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Purpose. To implement reference (a), the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) policy for safeguarding nuclear command and control (NC2) extremely sensitive information (ESI). Major changes to this revision include:

a. Minor policy changes, while verifying compliance and applicability with current references.

b. Removal of duplicative direction that is already contained in the parent references for ease of use.

c. Removal of social security number requirement when verifying security clearance, per Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 1000.30 of 1 August 2012. This instruction is a substantial revision and should be read in its entirety.

Scope and Applicability

a. This instruction applies to all U.S. Navy personnel holders, users, and processors of NC2-ESI, and material previously classified as Single Integrated Operations Plan- Extremely Sensitive Information (SIOP-ESI).

b. Reference (a) provides complete instructions from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) for NC2-ESI. References (b) and (c) provide complete instructions for the Department of the Navy (DON) Personnel Security and Information Security Programs, respectively. They prescribe measures for accreditation, visitors, classification, reproduction, destruction, accountability, safekeeping, storage, transfer, transportation, dissemination, and transmission of official information, and include within their scope the documents that constitute NC2-ESI. This instruction is supplemental to references (a) through (c). It provides additional guidance to Navy commands where necessary and applies specifically to NC2- ESI.

c. Enclosures (1), (2), and (3) contain the policy and procedures for the DON with regard to the security of NC2-ESI. This instruction applies to all holders, users, and processors of NC2-ESI and material previously classified SIOP-ESI. Enclosure (3) is a sample memo and must contain all information indicated.