DEFENSE COURIER SERVICE

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Mr. William F. Donnelly
Deputy Director for Administration
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Donnelly:
2'MAY198%
In reply refer to:
1-87/05183
My 8 September 1986 letter regarding the Armed Forces Courier Service (ARFCOS)
invited your Agency's participation in the redefinition of ARFCOS. Your rep-
resentatives have attended many of the meetings of the ARFCOS organization and
policy working groups and their contributions have been most valuable.
With their cooperation, and that of representatives of Department of Defense
Components, we have developed the enclosed draft DoD Directive on the Defense
Courier Service. We believe that it meets the needs of the Department of
Defense and, hopefully, your Agency as well.
We have begun the formal coordination process for the proposed Directive. I
would appreciate your comments on the enclosed draft by the end of June 1987.
Mr. David E. Whitman of my office is available to answer questions your staff
may have; he may be contacted on 695-2289 or 695-2686.
Sincerely,
Cra g Alderma , Jr.
Deputy
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SD Form 106, AUG 85 Previous editions are obsolete.
DoD DIRECTIVES SYSTEM COORDINATION AND CONTROL RECORD
TYPE OF ISSUANCE
2. ISSUANCE NO.
3. SUBJECT
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6. PURPOSE/ REMARKS The attached proposed DoD Directive is to re-
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define the Armed Forces Courier Service in response to' a Secre-
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9. TO ADDRESSEES LISTED BELOW: The attached draft is forwarded for review and comment.
a. If the draft as written is approved, please indicate concurrence by signing and dating the appropriate space below. (Signature level must
comply with subsections 0.2. and 3., Chapter2, DoD 5025.1-M.)
b. If changes are recommended please attach a separate memorandum covering the recommendations and so indicate in the appropriate
space below.
UNDER SEC DEF FOR POLICY
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
x
UNDER SEC DEF FOR ACQUISITION
SECRETARY.OF THE NAVY
X
x
ASST. SEC DEF (Acquisition and Logistics)
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
X
ASST. SEC DEF (Command, Control, Communications, and
CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
X
Intelligence)
x
ASST. SEC DEF (Comptroller)
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH AND PROJECTS
X
AGENCY
ASST. SEC DEF (Force Management and Personnel)
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE AUDIOVISUAL AGENCY
X
ASST. SEC DEF (HealthAffairs)
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY
ASST. SEC DEF (Legislative Affairs)
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY
ASST. SEC DEF (PublicAffairs)
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
X
ASST. SEC DEF (Research and Technology)
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE.
ASST. SEC DEF (Reserve Affairs) _
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
GENERAL COUNSEL, DoD
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY
X
INSPECTOR GENERAL, DoD
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY
X
ASST. TO THE SEC DEF (Atomic Energy)
DIRECTOR, DEFENSE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AGENCY
X
ASST. TO THE SEC DEF (Intelligence Oversight),
DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY/ CHIEF, CENTRAL
X
SECURITY SERVICE
DIRECTOR, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION
DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE ORGANIZATION
DIRECTOR, PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
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Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
SUBJECT: Defense Courier Service (DCS)
References: (a) JCS Publication 13, Volume I, "Policy and Procedures
Governing the Authentication and Safeguarding of Nuclear
Control Orders," April 1, 1982 and Volume II, "Policy
and Procedures Governing the Permissive Action Link/Coded
Switch Cipher System," January 1, 1981
(b) JCS SM-313-83, "Safeguarding the Single Integrated
Operational Plan," May 10, 1983
(c) DoD 5200.1-R, "Information Security Program Regulation,"
June 1986, authorized by DoD Directive 5200.1, June 7, 1982
(d) DoD 7290.3-M, "Foreign Military Sales Financial Management
Manual," September 1986, authorized by DoD Instruction
7290.3, June 29, 1981
(e) DoD Directive 4000.19, "Interservice, Interdepartmental,
and Interagency Support," October 14, 1980
(f) DoD Instruction 5000.21, "Forms Management Program,"
December 5, 1973
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1. Establishes the DCS as a joint activity under the Commander-in-Chief,
Military Airlift Command (CINCMAC).
2. Establishes policy for the secure and timely movement of material
3. Prescribes policy, organization, management, responsibilities)
relationships, and authorities of the DCS.
B. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
1. This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),
the Military Departments and their reserve components, the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(JCS), the Unified and Specified Commands, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Defense, and the Defense Agencies (hereafter referred to collectively
as "DoD Components").
2. Other qualified activities may use the DCS but only in compliance with
1. It is DoD policy to provide the most secure, common-use transportation
for certain sensitive and classified material. The DCS shall be the principal
means of providing for the secure transportation and control of qualified
material requiring handling by courier. This shall include support for joint
or combined operations and support to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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(NATO) and U.S. allies consistent with agreements. The primary security
objective is to prevent unauthorized access to material while it is in the
DCS system. However, DCS couriers shall not ordinarily use deadly force in
the protection of material entrusted to their safeguarding.
2. The DCS shall provide service to DoD Components consistent with the
level of DCS funding and foreign military sales considerations in accordance
with DoD 7290.3-M (reference (d)). Transportation requirements above funded
levels shall be on a reimbursable basis. Transportation of qualified material
for non-DoD agencies shall be on a reimbursable basis when required by law or
regulation.
3. DCS users shall ensure that only qualified material is entered into
the DCS system. (Qualified material, unqualified material, and prohibited
material are delineated in enclosure 1.)
4. The DCS shall move material among authorized users in a scheduled,
timely manner consistent with security, operational, and logistical considera-__
tions. In addition, the DCS shall provide for a special delivery service on a
reimbursable basis.
5.- Qualified material shall be transported by the DCS to or via only
those locations outside the United States where a Status of Forces Agreement
(SOFA) or other treaty agreement is in place that provides protection from
search and seizure by customs or other unauthorized officials. (DCS transfers
material to the Department of State for final delivery in foreign countries
not having a SOFA or similar agreement.)
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6. Two-person control material shall be governed by the provisions of JCS
Publication 13, Vol I and II and SM 313-83 (references (a) and (b)). Applica-
tion of the caveat "two-person control" within the DCS system is restricted to
nuclear command and control material and equipment.
7. The provisions of paragraph 7-100 b., DoD 5200.1-R (reference (c)) that
bar working alone with access to Top Secret or Special Access Program material
shall not apply while it is airborne within the DCS system.
D. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
1. The DCS is established as a joint activity with CINCMAC exercising
command authority and executive agent responsibility. The Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense (Policy) (DUSD(P)) establishes security standards,
qualified material (enclosure 1), and use of DCS.
2. The DCS shall be staffed initially by personnel provided currently by
the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Chief of Naval Operations; and Chief of Staff,
U.S. Air Force to the Armed Forces Courier Service (ARFCOS). The chief of
each Service shall ensure personnel assigned to the DCS meet the qualifications
established for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information and those other
personnel standards established by CINCMAC in coordination with JCS. Each
Service shall continue to provide personnel identified to support DCS as
approved by JCS.
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3. The position of Commander, DCS, shall be an officer at the 0-6 grade,
nominated by the Military Departments, selected and rated by CINCMAC, whose
normal tour of duty shall be 3 years.
E. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The Heads of DoD Components shall:
a. Develop and submit to DCS, on an annual basis upon request, their
courier requirements and priorities, to include requirements of their contractors
and foreign military sales in accordance with DoD 7290.3-M (reference (d)).
b. Provide support in emergency situations to DCS couriers necessary
to safeguard DCS shipments, in accordance with DoD Directive 4000.19
(reference (e)).
c. Provide funds to DCS for special delivery services as required.
d. Ensure that their sponsored contractors comply with this Directive.
2. The JCS shall:
a. Advise the DUSD(P) on courier policy matters.
b. Provide guidance to the Unified and Specified Commands concerning
courier services and their responsibilities relating to the DCS.
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c. Take necessary action on DCS manpower requirements submitted by
CINCMAC in accordance with established JCS procedures.
3. The Chief of Staff, Army (CSA); Chief of Naval Operations (CNO); and
Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force (CSAF) shall:
a. Provide qualified personnel to carry out the DCS mission.
b. In coordination with CINCMAC, provide and maintain courier stations
at locations determined to be consistent with mission requirements and sponsor
military construction programs in accordance with DoD Directive 4000.19
(reference (e)).
c. Equally fund the DoD portion of the DCS operation and support.
Funds shall be transferred to the DCS for execution year through interservice
agreements.
d. Provide funds for special delivery services to DCS as required.
4. The DUSD(P) shall:
a. Provide overall guidance for implementation of the policies and
responsibilities for the operation of the DCS through issuance of DoD regula-
tions and other guidance, as required.
b. Authorize exceptions to the security provisions of this Directive,
to include the content of enclosure 1, as appropriate.
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c. Establish any special material handling requirements within the
DCS.
5. The CINCMAC shall:
a. Exercise command and executive agent authority for the DCS.
b. Ensure proper coordination with other commands and agencies, as
appropriate, concerning the operations of the DCS, to include the establishment
of DCS personnel qualifications.
c. Keep the JCS and DUSD(P) informed of significant matters concerning
d. Provide advice and recommendations on matters within the areas
of responsibility assigned to the DCS.
e. Provide required civilian personnel authorizations and staffing
(initially as transferred from the ARFCOS by the Military Departments).
f. Promulgate regulations required for the operation of the DCS.
g. Consistent with DoD Instruction 5000.21 (reference (f)), coordinate
recommended changes to DoD forms and forward any proposed substantive changes
to the DUSD(P) for approval.
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6. The Commander, DCS shall:
a. Be responsible to the CINCMAC for accomplishment of the DCS mission.
b. Coordinate with the Department of State Diplomatic Courier Service
for transportation of qualified material to DoD users DCS does not serve and to
Department of State sponsored users served by the DCS.
c. Develop contingency plans for the priority movement of qualified
material? during war, contingencies, and other emergencies.
d. Establish professional performance standards for personnel assigned
to the DCS and provide for professional and Service training.
e. Establish a transportation network to meet mission requirements.
f. Investigate suspected entry of unqualified or prohibited material
into the DCS.
g. Issue and control courier credentials and badges.
h. Grant one-time, limited-duration exceptions to the content of
enclosure 1, as appropriate.
i. Determine budget requirements for operations of the DCS and advise
the CSA, CNO, and CSAF of their portion of the DCS requirement.
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j. Advise non-DoD agencies of their budget requirements to support and
7. The heads of other U.S. Government departments and agencies that
a. Develop and submit to DCS, on an annual basis upon request, their
courier requirements and priorities, including requirements of their sponsored
contractors.
b. Provide support, within their respective fields of responsibilities,
to the Commander, DCS, as required to carry out the assigned mission of the DCS.
c. Assess the responsiveness of the DCS to their operational needs.
d. Budget and provide funds to DCS for their share of normal DCS
operations.
e. Provide funds to DCS for special delivery services as required.
f. Ensure that their sponsored contractors comply with this Directive.
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F. RELATIONSHIPS
The Commander, DCS shall:
1. Maintain direct liaison with DCS users for the purpose of accomplishing
DCS responsibilities within the limits of established DoD policy and CINCMAC
procedures.
2. Communicate directly with commanders of military installations and
others about DCS stations including facility, transportation, counterintel-
ligence, criminal intelligence, communications, and personnel support in
accordance with DoD Directive 4000.19 (reference (e)).
G. EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION:
1. This Directive is effective immediately. The DCS shall be activated
2. CINCMAC, in coordination with the Chief of Staff, Army, shall develop
an implementation plan to deactivate ARFCOS and activate the DCS effective
1 October 1987.
3. CINCMAC, in coordination with the Chief of Staff, Army, Chief of
Naval Operations, and Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force shall develop an imple-
mentation plan to deactivate the three Military Department courier services
effective 1 October 1987 and assist in the activation of the DCS.
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4. The Military Departments shall provide program funds and billets to
operate the DCS. Beginning in fiscal year 1988, program funds shall be trans-
ferred annually from the Departments of the Army and Navy to the Department of
the Air Force through interservice agreements to operate the DCS.
5. Existing documents of the Military Departments shall be reviewed for
6. Implementation of this Directive shall be accomplished through issuance
of an appropriate DoD regulation by the DUSD(P). This regulation shall be
developed with DoD Component assistance and address standards of services,
security standards, personnel standards, support requirements, and related
matters.
Enclosure
Qualified, Unqualified
and Prohibited Material
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(Encl 1)
QUALIFIED, UNQUALIFIED, AND PROHIBITED MATERIAL
1. Qualified material. The following categories of material qualify for DCS
handling:
a. DoD material:
(1) Top Secret information.
-(2) Classified cryptographic/COMSEC material.
(3) Classified cryptologic material.
(4) CRYPTOGRAPHIC keying material designated and marked CRYPTO
by the National Security Agency.
(5) Sensitive compartmented information (SCI).
(6) Air and spaceborne imagery material classified SECRET and
higher.
(7) Controlled Cryptographic Items for shipment outside the 48
contiguous States when no other means of secure transportation is available.
(8) Any U.S. classified material which cannot be transmitted in U.S.
custody by any other means.
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(9) Single Integrated Operational Plan materials and Secret or higher
targeting support materials.
b. Other qualified material:
(1) Department of State accompanied diplomatic courier pouches.
(2) Material in paragraphs a. (1) through a. (8) above of other U.S.
Government agencies.
(3) NATO material in paragraphs a. (1) through a. (7) above for trans-
port within areas already served by DCS.
(4) Allied material in paragraphs a. (1) through a. (7) above, used
for combined operations, for transport within areas already served by DCS.
(5) Material in paragraph a. (1) through a. (8) above of Federal
Government contractors when government contracting officials have coordinated
with and obtained Director, DCS approval for use of the DCS system prior to
initiation of the service, and such requests are in writing and contain iden-
tification of the type of material to be received and dispatched; production
schedules; size, weight, and cube of material; name, address, and telephone
number of the contractor's government contracting official; contract number
and expiration date of contract; name and address of contractor; and any
other data pertinent to the transportation of the material.
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(6) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) material in paragraphs a. and b.
above for transport within areas already served by DCS.
2. Unqualified material. All material is unqualified if it is:
a. Not identified in paragraph 1, above.
b. Not specifically authorized for DCS transportation by the Director, DCS.
3. Prohibited material. The following material is not authorized entry into
the DCS regardless of classification or other qualifying criteria.
a. Contraband, including controlled substances (particularly narcotics
and dangerous drugs) as defined in section 812, title 21, United States Code.
b. Explosives, ammunitions, and firearms and their components.
c. Radioactive material or other material hazardous to personnel.
d. Flammables.
e. Liquids.
f. Batteries (prohibited from air shipment by Federal Aviation Administra-
tion or international regulations).
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g. Currency, military payment certificates, bonds, securities, gold,
silver, jewels, jewelry, postage stamps, or other negotiable instruments.
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