DARKHORSE Families, At this time there are NO return dates. Please remember OPSEC when posting to social media. Operations Security Guidance for Family Members... As a family member of the military community, you are a vital player in our success and we could not do our job without your support. You may not know it, but you also play a crucial role in ensuring your loved ones safety just by what you know of the militarys day-to-day operations. You can protect your loved ones by protecting the information that you know. This is known in the military as, Operations Security, or OPSEC. What is OPSEC? OPSEC is keeping potential adversaries from discovering Information that is Critical to your families safety and also your spouses Mission Accomplishment. Mission Accomplishment depends on secrecy and surprise, so the military can accomplish the mission more quickly and with less risk. Enemies of freedom want this information, and they are not just after the military member to get it. In December 2009, Al Qaeda gave instructions to all their operatives to target military personnel and their families. They were told to search for personal information, find out where their families live, and find the easiest way to target their workplaces. The posting of pictures and information to unofficial websites about your loved ones military unit and/or to personal and family websites has the potential to jeopardize the safety of the entire unit. eMarine serves as a central location that allows families the opportunity to still share pictures and information, while also allowing your family readiness officer to ensure proper OPSEC will help keep your family and the Marines safe. What Can You Do? There are many countries and organizations that would like to harm Americans and degrade US influence in the world. It is possible and not unprecedented for spouses and family members of US military personnel to be targeted for intelligence collection. This is true in the United States, and especially true overseas! What can you do? Be Alert - Foreign Governments and organizations can collect significant amounts of useful information by using spies. A foreign agent may use a variety of approaches to befriend someone and get sensitive information. This sensitive information can be critical to the success of a terrorist or spy, and consequently deadly to Americans. Be Careful - There may be times when your spouse cannot talk about the specifics of his or her job. It is very important to conceal and protect certain information such as flight schedules, ship movements, temporary duty locations and installation activities, just to name a few. Something as simple as a phone discussion concerning where your spouse is going on temporary duty or deploying to can be very useful to adversaries. Protecting Critical Information - Even though this information may not be secret, it is what the Department of Defense calls critical information. Critical information deals with specific facts about military intentions, capabilities, operations or activities. If an adversary knew this detailed information, US mission accomplishment and personnel safety could be jeopardized. It must be protected to ensure an adversary doesnt gain a significant advantage. By being a member of the military family, you will often know some bits of critical information. Do not discuss them outside of your immediate family and especially not over the telephone or online
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:35:56 +0000
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