Other Considerations-Release Statements

a. In accordance with Appendix I, newly created technical documents, including MNS, CRD and ORD, will contain a secondary distribution statement that will restrict its availability to third parties, including other government agencies, U.S. industry, and the public.

b. These statements are:

n Distribution Statement A – Approved for public release; distribution unlimited

n Distribution Statement B - U.S. Government agencies only.

n Distribution Statement C - U.S. Government agencies and their contractors.

n Distribution Statement D - DoD and U.S. DoD contractors only.

n Distribution Statement E - DoD components only.

n Distribution Statement F - Further dissemination as directed by controlling office.

n Distribution Statement X - Government agencies and eligible private individuals.

c. The requirement sponsor will nominate a release statement in conjunction with the submission of a MNS or ORD to the SOOP. The release statement nomination is staffed with the requirement documentation. When the distribution statement is agreed to, the R-IPT, or SOOP representative will add the appropriate statement to the end of the MNS or ORD as appropriate. This notation supports placing the document into the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) database and establishes guidelines for eligible parties to receive the document for appropriate action.

25. Proponent. The proponent for this directive is the Center for Operations, Plans, and Policy (SOOP), Requirements/Validation Division (SOOP-RV). Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements directly to: USSOCOM, ATTN: SOOP-RV, 7701 Tampa Point Blvd., MacDill AFB, FL 33621-5323.

(SOOP-RV)

FOR THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF:

OFFICIAL: THOMAS W. STEFFENS

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy

Chief of Staff

LEO M. SMITH, JR.

Chief, Command Information Services Division, SOCS-DP-S

DISTRIBUTION: A; C Plus

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