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POSITIONS AND THEN TO TRAIN AND WORK WITH THE SAUDI AND OTHER
MILITARY UNITS, AS APPROPRIATE.
C AMERICA DOES NOT SEEK CONFLICT, NOR DOES IT SEEK TO CHART THE
DESTINY OF OTHER NATIONS, BUT AMERICA WILL STAND BY HER FRIENDS.
THE MISSION OF THE U. S. TROOPS IS WHOLLY DEFENSIVE.
O U. S. TROOPS ARE NOT IN SAUDI ARABIA TO DRIVE THE IRAOIS OUT OF
KJWAIT, THE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH THAT
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GOAL.
E. THIS IS A JOINT U. S. AND MULTI-NATIONAL EFFORT AS PERSONNEL
FROM ALL U. S. SERVICES, SAUDI ARABIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES ARE
ASSEMBLED PROVIDING THE EXPERTISE OF THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMON
DEFENSE OF SAUDI ARABIA.
A. (U) EXECUTION
A. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS. USCINCCENT. WITH THE GUIDANCE OF
OASD- (PA), WILL SE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PA OPERATIONS OF USCINCCENT
HOTRS SUPPORTING AND COMPONENT COMMANDS. AND OTHER PARTICIPATING
UNITS FOR THIS OPERATION. USCINCCENT WILL AUTHORIZE THE
USCINCCENT PAO TO CONDUCT ROUTINE PA MATTERS ON HIS BEHALF.
USCINOCENT PAO WILL PLAN, COORDINATE, AND DIRECT MILITARY PA
ACTIVITIES FOR THIS OPERATION. PA ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED IN
COORDINATION WITH THE SENIOR DOS REPRESENTATIVES IN THE AREA.
SUPPORTING AND COMPONENT COMMANDS AND COMMANDERS OF PARTICIPATING
UNITS SHOULD PROVIDE PA PERSONNEL AUGMENTATION TO THE JIB/SUB-
JIBS IN SUPPORT OF THE PA PLAN.
(1) NEWS MEDIA POOL OPERATIONS. IF THE DOD NATIONAL NEWS MEDIA
POOL OR A REGIONAL DOD NEWS MEDIA POOL ARE ON-SCENE, THEY WILL
RECEIVE, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF
MINIMIZE CONSIDERED
DIRECTED SUPPORT:
(A) DAILY, COMPREHENSIVE, AND UNCLASSIFIED OPERATIONAL BRIEFINGS.
(B) TO PERFORM ITS MISSION OF ENABLING POOL MEMBERS TO PROVIDE
IN-DEPTH COVERAGE OF THE EVENT, THE POOL REOUIRES ACCESS TO ACTUAL
AREAS OF COMBAT. THE MEDIA REALIZE AND ACCEPT THE ELEMENT OF RIS~
INHERENT IN ACCOMPANYING MILITARY FORCES INTO COMBAT. THEIR
PERSONAL SAFETY IS NOT A REASON FOR EXCLUDING THEM FROM AN AREA OF
ON-GOING OPERATIONS. A REPORTER SHOULD SE TREATED AS A MEMBER OF
THE UNIT AND ALLOWED TO MOVE WITH IT. AT THE SAME TIME.
COMMANDERS MUST ENSURE THE UNARMED, UNTRAINED REPORTERS ARE NOT
RECKLESSLY PUT IN EXPOSED SITUATIONS. THEY MUST BE ALLOWED TO
COVER THE ACTION FROM POSITIONS OF REASONABLE SAFETY.
(C) REASONABLE ACCESS TO KEY COMMAND AND STAFF PERSONNEL. ALL
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THESE PERSONNEL WILL BE UNCLASSIFIED AND
ON THE RECORD.
(D) ONCE THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE ARRIVAL BRIEFING, POOL MEMBERS
SHOULD BE DEPLOYE~ IN SMALL ELEMENTS OF FROM ONE TO THREE PERSONS
THROUGHOUT THE COMBAT AREA IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BALANCED COVERAGE
OF OPERATIONS. ONCE THE POOL MEMBERS HAVE OBSERVED THE INITIAL
EVENT, THEY WILL NEED TO BE REASSEMBLED SO THEY CAN COMPARE NOTES
AND FILE A CONSOLIDATED POOL STORY. POOL MEMBERS SHOULD THEN BE
RETURNED TO THE OPERATIONAL AREA AND THIS CYCLE REPEATED AS OFTEN
AS NECESSARY UNTIL POOL OPERATIONS ARE TERMINATED. WHEN
CONSIDERING ACTIVITIES FOR THE MEDIA POOL TO COVER AND PLANNING
THEIR ITINERARY, IT IS ADVISABLE TO CONSULT WITH POOL MEMBERS. IF
WELL BRIEFED ON THE DAY ~ OPERATIONAL EVENTS. THEY WILL PROBABLY
HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF THE TYPE OF COVERAGE THEY FEEL IS DESIRABLE.
MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY SHOULD BE BUILT INTO THE ITINERARY TO ALLOW
FOR POTENTIAL MINOR DELAYS. POOL ESCORTS SHOULD LOOK FOR TARGETS
OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. SUCH AS CIVILIAN EVACUEES,
DOS PERSONNEL. ETC
(E) COOPERATION FROM ALL FORCES PARTICIPATING, ON A NOT-TO-
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