OPSECGuidanceforFamilyMembers_4panel_Jul2015.pdf

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Puzzle Pieces.
These bits of information may seem
insignificant. However, to a trained adversary,
they are small pieces of a puzzle that highlight
what U.S. forces are doing and planning. Remember,
the elements of security and surprise are vital to the
accomplishment of U.S. goals and collective DoD personnel
protection.
Where and how you discuss this
information is just as important
as with whom you discuss it.
Adversaries’ agents tasked with
collecting information frequently visit some of the same
stores, clubs, recreational areas, or places of worship as you
do. If anyone, especially a foreign national, persistently seeks
information, notify the authorities immediately.
Terrorists have said they are hunting people and their
families at home. An Al Qaeda handbook tells its terrorists
to seek out “Information about government personnel,
officers, important personalities, and all matters related
to those (resident, work place, times of leaving and
returning, wives and children, places visited).”
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Army Operations Security (OPSEC)
US Central Command website,
http://www.centcom.mil/en/troops-and-
families-en/social-media-security-en
Always Ready, Always Alert
Because someone is depending on you
Operations Security Guidance
for Family Members
There are many countries and organizations that would
like to harm Americans and degrade U.S. influence in the
world. It is possible and not unprecedented for spouses and
family members of U.S. Military personnel to be targeted
for intelligence collection. This is true in the United States
and especially true overseas. Family members play a crucial
role in ensuring safety just by protecting known information
about military day-to-day operations. Understanding critical
information and identifying the methods adversaries use to
collect this information is vital to the success of the operations
security (OPSEC) program.
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. Their methods have become very sophisticated.
The Internet has become the preferred method of gathering
information. Family members may unwittingly provide all the
necessary information to compromise the military members’
mission.
Be Careful.
There may be times when the military 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
the military spouse is going on temporary duty, or deploying
to, can be very useful to U.S. adversaries.
Protect Critical Information.
Even though this information may not be classified, 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, U.S. mission accomplishment and
personnel safety could be jeopardized. It must be protected
to ensure an adversary does not gain a significant advantage.
By being a member of the military family, some bits of critical
information might be known. Do not discuss them outside of
the immediate family and especially not over the telephone or
through e-mails. Be careful of the information shared on social
media, such as Facebook and Twitter.
• Examples of Critical Information
• Detailed information about the mission of assigned units.
• Details concerning locations and times of unit
deployments.
• Personnel transactions that occur in large numbers (e.g.,
pay information, power of attorney, wills, or deployment
information).
• References to trends in unit morale or personnel
problems.
• Details concerning security procedures.
• Family members’ personal information.

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