AFI16-1404_AVIANOABSUP — Air Force Information Security

AFI16-1404_AVIANOABSUP governs procedures for protecting classified information and controlled unclassified information at Aviano Air Base.

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  • Publication number: AFI16-1404_AVIANOABSUP
  • Title: AIR FORCE INFORMATION SECURITY
  • Date: 2021-11-16

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The publication addresses information security oversight, marking standards, restricted and NATO information, classified storage, emergency protection, access, and reproduction. It requires designated officials, security surveys, annual classified-record reviews, documented destruction, and access controls.

Applies to: It applies to all personnel on Aviano Air Base, including tenant units and geographically separated units who require 31 FW information security oversight.

Topics covered

  • Classified information protection
  • Controlled unclassified information marking
  • NATO information management
  • Restricted Data management
  • Classified records clean-out
  • Emergency protection plans
  • Classified storage
  • Facility access controls

Questions and answers

When is Aviano Air Base's annual classified-record clean-out week?

The second week in February is annual clean-out week.

What must happen before classified records are destroyed?

Before destroying any classified records, check with the Wing History Office for possible retention of records of historical value.

What must emergency protection of classified material follow?

Emergency protection, storage, destruction, or relocation of classified material will be done by personnel IAW the unit’s Emergency Protection Plans (EAP) for the vaults, security containers, or secure rooms, which hold the classified material.

How must people without the required clearance or need to know enter a facility?

Persons requiring facility access without the appropriate level of clearance and/or need to know shall be escorted at all times within the facility by a cleared person who is familiar with the security procedures of the facility.

How must security managers be appointed?

Appoint (in writing) a primary and at least one alternate SM.

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