DH B5 DOD Positive Force Fdr- Doc Requests 4 and 18 and Withdrawal Notice Re Dana Hyde Notes 137

8/14/2019 DH B5 DOD Positive Force Fdr- Doc Requests 4 and 18 and Withdrawal Notice Re Dana Hyde Notes 137

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H. KeanC H A I R

Hamilton

Ben-Veniste

FieldingS. GorelickGorton

y J. RoemerR.Thompson

D. ZelikowD I R E C T O R

DoDDOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 4The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the"Commission") requests that the Department of Defense (DoD or the "respondent")provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no later than Jun e30, 2003 (the "production date"):1. All transcripts, tapes and other documents related to any Significant EventConference, or any other interagency phone confere nce, on 9/11/01.2. All docume nts related to the C-130 aircraft that departed Andre ws A FB shortlyafter 0930 on 9/11/01, including the crew list and their current locations. Include theflight plan, the mission and the controller logs/tapes. Include any debriefings, afteraction reports or other inq uiry into the actions of that plane on that day.3. All transcripts, tapes and othe r documents related to any interagency phoneconference that NORAD (including all of its components) conducted or participated inon 9/11 related to the hijackings of 9/11 and NORAD's response thereto.4. All transcripts, tapes and other documents related tcfany internal NOR AD phoneconferences or communications on 9/11 related to the hijackings of 9/11 andNORAD's response thereto.5. Transcripts of all communications and orders conveyed to pilots scrambled insupport of the North East Air Defense Sector's (NEADS) response to the hijackings of9 / 1 1 .

6. All transcripts, tapes and other documents of the parent wings of aircraftscrambled in support of NEADS' response on 9/11, related to the response of suchaircraft to the hijackings of 9/11.7. All transcripts, tapes and other documents of the Air Force Bases from whichaircraft were scrambled in support of NEADS's response on 9/11, related to theresponse of such aircraft to the hijackings of 9/11.8. The pilot logs for each pilot that was scrambled in support of NE AD S' response tothe hijackings on 9/11, including but not limited to the pilots th at scrambled out ofOtis Air Force Base, Langley Air Force Base, An drew s Air Force Base, Toledo AirForce Base and Selfridge Air Force Base.

T E L (202) 331-4060F A X (202) 296-5545

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9. The Air Traffic Control Logs fo r each base from which fighters were scrambled in support of NEADS'response on 9/11, including but not limited to: Otis Air Force Base, Langley Air Force Base, AndrewsAirForce Base, Toledo Air Force Base and Selfridge Air Force Base.10. All NORAD logs related to the exercise VIGILANT GUARDIAN, beginning with the morningshift change on 9/11 and for the 24-hour period thereafter.11. Intelligence scenarios and briefing papers for all national military exercises, since January 1993,in which a plane was hijacked and/or used as a weapon and which involved any of the followingDoD entities: NORAD, JCS, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM).

i ' 'J^'12. The final briefing and intelligence scenarios for NORAD Exercises AMALGAM VIRGO 01and 02. With regard to AMALGAM VIRGO 02, please provide documentation of the scenario as itexisted prior to 9/11 as well as the version used in the actual exercise.13. All documents of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict) prepared for or signed out by the Assistant Secretary, that address the mission ofNORAD.14. Portions of the following Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) documents that relate toNORAD:(a) Defense Planning Guidance

(b) Contingency Planning GuidelinesThis request includes current versions of the aforementioned documents, an d those versions thatwere in effect on 9/11/01.15. Portions of the following Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) documents that relate to NORAD:(a) Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan

(b) Joint Strategic Review ..,(c ) Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessment (JWCA) fo r Combating Terrorism i

This request includes current versions of the aforementioned documents, and those versions thatwere in effect on 9/11/01. With respect to those documents that were in effect on 9/11, pleaseprovide th e staffing package that accompanied th e documents when submitted fo r approval by theDirector of the Joint Staff.16. Portions of the following NORAD documents that relate to domestic air defense and/orcombating terrorism:(a) Integrated Priority List(b ) Requirements Review ReportThis request includes current versions of the aforementioned documents, and those versions thatwere in effect on 9/11/01.


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17. Ann ual testimony to Congress of the NORA D Commander in Chief for 2000 an d 2001.i!V.. . . . . .

18. Documents that establish the universe of military aircraft, other than air defense aircraft, thatwere airborne w ithin 150 nautical miles of the New York City and Washington D.C. areas, anytimefrom 0800 to 1030 hours on the m orning of 9/11/01. The docum ents should include the takeofftime, flight plan, and ordnance load of such aircraft.19. An Info rma tion Pape r or fact sheet that establishes how clocks were synchronized and to wha tstandard on 9/11/01 for the following: the Joint Surveillance System rada r tapes, the Na tionalMilitary Command Center logs, the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center logs, the Northeast AirDefense Sector logs, and the First Air Force/Continental Air Defense Region logs.20. The final briefing and intelligence scenario for the National R econnaissance Office (NRO)exercise scheduled on 9/11 concerning a plane crash into NRO headquarters.21. The final briefing and intelligence scenario for the October 24-26,2000 emergency drill basedupon the crashing of an airliner into the Pentagon.22. The final briefing and intelligence scenario for the May 2001 DoD training of medicalpersonnel to respond to a guided missile in the form of a hijacked 757 airliner crashing into thePentagon. ; . - - . .

y23. All files of Lt. Col. Daw ne Deskins, USA F, Northeast Air Defense Sector, related to thehijackings of 9/11.24 . There are conflicting accounts of when NORAD first received notification from the FAA thatAmerican Airlines Flight 11 had been hijacked. Please provide all docum ents relating to the FAA'snotification to NORAD of the hijacking of Flight 11.25. The National Military Joint Intelligence C enter (NM JIC) Senior D uty Officer log for the 24-hour period beginning w ith the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks thatrecorded events related to the hijackings on 9/11.26. The National SIGINT Operations Center (NSO C) Senior Du ty Officer logs for the 24-hourperiod beginn ing with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks that recordedevents related to the hijackings on 9/11.27. The National Imagery an d Ma pping Agency (NIMA) logs that document imagery requests andresponses for the 24-hour period beginning w ith the morning shift change on 9/11.28. The Alternate Na tional Military Com mand Center (ANMCC) Senior Duty Officer log for the24-hour period beginning with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks thatrecorded events related to the hijackings on 9/11.29. The National Emergency Airborne Comm and Post (NEA CAP) Senior Duty Officer log for the24-hour period following activation of the Comm and Post.


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30. The Transportation Comm and (TRANSCOM) Operations Center Senior Duty Officer log forthe 24-hour period beginning with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desksthat recorded events related to the hijackings of 9/11.31. The Air Combat Comm and (ACC) Senior Duty Officer log for the 24-hour period beginningwith the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks that recorded events related tothe hijackings of 9/11.32. NO RAD regulation 55-11, entitled "Air D efense Fighter Alert (U)."33. Schedules of the SECDEF, DEPSECDEF, and USD(P) as maintained and revised on 9/11.34 . Final data from the Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center (DfiFSMAC) thatestablishes the time of impact fo r each of the hijacked aircraft.35. Copies of the JCS/DoD message to commanders, worldwide, raising the threat level to "Delta."36. Copies of the JCS/DoD O rder raising the defense condition to D efCon 3.The Com mission requests that the documents requested above be prov ided as soon as they areavailable, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the same time, throughmeans of a "rolling" production. The Commission further requests that the respondent provide anindex of all documents produced, indicating which documents are responsive to what requests.If any requested documents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on an allegedclaim of privilege or for any other reason, the Commission requests that the respondent, as soon aspossible and in no event later than the production date, identify an d describe each such document orclass of documents, as well as the alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient specificity toallow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.

T *.'.'If the respond ent does no t have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but hasinformation about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that therespondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the productiondate.If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these docum entrequests, the Commission requests that an y such questions or concerns be raised with theCommission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to theproduction date.June 13, 2003 D aniel Ma rcusGeneral Counsel


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H. KeanCHAIRH. HamiltonVICE CHAIR

Ben-Veniste

FieldingGorelick

GortonLehman

Thompson

D.ZelikowDIRECTOR

DoD DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 18The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the"Commission") requests that the Department of Defense (DoD or the "respondent")provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no later thanDecember 10, 2003 (the "production date"). For purposes of this request, "NORAD"includes NORAD headquarters and all regions, sectors, and associated units.

1. The current version of NORAD Instruction 10-45 ("CINCNORAD ExerciseProgram"), and the version that was in effect on September 11, 2001.2. The Announcement Message, Concept and Objectives Statement (C&O),

Exercise Specifications (EXSPEC), Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), MasterScenario Events Listing (MSEL), and Control Staff Instructions (COSIN) forthe following exercises:Vigilant Guardian 99Vigilant Guardian 01Amalgam V irgo 013. All after action final reports related to the exercises listed in Item 2, includingbut not limited to any reports produced by contractors or internally byNORAD. If no "final" after action rep ort exists for any of the exercises listedin Item 2, please certify that no "final" report exists and provide copies of any

"interim," "draft," "preliminary," or other docum ents no t deemed a "final"report.4. All database "lessons learned" that exist for the exercises listed in Item 2.5. All documents related to the Concept Development C onference (CDC) and theInitial Planning Conference (IPC) for Amalgam V irgo O2, including the

exercise planning schedule. This request includes, but is not limited to, draftsof the Concept and Objectives Statement (C&O), the Exercise Specifications(EXSPEC), the Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), the Master Scenario Events Listing(MSEL), and the Control Staff Instructions (COSIN ) as they existed prior to9/11/01 . For each of the documents responsive to this request, please prov ideinformation sufficient to determine the date the document was initially drafted,and, if applicable, the date the document was finalized.

6. All after action final reports related to Am algam Virgo 02 , including but notlimited to any reports produced by contractors or internally by NORAD. If no"final" after action report exists for Amalgam Virgo 02 , please certify that no"final" report exists and provide copies of any "interim," "draft,""preliminary," or other documents not deemed a "final" report.T E L (202) 331-4060F A X (202) 296-5545

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7. All database "lessons learned" that exist for Amalgam Virgo 02.8. All after action docum ents (to include all final reports and all d atabase

"lessons learned") related to military exercises since January 1993 ~ inwhich an aircraft was hijacked and/or used as a weapon and which involvedNORAD. If no "final" after action reports exist for these exercises, pleasecertify that no "final" report exists and provide copies of an y "interim,""draft," "preliminary," or other documents no t deemed a "final" report.

9. The Announcement Message, Concept and Objectives Statement (C&O),Exercise Specifications (EXSPEC), Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), MasterScenario Events Listing (MSEL), an d Control Staff Instructions (COSIN) fo rthe exercises that involved the follow ing events:Hijack AL MSEL #146081Hijack AL Event #141709Hijack Conference Inputs fo r MSEL #14600Hijack AL Exercise Cornet White 99-ACC-29/30/31Hijack AL Event #555114; Exercise VFFI99-1Hijack AL - Weapon Exercise A mazon Condor 00-1Hijack AL - Weapon Event #556768; Exercise Fencing Indian 00-2Hijack Al - Weapon Exercise CO SIN Oct 99; MSEL 14001Hijack Mil AC Exercise Amalgam Warrior 00-2; MSEL #147412Hijack AL - Weapon Event #146008Hijack AL Event #140202Hijack FORN AL Event #140206ACFT BIO Event #144814; MSE L #144814Hijack AL Event #142011; MSEL #142011

10. All after action final reports related to the exercises listed in Item 9, includingbu t not limited to any reports produced by contractors or internally byNO RAD . If no "final" after action reports exist for the exercises listed in Item9, please certify that no "final" report exists and provide copies of any"interim," "draft," "preliminary," or other documents not deemed a "final"report.

11. All database "lessons learned" that exist for the exercises listed in Item 9.

12 . All documents of NO RA D intelligence offices, from January 1,1998 throughSeptember 20 , 2001, that relate to the issue of an aircraft being used as aweapon. This request includes, but is not limited to, documen ts responsive tothis request in the possession of Lt. Col. S tuart at NEADS.13. The NO RA D Agreement and subsequent renewals, described in paragraph 4.1of Nil 0-37 ("NORAD Planning and Requirements System (N PRS)), as draftedand/or approved by the CINCNOR AD from January 1, 1998 throughSeptember 20, 2001.


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14. The NORAD Vision, described in paragraph 4.1 of NI10-37 as drafted and/orapproved by the CINCNORAD from January 1,1998 through September 20,2001.15 . NO RA D Requirements Review Report, described in paragraph 5.2 of NI10-37,as drafted and/or approved by CINCNORAD from January 1,1998 throughSeptember 20, 2001.16 . The NOR AD Integrated Priority List, described in paragraph 5.3 of NI1 0-37 ,as drafted and/or approved by CINCNORAD from January 1, 1998 throughSeptember 20, 2001.17. NO RA D Mission Need Statements (MNS), described in paragraph 6 of Nil0-37, regarding the subject of hijacked aircraft and drafted from January 1, 1998

through September 20, 2001.

The Comm ission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as they areavailable, even though all requested documen ts may not be provided at the same time, throughmeans of a "rolling" production.If any requested docum ents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on an allegedclaim of privilege or for any other reason, the Com mission requests that the respondent, as soon aspossible and in no event later than the production date, identify and describe each such docum ent orclass of documents, as well as the alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient specificity toallow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but hasinformation about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that therespondent provide such in form ation as soon as possible and in no event later than the productiondate.If the responden t has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these documen trequests, the Comm ission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with theCommission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to theproduction date.Novem ber 26, 2003 Daniel MarcusGeneral Counsel


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WITH DRA WAL NOTI CE

RG: 148Box: 00002 Folder: 0005 Document: 15Series: Dana Hyde FilesCopies: 1 Pages: 9

ACCESS RESTRICTEDThe item identified below has been withdrawn from this file:

Folder Title: DOD: Exercise Positive ForceDocument Date:Document Type: Handwritten NotesSpecial Media:From:To:

Subject' Dana Hyde's notes on briefing re: military exercise Positive Force

In the review of this file this item was removed because access to it isrestricted. Restrictions on records in the National Archives are stated ingeneral and specific record group restriction statements which are availablefor examination.

NND: 382Withdrawn: 09-17-2008 by :RETRIEVAL #: 382 00002 0005 15System DocID: 4441

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