OP COMMAND POST/CENTER REPORTS PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE AIR PORCE. COMMANDS PUBLISHING SUPPLEMENTS TO THIS MANUAL OR SEPARATE MANUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INDICATE INDIVIDUAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS IN THE STANDARD PORMAT CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL. REPORT TITLE OR NAME SHORT TITLE (ACRONYM PORMED PROM PULL TITLE OR NAME OP THE REPORT) 3-5 APM55-II 20 MAY 1968 I. PURPOSE THIS SECTION OP THE REPORTING INSTRUCTION WILL, IN DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE OP THE REPORT, INDICATE BRIEPLY THE KIND OR TYPE OP INPORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT AND THE AGENCIES OR COMMAND LEVELS SUPPORTED BY THE REPORT. II. SUBMITTED BY THIS SECTION INDICATES THE AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE REPORT. III. SUBMITTED TO THIS SECTION INDICATES THE AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH THE REPORT IS MADE. THIS SECTION IS SUB-DIVIDED INTO ACTION AND INPORMATION ADDRESSEES AS REQUIRED. PROVISIONS POR INTRA AND INTER-COMMAND REPORTING MAY BE INCLUDED IN ADDITION TO PROVISIONS POR COMMAND REPORTING TO HIGHER HEADQUARTERS. IV. WHEN SUBMITTED A. THIS SECTION INDICATES WHEN THE REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. TIMELINESS MAY BE EXPRESSED WITH EXACT TIMES OR MORE GENERALLY ON AN AS REQUIRED OR APPLICABLE BASIS. NORMALLY, TIMES WILL BE EXPRESSED IN RELATION TO THE SUBMITTING AGENCY AND NOT IN RELATION TO THE RECIPIENTS. COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CAPABILITIES, DISTANCE AND REPORT MESSAGE PRECEDENCE NORMALLY V. HOW SUBMITTED AFM 55-11 VI. SPECIFIC REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS VII. REPORT IDENTIFICATION INFLUENCE TRANSMISSION TIME AND FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES DETERMINE RECEIPT TIMES. ALL OPERATIONAL REPORTS CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE AUTHORIZED FOR ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION UNDER MINIMIZE' CONDITIONS. B. PRIORITY CATEGORY. THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR 5C WILL BE ENTERED. THIS IS A RELATIVE PRIORITY WITHIN THE AFOREP SYSTEM. THIS SECTION WILL INDICATE THE- A. CLASSIFICATION. WHEN THE CLASSIFICATION CAN BE DETERMINED IN ADVANCE, THE APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICA- 3-6 20 MAY 1968 TION WILL BE INDICATED. THIS SUB-SECTION MAY REQUIRE THE SUBMITTING AGENCY TO DETERMINE THE PROPER CLASSIFICATION. B. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION. THIS SUB-SECTION WILL INDICATE THE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE METHODS FOR SUBMISSION OF THE REPORT, I.E. ONLINE, AUTODIN, TELETYPE, TELEPHONE, MAIL, ETC. NORMALLY THE MOST EFFICIENT METHOD OF TRANSMISSION WILL BE INDICATED FOR PRIMARY USE. C. PRECEDENCE OF TRANSMISSION. THIS SUB-SECTION WILL INDICATE THE DESIRED PRECEDENCE ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF REPORT AND THE URGENCY OF THE REPORTED DATA. THIS PRECEDENCE IS IN RELATION TO ALL OTHER TRAFFIC. THIS SECTION PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE OVERALL DESCRIPTION OF THE REPORT, TYPE OF FORMAT, SPECIAL NOTES AND INSTRUCTIONS APPLICABLE TO THE REPORT. THIS SECTION ASSIGNS EITHER AN ALPHA-NUMERIC OR A TWO LETTER INDICATOR FOR EACH REPORT TO FACILITATE IDENTIFICATION IN AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COMPUTERS, MESSAGE COMPOSERS, AND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING EQUIPMENT. THE REPORT IDENTIFIER IS AN ABBREVIATION OF THE REPORT TITLE ACRONYM, I.E. FORSTAT HAS A REPORT IDENTIFICATION OF FS. WHEN THIS MANUAL REQUIRES A REPORT THAT IS ALSO REQUIRED BY A JCS PUBLICATION, THE REPORT IDENTIFIER IN THIS MANUAL WILL BE THE SAME AS THAT USED IN THE JCS PUBLICATION. REPORT IDENTIFIERS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO NON- AUTOMATED REPORTS AS WELL AS TO AUTOMATED REPORTS TO RESERVE THAT IDENTMER FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE AUTOMATION. 3-7 AFM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 Vlll. REPORT CONTENT IX. SAMPLE REPORT X. DATA COLLECTION EORMATS THIS SECTION INDICATES THE INEORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REPORT. THE EORMAT OR EIXED ENTRIES REQUIRED IN THE REPORT WILL BE LISTED IN THIS SECTION. SIMILARLY, A DISCUSSION OE THE INEORMATION TO BE COVERED IN NARRATIVE, EREE EORM REPORTS WILL BE INCLUDED. THE CONTENT SECTION OE ALL EIXED CONTENT OR EORMAT REPORTS WILL CONTAIN A REMARKS SECTION, TO PROVIDE REQUIRED ELEXIBILITY AND ADAPT IBIL ITY. COMMANDERS, COMMAND POST/CENTERS SUBMITTING REPORTS OR HEADQUARTERS DIRECTING SUBMISSION OE THE STANDARD, EORMATTED REPORTS WILL USE THE REMARKS SECTION TO ADD INEORMATION DEEMED PERTINENT OR REQUIRED-PENDING RECOMMENDATION AND COORDINATION EOR APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE EORMATTED PORTION(S) OE THE REPORT. THIS SECTION WILL PROVIDE SAMPLE REPORTS EOR REEERENCE BY AGENCIES SUBMITTING AND RECEIVING REPORTS. SAMPLE REPORTS WILL INDICATE THE COMPLETE IDENTIEICATION AND BODY OE THE REPORT. SAMPLE ADDRESSING WILL BE OMITTED, AS PROPER ADDRESSING CAN BE DETERMINED READILY BY REEERENCE TO SECTIONS TWO AND THREE OE THE INDIVIDUAL REPORT INSTRUCTIONS. EORMAT ON WHICH THE REPORT IS NORMALLY PREPARED OR WHICH IS USED TO COLLECT INEORMATION EROM AIRCREWS STALE AGENCIES, DEBRIEEING TEAMS AS A STEP IN REPORT PREPARATION. EORMS CITED OR PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH NORMAL PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS OR BY LOCAL REPRODUCTION AS INDICATED. (USE OE THESE EORMATS MAY NOT BE REQUIRED EOR REPORTING SYSTEMS/REPORTS EMPLOYING EORMAT GENERATORS/ONLINE OPERATIONS, WHEREIN EORMATS ARE STORED OR GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY.) 3-8 AEM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 6. USE OE ELAGWORDS. A. A STANDARD ELAGWORD WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE AIR EORCE AND THE WWMCCS TO IDENTITY COMMAND POST TO COMMAND POST ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED MESSAGES AND OPERATIONAL REPORTS. THE ELAGWORD INDICATES TO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL PERSONNEL THAT THE MESSAGE OR REPORT WAS ORIGINATED BY A COMMAND POST/REPORTS CENTER AND IT IS TO BE ROUTED TO THE RECEIVING COMMAND POST/REPORTS CENTER DIRECT RATHER THAN THROUGH NORMAL DIRECTOR OE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CHANNELS. THE ELAGWORD, ITS MEANING AND RESULTANT MESSAGE ROUTING, IS INTENDED TO EXPEDITE MOVEMENT OE COMMAND POST MESSAGES AND REPORTS BETWEEN COMMAND POSTS AND COMMUNICATIONS TERMINALS - IT DOES NOT INDICATE A PRECEDENCE EOR TRANSMISSION BETWEEN COMMUNICATIONS TERMINALS OR WITHIN COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS. JOPREPJIEEY TRAEEIC EROM/TO A COMMAND POST/REPORTS CENTER WILL BE PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 11. B. THE STANDARD UNCLASSIEIED ELAGWORD TO BE USED WITHIN THE AIR EORCE AND THE WWMCCS IS JOPREP JIEEY. THE ELAGWORD WILL BE ENTERED BY ORIGINATORS IN THE EIRST LINE OE THE MESSAGE OR REPORT TEXT AS ILLUSTRATED LATER IN THIS CHAPTERl ON AUTOMATED REPORTS JOPREP JIFFY WIFE BE ENTERED ON THE SECURITY CLASSIFICATION CARD IN THE SPACE ALOTTED FOR SPECIAL HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS. 7. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMAND DIRECTIVES. THE AIR FORCE COMMAND POST OPERATIONAL REPORTS REQUIREMENTS SECTION MAINTAINS A QUICK REFERENCE, WORKING LIBRARY OF MAJOR COMMAND OPERATIONAL REPORTING DIRECTIVES. ONE COPY OF THE MAJOR COMMAND PUBLICATIONS AND ALL CHANGES THERETO SUPPLEMENTING, SUPPORTING OR IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS MANUAL OR JOPREP PUBLICATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THIS HEADQUARTERS, MARKED FOR AFXOXSD. 8. PRODUCTION. AUTHORITY IS GRANTED TO EXTRACT ANY PORTION OF THIS MANUAL FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION AS INDICATED HEREIN OR AS DETERMINED BY THE MAJOR COMMAND. THE PROVISIONS OF AFR 205-1 APPLY. 9. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT. IT IS THE REPORTING COMMANDER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSIGN THE APPROPRIATE SECURITY CLASSIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 205-1 TO EACH INDIVIDUAL REPORT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOD DIRECTIVE 5200.1, OVERCLASSIFICATION AND UNNECESSARY CLASSIFICATION MUST BE SCRUPUOSLY AVOIDED. WHERE APPROPRIATE, SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO EACH PARAGRAPH OF A REPORT SO THAT RECIPIENTS CAN QUOTE PARTS OF A REPORT 3-9 AFM55-II 20 MAY 1968 WITHOUT OVERCLASSIFYING THEM. IN COMBAT OR COMBAT-RELATED OPERATIONS, MESSAGES WHICH CONTAIN SECRET OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION MAY BE TRANSMITTED IN THE CLEAR OVER ANY WIRE CIRCUIT OR RADIO CHANNEL WHEN TIME CANNOT BE SPARED FOR ENCRYPTION AND THE INFORMATION CANNOT BE ACTED UPON BY THE ENEMY IN TIME TO INFLUENCE THE SITUATION IN QUESTION. SUCH MESSAGES WILL BE MARKED (SEND IN THE CLEAR) OVER THE SIGNATURE OF THE COMMANDER OR HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES (REF PARAGRAPH 7-78(4), AFR 205-1 AND PARAGRAPH 326, ACP 1210). IN GENERAL, REPORTS WILL BE CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES A. IF A REPORT INDICATES THE COMBAT CAPABILITY, OR LACK OF COMBAT CAPABILITY OF ONE OR MORE SQUADRONS, IT WILL BE CLASSIFIED A MINIMUM OF CONFIDENTIAL. B. IF A REPORT CONTAINS COMBAT LOSS, DAMAGE OR RESULTS OF A COMBAT MISSION, IT WILL BE CLASSIFIED A MINIMUM OF CONFIDENTIAL. C. IF A REPORT CONTAINS A COMPLETE INVENTORY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF ONE/OR MORE DETACHMENTS/SQUADRONS, IT WILL BE CLASSIFIED SECRET - FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA. D. IF A REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF COMBAT AIRCRAFT, UNITS, OR TROOPS, IT WILL BE CLASSIFIED IN THE REPORT THE SAME AS IT IS IN THE PLAN, BUT IN NO INSTANCE LESS THAN CONFIDENTIAL. E. UNIT NAMES AND LOCATIONS CLASSIFIED IN A PLAN WILL HAVE THE SAME CLASSIFICATION IN A REPORT. 10. IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTS. THE AFOREP IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW TRANSMISSION OF REPORTS BY MAIL, ELECTRICAL RECORD COMMUNICATIONS (TELETYPE, AUTODIN) OR VOICE. TO ENSURE EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING OF DATA, EACH COMMUNICATION CONTAINING OPERATIONAL REPORT DATA MUST BE IDENTIFIED. THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIERS WILL BE USED TO CONSTRUCT THE FIRST LINE OF THE REPORT, THE REPORT IDENTIFICATION LINE. EACH IDENTIFIER WILL BE SEPARATED BY A VIRGULE (/). A. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION. THE FIRST ENTRY ON THE REPORT IDENTIFICATION LINE WILL INDICATE THE OVERALL CLASSIFICATION OF THE REPORT. B. FLAGWORD/S. ALL REPORTS PRESCRIBED BY THIS MANUAL WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE FLAGWORD JOPREP JIFFY. A 'FOR' ELEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED IN THE MESSAGE HEADING AS THE FLAGWORD IDENTIFIES THE RECIPIENT. 3-10 AFM55-II 20 MAY 1968 C. REPORTING AGENCY. USE ABBREVIATION TO INDICATE THE COMMAND, ORGANIZATION OR UNIT SUBMITTING THE REPORT. D. SHORT TITLE AND NUMBER. IN ADDITION TO THE FLAG-WORD TO IDENTIFY REPORTS IN THE SYSTEM, THE SHORT TITLE WILL ALWAYS BE USED AS AN IDENTIFIER (REF PAR 5). THE SHORT TITLE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE REPORT NUMBER. THIS IS A THREE-DIGIT NUMBER ASSIGNED SEQUENTIALLY BY THE REPORT ORIGINATOR FOR EACH PARTICULAR TYPE OF REPORT. AFTER NUMBER 999 HAS BEEN REACHED, THE REPORT NUMBER WILL START OVER AT 001. VOICE REPORTS ARE NOT NUMBERED. (1) EXERCISE REPORTS WILL SHOW THE EXERCISE/ OPERATION NICKNAME IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE REPORT SHORT TITLE. (2) EXERCISE REPORTS WILL BE NUMBERED INDEPENDENTLY FROM REAL-WORLD REPORTS STARTING OVER AT 001 AT THE START OF EACH EXERCISE. E. AS-OF-TIME OR TIME OF OCCURENCE. THE (AS-OF) TIME IS THE CUT-OFF TIME SPECIFIED FOR A GIVEN REPORT. THE TIME OF OCCURENCE IS THE ACTUAL TIME THE EVENT(S) OCCURRED. IN EITHER INSTANCE, TIME WILL BE SHOWN IN ZULU (GMT) TIME PRECEDED BY THE DATE, AND FOLLOWED BY MONTH (ABBREVIATED) AND YEAR. II. REPORT IDENTIFICATION EXAMPLES. EXAMPLES OF HOW TO IDENTIFY REPORTS A. ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED RECORD COMMUNICATIONS-FIRST LINE OF MESSAGE (EXAMPLE CLASSIFICATION) (SECRET/JOPREP JIFFY/TACISITREP 007/15 1 03CZ AUG 67) B. ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED EXERCISE RECORD COMMUNICATIONS - FIRST LINE OF MESSAGE. (EXAMPLE CLASSIFICATION) (SECRET/JOPREP JIFFY/T AC/EXERCISE HIGH HEELS 67 SITREP 001/15 1030Z AUG 67) C. VOICE REPORTS (I) ACTUAL REPORT. (THIS IS JOPREP JIFFY -OPREP-3 FROM ATC AS OF 0430 ZULU) (2) EXERCISE REPORT 3-11 AEM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 (THIS IS A JOPREP JIEEY EXERCISE HIGH HEELS 67 OPREP-3 EROM ATC AS OE 0430 ZULU) 12. CORRECTION OE REPORTS. IE, ALTER A REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, IT IS DISCOVERED THAT THE REPORT CONTAINED ERRONEOUS DATA, A CORRECTION WILL BE SUBMITTED. ONLY SECTIONS OR LINE NUMBERS TO BE CORRECTED NEED BE SUBMITTED-NOT THE ENTIRE REPORT. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL BE IDENTIEIED IN THE EOLLOWING MANNER ACCORDING TO MEANS OE SUBMISSION A. RECORD COMMUNICATIONS. EIRST LINE OE TEXT (EXAMPLE CLASSIEICATION) (SECRET/JOPREP JIPEYITAC/S1TREP3I9/141400Z NOV 65/ CORRECTION 318.) (IN THIS EXAMPLE THE NUMBER 319 REPRESENTS THE NEXT NUMBER IN THE SEQUENTIAL NUMBER SYSTEM, NOT THE NUMBER OE THE REPORT BEING CORRECTED. THE NUMBER 318 IDENTIEIES THE ORIGINAL REPORT REQUIRING CORRECTION. THE EXERCISE/OPERATION NICKNAME WILL BE ENTERED WHEN CORRECTING EXERCIS REPORTS). NOTE - THE CORRECTION DESIGNATION WILL NOT BE USED EOR DAILY REPORTS UPDATED BY EXCEPTION OR EOR AS-REQUIRED REPORTS. B. VOICE REPORTS. (THIS IS A JOPREP JIEEY REPORT PROM TAC. CORRECTION TO OPREP-4 007 AS OP 0430Z IS AS POLLOWS.) (THE EXERCISE/OPERATION NICKNAME WILL BE USED WHEN CORRECTING EXERCISE VOICE REPORTS.) 13. PORMAT EOR COMPUTER PROCESSED REPORTS. CERTAIN REPORTS INTENDED EOR DIRECT COMPUTER PROCESSING AND NORMALLY SUBMITTED VIA PUNCHED CARD TRANSCEIVER (AUTODIN) WILL USE CARDS IN THE EOLLOWING SIX BASIC TYPES OP PORMAT-(CERTAIN OLDER REPORTS IN THE APOREP REQUIRE A SLIGHTLY DIPPERENT PORMAT THAN IS PRESENTED IN THIS PARAGRAPH. IN THE PUTURE WHEN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MODIPICATIONS ARE COMPLETE ALL APOREP COMPUTER PROCESSED REPORTS WILL USE THIS STANDARD PORMAT/CARD ARRANGEMENT.) THE PORMAT EOR EACH OP THE EOLLOWING CARD TYPES ARE USED IN THIS MANUAL- 3-12 AEM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 A. COMMUNICATIONS HEADER CARD. THIS PORMAT IS DEPINED IN JANAP 126, DATED 1 JULY 1964. B. CLASSIEICATION, IDENTIPICATION AND HANDLING CARD(S). THIS CARD (THESE CARDS) SERVE(S) TO CONVENIENTLY CONVEY ANY NEEDED INPORMATION ABOUT THE REPORT TO THE HUMAN OPERATOR. C. REPORT HEADER CARD. THIS CARD IDENTITIES THE REPORT. D. REPORT DETAIL CARD(S). THIS CARD TYPE WILL CARRY THE REPORT DETAILS OR DATA IN AS MANY CARDS AS REQUIRED. CERTAIN EIELDS ON THIS CARD TYPE ARE STANDARD EOR ALL REPORTS. OTHER DETAIL OR DATA EIELDS VARY IN SIZE AND ARRANGEMENT AS INDICATED EOR INDIVIDUAL REPORTS IN THIS VOLUME. E. REPORT END CARD. THIS CARD PROVIDES ANY TERMINAL IDENTIEYING INEORMATION THAT MAY BE REQUIRED SUCH AS EXERCISE INEORMATION. E. END OE TRANSMISSION CARD. THIS EORMAT IS DEEINED IN JANAP 128, DATED I JULY 1964. 14. TELETYPE EORMAT EOR PUNCH CARD REPORTS. A. PUNCH CARD REPORTING MAY BE REQUIRED EROM LOCATIONS NOT HAVING ACCESS TO CARD TRANSCEIVER OR ACCESS TO AUTODIN CIRCUITS. PUNCH CARD REPORTS MAY BE TRANSMITTED/RECEIVED VIA TELETYPE USING THE PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT LISTED IN THIS PARAGRAPH. B. THE TELETYPE EORMAT IS IDENTICAL TO THE CARD EORMAT COLUMNS 1-69, ON A ONE-CARD- EOR-ONE-LINE BASIS, WHEN SUBMITTING BY TELETYPE TAPE EOR AUTOMATIC CONVERSION TO PUNCHED CARDS, EXCEPT EOR THE EOLLOWING SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS- (I) THE COMMUNICATIONS HEADER INEORMATION (CORRESPONDING TO COMMUNICATIONS HEADER CARD, REE PARA 1 3 A) WILL BE AS SPECIEIED IN ACP 127 EOR TELETYPE MESSAGES. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE END-OE-MESSAGE INEORMATION (CORRESPONDING TO END OE TRANSMISSION CARD, REE PAR I3E). 3-13 APM55-II 20 MAY 1968 (2) THE TELETYPE REPORT HEADER LINE WILL CONTAIN IN POSITIONS 20-30 THE BLOCK OE DATA CONTAINED IN CARD COLUMNS 70-80 OE THE REPORT HEADER CARD. THIS PERMITS EULLY AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OE A REPORT PROM CARDS TO TELETYPE PAPER TAPE (BY MEANS OP THE IBM 063 CARD CONTROLLED TAPE PUNCH) AND PROM TELETYPE PAPER TAPE TO CARDS (BY MEANS OP THE IBM 047 TAPE-TO-CARD PUNCH). (3) THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OP CARDS/LINES IN ANY ONE MESSAGE WILL BE 500 (INCLUDING ALL SIX TYPES OP CARDS/LINES). IN ORDER TO SUBMIT DATA IN EXCESS OP 500 CARDS/LINES, IT IS NECESSARY TO DIVIDE THE DATA INTO SEPARATE REPORTS, EACH LIMITED TO 500 CARDS/LINES. EACH SUCH REPORT WILL CARRY ITS OWN DISTINCT REPORT NUMBER. ADDITIONALLY, IT MUST BE OBSERVED THAT TELETYPE MESSAGES IN EXCESS OP 90 LINES IN LENGTH ARE DIVIDED INTO PARTS OP 90 LINES OR LESS BY THE TELETYPE OPERATOR. SOME REPORTS MAY BE OP SUCH URGENCY THAT THEY MUST BE PROCESSED IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OP EACH SUCH PART, WITHOUT AWAITING RECEIPT OP ALL PARTS CONSTITUTING A MULTI-PART MESSAGE. SINCE THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OP POSITIVE CONTROL OP THE COMPLETE MESSAGE, SUCH REPORTS MUST BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OP 90 CARDS/LINES INSTEAD OP 500. 15. MANAGEMENT OP RECORDS. RECORD MAINTENANCE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APM I8I-4. DISPOSITION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APM 1 8 1-5. 3-14 [ SKIPPED PAGES: Pages 3-15 through 3-20 images of punch cards Eigure 3-7 EORSTAT Report Assembly (punch cards) Entirety of Chapter 4 and Attachments Entirety of Chapter 5 and Attachments Pages 6-1 through 6-2 Chapter 6 - Operations Current Activity Reports Pages A6-1 through A6-52 Attachments to Chapter 6 ] COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS REPORTING VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS (RCS L-HAE-V36) (SHORT TITLE - CIRVIS) I. PURPOSE TO PROVIDE EOR THE PEACETIME REPORTING OP INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THIS REPORT OUTLINES AIR FORCE REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DIRECTIVES CONTAINED IN JANAP 146, CANADIAN-UNITED STATES COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS. II. SUBMITTED BY ANY AIR FORCE PERSONNEL. III. SUBMITTED TO A. AIRBORNE REPORTS - ANY AVAILABLE UNITED STATES OR CANADIAN MILITARY OR CIVIL AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY. FACILITIES RECEIVING CIRVIS REPORTS WILL RAPIDLY PROCESS AND FORWARD THEM AS PRESCRIBED BY JANAP 146 DIRECTIVES. B. POST LANDING REPORTS - CINCNORAD, ENT AFB, COLORADO, OR HEADQUARTERS, NORTHERN NORAD REGION, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO. WHICHEVER IS THE MORE CONVENIENT. IV. WHEN SUBMITTED A. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER AN INTELLIGENCE SIGHTING REQUIRING A CIRVIS REPORT. B. PRIORITY CATEGORY-! V. HOW SUBMITTED A. CLASSIFICATION - NORMALLY UNCLASSIFIED BUT HANDLED AS INFORMATION FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. B. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - BY THE MOST RAPID MEANS AVAILABLE. AIRBORNE REPORTS WILL BE MADE USING THE SAME PROCEDURES AS THOSE NOW A6-53 ATTACHMENT 6-6 ARM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 VI. SPECIFIC REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHMENT 6-6 AFM55-II ESTABLISHED AND IN USE BY PILOTS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. WHEN CONTACT BY PILOTS CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED WITH ANY GROUND COMMUNICATIONS STATION, MAXIMUM EFFORT SHALL BE MADE TO RELAY THE CIRVIS REPORTS VIA OTHER AIRCRAFT WITH WHICH COMMUNICATION IS POSSIBLE. C. PRECEDENCE OF TRANSMISSION - (1) AIRBORNE REPORTS - (A) TO AVOID DELAYS BY AIRCRAFT IN RENDERING A CIRVIS REPORT TO A GROUND FACILITY, THE WORD CIRVIS SPOKEN OR TRANSMITTED THREE (3) TIMES WILL BE EMPLOYED, PRECEDING THE CALL, TO CLEAR THE FREQUENCY(IES) OVER ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT DISTRESS AND URGENCY, TO INSURE ITS EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING. (B) SHOULD INSTANCES OCCUR, WHEN USE OF THE ABOVE PROCEDURE FAILS TO CLEAR THE FREQUENCY(IES) OVER ALL OTHER COMMUNICATIONS IN PROGRESS, EXCEPT DISTRESS AND URGENCY CALLS, THE INTERNATIONAL URGENCY SIGNAL XXX TRANSMITTED THREE (3) TIMES OR PAN SPOKEN THREE (3) TIMES WILL BE EMPLOYED TO FACILITATE DISPOSITION OF THE MESSAGE TO THE RECEIVING FACILITY. (2) GROUND RELAY OF AIRBORNE REPORTS OR POST LANDING REPORTS -FLASH. A. AIR FORCE PERSONNEL WILL REPORT BY RAPID COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES ALL UNIDENTIFIABLE, SUSPICIOUS, OR HOSTILE LAND, AEROSPACE, OR SEABORNE TRAFFIC WHICH - BECAUSE OF ITS NATURE, COURSE, OR ACTIONS - MUST BE CONSIDERED A THREAT TO THE SECURITY OF THE US OR CANADA. SUCH REPORTING A6-54 20 MAY 1968 WILL SERVE TO EXTEND THE EARLY WARNING DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR THE US AND CANADA. B. THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF CIRVIS REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED - (1) THE INITIAL CIRVIS REPORT -ISSUED WHILE THE PILOT IS AIRBORNE, (OR, AS WARRANTED, UPON LANDING) OR BY THE LAND OBSERVER AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. ADDITIONAL CIRVIS REPORTS WILL BE MADE IF SITUATION REQUIRES IT, AND EACH ONE SHOULD REFER TO THE INITIAL REPORT TO PERMIT IDENTIFICATION WITH THE ORIGINAL SIGHTING. (2) THE CIRVIS CANCELLATION REPORT - ISSUED BY THE OBSERVER IF A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SIGHTING IS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS FRIENDLY OR HAS BEEN ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED. (3) THE CIRVIS POST-LANDING REPORT - ISSUED BY THE PILOT WHEN HE LANDS, IF HE HAS MADE AN AIRBORNE REPORT. IT MUST CITE THE AIRBORNE REPORT(S) ISSUED. IE THE LANDING IS NOT MADE IN CANADIAN OR UNITED STATES TERRITORY THE REPORT SHOULD BE MADE TO THE NEAREST CANADIAN OR UNITED STATES MILITARY OR DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE. POST-LANDING REPORTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CINCNORAD, ENT AEB, COLORADO, OR HEADQUARTERS NORTHERN NORAD REGION, NORTH BAY, ONTARIO, WHICHEVER IS THE MORE CONVENIENT. (4) THE CIRVIS EVALUATION REPORT - SUBMITTED BY EACH ADDRESSEE OE THE ABOVE CIRVIS REPORTS. IT WILL INCLUDE NEGATIVE DR OTHER INEORMATION AS WARRANTED, AND WILL BE SUBMITTED PROMPTLY TO KEEP ALL MESSAGE ADDRESSEES EULLY INEORMED DURING THE EVALUATION PHASE. ALL A6-55 ATTACHMENT 6-6 AEM55-II 20 MAY 1968 INVESTIGATIVE MEASURES AND EVALUATION PROCESSES INSTITUTED BY THE ADDRESSEE MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING PROCEDURES, AND REPORTED ACCORDING TO JANAP 146. THIS WILL BE HQ USAE RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THE CSAE IS AN ADDRESSEE OE A CIRVIS REPORT. C. THE EOLLOWING SPECIEIC SIGHTINGS WILL BE REPORTED (I) WHILE AIRBORNE AND EROM LANG BASED OBSERVERS. (A) HOSTILE OR UNIDENTIEIED SINGLE AIRCRAET OR EORMATIONS OE AIRCRAET WHICH APPEAR TO BE DIRECTED AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA OR THEIR EORCES. (B) MISSILES. (C) UNIDENTIEIED ELYING OBJECTS. (D) HOSTILE OR UNIDENTIEIED SUBMARINES. (E) HOSTILE OR UNIDENTIEIED OR GROUPS OP MILITARY SURPACE VESSELS. (P) INDIVIDUAL SURPACE VESSELS, SUBMARINES, OR AIRCRAET OP UNCONVENTIONAL DESIGN, OR ENGAGED IN SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OR OBSERVED IN A LOCATION OR ON A COURSE WHICH MAY BE INTERPRETED AS CONSTITUTING A THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA OR THEIR EORCES. (G) ANY UNEXPLAINED OR UNUSUAL ACTIVITY WHICH MAY INDICATE A POSSIBLE ATTACK AGAINST OR THROUGH CANADA OR THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE OP ANY UNIDENTIEIED OR OTHER SUSPICIOUS GROUND PARTIES ATTACHMENT 6-6 A6-56 AFM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 IN THE POLAR REGION OR OTHER REMOTE OR SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS. (2) UPON LANDING. (A) REPORTS WHICH EOR ANY REASON COULD NOT BE TRANSMITTED WHILE AIRBORNE. (B) UNLISTED AIREIELDS OR EACILITIES, WEATHER STATIONS, OR AIR NAVIGATION AIDS. (C) POST LANDING REPORTS (TO INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS OR EILM IE PICTURES WERE TAKEN) D. EVERY EEEORT SHOULD BE MADE TO SUBSTANTIATE VITAL INTELLIGENCE SIGHTINGS BY TAKING AS MANY PHOTOGRAPHS AS POSSIBLE. UNDEVELOPED EILM OR PRINTS AND NEGATIVES SHOULD BE EORWARDED WITH A BRIEE LETTER REPORT AND OTHER IDENTIEYING INEORMATION TO EITHER THE DIRECTOR OE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, DEPARTMENT OE THE NAVY3 WASHINGTON, DC 20350 OR DIRECTOR OE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, CANADIAN EORCES HEADQUARTERS, OTTAWA 4, ONTARIO, AS APPROPRIATE. PHOTOS WILL BE PROCESSED AND ONE COPY OP EACH PRINT TOGETHER WITH A ROLL OP NEW EILM WILL BE RETURNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL. E. THE CIRVIS REPORT IS A NARRATIVE REPORT. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIPIC RESPONSIBILITIES ARE OUTLINED ON TABLE 1. Vll. REPORT Cl IDENTIPICATION Vlll REPORT A. AIRBORNE CIRVIS REPORTS WILL BE SIMILAR TO ROUTINE AIRCRAPT CONTENT POSITION REPORTS TRANSMITTED BY EITHER RADIO-TELEPHONE OR RADIOTELEGRAPH. THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES TO BE EM- A6-57 ATTACHMENT 6-6 APM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 PLOYED WILL BE THOSE APPLICABLE TO COMMUNICATIONS EACILITIES UTILIZED. THE REPORTS SHOULD CONTAIN THE INEORMATION DETAILED BELOW, WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND IN THE ORDER LISTED. B. WHEN REPORTING IDENTIPIABLE OBJECTS (1) CIRVIS REPORT. (2) IDENTIPICATION OP REPORTING AIRCRAPT OR OBSERVER AS APPROPRIATE. (3) OBJECT SIGHTED. GIVE BRIEP DESCRIPTION OP THE SIGHTING WHICH SHOULD CONTAIN THE POLLOWING ITEMS AS APPROPRIATE - (A) NUMBER IF AIRCRAFT, VESSELS, MISSILES, SUBMARINES, ETC. ATTACHMENT 6-6 AFM55-II (B) CATEGORY OF OBJECT, GENERAL DESCRIPTION, E.G., SIZE, SHAPE, TYPE OF PROPULSION, ETC. (4) THE POSITION OF THE OBJECT. THIS CAN BE INDICATED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS (A) LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE. (B) OVER A RADIO FIX. (C) TRUE BEARING AND DISTANCE FROM A RADIO FIX. (D) OVER A WELL-KNOWN OR WELL-DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC POINT. (5) DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTING (GMT). (6) ALTITUDE OF OBJECT. (7) DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF OBJECT. (8) SPEED OF OBJECT. A6-58 20 MAY 1968 (9) ANY OBSERVED IDENTIFICATION, INSIGNIA, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION. EVERY REASONABLE EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE OBJECT SIGHTED. C. WHEN REPORTING UNIDENTIFIABLE OBJECTS (1) CIRVIS REPORT. (2) IDENTIFICATION OF REPORTING AIRCRAFT OR OBSERVER AS APPROPRIATE. (3) OBJECT SIGHTED. GIVE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT WHICH SHOULD CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS (A) SHAPE. (B) SIZE COMPARED TO A KNOWN OBJECT (USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS - HEAD OF A PIN,. PEA, DIME, NICKEL, QUARTER, HALF DOLLAR, SILVER DOLLAR, BASEBALL, GRAPEFRUIT, OR BASKETBALL) HELD IN THE HAND AT ABOUT ARM'S LENGTH. (C) COLOR. (D) NUMBER. (E) FORMATION, IF MORE THAN ONE. (F) ANY DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILS. (G) TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST, INCLUDING SIZE OE SAME COMPARED TO SIZE OE OBJECT. (H) SOUND. IE HEARD, DESCRIBE SOUND. (I) OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL EEATURES. (4) DESCRIPTION OP COURSE OP OBJECT. A6-59 ATTACHMENT 6-6 APM55-II 20 MAY 1968 (A) WHAT PIRST CALLED THE ATTENTION OP OBSERVER(S) TO THE OBJECT (B) ANGLE OR ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OP OBJECT WHEN PIRST OBSERVED. (C) ANGLE OR ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OP OBJECT UPON DISAPPEARANCE. (D) DESCRIPTION OP PLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS OP OBJECT. (E) HOW DID THE OBJECT DISAPPEAR. (INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE NORTH, ETC.). (F) HOW LONG WAS THE OBJECT VISIBLEh- (BE SPECIFIC, 5 MINUTES, I HOUR, ETC.). (5) MANNER OF OBSERVATION (A) USE ONE OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS GROUND- VISUAL, GROUND-ELECTRONIC, AIR ELECTRONIC. (IF ELECTRONIC, SPECIFY TYPE OF RADAR.) (B) STATEMENT AS TO OPTICAL AIDS (TELESCOPES, BINOCULARS, ETC.) USED AND DESCRIPTION THEREOF. (C) IF THE SIGHTING IS MADE WHILE AIRBORNE, GIVE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, ALTITUDE, HEADING, SPEED, AND HOME STATION. (6) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING (A) ZULU TIME-DATE GROUP OF SIGHTING. (B) LIGHT CONDITIONS. (USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS NIGHT, DAY, DAWN, DUSK.) (7) LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S). ATTACHMENT 6-6 A6-60 AFM 55-11 20 MAY 1968 AFM 55-11 IX. SAMPLE REPORTS EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OE EACH OBSERVER, AND/OR GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION. A POSITION WITH REEERENCE TO A KNOWN LANDMARK ALSO SHOULD BE GIVEN IN ELECTRICAL REPORTS, SUCH AS 2M1 N OP DEEVILLE, 3M1 SW OP BLUE LAKE. TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR GARBLING OPTEN RESULT IN ELECTRICALLY TRANSMITTED MESSAGES, MAKING LOCATION PLOTS DIPPICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. (8) WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOPT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OP SIGHTINGS (A) OBSERVER(S) ACCOUNT OP WEATHER CONDITIONS. (B) REPORT PROM NEAREST AWS OR U.S. WEATHER BUREAU OPPICE OP WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY IN DEGREES AND KNOTS AT SURPACE, 6,000', 10,000', 16,000', 20,000', 30,000', 50,000', AND 80,000' IP AVAILABLE. (C) CEILING. (D) VISIBILITY. (E) AMOUNT OP CLOUD COVER. (F) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA AND QUADRANT IN WHICH LOCATED. (G) TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. (9) ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION, METEOROLOGICAL, ASTRONOMICAL, OR OTHERWISE, WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT POR THE SIGHTING. (10) INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIPICATION ACTION TAKEN (SUCH ACTION MAY BE TAKEN WHENEVER PEASIBLE, COMPLYING WITH EXISTING AIR DEPENSE DIRECTIVES). A6-61 ATTACHMENT 6-6 20 MAY 1968 (11) LOCATION, APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE, AND GENERAL DIRECTION OP PLIGHT OP ANY AIR TRAPPIC OR BALLOON RELEASES IN THE AREA WHICH COULD POSSIBLY ACCOUNT POR THE SIGHTING. (12) POSITION TITLE AND COMMENTS OP THE PREPARING OPPICER, INCLUDING HIS PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OP THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OP THE SIGHTING(S). (13) EXISTENCE OP PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, SUCH AS MATERIALS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. A. INITIAL CIRVIS REPORT. (1) EXAMPLE OE AN AIR-GROUND RADIOTELEPHONE TRANSMISSION (AIRCRAET) (AERONAUTICAL STATION) (AIRCRAET) (AERONAUTICAL STATION) (AIRCRAET) (AERONAUTICAL STATION) ATTACHMENT 6-6 AEM55-II (AIRCRAET) (AERONAUTICAL STATION) (AIRCRAET) (AERONAUTICAL STATION) (AIRCRAET) (AERONAUTICAL STATION) CIRVIS CIRVIS CIRVIS - KINDLEY THIS IS AIR EORCE TWO LIVE NINE THREE SIX -CIRVIS REPORT - OVER AIR EORCE TWO LIVE NINE THREE SIX THIS IS KINDLEY - GO AHEAD ELASH - CIRVIS REPORT - AIR EORCE TWO LIVE NINE THREE SIX SIGHTED EORMATION OE SIX JET BOMBERS - CONEIGURATION IS SWEPT WING WITH EIGHT JET ENGINES -TWO HUNDRED MILES EAST OE BERMUDA ON THIRTEEN MAY AT ONE THREE LIVE ZERO ZULU - ALTITUDE THREE LIVE THOUSAND -HEADING TWO SEVEN ZERO DEGREES - NO MARKINGS OBSERVED - OVER KINDLEY - ROGER - OUT (2) EXAMPLE OE AN AIR-GROUND RADIOTELEGRAPH TRANSMISSION CIRVIS CIRVIS CIRVIS AEA3 DE A48207 K A48207 DE AEA3 K A6-62 20 MAY 1968 Z - CIRVIS REPORT. A48207 SIGHTED. . . ETC - A48207 DE AEA3 R AR B. CIRVIS CANCELLATION REPORT. (I) EXAMPLE OE AN AIR-GROUND RADIOTELEPHONE TRANSMISSION CIRVIS CIRVIS CIRVIS - KINDLEY THIS IS AIR EORCE TWO LIVE NINE THREE SIX - CIRVIS REPORT - OVER AIR EORCE TWO LIVE NINE THREE SIX THIS IS KINDLEY - GO AHEAD ELASH - CANCEL CIRVIS REPORT OP ONE THREE LIVE ZERO ZULU BY AIR EORCE TWO LIVE NINE THREE SIX - SIX JET BOMBERS POSITIVELY IDENTIPIED AS AIR EORCE BRAVO PORTY SEVENS AT ONE POUR POUR SIX ZULU - OVER KINDLEY - ROGER - OUT (2) IN RADIOTELEGRAPH TRANSMISSION, THE SAME PROCEDURES WOULD APPLY AS PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH IXA(2). C. CIRVIS POST-LANDING REPORT. UNCLAS/JOPREP JIPPY/MAC/CIRVIS 0IC/I3I5I5I MAY 67 REFERENCE - AIRBORNE CIRVIS REPORTS SUBMITTED BY AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX TO KINDLEY AIRWAYS AT 13 1350 1 MAY 67 AND 13 1435 1 MAY 67 AIR FORCE TWO FIVE NINE THREE SIX RECOVERED AT KINDLEY AFB AT 14 I500I MAY 67. FIRST REFERENCED AIRBORNE CIRVIS REPORT REPORTED SIGHTING FORMATION OF SIX JET BOMBERS TWO HUNDRED MILES EAST OF BERMUDA HEADING TWO SEVEN ZERO DEGREES. A6-63 ATTACHMENT 6-6 AFM55-II 20 MAY 1968 SECOND REFERENCED AIRBORNE CIRVIS REPORT CANCELLED FIRST CIRVIS REPORT WHEN JET BOMBERS POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS AIR FORCE BRAVO FIVE TWO’S ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILES WEST OF BERMUDA STILL ON WESTERLY HEADING. X. DATA DD FORM 173, JOINT MESSAGE FORM. DD FORM I73-I, COLLECTION ABBREVIATED JOINT MESSAGE FORM AND/OR CONTINUATION SHEET. FORMAT ATTACHMENT 6-6 A6-62 AFM55-II 20 MAY 1968 [ Remainder of Manual skipped ]