NlfflS APRIL 198:. QUJAITlllLY

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• FIRST GRADUATES OF NEW NISHQ ACADEMY. SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO S/A LLOYD HENDERSON (NAVSTA SAN DIEGO) FOR RECEIVING HONOR STUDEtlT AWARD. FROMTHE DIRECTOR 'S DESK

It' s hard to believe t hat this issue begins the second year of the "NIS Quarterly. " The enthusiast ic response by most of you has ensured its continued publicat ion. Reflecting over t he past year, one tends to see NIS operations as a dichotomy of change and constancy. The changes are volume. New offices have opened, old ones have closed. Key peopl e have ret i red or have been transfe rred . Funds have been meager and pl enti ful at times . Organi za­ t ional changes have been announced and are imminent and the feeling of The next year wil l be marked by change i s in the ai r . Natvral )Y more changes of even greater magni­ there are qvest ions and doubts in t ude . Second Echelon stat us, dra­ the mi nds of NfS people world-wide. mati c increases in manni ng levels , While this headquarters has at ­ expansion of t he FCI effort, and the tempted to keep everyone abreast of assumption of addit ional respons 1- happen ings there are always some bi 1ities such as secur ity of clas­ unknowns, and unknowns cause doubts si fied mater ial, physica l security and doubts sometimes lead to fea rs . pol icy and a greater parti cipation in law enforcement wi 11 keep us The other side of the di chotomy busy . As Sherm Bliss has often however, is constancy. Through it said , t hose ''Happy Dil emmas. • a 11, and I see th is everyday, t he qua l ity of NIS support to the N~val I am secure in the knoviledge Establishment has been vnwaver1ng . that whil e we at headqvarters are Hardly a day goes by which does not wrestli ng with the "Happy Dilemmas, " produce at thi s headquarters a "Well you wi l l be ovt there doing the Done" a lette r of appreciation, or business of NIS in your normal fl aw­ a c~mmendat ion from a sat i sfied less manner. customer to a NIS Special Agent who has prov ided a.n invaluable service which, i n many cases, has had a di rect bea ring on the operational capabil ity of the Command. Whether they bed.rug suppression operati ons, large fravd t ask forces , assault cases theft cases, prot ective services,' special counterespi. onage operat ions or l iai son, the constant which al ways comes throvgh is t he professional ism which is exh ibited. I covl d f il l a large portion of this pvbl i cation with t he lavdatory correspondence I recei ve about what yov do everyday, AND IT MAKESME - FEELGOOD! FROMTHE DEPUTYDIRECTOR'S DESK

When I fi rst had the opportunity to ava i l myself of this forum, in the Quarte r l y, I noted t hat ou r fi r st pri or it y must be the matter of resour ce acquisition . In thos e bri e f months int erv eni ng, we have been extremely fort unate i n receiv­ ing strong suppor t from a number of sources who have share d our recog­ niti on of t he critical need within the Navy and Marine Corps for a revi talization of i ts professional inves ti gative and counterintelli­ gence support. I won't dwe 11 on those devel opment s or attempt to r ecap them ot her t ha n to say t hat bar rin g t he unexpected, our resource posture is healthier now t han it ha s been in a l ong while and should be and are agreed t ha t we must move even healthier in t he future. While forward now with some posi ti ve it will requi re cont i nued att ention recommendati ons deve 1o ped on the and skil lful management at a ll basis of study, resea rch, and echelons , I have moved i t down a experience . If we had any doubts of notc h or t wo on my persona 1 1 i st of the urgency, they have been e rased pri or it i es . by two un re 1ated events . The first i s t ha t it appears that we may be Replacing i t at the t op , and to di rected to "fence " a significantly a l arge extent the result of our l arger number of man years wi thin successes on the re sources front, i s our f oreign counter intel l i gence an undenia ble need to devel op a co­ program beginning i n FY ' 82 . The herent and cohesive strategy for th e second is that we a re being ta sked futur e, not just for t he Naval In ­ by the CNO to chair a comprehens ive vest i gativ e Service but for the De­ study of the Navy's l aw enf orcement/ part ment of the Navy. ·This strategy phys i cal secur i t y programs with an must address a 11 requir ements , now inf erence t hat t he res pons ibi liti es and i n the foreseeab l e futu re , not of the Naval Investigat i ve Service, on ly for investigat ions and counte r ­ at l east for pol icy devel opment and inte l l i gence but also for t he all ied techn i cal direc tio n, cou ld be discip l ines of l aw enforcement sig nif ica nt l y enl arged in scope i n general ly, phys i cal secur ity , and t he futu r e . security of cla ss i fied inf ormati on . These devel opments aligned with Now is the time when we must de­ our own t hinking le ad to inesc apable cl are an end to a process in which quest i ons . What i s the proper rol e resource s di ct ate pol i cy and proce ­ of counte ri nte 11 i gence i n t he Navy dures, when resources mandate or­ and Mar ine Cor ps? What i s the most gani za ti onal obsolesce nce, and sup­ ef fective and cost e ff ic ien t way to pla nt t ha t rusty process with one in fulfill that role? Shou ld t here be which st r ategy di cta t es resource s, a central voice i n law enforcement pol icy procedures and organizationa l policy , and, if so, where should it design. The Director and 1· phi l os­ be l ocated organizat i onally? What o_phized about this at some l ength, is t he proper div i sion of effo r t,

2 i .e., jurisd ictional boundaries, be­ tween the Department 's profess i ona 1 FIRST GRADUATES OF NEW i nvestigat i ve organization and the sever a1 other bodi es which are ac­ NISHQ ACADEMY tive in the investigat ive arena? Is there an indissoluble rel ationship between phys i ca 1 security, count~r­ i nte 11 i gence , secur ity of class1f1ed matter and investigati ons, or only The Naval Investig ativ e Service be twee~ some of those functions , or Academy recently graduated t he fi rst between none of those functions? class of Special Agents to complete {C These are merely il lust rative of the the Agents ' Basic Course lass l{B) tough questi ons and iss ues whic h 81 - 2 March - 17 Apri l 1981) at the new NIS Headquarters complex in must be addressed squarely and com­ prehensively with out orgni za­ Suitland, Maryland. Speci al Agent t i ona l bi as before a bona fide Lloyd C. Henderson, NISRA Naval -- Stat ion San Diego, Califo rni a strategy can be developed. Many of us not just t hose of us at head­ received the award of Honor Student . 1{8 81 was qu~rters , wi 11 be heavily invol ved Class } the fi rst group to i n t his iss ue fo r t he next several be exposed to newly acquired/ months, and t hat involvement wil l be insta lled visual tra in ing aids such as t he rear screen projection units across the board at al l grade install ed for two separate class ­ levels . This is a vit al ly important rooms. This new uni t al lows two matte r and I urge who1 e-hearted, movies/sl ide presentations to be t hought ful partic i pation by al l. I shown simultaneously from the single belie ve the resu lt , our strategy for projection room. In additi on, class t he future, may be the most impor­ 1(8)81 was the fi rst to be exposed tant legacy we leave t he next gener­ to the upcoming revisi on of t he NIS ation within t he Naval Investigative Defense Combat Pistol Course. Servi ce, if not t he Navy and Marine Uti l izi ng the intended revised Corps. version of the NIS Defense Combat Pistol Course, all class members f ired qual i fying scores on t he firs t day of range firi ng. Class 1(8)81 has the distinction of being the first to graduate from the new training Academy, however, it wil l be closely fo l lowed by Class 2(6 )81 which is scheduled to com­ mence 18 May 1981.

3 Service, particularly those visito rs INTERPOLCONFERENCE - MANll:.A representing nations where a U.S. Naval presence is new or l imited , or By: Special Agent Pete Reilly which we visit only infrequently.

The 49th General Assembly ses­ Duri ng the Conference, NIS sion of the International Criminal hosted an officia l reception which was attended by more than 100 Police Organization (ICIO) - INTER­ persons associated with INTERPOL. POL was held in Manil a, Republic of the Phil ippines, from 13 thru 21 By and large these persons included those representing nations and November 1980. Delegates from ninety-eight nations/nation-states organizations with whom the Nava l attended t he session which concluded Investigat i ve Service has a close t hose with whom we w)th the election of Jolly Bugarin, relationsh ip or Director, National Bureau of Inves­ wish to develop a closer relation­ tigation, Republic of the Philip­ ship. pines, as the next INTERPOLPres i - To reinforce t he gains made dent . through public relations efforts, delegate Bliss made a formal presen­ The United States De1 egat ion, headed by Stuart Knight, Di rector, tation to the conference providing U.S. Secret Service, included M. S. them with an overview of the NIS organization and an i nsi ght into the Bliss, Deputy Director, Naval Inves­ tigative Service. This is the first joint narcoti cs suppression opera­ tions executed by Special Agents of ti me that a representative of a De­ partment of Defense investigat i ve the Naval Investigative Service in agency served as del egate and it af­ forei gn ports, stressing the aspects forded the Naval Investigat ive Serv­ of mutual cooperation and mutual ice a unique opportunity to develop benefit. and expand its associat ion wit h the International Pol ice Community. In In addition to establishing addition to its delegate re­ acquaintanceshi ps and reinforcing presentative, the Naval Investi ga­ personal and professional relation­ tive Service sent three "official ships with fellow professiona ls, the observers" to the conference from single greatest benefit derived fr om IS nvo me 49 NAVINVSERVOPhil i ppines which pro­ the N i lve nt in the t h vided for greater opportuni ty for General Assembly, no doubt, is the expansion of the NIS l iaison effort. fact that many senior echelon law enforcement offic ials representing The Naval Investigative Service the nations of the earth are now Offi ce Philippines was fortunate en­ fu l ly acquainted with the organi­ ough to have the opportun i ty to host zation, mission, responsibil it ies, 134 representatives from thirty ­ resources, and capabil i ties of t he seven nations and the INTERPOL counterintelligence/investigative Secretari at at a hos pi ta l ity suite areas of nava l inte l ligence. mainta ined for the duration of the Conference by Special Agents as­ signed to the Republic of the Philippines, representati ves whose cooperation is essential to the Naval Investi gative Service in the execution of it s mission. Great strides were made in acquainting the visitors with the organization and miss ion of the Naval Investigative

4 The coverage proved to be in ­ SMALLTO WN NARCOTICSOPERATION va 1 uab 1e; reported crime on stati on decreased a startling 46% over the following two months . NIS sources report that the availability of By: Special Agent T. J. LaFreniere drugs aboard NAS Lemoore was great l y reduced because of th e paranoia The quiet country towns of Han­ within the drug culture, as a result ford and Lemoore, CA, were i ntro­ of the 31 arrests. Sources reporte d duced to the Naval Investigative incidents of existing traffickers Service this fall through a NIS comp1 ete ly termi nat ·i ng their act iv­ narcotics operation, descr·ibed by it i es for fear of being exposed. t~e local press as the "l argest Addi tional ly, response fro m local s rngl e drug bust .... in Kings commands has been very favorab 1 e as County." made evident by an incr ease in command referred pros pective in­ The "Drug Bust" cul minated a formants and in re 1 at i ng narcotics four month narcoti cs invest·igation, intelligence. Commands have also conducted by NISRA Lemoore and the expressed a greater appreciation for Kings County Narcotics Task Force the efforts and the scope of the the latter a dedicated team of locai NIS . and state investigators. The inves­ ~igation was targeted at suppressing The success of t he operation will, ffoally , be determined by the ill icit drug traffic to the USN mem­ the upcoming and b~rs aboard NAS Lemoore. The opera­ results of trials tion covered three counties and ex­ court - martials. Thus far, sentences tended as far as the San Francisco have averaged three years confine­ Bay Area. ment for traff ickers - a differe nt type of hitch than they signe d up The heart of the operat ion was for, and hopeful ly a deterre nt ex­ the NIS sources . Duri ng the course ampl e to others . of the operation, NIS sources either a 1 one or with an undercove~ investigator, effected some 43 con­ trol)ed purchases, utilizing ap­ proximately $6,000.00 in buy money. The operation resulted in the apprehension of 31 traffickers 19 of which were Navy members anct' the seizure of several thousand dol l ars worth of drugs , i nc 1 udi ng cocaine PCP, LSD, philocy bin (magi c mush~ room), hashish, marijua na and amphetamines. '

This operation was afforded cons·iderabl e press coverage. S/A David Moyer, the NISRA Lemoore SAC, and Kings County Sheriff Don Bengston, a former NIS Agent, appeared before a press conferen ce attended by local television and radio reporters as we11 as the press.

5 NEW JOB BRINGS SUCCESS Special Agent-in-Charge, George D. Mulli gan, said of YNl Harral 's Stepping into a brand new job is performance of duties, "His devotion never easy, but stepping into a new to duty and to the Naval Investi ga­ job and then being sel ected as the tive Service is obvious. He has best in t he world for that job is done a superb job for us and t he something el se. Sailor of the Quarter award i s well ea rned recogni tion for that perfor­ That's exactly what Yeoman First mance . Class Dale E. Harral did when he was selected as Sai lor of the Quarte r , world-wide for the Naval Invest i ga­ t i ve Service from October 1 to December 31, 1980. The admini st rative chief fo r NISRA Iwakuni since May 1980, YNl Harral believes t hat his new duties are, "180 degrees from any other billet I 've hel d. Everything's diffe rent." WHERETHE LIVIN' IS EASY

By: Speci al Agents w. J. Homburg and H.B. Lingan If you want professional chal­ lenge and the outdoor life, NISRA Bremerton should be high on your 11st . Surrounded by the magnificent Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas, it centers , n one of the outstanding recreational areas of the nation. Assuming your cases are up to speed and your SAC is in a ci vilize d mood Puget Sound abounds with steel head and salmon ready to strip your reel at a cast. For the nimrod, the woods are ful l of deer, quail, and game wardens. The only requirement for agents is that they buy a rusted However, that did not stop him out Kitsap County pickup truck l ike f rom quick ly settling in and taking the SAC and ASAChave. These can be over his responsibil ities. In fact, dist i nguished by their bili ous responsibi l ities play a big part i n orange col or, the mult iple dents and YNl Harral 's outl ook of t he Navy's an agent's gluteus maximus st icking admini strat i ve field. "The chal­ out from under the hood. lenge is to find and continually t ake on more respons i bil ities'' the The NISRA team consists of Buhl, ID, native said. Looki ng at eight Special Agents and Sweet Sue his own admini strat i ve post within and Charla. Two agents man NISRU the resident agency he added, "There Bangor and one serves as day agent is al ways something more to do if aboard Enterprise, in overhaul at you just look fo r it." the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

6 to protect six species of finger- 1 i ng sa 1 mon that mi grate a 1 ong the shorel ine . The NISRU i s (naturall y) located "in an ol d buil di ng scheduled for destruct ·ion, but 1 ooks forward to occupying NIS- designed spaces i n a new administrative building scheduled for compl etion in 1983. The Navy has poured enonnous sums i nto readying the Tri de nt base ( at one point put ti ng $18 mill i on a day into t he ground) and 10 submarines a re projected for homepo r t i ng by 1988.

The NI SRU a 1 so does business wi th the torpedo test fog range at Keyport , some seven mil es away. The shipyard is the lar gest l·!hite col l ar cr ime is predomi nant shore i nsta 11 at ion in t he northwest here , as evi denced by a half- mil l i on employing nearly 12,000 workers '. do 11 a r trave 1 fraud recoupment for This has given a "Navy to~m" charac ­ TAO cl aims to a r a11ge i n Nanoose, t er to Bremerton -- but in a favor­ Canada. able sense. The peopl e are very hospitab l e in the i r atti tude, and Obviously , tor pedos and Tri­ the at mosphere is rustic but dents can be expected to be high on friendly . But if standin g around t he Sovi et ' s shoppi ng l ist, so both the drink box wit h the good ol' boys Bremerton and Bangor are act ·i ve in begi ns to pal e , Seattle is only a counterintelligence matters . The ferry ride away , and Vancouver, Trident base is anathema t o anti ­ B. C. a few hours by car . nuclear groups and t here have been frequent prot est demonstrations . As wi th any shipyard , NISRA The l as t large one r esulted i n Bremerton has i ts share of gr·i nder six - montn jail sentences for the thefts and too l box capers, and an 1 eaders , so enthusiasm has coo 1ed abundance of wrongful destruction somewhat . cases . Crimes of violence are in­ frequen t , but th er e is a tremendous pote nt i al f or i nvestigations in the fr aud area . The NISRA is st i ll re covering from the day the chute opened and 170 t ravel frau d cases fe ll out at once. A chi p shot away is t he Nava 1 Submar i ne Base Bangor, 1'111i ch scarce ly rese mbles any na val ba se most of us know. Its cl ean lined build i ngs have won design awards There is a close kni t spir i t fr om the American Inst i tute of between th e offices of the "north Architects, and i t has gone to forty--" Bremerton, Bangor, Seattle , except io nal l engths to accommodate Whidbey and Portla nd - - and a r egu­ envi r onmentali sts. The submarine lar i nte rchange of personnel when repair faci l i t y for example, ~,as backlogs become critica l . Because built 40 f eet out in the water ju st of t he proximity they are social ly

7 close as well , enjoying picnics, water sport s and skiing , . riot to caller. Having received these same mention the annual Bremerton Country call s before and knowing the resul ts Cl ub "Shoot Par for a Turkey" con­ of be ing unprepa red for such an emergency , he moves ly a test which was well attended by NIS silent cross turkeys . his darkened bedroom and quiet ly unl ocks his desk drawer. His thick , Housing is ampl e in Bremerton, he avy hand softly caresses several and the cost is l ow in compar i son to l eather holsters secr eted in the some other part s of the country . back of t he drawer. Carefully un­ Most agents are within t en minutes snapping t he flaps of the leather of the office and rush hours are holsters, he pulls out and expertly nonexiste nt . Oesp i te the rainy examines each of th e finely made, season from 1 July to 30 June, the well balanced stainless stee l tools pleasures of a Bremerton ass ig nment of hi s trade . Selecting the fin est, could run on like a travelogue . The he fas tens the leathe r holster cost of living i s moderate compared securely to hi s belt , and rapidly with other parts of the country, and departs the house, confronting the there is no state income tax. driving b Ji zzard without any hes i - tation . The cold snow meeting his uncover ed face br ings back memories of hi s ch ii dhood in northern Penn­ syl van i a , but t hey are soon for­ gott en as the expectation of what he is to encount er brings hi m back to rea lity . Arriving at his prear ­ ranged des tin ation, the agent quiet­ LIFES LITTLEPLEASURES ly enters the lar ge r oom and is immedi ately greeted with unfriendly stares and muffled voices . The agent By: Special Agent J . J . Simprini can feel the host ility in t he room and he qui ck ly unsnaps the flap to In a place far to the no r t h of hi s holster to regain hi s composure the U.S. , a NIS Special Agent sits and some semblance of confidence . warm and comfort able in his home, With a ha nd s i gna 1, the source of prepared to fight crime and/or evil the telep hone call acknowledges his at a moments notice . Outside, the presence and discreet ly point s out chilling ar ctic wind is howling , the subject of the call. Taking the blowing snow across t he white land­ ini tiat ive, the agent removes the scaped terra in of the untamed, stainless steel implement from his virgin l and of Icelan d. The Speci al holster, and hurl s it at hi s adver­ Agent 1s suddenly brought to his sary, imbedding it deeply into his feet as the telephone begins a quarry . There is no sound, just a series of methodi ca 1 rings, the du 11 thud an d a rise in the muff! ed l ament of the duty agent . Pi ck i ng voices of the crowd . Acting on up the phone, the agent recognizes impulse, the agent quickly st rikes the voi ce of the call er, and im­ again , hurling a second projectile medi at ly alerts to the tone of at hi s quarry . The proj ect il e sinks urgency i n his voice. With the deeply i nto t he heart of t he subject adrenal i n flowing rapi dly t hrough but again there is no sound, only a his vei ns , the agent hangs up the l ouder rise i n muffled voices of the phone, ponders the situa ti on for a crowd. Worried, the agent quick ly moment, and quickly begins to dress hurls his third and final bolt of i n his co 1d weather gear in prep­ stainl ess steel, but in his excite ­ ara tion fo r t he Jong trip through ment to deal the coup d 'etat, he t he drift i ng snow to meet with the overshoots hi s mark. Real iz ing the

8 seriousness of his mistake, the agent stares intently at his quarry, waiting for the reaction. The muf­ fled voices quickly turn into a dul l roar, but one voice is distinctly hea rd, "Hey Jim , ya wanna beer?" Turning wi th a grin , the agent, s 1 i ght ly aghas t but not undaunted, nods his head, and slowly retrieves his stain less steel shafts from the dart board, knowing full well, it wi 11 be a long night. Thus are l i fe ' s little pleasures in t he continuing saga of Roy Rain­ ville, Mike Jones, and this author in their quest for dart supremacy at NAVSTAKefl avi k. As of thi s writ­ ing, NJSRA Kefl avi k is only seven points out of fir st place in a six­ teen team l eague. What 1 ies ahead for these uns ung heroes of the north is yet to be seen.

SPECIAL AGENT CARBALLO RECEIVES SSP

Subsequent to his tour of duty aboard the USS MIDWAY(CV-41) as the Agent Afloat, S/A Allen Carball o received a well deserved $400.00 Sustai ned Superior Performance (SSP) award from Captain J . w. Hegeman, C.O., NISO Japan . Present at the ceremony were Mr. Jack Lynch, former Deputy Di rector of NIS, and hi s wi fe, who are t he parents of Al's wi fe, Patty . They were visiting the Carba l lo' s at the t ime of the award. As seen in the accompanying photos, Al di d not maintain custody of t he award fo r a great length of time as he presented it t o his love ly wife for her sustained superior perfor­ mance as a NIS Agent Afloat Wi fe Wai ting At Home (NAAWWAH).

9 STREETSURVIV AL SEMINARS COUNTERFEITING IN THE PHILIPPINES

By: Special Agent E. A. Simon By: Special Agents D. A. Fernandez and F. L. Lawing Two Agents assigned to NISRA Great Lakes have recent ly been ; n- In December 1980, a source of vol ved in the presentation of NISRA Subic Bay was t asked by a "Stree t Survival Techni ques" to member of a Mani 1 a-based counter ­ different groups of po 1 i ce officers fe i t ing syndicate to locate an f rom Lake, McHenry and Kane counties Americ an buyer who could introduce in 11 li nois . During January and counterfeit $50,00 Federa l Reserve February 1981, S/A Greg Redf ern and Notes aboard the U.S. Naval Facility S/A Vaughn Brad l ey presen ted this at Subic Bay, Hawaii , and CONUS. seminar to 362 officers and the The source was given $2 ,750.00 worth response, according to SAC E. L. of counterfeit $50.00 notes to be Johnson has been ent husiastic. The used as "front money ." After the seminars were init iated at the fr ont money was rel i nquished to request of the Lake County Chiefs NI SRA Subi c Bay agents, the source of Polic e Associat i on and the tech­ was tas ked t o arrange a meet i ng niques taught are based upon the between the suspect and a NIS agent, book, "Street Survival Tactics for who would be posing as an employee Armed Encounters " as we11 as the of the American Express Bank. The film "Street Shooting Techniques." meeti ng was held ·in Olongapo C-ity, RP and an agreement was made to pur­ The emphasis of the seminar is chase another $40,000 of counter ­ for the agent/off i cer to surv i ve a feit $50.00 notes for • 75 centavos gunfight in the street and the fil m/ (approximately 10 cents U.S. cur­ s lid e presentation is based upon ac­ rency) to one U.S . dol lar . tua l shooting cases i nvolvi ng police officers. Charles Remsber g, the Two days l ater, t he suspect and book's author, along with Denni s the NIS agent met at a coffee shop Anderson, the f il m producer, have in a hote l in Metro-Manila, RP. been in attendance and they made After a short negot i at 'ion, the sus­ complimentary remarks regarding the pect agreed to deliver the counter­ present atio n of S/As Redfern and feit bills to the agent's vehic l e Bradl ey. Remsberg remarked that, which was parked outside the hote 1. "In most offi cer-invo l ved shootings, A short while later, the suspect was there is usu a I ly some 1at i tude for apprehended in possession of anticipating danger and for tak i ng $37 ,750.00 worth of counterfeit precaut i ons against i t . " In Rems­ $50 .00 notes. The entire operati on berg ' s opin ion 80% of police of­ was coordinated with agents of the ficers who died in gunfights covl d Central Bank of the Philippines . have survived .

Thi s type of training is im­ porta nt to agents and pol i ce of­ f icers who may quite suddenly be invol ved in a s i tuation requiring instant action to avoid becoming a sad statist i c. The film and ac­ companying slides are availab l e through 0026 for use by al l NISRA's .

10 THEMENTOR the book learning to t he practical . You watch that agent operate and you suddenly rea 1 i ze what ' s taking place - logical displacement. You know this agent is spec i a 1 because By: Special Agent J . M. Orrigo he produces . He req uests that you si t i n on hi s inte rrogation, ex­ ing t he of what he Do you remember your f i rst day plain details on t he job with NIS? Al one, in a int ends to accomplish and the best new state, and apprehensive about way to go about it ; even though you the requirements of the job. feel l ike admitting to the cri me Surely, you were to 1d about t he before the subject does . position, but now for the first time you were experiencing it. After a By now you are probably wonder­ meeting with the SAC, you are given ing the name of this individual who an office space, some manuals and gives of himse lf and takes you unde r time to get acquainted with your his wing and allows you t he t ime and office cohorts. A relative calm observance to 1earn . It is not sets in but, just as suddenly, is necessary to expose the identity of displaced by the deluge .of papers each office's agent because he knows and forms that need to be signed. who he is and would shun the at ­ You read the manuals, si gn the forms tention . It is suffice to say - and begin t he challenge ahead. It 's Thanks for a good job! not t hat you don't have confidence in you r own abil it ies, it ' s just that you forgot your amulet .

Like any new endeavor, the un­ certainty of the unknown, no matter how sl ow or fast it approaches, pro­ duces an apprehension. Your mind spins, explores, rational izes and tr i es to comprehend your new posi ­ tion . Whi le the thought process continues you forget t hat you are now seated on top of your desk with your arms and 1egs contorted in a precarious pos i t ion. Just then, a fel low agen t enters your offi ce and asks if you' re having any problems, You t ry to nonchalantly untangl e your body and conceal the beads of sweat on your brow. After what Correction seems t o be an eternity, you muster a quivering No! Somehow, thi s agent The article on Bruno OeMol li doesn't believe you and proceeds to i:ihich appeared in the last Quarterly answer questions about t he job. 1 s not co rrect. Bruno is not an Thi s agent explains that everyone instructo r wit h t he l ocal Junior feels the same way - and you' ll do Col lege nor was he in t he Air Force fine. and he hasn't retired to Jackson­ vi lle. Our apologies t o Bruno - The next day this agent returns Good l uck for a great ret i rement. and asks you to go out with him on a case. The agent expla ins the "whys and hows'' of the job and translates ****

11 RETIREMENTS .. ' Bel ow i s a poem that Barbara Deah 1 (Al ' s wife) read at a reti rement party fo r Al and Tad Uriu. expresses many of t he Aki ra "Pet e" YAMAMOTO,Investi ­ It ha gati ve Technician at NISRA Iwakuni , sacrif ies and frust rations t t are Japan retired on 11 December 1980 experienced by those who are married after seventeen yea rs of dedicated to a NIS agent. service with the Naval Investigative Service. More than 100 persons "Si nce June of 1953 at tended Pete's retirement ceremony/ I ' ve followed you around reception, includi ng the C.O. NISO Thru 27 transfers Wi thout i ng a sound ! Japan, Capt J . W. Hegeman; the RDO utter Mr. Conrad Tuza; the C.O. MCAS Iwakuni, Col Speed Shea, USMC; the Now that ret i rement i s here Chief of Pol ice and Assistant Chief My final chance appears of Pol ice, Iwakuni, Japan and nu­ To make a few farewel l remarks' merous other hi gh ranking Japanese About those former years ! Law Enforcement/Counteri ntel l i gence officials This i sn't just a choked goodbye To al l our many fri ends For friendships l ike t he ones we have Will never ever end!

No, I would like to bid goodbye To t hi ngs which were a pain - But which we never dared di scuss Lest someone woul d complain!

Farewell to every moving van , Goodbye to "B and Es" - Farewel l to phone bills due in yen And typed in Japanese! Farewell to countless armed assault s Goodbye to "F-0-Ds," - Pete was a sol id asset at NJSRA Farewell to duty agent's ca l l s !wakuni and wil 1 be sorely missed . Reporting fel oni es! ,e has adv ised he will retire to his Farm, located nea r Iwakuni and will Farewell to Okinawa' s drought become a "gent 1eman farmer . " His It's traf fic j ams and tombs , multitude of fr iends within the NIS And auto regist ratio n l i nes - Agent Corps wish Pete the very best And drench ing wet typhoons ! i n his retir ement years . Farewel l to Guam's humidity And Albuquerque' s snow - **** Goodbye to al l the midnite cal l s From dea r ole PMO!

Farewel l Chicago and Det roit Goodbye to Phoenix, too - No t rains to catch, no road t r ips Al l the way to Havasu!

12 Farewell to desert life up t here In scorch i ng ''29! '' MAAGRADUATION Where car belts just disinteg rate In good ol d summertime! Hello to lazy, quiet days - On 27 February 1981, Robert T. Orme, Deputy Regi ona 1 Di rector fo r To movies tri ps and fun That never got included Operations at NISO New Orl eans , Cause the casel oad wasn't done! addressed the graduati ng Master -at ­ Arms class at Ft. McCle ll an, I 've waited almost 30 yea rs, Alabama. The class, consist ing of 33 male and female first class The moment ' s fi nall y here Master-at-Arms, had completed eight When we won't have to ask oursel ves 'Where wi l l be be next year?' weeks of cl asses in all aspects of 1aw enfo rcement . Prior to the So, Al, October 24 graduation ceremonies S/A Orme was Get in your ' P.O.V. ' gi ven a tour of the Mi 1 ita ry Police School faci l i including those Com House Pac wi l l await you down it es, In beaut i fu l R. B. ! ! " utilized by the MAAstudents . These faci l i ties are modern and professional, provid ing each student an excel lent opportunity to learn. AROUNDTHE NIS Whi le at t he school the students are exposed to NIS struct ure and juris­ dict ion as well as hostage and CE/Cl si tuations from t he NIS point of vi ew. The students also receive a PISTOL COMPETITION s ignificant amount of training in NISRAGreat Lakes at t he i nvita­ crime scene processing and int er­ tion of the North Suburban Poli ce view/interrogation techniques. Pistol l eague has f ielded a pistol Orme team to compete with local law en­ During hi s speech S/A em­ phasized the commitment must be forcement shooters. The matches are that hel d weekly and t he shooters may made by a person who decides on law fi re in the afternoon or in the enforcement as a career . He talked even ing on match days. The top four about t he need for continued educa­ scores are entered i n t he competion tion and the professionalis m which with appropriate awards presented to must be exhibited. Most important ly the teams and individual shooters at S/A Orme stressed the necessity for the seasons end. Both Bu11 seye and close coordinat ion between the local NIS As and MAA He po ed Combat Courses are fired on alter­ R the base . i nt nate weeks. S/As Greg Redfern and out t hat both organizations share bas ically t he same miss ion , support Vaughn Bradley are the team ' s Co­ captains with S/As Dennis Hamilton, of t he command, and that mutual co­ Pet er Segersten and Russ Tal bot com­ operation signi ficant ly enhances our prising the ot her shoote rs. NISO abil ity to accompl ish that mission. Each CS New York actively supports t his pro­ graduate is in receipt of P gram for the tra ining rece ived as orders and t hey a re encouraged to wel l as fo r the opportunity the contact the local NISRA as soon as po new NISRA Great Lakes shooting team has they re rt to their duty to share good fel lowship with ot her station . law enforcement agenci es. Loca1 NISRAs a re encouraged to recogni ze the potentia l of these newly trained Master- at-Arms. These ****

13 new graduates share a common bond, **** enthusiasm. They want to work and do the best job they can. With the investment of a little time and THE NISHQTRAINING LIBRARY concern NIS can assist them and at BOASTSOF ... the same time benefit considerably from their efforts. WHITE-COLLARCRIME: A 20TH CENTURY CRISIS by August Bequai, runs the gamut from secu ri ty and bankruptcy **** frauds to consumer and government contract frauds . He gets into the MARRIAGE- JAPANESESTYLE specifics and cites examples of insider-related frauds and even the of organized crime On November 21, 1981, Special infiltration into frauds . He ends up Agent Seiki (Tommy} TAMAE,NISRA white-collar Yokosuka, Japan, was married to the speculating on the future develop­ former Miss Yoko Tsukakushi of ments in white- colla r crime and its changing dimensions resulting from Yokohoma. Tommy was married in a techno 1ogi ca 1 innovation . A second tradit ional formal Japanese ceremony book by Bequai entitled, Computer and 1ater hosted more than 200 Crime, is al so available i n the guests at a reception held in t he NISHQ Library . Stephen W. Weibholz Yokosuka "O" Club. A11 of Tommy 's &Louis D. Wilson col laborate on the police associates including many high ranking police dignitaries, writing of USERS' GUIDE TO COMPUTER CRIME, ITS COMMISSION, DETECTION& joined his NIS friends in wishing PREVENTION, and very simply, cuts Tol11fl\Yand his new bride well. through the mystique of computer crime. Not only do the authors ex­ plain how many such white-collar crimes have been planned and carried out, they tell how these crimes have been detected and prevented. One particular chapter of perhaps spe­ cia l interest to the NIS agent i s the one devoted to the i nsecurity of data communication (transmi ssion via telephone lines}. Case histories are cited illustrating how easy it is to tap, bug and spoof this type of colllllunication. Tommy's reception will be FOOZLES& FRAUDSis a newly acquired remembered by all as the finest and book by Harold F. Russell which is we might add , the most expensive fascinating reading, especially the function ever hosted at the "O" case histories . Russell has drawn Club . Tommyon ly made two mi sta kes from 40 years of int ernal audit at the recept ion; an otherwise great experience. The NIS agent with a event. The fir st was hosti ng an bent toward fra ud investigations open bar and the second was inviting should find major professional all the "cops'' and NIS Agents. rewards by checking out this book .

We all want to say thank you to As you can see, the above de­ Tollllly for a terri fie time and most scribed books are from the white­ wish him and Yoko much of all co 11ar crime shelf of the NISHQ happiness .

14 Trai ning Library. All our books are ing Depa rtment and the Defen se In­ fo r the benefit of t he NIS agent, telligence School. CDR Elwood and just l i ke our f ilm l ibrary , are Shafer and CDRWa 1t Yates, from t he avail able to the fiel d for the Headquart ers Unit, have alr eady been ask ing. tasked by NIS to present the seminar again early in the spring of 81 . **** ****

ISMS PROTECTIVE SERVICESF OR POPEJOHN PAUL I I "The best course NIS ever put on''--t hat ' s t he overa l l concensus of 16 agents who attended the Inves­ On 22- 25 February 1981 , NISRA t i gative Supervisors and Management Marianas partic i pated with t he U. S. Seminar (ISMS) on 1- 12 December Secret Service in a Protective Ser­ 1980. Atten dees were exposed to a vices Operation fo r His Holi ness, broad range of provocative topics Pope John Paul II, dur ing his visit such as: self eva 1 uat ion of thei r to Guam. own management styles, how to make management decisions, how to pick a Prior to the act ual arriva l of f i ght and win i n management, how to t he Pope, SAC Leo E. Barron and ASAC manage your boss, and how to see the Dan McBride were deeply involved in ot her fe l lows point of view -- to t he Security Planning Group cons ist­ name a few. i ng of NJS, Secret Service, Vataican Actual case studies of NIS Security, Guam Depa rtament of Pub1 i c management problems were used to Safety and various mili t ary security reinforce the partic ipants under­ units . standing and use of management concepts and procedures . A1 though S/A George Roberts worked wit h the course content was based on Secret_ ~ervice advance agents in graduate 1eve 1 presentations and prov1d1ng threat assessment informa­ reference mater ial , the major ob­ t ion and a briefing on the Counter­ jective was to re 1a te t he graduate inte l l i gence Terrorist Environment type of informat ion to the sol ution in Guam and t he Trust Territory of of speci fic NIS management pro­ the Pacific Islands . In one spec i f­ blems. Course content was spiced ; c case , informatio n was deve 1ope d with tra ining fi lms t hat helped to rega rding a possible threat to t he underscore key management concepts . Pope by a Japanese Terrorist Group which was subsequently disseminated A signi ficant amount of time was by NISHQ to various Seat of Govern­ devoted to stimulating di scussions ment agencies. on such topics as: mobil i ty , pro­ motions, rotat ion poli cies, job Actual partic ipation of NISRA analysis, career plans, Form 9s, Agents was during the Pope's arr ival per formance evaluations , and host of and departure at the Guam Inter­ ot her management subjects that are nati onal Airport which is col located very dear to t he hea rt of al 1 NIS with the NAS Agana, Guam. The agents. Agents had t he unique opport uni ty to full y participate in this extens i ve The course was deve 1oped by operation which brought almost 90 NISHQRU0 166 , in cl ose cooperation Secret Service Agents to Guam. In and consultat ion with the NIS Train- addition t o the pre-visi t pl anning

15 and i ntell i gence gather i ng, NISRA ceremony, General Glasgow introduced Marianas worked with Secret Ser vi ce LT Matteson's f amily, v1ho had trav ­ counterparts i n manni ng check- points el ed form the east coast for the and crowd survei lla nce. $/A's Dan event . McBri de, Bob Ha rt l ey, Buddy Willi ams, Joseph Mathis, and George Robe rts manned the i nner peri meter protective area at the ai rpor t.

Asi de from the obvi ous exper i ­ ence gained in participating with the Secret Service in th is type of operation , severa l agents had the once- in-a-lifetime opportun ity to meet Pope John Pau l II. In fact, prior to the Pope's departure on 23 February 1981, S/A Roberts had what was for him "the lucky and thril l ing experience '' of speaking wi th and kiss i ng the Pope's ring . All hands agreed that this event was one of the high points of the i r tour on Guam.

NISRATWENTYNINE PALMS In the audience were scores of BUILDINGDEDICATED federal, state and loca l law enforce­ ment officials from Sout hern Cali ­ fornia. Included in the array of By: Gail Crawf ord &Fran Gi bson speakers were representa ti ves of the California Highway Patrol and the Under crystal desert skies on 26 U.S. Department of Interior . The Sept ember 1980 , and with the back­ building is constructed with rein­ ground music of t he Marine Orum and fo rced ceme nt blocks, bullet re­ Bugle Corps, seve r al hundred guests sistant glass, and t he latest i n­ watched General Glasgow, Commanding novations in security and energy General, Marine Corps Ai r Ground sav i ng coo1 i ng and heating equip­ Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Ca , ment. A reception f or the di gna­ symbolicall y pass th e keys of t:he ta rie s fol l owed. new $265 ,000.00 Nava l Investigative Service Resident Agency/USMC-Thir­ As noted in the April 1980 issue teenth Counterinte ll igence Team of t he NIS Quarter ly, the NISRA is a building to NIS Specia l Agent- in­ fire , burgl ar and riotproofed buil d­ Charge Al Deahl. The building was ing . named in honor of 2NDLT Richard Matteson, USMC, a CIT agent who was kille d in a tra gi c fire that de­ stroyed the original buil ding i n 1978. In a movi ng moment dur ing the

16 THE NIS FAMILY limi ts of f ive years in overseas posts and that they must regularly be replaced by agents from CONUS By: Mrs. R. c. Machin off i ces.

It happens al l the t i me: Stil l , the NIS wife facing an overseas transfer deals with real A NIS Special Agent comes home and leg it imate apprehensions. Her from work. Under his arm, he lugs a husband is movi ng from one NIS Polaroid camera. On his face is a offi ce to another . She is moving look of (choose one) a) pleasant from one home to another one surprise; b) tota l shock; or c) neighborhood to another, one c~lture utter dread. to another. Her husband wonders about the new boss. She ~1onders His wife, who should know bet­ about the new doctor, dentist, ter, idly inquires, "I/hat's the school s, church, kitchen, windows camera for? " floors, customs. The agent replies, a) eager ly; At the core of her apprehensions b) dazedly; c) fearfully: "Passport is the l oss of her "support group." photos . " She l eaves behind her family her neighbors, her coworkers ' her The ~,ife sits down. She vividly friends. Fac·ing the unknown,' she is recal ls having heard those ominous sure only that upon arrival in the words before and a short time later new country her husband will be fou nd herself bowing to people a fully occupied wit h snapping into foot shorter than she. She still his new assignment. She' 11 be left has the habit of leav ing her shoes t o cope as best she can. at the door everytime she visits the neighbors . Now, she is reduced to This is when the NIS Famil y one-word questions. springs into action. A le tt er ar­ r i ves: You have a sponsor! Un­ "~/here?" She is planning her familiar but smil i ng faces greet you wardrobe. at t he airpo r t. You get a dinner i nvHat ion. Someone brings a carton Her husband answers, a) "Lon­ of dishes and pots and pans to use don!"; b) "Iwakuni . .. "; c) "The until the express shipment arrives . Ph i1 i ppi nes." They he l p you find a) the cl osest pu?; b) the best clo ck shop; c) a "When?" she asks. She is pl an­ maid , a gardner and a seamstress. ning the garage sal e. This NIS Family is a part ic u­ Her husband answers, a) "Six larly strong phenomenon overseas . months from now, June."; b) "Three I t functions as a surrogate for t he months from now, March. " ; c) "They support gr oup lef t behind in th e want us there yesterday." st ates , but it soon becomes as real and just as va l uable, as the group Her next question doesn 't need it replaces. One of the greatest to be asked. A seasoned NIS Special ~ssets of NIS is the diversity of Partner never needs to ask "l~hy?" 1 ts peopl e . Our Specia l Agents are about an overseas transfer . She not all lawyers or accountants. Our knows that a third of the NIS agents Special Pa rtners are not "just are required to fi 11 foreign bi 1- housewives. " We are scientists so­ 1 ets, that those agents are bound by ci ologists, criminolog is ts , nu;ses,

17 teachers, botanists, booksel)ers, Promotional Suitabi li ty List (PSL) artists and florists . In short, we from which agents are selected for promotion by the Special Agent Pro­ are a comnunity overseas . The NIS family offers an opportunity to motion Board (SAPB). The SASB for GS 12 and GS-13 PSLs grow, to 1earn and to deve 1op - consists of the friends hi ps that endure, transfer Deputy Director, who sits as chair­ transfer . man; four Regional Directors of after Operati ons; the Head, Career Ser­ The NIS family operates as a vices Department, NISHQ; and one cycle. The "new people" quickly be­ senior supervisor assigned to NISHQ. The Head, Spec i a 1 Agent Cont ro 1 come the old-timers, greet·ing newer arr ivals, passing on the tradition Division , Career Services Depart ­ no of t he NIS welcome. There are some ment, acts as the n-voting re­ corder of the SASB. The SAPB for radicals among us who actually re­ quest overseas assignments, not be­ GS-12 and GS- 13 promotions consists cause we' r e unhappy where we are but of the Deputy Di rector and two de­ NISHQ. because we seek the adventure and partment heads from excitement of 1i vi ng in foreign There are no hard and fast ru les countries. by which ROOsare selected to sit on a particular SASB. Such factors as We are the people who look at a ava ilability and cost of travel are world map and cal l home. We are it considered; however, generally the part of the NIS Family. res pons ibil ity is rotated among the ROOs. At the time a board is estab- 1i shed, the members are charged to select a specific number of the best THESELECTION PROCESS qua 1ifi ed agents for p1 acement on a PSL. Two obvious questions arise : How is the number determined and how does the board select the "best By: Speci al Agent Dennis Usrey qualified" agents? I wil 1 answer the easy question The number Over the years a certain mys­ first. tique has been attached to the to be se 1ected in the case of the GS-12 PSL is based on the number of funct ioning of the Special Agent existing or projected vacanc Selection Boards (SASBs). While the ies, specific deliberations of a par ­ keeping in mind the maximum number ti of GS-12s allowable is 40% of the cular board must remain private, there i s not hing secret, mysterious NIS Special Agent allowance. The number of GS-13 candidates sel ected or rit ual istic about how SASBsfu nc­ is also determined by the number of tion . Several ROOs have recently existi ng or projected vacancies. discussed this topic in great detail with their personnel and there have There is less flexi bil ity in the assignment of GS- 13 agents and t he been a few mock select ion boards number of potential billets is much convened. Thei r intent, and the smaller. Each GS-13 - 15 must be intent of this article, is to dis­ assigned to an approved ''high grade'' pel any misconcepti ons regarding the position descr iption. NIS currently selectio n process. has 103 "high grade" points. This Chapter 13, NIS-1 provides a number i s allotted by higher author­ wea 1th of information regarding ity based on the overall "high grade" ce ing within e Navy. SASBs which, in case you have not il th referred to it lately, I wi11 cap­ The select ion of the "bt.t sulize . A SASB is established by quali fied" agents for t he PSL Is the Director and meets to devel op a -

18 obviously t he key issue . In orde r have access to any previous disc i­ to be eligi ble for promotion an pl inary actions outsi de the reten­ agent must have served at least one tion period mandated by the Federal year at the next l ower grade . All Per sonnel Manual (FPM). For agents meeting th1s criteria are example , letters of reprimand can considered by the board . The main not be retained beyond two years . tool of the SASB is the Performance Evaluat ion Report (PER) . Generally Mechanical l y, the SASB uses a speaking, only those agents who re­ secret voting system consis ti ng of ceive the majority of the i r marks in an elec t ronic voting machine . This th e highly to out standing categories ensures the privacy of each member' s are competitive when compared with vote . It ta kes a minimum "yes" vote their contemporaries . Further, ex­ of f i ve of the seven members to be perience is a big factor . How many, selected for the PSL. At the in iti­ and how varied have the agents' as­ ation of a board the performance signments been? For GS-12, indepen­ ja ckets of those elig i bl e for pro­ dent duty and/or ove r seas duty can mot i on are distri buted and reviewed. be a very a positive factors. For The board member acts as the • advo­ GS- 13, superv isor y experi ence, such cate,• fo r the agents whose jacke t s as recei ved as an ASAC or GS-1 2 SAC he reviews, briefing the other board members . The a re and sta ff experienc e, such as re­ jackets rotated after each voting round so t hat, as ceived NJSHQ or as an SARDO, can at the number of candidates is reduced , be positive facto r s . Other factors t he i ny of those remaining be­ i ncl ude the number of raters (super­ scrut comes more inte nse . These voting visors) for whom an agent has worked rounds wi 11 cont i nue unt i 1 the pre­ and how consistent were his mark s . determi ned number of candidates It is important that the agent be are the PSL. It should be recommended by hi s superv for selected for is or hi ghl 1ghted t hat after each voting advancement . The force of t his round s remaining ex­ recommenda considere the jacket are tion is also d. changed and briefed by another board For example the agent whose super­ member . By the time sel ections are r s a best GS- 11 viso describe s, "the made each member i I have supervised" and recommends is ntimately famil i ar with information contained most highly for pr omotion "NOW" sta nds tal l er in the board's eyes in each jacket. than the agent whose supervisor In concl us ion, should be re­ simply comments : "should be con­ it membered that while NI S is a Navy fo r promotion when due . • sidered element and a Special Agent's car eer Supportive comments by the ROD, as shares many similarities with act ive revi ewer, are al so very impo r tant . duty members of the se rvi ce, the It should be remembered, t here se l ection process is a unique, of i an Manpower Manage­ i s no one road promotion . The Office Civil to ment approved merit promotion sys­ board conside r s the enti re record tem. Such te rms as getting one' s and that includes t i me in grade, EDD well r s "t icket punched ," being "passed date as as all lette of over" and "year group" are fre ­ commendati on, specia l ized training quently and inaccu r ately used in received, and incentiv e awards reference to the system. NIS, due (QSis , etc . ) . It is the ent ire to size 1 imit ati ons, cannot promote "package" contained in the per fo r­ all el igible ca ndidates . If you mance jacket and PMS card on which consi gr oup" be the agent judged. Perhaps der your "year to the is it 30 other agents in your basic school should be highlighted SASB that the and that afte r five years your "year does not review t he investigative group" wi I 1 be "wi t hin the zone" you jacket {2As, 2Bs, etc . ) nor do t hey

19 wi 11 probably be di sappointed to During the normal work day, if a discover 80-90% of your "year .group " s l ot machine malfunctioned, a vinyl don ' t get "picked up" the "firs t cover was p 1 aced over it and the time" for GS-1 2. The good news is probl em noted in the club log book. t hat all eligible candidates are The repairman wou 1d come in every cons ider ed by each selection board morn ing and afte r checking the log and the most recent perfor mance i n­ book, woul d fix the malfunctioning for mat ion ca r ries the largest im­ s l ot machines. Even though a cash pact. There is no "up or out " as ­ ver i fica tion officer had t o be pr e­ pect and one genera l ly becomes more sent, but was usually out dr i nking competitive with senior ity . In t he cof fee, the repairman was ab le to wri ter's opinion the cu r rent sel ec­ s tea l several dol lar s worth of tio n syste m is well suited to the qua rt e r s from each s lot machine he needs of the NIS Special Agent repai red. While repai ring the slot Corps. It is ant i cipated the basic machine, t he repairman would have to syste m can be modified, as neces­ trip the payoff wheels to ensure the sary, to accommodate any change such machine was payi ng t he correct num­ as Merit Pay whi ch may impact on ber of quar te r s . At this t i me he this process in t he future wit hout would pal m some of the quarters and l osing it s ef fective ness. s 1 i p them into his pocket. A sol ut i on had to be found, so together wi th t he sl ot machine man­ ager, a plan was devised t hat afte r the cl ub c losed for the evening, a ll THE SAGAOF THE SLICK the quarters in th ree des i gnated SERVICINGSCHEME qua rter slot machines would be counted. After the coins were counted, the s lot machine would be By: Special Agent w. G. ZUNDEL covered and a proper log entry made indicat ing some pr obl em wi th t he It was one of t hose, "I ' ve got a slot machi ne. The next morn ing proble m" ca 11 s t hat you dread afte r the repai nnan had made the because the cal l er is expecting some necess ary repairs, the s lot machine mi rac le solution . Being the would not be pl ayed duri ng t hat day . dedica ted agent, you invite t he That ni ght, after the club closed , ca l ler to come over to your office all t hree slot machines woul d be to discuss his pr oblem. Befo re he counted again to determin e if any arrives, you fra nt i cally go through coins had been taken . Jackpot ! The your up-to-d at e NIS-3 fo r t he proper repa irman had made off with about mi r ac 1 e, but you di scover you $17. 00 in qua rte rs . Now came the haven ' t r eceived that change yet, so 1 ast part of the prob 1 em; how to you deci de to just wing it . catch the repa i nnan with the proof in his pockets . It was finally de­ A li ttle fa r f etched, maybe, but cided to use an ul tr aviol et cr ayon it is c l ose to how an interes tin g to mark t he quarters . $400.00 worth investig ation was i nit i ated concern ­ of qua rte rs we re marked and put in ing a s lot machine repair man who was t hree quarter s l ot machines aft er suppl ementi ng hi s income wit h skim­ t he cl ub had closed. The slot ma­ med off quarters fr om s lot machines chines were covered, and appropriate he repaired. The sl ot mach i ne re­ log ent r i es made . The next morning pa irman had been working fo r t he when the repa i rman had f ixed t he Cent ra 1 Mess on base fo r over ten t hree designated slot machines, a year s, and no one suspected he might s ignal was gi ven, and he was ar ­ be involved in a l arge sca l e r i poff rested. In his pockets were found of the quarter sl ot machines. 59 of the marked qua rters .

20 1. Tools were issued by tool Miracles never cease. Another room attendants to Maintenance Dept . problem solved through app l ication employees wi thout r equir ing t he of sound investigative techniques . receiving emp loy ee to sign a So, if you by chance work_ at a base requi red receipt. This method would utilizing slot machines , 1t would be prevent any means of determining the worth your effort to check out the identities of the tool room procedures employed by the slot ma­ attendants or receiving employee and chine repairman. Although there was for that matter, evidence that the an insignificant amount of money re­ tools had ever been issued . covered, the total amount estimated to have been stolen over the past 2 . Tool receipts previ ously ten years by the repairman was in s igned by receiving employees would excess of $50,000. 00! be stamped by appropriate tool room attendant indicating tool s list ed on receip t had been ret urned when, i n actual i ty , the tools had not been returned, but sold and the proceeds split between t he issuing tool room attendant and the receiv i ng employee . 3 . Tool receipts were PUBLIC WORKSCENTER , U.S. FACILITY, de s troyed once the tool room attendant was paid by the receiving SUBICBAY employee . In this case, the tool receipts acted as collateral for the tool room attendant to ensu r e payment by the receiv ing employee By: Speci al Agent David II. Swindle once the tools were sold.

In July 1980, NISRAPhil ippines The tool s were removed from the initiated an investi gation based on base wi th the assistance o f sou r ce information concerning the Phi lippine military and private la rge scale t heft of tools from the contractor vehicles, and sold in the Maintenance Dept . , Central Tool Room Olongapo City community . Sources of the Publ ic Works Center aboard were developed to purchase the U. S. Facility, Subic Bay, R. P. The stolen tools from the suspects, both investigation identified 27 Philip­ on and off base. During the course pine National suspects, both PWCand of the investigation, over S10,500 private contractor employees and one worth of tools were purchased . Most Philippine Army soldier, involved in of the purchases made by sources t he organized thefts and culminated were photographed and witnessed by in Oct 80 with the apprehension of two or more people, thus precluding 20 suspects and recovery of over having to make a "controlled buy" at $10,500 . 00 i n U. S. Government some future date . However , in Oct property. 80, when r umors began su r f ac i ng concerning suspects awareness of the The thefts were effected by investigation, a control led purchase tool room attendants in conjunction of tools involving 5 suspects was with other Maintena nce Department effected by a source and 2 under­ employee s. Some of the methods cover Philippine law-enforcement utili zed by suspects to remove tools agents in Olongapo Ci ty. Four of from t he Central Tool Room were the s uspects were arrested with identifi ed as follows: recorded money in their possession

21 and over $1 ,000 in U.S. govern­ point signaling the end of Japanese ment property recovere9, , One successes in the Pacific. Midway suspect escaped apprehension·. Most has also been the scene of some of the remaining PWCsuspects were rather interesting NIS investiga­ arrested the following day at PWCby tions in recent years. local pol i ce and NISRA Phi l i ppine Spec ial Agents . Twenty-one The Is 1ands are currently oc­ employees were terminated and cupied by about 500 USN personnel, cr i minal charges filed with the approximately 150 civi 1 ian contrac­ city ' s Fi scal ' s office. tor personne 1 and 500,000 ( varying according to the season) Laysan The Cen t ral Tool Room is albatross or ''Gooney 81rds , " One comprised of over 2,000 different rather cynical NIS agent was sent to l i ne items valued at approx imately Midway in the latte r part of 1978 to $1.5 mill ion. Based on annual investigate the mass murder of 48 purchases of $400,000/$500,000 for "Goonies" and learned to his sur­ new and rep l acement tools; the prise that the birds are protected amount of U.S. government property not only by federal law but al so by recovered between Ju l y and Oct 80; international treaty. In view of and the numbe r of PWC suspects such high-level interest and ruffled invo l ved in the organized t hefts , internationa l feathers, a "collar" the annual thwart value of prevented was quickly accomplished and justice f uture thefts was esti mate d at administered. $200,000 .

MIDWAYISLANDS

By Special Agent George T. Bedway

El even-hundred and fifty mil es northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, lie two reef-encircled islands, Sand Island and Eastern Island, known coll ective to cartographers, WWII buffs and NISRABarbers Point as the Midway Is lands . Aptly named, the Midway Islands are located in the ~· ,"~y !H.-0-S' vi rtua 1 geographic center of the • I Pacific Ocean. The Islands were \v • r 1J1~,o H discovered in 1859 (although geo­ ,.. - logists suspect they had been there • .. for a long time), acquired as a U.S. ,.._,_ _., ..... possession in 1867, declared a u.s. .. -~ naval reservation in 1930, and be­ . . . . came the site of a Naval Air Station in 1940. Midwayaga in became the site of History buff s and some NIS old­ int ernational concern when, on 7 timers wi 11 rec a 11 Midway as the November1980, culprits deflated the center of a massive air and naval tires of several visiting Japanese WWII battle during 3- 5 June 1942, mil itary aircraft . A NIS agent re­ which is considered the turning sponded and, in usual NIS fashion,

22 qui ck ly secured sufficient evi dence to warrant prosecution of three c i - Business trips to Midway ( as vi 1 i an contractor suspects. Venue we1 1 as occas iona 1 TAD to t he became an immediate concern as t he Pacific Missi l e Range Faci l i lty on FBI and Assi stant U. S. At torney had the Hawai ia n Isl and of Kauai) are dec li ned investigative jurisdiction part of t he benefits of ass i gnment and prosecut i on. Navy l ega l ex­ to NISRA Barbers Poi nt . The sight perts, however, promptly recommended of "Goonies" nesting anyplace and t he conven i ng of the Midway Is l ands everyp l ace on the Isla nds, the sound Court in accordance wit h Ar ticle 32, of their endl ess clucking through Part 762 of the Code of Federal the night and their remar kable Regu l ations (CFR) . As authorized by ''head-o ver-tail" landing techniques that section of the CFR, the court are memorab le experiences. consisted of ci vilian lawyers called back on active duty for one week to act as judge, prosecutor, and de­ fense lawyers The four reserve officers flew to Midway and t he Com­ manding Officer, NAF Midway Island, convened the court on 9 December 1980. The t hree civilians pl eaded guilty before the court and two re­ ceived a fine of $300 and 15 days confinement (suspended). After pay­ ing their fines , all three were te r­ minated by their emp 1 oyer and sent back to CONUS. Of par ticula r signi­ ficance and uniqueness in this in­ ternational inc i dent is the speedy resolution and tria l and the fact that this was the first time the Midway Islands Court was convened by a Cornmand i ng Off ice r on Midway Islands to administer justice to civil i an culprits .

23 of many of those organ i zations. For NISOJAPAN LIAISON exampl e, the Tokyo Metro pol i tan Police Department is responsib le for a 11 law enforcement and cou nte r­ espionage activities in the world ' s lar gest ci ty . To accompl ish that By: Special Agent Blair M. Gluba miss io n, the Metropolitan Pol i ce Department is st aff ed by app roxi­ Recently , while perusing a N!SO mately 44,000 pol ice officers, plus Japan organizationa l roster of t he civi l ian support personnel. Approx­ late 1960's, the Res ident Agency imate l y 4,000 of th ose pol i ce "Foreign Lia i son" was not ed. Today, office r s are assigned to the Pol ice there is no "NISRAF oreign Liaison'' Head quar te r s which directs and at NISO Japan ; however, NIS RA control s the activ it ies of 93 pol ice Yokohama devotes a great dea l of stat io ns st r ate gically situa t ed time towards accompl ishing the NIS t hroughout the ci ty . To say the l ia i son missio n in J apa n. The least , much time and shoe leather is impor tance of clo se liaiso n with spen t i n the conti nui ng effo rt to counterpart organi zations has long coordinate NIS investigati ons wit h been recogni zed by NIS due to our the various Host Count ry agenc ies world-wi de law enforcemen t and and cont i nue the long established count eri ntel l igence missi on . In close relationshi p with our Japanese Japan, close and continuing contact law enforcement count erparts . with the vari ous hos t count ry law enforcement and security servi ces is Recen t ly , the NIS l i a is on espec ia lly imp ortant due to t he miss i on in Japan was bolstere d by J apanese tradit ion and l i fes ty l e the visit of our Deputy Director , M. whi ch demands close int erpersonal Sher man Bl iss. While en route to re lationshi ps to accomplish business att end th e 1980 In ternational pursuits or matters of government. Cr i minal Po l ice Organ iza t i on con fe r ence i n Mani la , P.I., Mr. I n i ts role as the pr esent Bliss stopped in Tokyo for a two day " NISRA Foreig n Lia i son, " NISRA vi sit . Mr. Bli ss, accompanied by Yokohama mai nt ai ns constant and S/A C.J. Tuza, RDO NISO Japan and close contact with many counterpart CAPT J.W . Hegeman, CO NISO Japan, agenc ies of the Host Government, made cou r tesy cal ls at the Nationa l bot h at the local level in Yokohama Pol ice Agency and the Tokyo Metro­ Kanagawa Prefecture and at t he Seat polit an Pol ice Department. Dur i ng of Government in Tokyo. The list of the vi s i t with the Deputy Commis­ the la w enforc ement and secur ity sione r Gene r a l of the National service s wi th which NISRAYokohama Po1 ice Agency, Mr. Bli ss was awarded ha s continuous contact is long and the Japan Cent ral Bureau, Interna­ i nc l udes among t hem the fo llo wing t ional Criminal Poli ce Organi zation, agenc i es: Nati onal Police Agency~ medal fo r outstanding law enforce­ Tokyo Metropol i ta n Pol i ce Depart­ ment . It is notewort hy that t his men t, Narcotics Contr ol Office of medal has been awarded to only one the Mini st ry of Health and Welfar e, othe r Ameri can la w e nforcement Cu stoms Se r vi ce, the Tobacco execu t i ve in the last 20 years . Monopoly Co r poration and t he Afte r vi s i t i ng with the Deputy Counte ri nte ll i gence Arms of the Commis s io ne r Gene r al , Mr. Bl iss Japan Maritime Self Defe ns e Force visited at the of f ice of the and t he Japan Ground Self Defense Directo r of Criminal Investigation. Force . One problem which confronts While making that courtesy call, Mr . the NIS _Special Agent in conducti ng Bl iss was awa rded t he Nationa l li aison is t he s i ze and complexity Po li ce A(lency, Cr imi nal Investi-

24 gation Bureau, medal in recognition of NIS assistance to the National At the end of a long and Pol ice Agency in criminal investi­ ambi tious schedule, Mr . Bliss and gation matters . personnel from NISO Japan and NISRA Yokohama enjoyed a reception in honor of Mr. Bliss's visit which was hosted at the Sanno Hotel in Tokyo. One police di gn i tary guest was overheard to comment, "We never miss a NIS reception, because our NIS friends are serious in the effort to continue the good relations hi p between NIS and the Japanese law enforcement fami ly. "

Mr. Bliss was also received at the To kyo Metropol i tan Police Department by the Ch ie f of Detectives and the Directors of the Public Security Division, Foreign Affairs Section, and the Criminal Investigation Liaison Section. The time of Mr. Bliss ' s visit was most auspicious as the Tokyo Metropolita n Pol ice Department recent ly dedicated a new Headquarters Build ing which i s, without a doubt, one of the finest in the world. While there, the Deputy Director was hosted on a tour of the new Headquarters Building which included a special tour of the Communications Division which receives and handles all calls for po l i ce assistance in Tokyo . During 1980, a cal l for police service was received every 24 seconds at the communicat io ns center. During his visit with the Chief of Detectives, Mr. Bliss received the Metropolitan Poli ce Department medal for outstanding contribution in crime prevention. Thi s award was des i gned primarily for recognition of outstanding law enforcement act i vit i es by members of the Tokyo Metropo l ita n Pol ice Department and is rarely awarded to a person who is not a member of the Department .

25 skiing, camping , and fishing in thP NISRUDENVER - mountains . Another plus is t he OUTPOSTIN THEROCKIES relat ively mild and dry climate of Colorado. The married agent wil l By: Special Agent Lynn Bankston find Denver a good area for a family and the single agent will discover a Tired of the SAC looking over city where the percentage of young, your shoulder? Have a desire to get single people is highest in the away from the collocated NISO? nation . Don't give up hope . The answer to your problems may lie in NISRU Denver . Consider this: The RRAin Denver is 1,300 miles from the NISO in New Orleans and 800 mi les from the SAC in St . Louis . Sound inte­ resting? It can be . But at times STAYINGALIVE one has some idea of the feelings of General Halftrack at Camp Swampyas he waits to hear from the Pentagon . Territorial coverage of NISRUDenver By: Special Agent R. D. Scott includes al 1 or part of five states: al 1 of Colorado and New During 1979 , 105 fede r al, Me xico , the western ha lf of Neb­ state, 1 ocal and county law en­ raska, extreme western Kansas and El forcement officers were ki ll ed in Paso, Texa s, and two countie s the United States, Puerto Rico, and adjacent to El Paso. This offers an Guam. Firea rms were used in 95 interesting assortment of geography, percent of the slayings. Forty-four from the beauty of the Rock Moun­ of the officers were attPmpting tains to the plains of eastern Colo­ arrests for crimes other than rob ­ rado, Nebraska and Kansas to the bery and burglary or were attempting desert setting of New Mexico. A narcotics related arrests . day's drive can take one from snow covered 14,000 foot peaks in A 1979 study of thP murders of Colorado to the White Sands National law enforc ement officers in Monument i n New Mexi co . The California, the state wit h the most majority of t he work done by NISRU officers kil led, di sclosed several Denver is the lead variety . Major i nteresting statistical patterns . commands serviced include the Most of the officers killed were Intelligence School at Lowry AFB, slain durin9 the week (Tuesday , CO, the Naval Weapons Evaluation Wednesday, and Thursday, respec­ Facility and the Naval Ordnance tively) and not on the weekend as is Missile Test Facility, both in New commonly bel ieved . The critical Mexico. t i me periods were identified as The city of Denver at one time 1900-2000, 0800-0900, and 2100-2200 was probab ly somewha t uni que . although nearly 50% of the incidents Howeve r, the tremen dous growt h were during dayl ig ht hours . In experienced by the metropolitan area California, six out of 11 murdered in the past decade has resulted in officers had a partner or a back-up Denver becoming, for the most part , unit at the scene and in one case, just another big city, complete with 10 other officers were working with smoq, traffic congestion and an the victim . The study reported a inflation rate above the national false sense of security and relax­ average . But the location of the ation may have occurred due to a c i t y on the eastern slope of t he feeling of safety i n numbers. In Rockies provides easy access to the cases stud ied, 55% of those

26 killed were detectives or plain­ parking lot. The California study clothes officer s and in five of the called for a renewed emphasis on six non-uniformed murders, other offi cers watch i ng the hands of the office r s were present at the scene . suspect and being alert for al l Three of the officers were weclring types of weapons. soft body armor, however, one was shot through the elastic side panel Of the cases studied, 82% of of the body armor. the officers were killed within five feet of the suspect and 18% were The average age of the victims slain with their service revolver. stud i ed was 34 and the off icers had One suc h case involved a suspect an average experience level of 7. 7 under the influence of PCP who sub­ years . Clearly, older more exper­ sequently committed suicide. This ienced law enforcement officers are brings out two good points. Retain not protected from harm. Their ages your weapon and realize that the ranged from 23 to 55 years, and all closer a suspect 9ets, the more were killed by younger suspects. dan9erous he becomes . A suspect doesn't usually need six shots if he The study suggested that al 1 law i s only five feet away. enforcement personnel must maintain a standard of physical fitness for What about t he suspects? Of deali ng with younger suspects who the 10 identified suspects, all were have developed more and more street males with an average age of 26.2 knowledge and experience in dealing years . The suspects, however, with police. ranged in age from 18 to 52 years old. Most of the suspects were Cau­ A wide range of precipitating casian and 90t had at least one factors were disclosed in studying prior arrest . Seventy percent had a the deaths of the California prior felony arrest. Two of the ten officers . Sixty-four percent of the suspects were killed ~t the scene murde r s wer e duri ng off icer­ and two committed suicide . init iated situations, all of which had the opportunity for some degree From thP above study, it is not of prior planning . Officers were difficult to recall similar situa ­ killed in pedestrian and vehicle tions involving Special Agents of stops, stake-outs, station/office NIS where a suspect was armed or attacks, and during building entry. where weapons were recoveren during Three out of e l even involved a a sea re h. As we renew our invest i ­ mentally deranged person. Two g at iv e efforts in t he narcotics incident s were related to narcotics . f i eld, work on and off the base and Si x cases involved a dis t urbance i ncreasingly partic ipate with other call. a suspicious person, a game la w enforcement a9encies, let us poacher, traffic pursuit, an obscene also ensure our survival as agents . telephone caller and an auto theft Remember the rules: suspect. l. Don't let a "young" suspect What about the weapons used by fool you. the suspects? Nine of the eleven victims were ki ll ed by a handg un, 2. Watch a suspect' s hand and usua lly a . 38 cal i be r revolver or don' t be too quick to grab him. sma l ler . One officer was killed with a . 20 gauge shotgun while par­ 3. Oon't develop a false sense ticipating in the serving of a of security just because other search warrant for narcotics at a agents are present . private residence and one officer was killed with a buc k knife in a 4. Consider the use of body

27 armor but don't bet your life on it. Northwest Cape in western Aust ralia, a sma 11 staff at the American 5. Plan arrests and the Embassy in the nation's capital at serving of search warrants . Do your Canberra and occasionally Naval homework. units make port calls at the Royal Aust ral ian Navy (RAN) i nstal­ 6. Hang on to your weapon. l ation at Garden Island located at Sydney on t he Pacific Coast among 7. Stay Alert ! others. Most tri ps are relat ed to criminal invest igations generated by visiting elements . There is always the need to ensure that the Navy's interests are looked afte r through maintenance of the very best lia ison with Australian police and RAN NIS IN AUSTRALIA offic ers in locations where the U.S. Navy has a permanent or occasional By: Special Agent E.J . McFadden presence . Our Australian counterparts a re of the highest As is well known, each NISRAi s caliber in the professional sense, uni que in terms of its geoqraphical and personally have evidenced a setting, of the type of work it hospitality t hat is overwhelming to offers and i n the benefits and vis iting Special Agents. sometimes the hardships it presents. NI SR A Pearl Harbor may be Australia is indeed a very characterized by i ts tropical unique country . It i s as large as se tt ing, by probably the highest the Unite d States but with only 14 rate of resident ial burglaries on a mi ll i on people. Described as the Navy or Marine Corps installation "I sland Continent, " it has an anywhere in the wor l d and also by immense coastline which is still one of the highest cost -of- l i vi ng guarded by the system of "coast averages in the United States. Some watchers '' which first came to of its pluses are a very gentle and prominence during Worl d 1/ar JI and mild climate and some of the most which today is primari ly concerned beautiful beaches and scenery to be with smuggling and other i l legal seen anywhere . It is in terms of entries int o the country . There professional benefits, however, that exists in Australia today what ~,ould NISRA Pearl Harbo r offers some of probably be characterized in the its assigned agents the unique western United States 100 years ago, opportunity to travel to one of the that is a true pioneer spir it . Thi s most interesting areas in the world, character i stic is seen in the Australia. In the past several largest metropolita n center, Sydney, mont hs, two of its agents have had and in the smal l est hamlets in the chance to make five such trips . wes t ern Australia. More than The recen t increase in travel to anything e l se, this spirit is that country has stemmed primaril y evidenced in the behavior of the from the fact that a larger number peop l e, a kind of " macho," of U.S. Navy ships and submarines independe nt ''can-do" attit ude on the are now calli ng at Fremantle (Perth} part of tl1e men and a grac i ous in western Australia, whi ch i s friendliness on the part of the l ocated on the Indian Ocean and women. It is seen i n the robust and whi ch represents an extremely healthy complex ions of people who favorabl e ''R &R" location for their enjoy l i fe in the outdoors and, at crews. In addit ion, the Navy has a the same time, have the sophist i ­ major communi cations installation at cation to know and highly value

28 experiences of the palate. The very would be expected in the count ry, vastness of the country appears to the size of Australia, temperatures, i nstill in its people a great pride and cl imates vary cons iderably. At in their nation, its many climatic the extre me north, one f i nds zones and its unusual variety of trop i cal Darwin which appears to animals and plants. Sydney offers always be hot and sticky. Perth has al 1 the cultural experiences of any a generally gentle cl imate whi ch metropol is and indeed reminds one of var ies li t tle over t he year, but the great American cit ies. Western with the nationwide ban on DDT, i s Austral i a has Perth, which is said infes ted with flies during the to be quite similar to San Diego in Austral ia summer, whic h is our terms of climate, and is undoubtedly winter. In southeast Austra l ia, one of the prettiest, cleanest and they have a famous sk i r esort to frien d l iest places in the worl d. which the Austral ians flock during Other major population centers are the open season. The south-central Melbourne, Brisbane and the nation's and western are a is known as the capita l at Canberra which was Nularbor, which is the Lat in for "no especial ly established in the early trees,'' and which perfectly t wen tie th century based on plans describes the vast desert area which drawn by an American following a is crossed by one vehicle road and wor ldw ide competition . Just as in one single strand of rail road .. The t he United States, each of these Ea ste rn Coast, which has Sydney, cities has a unique flavor to Brisbane, Townsville, and the famous itself, and regional jealousi es are Gold Coast area, is the most heavily very strong. Between the cities, populated of all areas and i s famous t here are great expanses of land, for i ts sail i ng, diving and other some l ight ly populated and used for water sports. In conversations with ,...., far mi ng and grazing, and some the Australian, one is struck by totally uninhabited except for the their vitality and their sheer original inhab it ants, the interes t in life and enjoying it to aborigina l s. The center of the its f ull es t . This i nterest is country is one great expanse of red further underscored by the fact that earth wit h Ayers rock jutt i ng commerce ceases by noon on Saturday suddenly out of the desert to mark a with only restaurants and theaters pl ace of spec ial signif i cance for be i ng open from t hat point unti l the aborig inals . Along the Western Monday morning. Hol idays and Coast within miles of Perth, one can weekends are sacred to the still run across penquins roosting Austra lians. They give the on the edge of the Indian Ocean, and impression of being extreme ly at Northwest Cape on the edge of the hardworking people while they are at desert, there is a st retch of beach their jobs but making sure they .have where mat ing sea turtles drag t ime to pursue their own personal themselves onto the beach whi le interest s. regaining their strength. Koalas sti 11 abound in certain sections of On the minu s side, ment i on the "bush, " feastin g on the leaves should be made of the systems of of one of the 200 types of la bor unions that are hig hly Eucalyptus trees which grow in characterist ic of Austral ia. In Australia. Everywhere, cars are reading the newspapers in Austr alia, seen with "roo bars" which can best one is struck by the number of labor be described as a steel frame built strikes that take place in that around the car 's body designe d to country . Occas ionally, the re are prevent one's car f rom be i ng strikes that are long planned, but compl etely demoli shed in the event wildcat str ikes of major proportions of a coll i son with a kangaroo. As are not uncommon. These strikes

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--· Australians and Americans speak the creep into every aspect of ~uman same language (although some endeavor. During a recent tdp to Englishmen l iving in Australia will Australia, one of our agents was at occasiona lly joke abo ut Americans Northwest Cape when a strike of speaking anything but English} . almost all Australian nati onal More than that, though, is the fact ai rlines took pl ace . Our hero was that there is a co mmon he r itage able to make i t as far as Perth, a between the two countries and a di stance of nearly 1,000 miles, common syste m of values. Politics before i t became evident that the differ greatly between the two, yet air strike was going to continue, the professionals that are met there and he therefore turned around and are in open agreement that what is made his way back to Northwest Cape good for one of our countries is in hopes of catching a MACflig ht good for both of them. Perhaps that out of the country. Upon arriv i ng is why trips are so enjoyable; at Northwest Cape, he deter mined cooperation with each other is taken that the MACflight had broken down for granted . One other aspect is at Sydney, and he therefore spent important , and t hat is the feelings the next t hree days writing up his of Australians regarding Americans reports of his previous endeavors i n in general. Memories i n this the country. Finally when he was instance are very long, and one has ab l e to ca tc h a MACflight, he had only to consult a map to see how lost approximately seven days and close to Australia is the Coral Sea was faced by the grim prospect of where, for all i ntent and purpose, about 16 hours i n the ai r aboard a American nava l units stemmed the C-141 before being able to get back onrushing tide of the Japanese f leet to Pearl Harbor . In this same vein, whose next stop would have been the Australia has only two air l ines, one Australian Pacific Coast. This is a sta te run and the other a fact that continual ly comes to the semi-p r iva t e operation . The fore i n conversations with frustrating thing of air travel in Austral i ans, and one also gets the Australia is the fact that on trans­ i mpress io n that today, with the continental flights, the one airline growth of t he Indian Ocean in fol l ows the other one with about a importance, many Australians feel five-m inute interval. Therefore, i f they may some day again have to rely you are in Perth and want to get to upon the United States for assist­ Sydney, you'l l find there are two ance. In both the professional and flights leav i ng at midn i ght , two the socia l sett ing (where most real flights l eav i ng at perhaps 8 a.m., work ac t ually seems to get done}, and two more flights at about 3:00 th e same sense of appreciation, in the afternoon. These flights are warmth and fe ll owship all come often booked sol id and therefore if through; and it must be said that advance reservations are not made, the true cornerstone of this you coul d be stuck high and dry for relat ionship is a mutual respect and a day or more. admirat io n for the professional counterpart and his country. What has been described above i s only t he barest outli nes of the Without a doubt, t ravel and al l wri ter's i mpression of Austral ia. of its bene fi ts are a key drawing In ta lki ng to other agents who have factor that attrac t people to become v i s it ed the country, it ' s pretty Special Agents with NIS. It can well agreed that al l come away with also be said that for a few lucky the fee l ing that they are leav i ng ones, an opportunity is gotten to "home" when they depart Australia. visit one of the tru l y unique and This, of course, can easily be beaut i ful places in the world, attr i buted to the fact that Australia.

30 with the CoMmanding Officer, NISO FUNCTIONOF LIAISON San Oieoo ~nd the Command ing Office r, HAS Miramar, invited ~y: Special Aqrnt H.J. Stoval l represPntatives of local, state, and fed era 1 law en for ccmrnt organi za­ According to WrbstPr' s Diction­ tions to attend a rtrP.ss rPhearsal of ary. onr of t.hl' functions nf 1 iaison thr "Blue Anoe ls " flight is "an int ini'CY, pspeci all_y illi r.it , demonstrat i on . The Cnmmandin o NISO San was bpt wnen a man and wonan." Whi le (Jfficer , Diego prcsrnt, thi s night bP tan talizi ng to along with thP Conmandi n9 Officer , consider, the rpal meaning of this NAS Miramar and COMFITAEWWINGPAC. Fol l owinq the fl i ght dPr.tOPstrat ion, articlr 1t11s to do with yet anothPr dPfinition of liaison : "a bond or which was cut short hecause of connrr.tion l in k; a coordi nation of clounine ss in sun ny Sai, OiPgo, all act iv ities . '' In view of thr tt!S attendee s w~rP invi ted to thP HAS b1•inq dPsionatrd as thP exclu sive tli ramar ('ff icers' Club for P.ats and lin k b0twern the Orpartment of thP dri nks. The f unction was well tt1vy and all other fede r al attrnded and r P.ceived by the i nt.Plligrnce, law enforcPnPnt and visit i no law en for cenent agencies. s ecurity ag encies, l i ais on has a ThP most si 9nific ant aspect of t he particula r significanCP for NIS gather ing was the opportunit y to SpPci al Jgrnts . Additionally, of meet in for mally an d talk to cou rs e, we nust main tain l iaison r~p resPntat i ves of ot her aqencies with state end local agencie s, as ahout mutual problem areas . At this wpll as with the commands which we function, duri ng a discussion of a serve . As difficult as our nissio n recent. IIIS RA Mirana r ra pP i s at t i nt:?s, 1 t would he almost inve stiga tion, it was determined imp oss ib lr wit hout effective that a local ag ency was lia ison. invcstiqat i nq a seri es of rapPS which occu rrrd with identica l MO. Estahlishinq SUCCPSSful li aison The end re sul t was th at at the is a rrs pons ibil ity of each Special conc l us ion of t he l iai son function, NISRP Mi Agent who must come up with his own ramar was able to f urnish style or manner of deve l oping and the local ~qency with thr idPntity maintaining liaison contacts . While of a susp Pc t fnr thPi r invP sti ­ the way in which it is acconpl ishrd oati ons . The suspect was subse ­ i s l eft t o the i ndividual ao ent quently pos i t i vely ide ntifie d and and/or nf fice, some asp ects of arrested. Whi le it is possible that 1 iaison are common an d should bP thP same result may have occurr Pd a pp 1 i ed b_y e vr ryo ne . Effecti ve with out thr l ia iso n funct i on, l I a i so n i s ha sed on a mutual because of the function, the image acceptance of the role of each of NIS was enhance d and last t n9 ot her s' organizati ons and missi on. contacts were established which will This means an undPrstand ing and f acilitate effectivP li;,ison in the apprec iat ion of one anothe r' s future . respective areas of juri sd iction and res pons i hi l ity . An Pxa mple of qood li aison recently t oo k place at NJSRA Mirama r. ThP "Bl ue Angels" were schPdulcn to put on a weekend flight demonst rati on ~s part of t he annual air show at NAS Miramar . NISRA Miramar and oth er local NISO San Diego NISRAs, aft er coo rd inati on

31 THECOMMAND BRIEF · , taken into cons ideratio n. A COMMUNICATIONTECHNIQUE THAT Kee p i ng i n mind the usua l CANWORK FOR YOU reason you hrief a command is t o By: Special /l.gent F.R. Traser present facts on which t he coM111and can make a decision, your i ni tial The command bri ef rtf fords an approach shou l d be an analys i s of agPnt the opportuni ty to establis h several factors : The purpose of the sound l i ai so n wit h the command(s) he brief; the nature of the audi ence; services and to promote the aims and and the facts to be explained. As Na object iv es of thP va l Investi ­ t he encl product of your brief ma_ybe qativ e Service while accompl1sh1ng an intent i on, an emotion, a mood, or the MIS mission . ~le are , all of us a decision , your br i ef should 1·1hobri ef comnands, in a position to prov id e t he i nform at ion, the be a va luable asset to th ose re asons , the pl an of ac ti on , the commands by providi ng on a regular inspiratio n, or the decision. Your bas is, t ha t current and fac t ua l ini ti al ana lysis of t hesr factors is infor mation of mutual interest , and done du r i ng yo ur hrie f pl anning or t>y prov id i ng i t i n a we l l pl an ned preparation phase. It is this phase and succi nct for mat. If we can in whi ch you must become thoroughly accept the premise t hat people enjoy knowl cdgea hle of your topic and how receiv ing news, we can readi l y wi 11 impact on you r audience. observe t he "ready market" for the it /l.sk _yourself the followi ng questions conrnand bri ef. Hhen that ne~is is regarding your prospective audience: current, factual, wel 1 presente d, Ar e the y decision makers? What and provi de s solut i ons to pres·sing language do they speak: techn ical , command problems, t he "ready market" "man on the stre et , • military? How becomes all the more apparent. much do they know about t he topic of the br i ef, or "what is t he water Th e usua l l y difficulty l eve l " of t he audience? Will it be encounter ed in presenting a proper necessary to "raise t he water level" brief 1 i es in the nature of t he of t he group before you even begin brie f itself. The co-and bri ef is the brief? Will t here be opposit ion a chan nel of commun at ion , and ic or even hostility to my brief, my me mmun on throughout t i , co icati has recommendations, or my solutions? created probl ems for mankind. The Where wi l l this opposition/hostili ty terms "co mmunication gap," orioinate ? H the r e be ''k ey mmun and ill "breakdown in co ications," peo~l e" to sway duri ng the brief or "fail ure to communicate," are just a will there be ignorance or prejudice few of the trite, but true, phrases to overcome? What will be the t one man has coined which il l ust rate his of the aud i ence? (Tone is usually • inability to communicatP and set by t he senior officer present). communicate properly with his fellow man . Hhil e po is e , presence, After your consideration of t he dict ion, and articu lation all appear audi ence factor is complete, utilize necessary in certain i nstances to all available re source material to effect qood communication, these are become thoroughly famili ar with your not the-only considerat ions , or even topic. Keeping in mi nd that you t he most iMport ant considerations, will be presenting both t he pros and in t he p resentati on of a_good con s of the topic, insofar as these collllland brief. The command brief 1s informat ion. a communication technique which are factual points of Do not let your own personal employs the managerial or leade rs~ip prejudices prevent you from looking skill known as "getting and g1v1ng at your topi c fro m "both sides of and information" it is a skil l whic h the fence . " This approach may can be learned if a few basics are ne cessitate your utilization of

32 sou r ces which you would not prop o sals or recommendations. otherwise turn to in your normal Answer quest i ons from the group . pursuit of information. Present your conclusions, offer possible· solutions, and, i f in a These two factors aside, but posit ion to do so, make a decision. with a consideration of each, it wt 1 1 be necessary for you to One ma r k of a 900d fo otball cons ider your presentation of facts. team is being able to pass when they Aqain ask yourself some quPStions : want to and not when t hey have to. ~/hat facts does t he audience need to So i t is with the command brief . make a decision? What is the Pro perly brief a command at your l ooical order in which to present leisure and as often as you feel it thesP facts? 1-Jhat modificati ons may necessary to keep them apprised of need to be made or what alte rna tives i mpo r tant info rmat i on of mutual may need considerations? What i ntere st and you may find t hat you conclusions can be drawn? What have fewer ''fl ap" or "spur of the recommendat ions wil l he made? What mor.1ent" br iefs which catch you by solutions can he offe red? What surprise and unprepared. decisions can be made? The opportun i ty to sell Wi th your homework compl eted, yourse l f and the organizat i on has you ore now in a position to present neve r been greater t han durin~ that a confident and intel 1 iqer,t brief period of time you spend wit h a Jntroc1uce yourself anc! your topic if "captive aud i ence '' known as the one or both a re not al ready known. command br ief . A word of caution Determ i ne , through the use of must be said to thP pot ent ia l tactful questioning at tl1e onset, "empire bui lder '' and to those who ~ t he dearee. of knowled~e your have not done their homework prior audienc~ possesses of your topic . to a brief, as both of these types State your facts in a clear, • have a tendency to overbrief. If, logical, easily understood, succinct after you bri ef, you find that you manner. So as not to cloud the have told a command more tha n you brief with superfluous informat ion , actually know about a topic, and restrict your brief to those facts, to ld i t to a group who knew more and only those facts, which your about the top ic than yo u did, you ~ud i ence needs to make a decision. probab ly overbrie f ed . If, five Present your brief in the tone of minutes af ter you have completed a t he audi ence, keep ing i n mind also brief on suspecte d bl ac kmarket that your own tone wil l be_dictat~d activity among t he lower rank i ng by the confines of NJS policy as 1t en lis ted personnel at the command evo l ves from the Director to you as exchange (possibly as the first step a NIS repr esentative . Present your i n obtaining l•ter com ma nd facts i n that order which is easiest i n a blackmarket ICIO), fo r your audience understand and assistance to the commandi ng of f i you briefed not order which happen s be cer the to is on the phone to your SACwant ing most convenient fo r you . Explain organized any propos and/or recommendations to verify the fact that als crime has taken over the Navy resale you may have, making sure to detail syste m, you have def i ni t ely both the a dvantages and the overbriefed. disadvan ta ges . Offer proof, preferably by cit i ng examples, . of the mer i t of you r proposals or Tell it l i ke i t is, and let recommendat i ons. Suggest, i f the t hem know what we can do about it . need a rises , well thought out modif i cations or alt ernatives which are still i n line wi th your

33 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE • P, O, 80)( 1&230 N REP\.Y REFER TO SU1'l.,t.N0. MARY\..Al'I) 20023 2 9 JA1l 1981

Spec i a 1 Agent Robert J. Di 11 ard Naval Invest i gative Service Resident Agency, Camp Lej eune P.O. Box 8360 Camp Lejeune, NC 28542

Dear Bob,

On 11 December 1980, you were involved in a shooting incident during the course of which you fired one shot from your ser vice revolver which act resulted in i njury t o a civilian suspect . As you know, it is the pol icy of the Nlval Investigative Service to conduct an investigation to deter mine all the availab l e facts and circumsta nces whenever a Special Agent is involved in a shooting incident. Such an 1nve st iga t ion was con­ ducted in this case.

The results of this investiga tion confi rm tha t at the time of the incident you were on duty and you were acting within the scope of you r employment as a Special Agent of the Naval Investigative Service . It is al so noted that your actions throughout this incident were in full con­ sonance with Naval Investigative Service policy and directive s. It is my further judgment t hat at the time you fired, you were in reaso nabl e apprehension concerni ng your own l i fe and safety and that under the se circumstances you were ju stif i ed in firing your service revolver.

I know that you agr ee that it is unfortun ate that t hi s incident occurred at all, however, it is al so well to note that you had no r eason­ able altern ative under the circumstances . You were presente d with a 1 if e threatening situation and you reacted to it in a professional manner. You need have no remorse in this regard. It is ti me now to look ahead and I know t hat the whole Special Agent Corps join s with me in wishing for you a long and rewarding career with the Naval Investigative Service. 4R;ty~,Since~~y , J. R. SORIANO Captain, U. S. Navy Director, Naval Invest igati ve Service

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