TACTICS PANEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000600070020-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: February 16, 1965
• Content Type: REGULATION

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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE 16 February 1965
NUMBER 50-3055-22
TACTICS. PANED
1. PURPOSE: To establish a panel for development of new tactics to be employed
by aircraft, revise established/approved tactics as required, and to
review tactics recommended for inclusion in th Tactical Doctrine.
2. SCOPE: This procedure is applicable tot
.. a Personnel assigned on orders as members of the Detachment Tactics
Panel,
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tactics, review existing tactics, and/or prepare for inclusion in..the
TacticalDOCtrine specific tactics::approved,bythe panel.
3. RE~PQNSIBIb1TY: The President of the Tactics Panel is responsible to
convene members of the Panel when items have been submitted for consideration,
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or when existing tactics appear to be unsatisfactory.for.operational employment.
Rated members of the Commanders f,.and rated personnel assigned to Staff
Directorates, knowledgeable of operations/capability, are responsible to
25X1A2g su review any tactic recommended to improve operational capability of
th), Qr revision of any. existing tactic included in the Tactical Doctrine.
Copies of this Standard Operating Procedure will be forwarded to the Commander,
903d Air Refueling Squadron, Beale AFB, California. The Commander, 14th Strategic
Aerospace Division, Beale APB California. has, made-available.to the Commander,
25X1C4a members of the 903d ARS
to tunction as advisors/members ot the Detachment Tactics Panel. The. knowledge!
experience level of the Senior Staff of the 903d ARS dictates the necessity of
requesting representation from that unit as members/advisors of the Tactics
Panel Board when air refueling tactics are being reviewed. The 903d ARS is
encouraged to submit items for review by the Tactics Panel.
4. P ROGEDURE$
a. Members of the Detachment Tactics Panel will:
(1) Be composed of following personnel:
(a) Deputy Commander for Operations, President
(b) Asst Deputy Commander for Operations, Member (Alt President)
(c) Chief, Standardization Division, Member
(d) Chief, Test Coordination Branch, Standardization Division,
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(e) Chief, Mission Support Division, Member
(f) Chief, Flight PlanningSection,iMisaion Support Division,
(g) Project pilots as appropriate,
Be on Detachment Ordei4 its R gown (1) above.
e-43) Meet ,at the directign. of the President.
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( ) .When desi.gne5edas'OPR.for=item preparation torbe published in
Tactical Doctrine, complete preparation as expeditiously as possible
and forward to President for further action
b~.Personnel not members=of-the Tactics Panel will forward to the President,
Tactics Panel, in writing recommendations for new/revised tactics.
c.. ..New/revised tacticsiconsidered7feasible by the Panel will be flight
tested"as required The President willforward the new/revised?tacticthe test flights, or rejection.
The:Taetige Panel will be _the`,deciding authority.
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d 'Allfinal-:actions by. the..Taotics 'Panel .will be forwarded-t
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Upon approval b theCommaider ?-the'dpproved new/revised tactic will be
tttcluded in the 'aetical::Doctrine. Preparation for publication will be
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-as-Outlined in.a(4) above,
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Deputy Commander for Operations
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