CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 011731Z MAR 23 MID600052830661U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 060/23 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N3N5/MAR// SUBJ/GUIDANCE ON CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS// REF/A/DOC/DOD/28MAR22// REF/B/MEMO/DOD/28MAR22// REF/C/DOC/USD(I&S)/02OCT22// REF/D/DOC/ICD/13MAR13// REF/E/DOC/ICPG/13MAR13// REF/F/INST/OPNAV/07JUN10// REF/G/DOC/DODD/15JUL14// REF/H/DOC/DODM/28JUL20// REF/I/MEMO/NAVY IPO/24MAY21// REF/J/DOC/CNO/12MAR21// REF/K/DOC/SECNAV/24JUN19// NARR/REF A IS THE 2022 NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (S/NF) REF B IS THE UNCLASSIFIED 2022 NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY FACT SHEET REF C IS USD (I&S) AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE FOR THE USE OF NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS DISSEMINATION CONTROL. REF D IS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DIRECTIVE 403 ON FOREIGN DISCLOSURE AND RELEASE OF CLASSIFIED NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. REF E IS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY POLICY GUIDANCE 403.1 ON CRITERIA FOR FOREIGN DISCLOSURE AND RELEASE OF CLASSIFIED NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. REF F IS OPNAVINST N9510.3 ON SAFEGUARDING OF NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION INFORMATION. REF G IS DOD DIRECTIVE ON COVER AND COVER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. REF H IS DOD MANUAL 5200.01 VOLUME 2 INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: MARKING INFORMATION. REF I IS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE REVIEW BOARD MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD: PRESUMPTION OF RELEASE OF U.S. CLASSIFIED MILITARY INFORMATION FOR FVEY (S). REF J IS THE NAVY GUIDANCE FOR BUILDING ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS (S). REF K IS SECNAV-M 5510.1 THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FOREIGN DISCLOSURE MANUAL POC/MR JEFF ROMAN/OPNAV N51/703-614-9782/JEFFREY.J.ROMAN.CIV(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO INSTITUTE A "WRITE FOR RELEASE" CULTURE ACROSS THE NAVY. MISAPPLICATION OF THE "NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS" (NOFORN) DISSEMINATION CONTROL MARKING SIGNIFICANTLY HINDERS OUR ABILITY TO SHARE INFORMATION INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN INTEGRATED DETERRENCE WITH OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS. 2. STRENGTHENING INTEGRATED DETERRENCE WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS IS A KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE 2022 NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY (NDS)(REF A). AS STATED IN THE FACT SHEET FOR THE 2022 NDS (REF B), "MUTUALLY-BENEFICIAL ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS ARE AN ENDURING STRENGTH FOR THE UNITED STATES, AND ARE CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING OUR OBJECTIVES." OVER-CLASSIFICATION AND/OR MISAPPLICATION OF NOFORN CONTRADICTS THIS GUIDANCE. 3. THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES APPLY TO EFFECTIVELY SHARE INFORMATION WITH OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS, ESPECIALLY THE "FIVE EYES" (FVEY): A. CREATE PRODUCTS AND WRITE INFORMATION WITH RELEASE TO ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN MIND. B. USE THE NOFORN MARKING ONLY WHEN SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED PER INSTRUCTIONS AND POLICY (REFS C-H). IF THE NOFORN MARKING IS JUSTIFIED, ATTEMPT TO SEGREGATE THE NOFORN MATERIAL (E.G., BUILD A NOFORN ANNEX) ENABLING EFFICIENT REVIEW OF THE CORE PRODUCT FOR RELEASE TO ALLIES AND PARTNERS. AN ANNEX MAY ALSO BE APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO CREATE A DOCUMENT WITH RELEASABLE (REL) DISSEMINATION CONTROL. 4. THE NOFORN CAVEAT MUST ONLY BE APPLIED WHEN INFORMATION CANNOT BE RELEASED IN ANY FORM TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS (INCLUDING COALITION PARTNERS), FOREIGN NATIONALS, FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS, OR NON-U.S. CITIZENS WITHOUT ORIGINATOR APPROVAL. PER REF C, THE USE OF THE NOFORN CAVEAT SHOULD BE APPLIED ONLY TO: A. INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION (WHEN REQUIRED) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES (D) AND (E) B. NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION INFORMATION (REF F) C. DOD COVER AND COVER SUPPORT INFORMATION (REF G) 5. PROPERLY MARKED DOCUMENTS ASSIST FOREIGN DISCLOSURE OFFICERS (FDO) IN MAKING RELEASE DETERMINATIONS. ERRONEOUSLY MARKED NOFORN DOCUMENTS OR DOCUMENTS WITHOUT THE DERIVED SOURCES INCLUDED MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THE ORIGINATOR AND REQUIRE EXTENSIVE FDO RESOURCES TO REMOVE MARKINGS TO SHARE WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS. A. ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITIES (OCA) ARE INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED IN WRITING, EITHER BY THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, OR AN AGENCY HEAD (E.G., SECRETARY OF THE NAVY) TO CLASSIFY SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. OCAs SHALL NOT USE THE NOFORN CAVEAT UNLESS THE INFORMATION MEETS THE CRITERIA LISTED ABOVE AND IN REF C. B. DERIVATIVE CLASSIFIERS INCORPORATE, RESTATE, OR GENERATE IN NEW FORM INFORMATION THAT IS ALREADY CLASSIFIED, AND MARK THE NEWLY DEVELOPED MATERIAL CONSISTENT WITH THE CLASSIFICATION MARKINGS THAT APPLY TO THE SOURCE INFORMATION. WHEN USING "MULTIPLE SOURCES" TO GENERATE NEWLY DEVELOPED INFORMATION, A LIST OF SOURCES MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE BODY OF THE DOCUMENT OR AS AN ATTACHMENT. 6. DRAFT DOCUMENTS WITH RELEASABILITY CONTROL MARKING OF FVEY OR A SPECIFIC COUNTRY OR ORGANIZATION TRIGRAPH OR TETRAGRAPH. REF I IS DON FOREIGN DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE REGARDING FVEY THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE NDS AND NAVY GUIDANCE FOR BUILDING ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS (REF J), WHICH PROMOTE SHARING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF THE U.S. AND PARTNER NATIONS. 7. TO ASSIST IN CREATING A "WRITE TO RELEASE" CULTURE, OPNAV N2N6 AND DON CIO ARE IMPLEMENTING A TECHNICAL SOLUTION IN MICROSOFT OUTLOOK TO REQUIRE USERS FULLY JUSTIFY THE NOFORN CAVEAT ON EMAILS. 8. SUPPORTED BY A FDO, COMMANDS SHOULD REVIEW OR REWRITE NAVAL TACTICAL PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER PRODUCTS OR BRIEFS THAT INCLUDE NOFORN CAVEAT MARKINGS. FOCUS SHOULD BE ON THOSE DOCUMENTS WHOSE RELEASABILITY WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO INTEROPERABILITY AND/OR MISSION EFFECTIVENESS WITH OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS. IN SOME INSTANCES, FMS FUNDING MAY BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT SUCH EFFORTS UPON LEGAL AND FMS CASE MANAGER APPROVAL. IN ALL CASES, COMPLETING A REVIEW FOR RELEASABILITY OF CRITICAL DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO NEED PROVIDES THE NAVY THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY RESPOND AND INTEGRATE ALLIES AND PARTNERS WHEN REQUIRED. 9. TO FACILITATE A "WRITE FOR RELEASE" CULTURE, COMMANDS SHALL DESIGNATE PROPERLY TRAINED FDOs THROUGH A DEDICATED BILLET OR AS A COLLATERAL DUTY DEPENDING ON SIZE OF THE COMMAND AND VOLUME OF INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL FDO BILLET ALLOCATION AT CRITICAL DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (E.G. SYSTEMS COMMANDS DOWN TO THE PROGRAM OFFICE LEVEL, WARFARE CENTERS, WARFIGHTING DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, FLEET/SQUADRONS) AND ALIGNMENT OF FDO COLLATERAL DUTY WITH LOWER ECHELON COMMANDS IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. FDO REVIEWS OF REQUESTS FOR RELEASE MAY PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED FOREIGN DISCLOSURES AND SECURITY VIOLATIONS. COMMANDS MAY ALSO DESIGNATE COLLATERAL DUTY FOREIGN DISCLOSURE REPRESENTATIVES (FDRs) TO ASSIST COMMANDS WRITING AND MARKING FOR RELEASE. FDRs MAY RECOMMEND RELEASE OF CLASSIFIED MILITARY INFORMATION. FDRS TRAINED IN FOREIGN DISCLOSURE PROCEDURES CAN PROVIDE RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS. OPNAV N5 AND THE NAVY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFICE (NIPO) (DON PRINCIPAL DISCLOSURE AUTHORITY AS PER REF K) WILL IDENTIFY AND COORDINATE WITH COMMANDS RECOMMENDED FOR ADDITIONAL FDO RESOURCES, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO CENTRAL FDO FUNDING OR BILLET SOURCE. PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT FDOS/FDRs SHOULD CONTACT NIPO-01 TECHNOLOGY SECURITY AND FOREIGN DISCLOSURE (TSFD) DIVISION (NIPO_01_DDL@US.NAVY.MIL) TO OBTAIN DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO RELEASE CMI AND FOR TSFD AND FDO SPECIFIC TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. 10. TO RESOLVE FOREIGN DISCLOSURE PROCESS ISSUES AND TO ACHIEVE THE NDS IMPERATIVE OF INTEGRATED DETERRENCE WITH OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS REQUIRES A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO BUILD A CULTURE OF RELEASABLILITY. BOOSTING THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR ALLIES AND PARTNERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE PROPER TECHNOLOGY AND NECESSARY INFORMATION IS VITAL TO OUR COMBINED SUCCESS TO DETER IN PEACE AND WIN IN WAR. 11. RELEASED BY VADM E. H. BLACK, III, DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS FOR OPERATIONS, PLANS AND STRATEGY, OPNAV N3N5// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//