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This blog is a compilation of items related to our troops, their welfare and morale. I have decided to change the main thrust of this blog. I have been trying quietly for over two years to get CHINFO to order FHTNC to resume transmitting their releases to USAFNS.com, to no avail, and enough is enough. I don't intend to be quiet any longer. Every day, the sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are being deprived of having their news releases published!

Friday, October 07, 2005

CHINFO/FHTNC/USAFNS Debacle - #9 A Better Solution

A better solution are simple matrices keyed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Threat Level. Naturally, our military probably has another means of identifying the threat level, but it certainly should be a step in the right direction. The military utilizes a system called Defense Condition or DEFCON to identify Nuclear Threat Conditions. Here is a Summary:

DEFCON 5 Normal peacetime readiness
DEFCON 4 Normal, increased intelligence and strengthened security measures
DEFCON 3 Increase in force readiness above normal readiness
DEFCON 2 Further Increase in force readiness, but less than maximum readiness
DEFCON 1 Maximum force readiness.

DHS Threat Levels are not necessarily directly related to the DEFCON, but, the similarity in the systems is undeniable. Here are the DHS Threat Levels:

LOW (GREEN) - Low Risk of Terrorist Attacks

GUARDED (BLUE) - General Risk of Terrorist Attacks

ELEVATED (YELLOW) - Significant Risk of Terrorist Attacks

SEVERE (RED) - Severe Risk of Terrorist Attacks

HIGH (ORANGE) - High Risk of Terrorist Attacks

I developed Navy and Marine Corps matrices to help FHTNC produce releases for newspapers and internet websites alike. It would use the DHS Threat Level to determine the information that would be included in releases and protect our military operations, men & women in uniform and their families. In its most simple terms, the greater the threat, the less information would be made public. The logic should be relatively easy to incorporate into FHTNC's software, and even easier to administer. Here are the suggested matrices:

Here are links to different formats of the Suggested Release Matrices that contains both Navy & Marine Corps matrices, a description and examples of each by DHS Threat Level:

Microsoft Word: http://www.usafns.com/Release-Matrix.doc

Acrobat Reader: http://www.usafns.com/Release-Matrix.PDF

The upgrade of FHTNC software to include some method of easily administering a changing threat level is needed. Possibly, it could be included with the next round of modifications to make FHTNC software compatible with NMCI standards and requirements. Does anyone know for sure whether or not the FHTNC software suite is/will be updated to NMCI standards?

~G: Stay Tuned - This installment brings you up to date with almost everything that has happened. Next and last installment will conclude the series with a summary and an editoral. After the next installment, there will be editorials regarding the situation as things happen. Specifically, I am looking forward to the FOIA reports, and the information that they contain, as well as the information that they don't contain. The reports should be very revealing.

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