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As a family member of the military
community, you are a vital player in our
success. We cannot complete our job
without your support. You may not
know it, but you also play a crucial role
in ensuring your loved one’s safety just
by what you know of the military’s daily
operations. You can protect your loved
ones by protecting that military
operations information. This is known in
the military as operations security, or
OPSEC.
You are a
v ital player
in our
succes s
375TH AIR MOBILITY WING
OPSEC OFFICE
Phone: (618) 256-3056
E-mail: [email protected]
To safeguard you, your family and your
belongings, here are a few tips for your
home. Note that all help to control the infor-
mation you share with others.
Do not put your children’s names on
their backpacks.
Do not put the box your brand new TV
came in on the curb for trash pick-up.
You are only advertising.
Do not leave your trash can on the curb
when you are out of town.
Have some one pick up your news
papers and mail while you are away.
Have automatic lights set for random
times.
Be mindful that if it has snowed for a
few days and there are no tracks in your
driveway, this is a pretty good indicator
that you are not home. Have the
neighbors kids shovel your driveway to
make it look like you are home.
Don’t share photos online that contain
geotags (location the photo was taken),
addresses, school districts (on buses,
etc.)
Be mindful of what you’re sharing with
others on bumper stickers and vanity
plates.
OPSEC AT HOME
A GUIDE FOR
THE FAMILY
Operations
security
OPSEC is the process of safeguarding our
critical unclassified information from potential
adversaries. As the name suggests, it
protects our operations planned, operations
in progress and operations completed.
Success depends on secrecy and surprise.
For example; have you ever watched a
football game? If the offense can trick or
surprise the defense, the play is successful.
Enemies of freedom want our information no
matter how small or insignificant and they
are not just looking for information from the
military member.
So why you? ? ?
As a civilian, why would anyone want to
target you as a source of information?
Without realizing it, you
may know small bits of
information that an
adversary can piece
together to complete a
bigger picture. They are trained to ask
certain questions in such a casual way, they
make you feel comfortable enough to reveal
information they can use.
What c an you do ?
Even though this information may not be “SECRET”,
it’s what we call “Critical Information.” Critical
Information deals with specific facts about military
intentions, capabilities, operations or activities. If an
adversary knew this detailed information, our
mission and personnel safety
could be jeopardized. It must
be protected to ensure an
adversary doesn’t gain a
significant advantage.
By being a member of the military family, you will
often know some details of military information. Do
not discuss them outside of your immediate family
and especially not over the telephone, e-mail or
social networking sites.
Examples of Critical Information
Detailed information about missions of assigned
units
Details concerning locations and times of units
deployments
Details concerning security procedures
Details of TDYs to include length and or location
Critical Information at home
Where you hide your key outside
How long you will be on vacation or how long
your spouse will be deployed
What e xac tly
i s o psec ?
Puzz le P i eces
These pieces of information may seem
insignificant. However, to a trained
adversary, they are small pieces of a puzzle
that highlight what we are doing and
planning. Remember, the elements of
security, secrecy and surprise are vital to
the accomplishment of our goals and our
collective personnel protection.
Where and how
you discuss this
information is
j u s t a s
important as
with whom you
d i s c u s s i t .
Adversaries agents tasked with collecting
information frequently visit some of the
same stores, clubs, recreational areas,
places of worship AND social networking
sites like Facebook and Myspace.
Determined individuals can easily collect
data from cordless and cellular phones and
baby monitors using inexpensive receivers
available from local electronic stores.
If anyone, especially a foreign national
persistently seeks information from you,
notify your military sponsor immediately. He
or she will notify the unit OPSEC program
manager or local office of investigations.