Part
7. SYSTEM
OPERATIONS
SECURITY
Chapter
20. Operations
Security,
Strategic
and
Tactical
Section
1. Organizational
Missions
20-1-1. SYSTEM
OPERATIONS
SECURITY
MISSION
The System
Operations
Security
mission is
to balance
the
demands of
homeland
security/national
defense
with the
operational
integrity
and
economic
consideration
of the
National
Airspace
System
(NAS).
System
Operations
Security
coordinates
to
preserve
national
security
regarding
real time
operational
issues and
events in
the NAS.
This
commitment
is
fostered
through
interagency
coordination
at the
strategic
and
tactical
levels
with the
communication
of dynamic
decision
making
during
real time
events.
20-1-2. STRATEGIC
OPERATIONS
SECURITY
MISSION
Strategic
Operations
Security
is
responsible
for the
planning
and
coordination
of
homeland
security/national
defense
needs
within the
NAS. In
this
capacity,
Strategic
Operations
Security
is the
focal
point for
all
internal
and
external
security
requests
that
impact the
NAS.
Strategic
Operations
Security
is
responsible
for
communicating
the
implementation
of all
operational
security
procedures
and any
impacts on
the NAS.
20-1-3. TACTICAL
OPERATIONS
SECURITY
MISSION
Tactical
Operations
Security
is
responsible
to ensure
the
real-time
coordination
and
implementation
of
security
procedures
within the
NAS mainly
through
the
Domestic
Events
Network,
(DEN) and
National
Capital
Region
Coordination
Center, (NCRCC).
Tactical
Operations
Security
is the
focal
point for
all active
security
measures
and
adjustments
made for
security
and/or
operational
considerations.
Tactical
Operations
Security
is also
responsible
for the
coordination
of
intelligence
reporting
and its
nexus to
the
operational
aspects of
the NAS.
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