HAFMD1-33 — Deputy Chief Of Staff Of The Air Force, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance

HAFMD1-33 governs the mission, organizational relationships, and responsibilities of the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR.

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  • Publication number: HAFMD1-33
  • Title: DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE, INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE & RECONNAISSANCE
  • Date: 2015-09-18

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It establishes AF/A2’s role in supporting the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff in carrying out the Department of the Air Force ISR mission. It assigns duties involving intelligence policy, oversight, security, information systems, GEOINT, HUMINT, and civil aviation intelligence.

Topics covered

  • Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
  • AF/A2 organizational relationships
  • Intelligence policy and guidance
  • Intelligence Oversight instructions
  • Sensitive compartmented information security
  • Human Intelligence execution
  • Civil aviation intelligence
  • Intelligence information systems

Questions and answers

What is AF/A2 responsible for across the Department of Defense and other government agencies?

Serving as the AF ISR focal point across the Department of Defense (DoD) and other government agencies. (paragraph 3)

What does AF/A2 oversee for the Air Force intelligence functional community?

Serving as the office of primary responsibility (OPR) for AF ISR to include planning, programming, policy, guidance, intelligence force development, and oversight for all AF components of the intelligence functional community (Active Component, Reserve Components, and Civilian). (paragraph 3)

What are AF/A2’s Intelligence Oversight responsibilities?

Publishing AF Intelligence Oversight instructions, ensuring training of AF/A2 personnel in Intelligence Oversight standards, complying with those standards, and providing representation to the Air Force Intelligence Oversight Panel. (paragraph 3)

Who retains ultimate responsibility for matters listed in Attachment 1?

The SecAF may re-delegate authority/assign responsibilities to the AF/A2, but the SecAF, through the CSAF and, as appropriate, Assistant Secretaries of the AF, retains ultimate responsibility for all matters listed in Attachment 1 of this publication. (paragraph 2)

What must Air Force intelligence information systems comply with?

Ensuring all AF intelligence information systems comply with Office of National Intelligence directives and requirements Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 500, Director of National Intelligence, Chief Information Officer. (paragraph 3)

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