OPSEC: Operational Security
Ever wonder why some people are so hesitant to share information?
Ever wonder why some people think about their answer to a question for a few minutes before they give their response?
Do they have a loved one in the Air Force or other military associated branch?
There's a reason.
Ever wonder why some people think about their answer to a question for a few minutes before they give their response?
Do they have a loved one in the Air Force or other military associated branch?
There's a reason.
OPSEC Rules 1. Do not post exact deployment dates or redeployment dates. 2. Do not reveal camp locations, including nearby cities. After the deployment is officially announced by Military officials, you may discuss locations that have been released, normally on the country level. 3. Do not discus convoy routs, detailed information on the mission, capabilities, or morale of a unit. 4. Personnel transactions that occur in large numbers (pay information, powers of attorney, wills...). 5. Details concerning security procedures, response times, and tactics. 6. Don’t discuss equipment or lack thereof, to include training equipment. 7. Don’t speculate about future operations. 8. If posting pictures, don’t post anything that could be misconstrued or used for propaganda purposes. A good rule of thumb is to look at your picture without your caption or explanation and consider if it could be re-captioned to reflect poorly on coalition forces. For example, your image might show your Soldier rescuing a child from a blast site, but could be re-captioned to insinuate that the child being captured or harmed. 9. Avoid the use of count-up or count-down tickers for the same reason as rule #1. 10. Be very careful if posting pictures of your loved one. Avoid images that show significant landmarks near their base of operations, and black out last names and unit affiliations. 11. Do not, ever, post information about casualties (coalition or enemy) before the official release of the information. 12. Do not pass on rumors (“I heard they’re coming home early”, etc). Special Thanks To: AFWM |
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