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Legal Procedures and Rights Advisement Protocols

• Criteria for Rights Advisement: Law Enforcement (LE) members are required to advise a suspect of their rights at the specific point when the LE member has reasonable suspicion that the person has committed a crime. This advisement must occur before any questions related to that specific crime are asked.

• Handling Spontaneous Disclosures of Criminal Activity:

  • An LE member should never interrupt or stop a person while they are in the process of disclosing criminal activity.

  • The member must wait until the individual has completely stopped talking.

  • During the disclosure, the LE member should take exhaustive notes of all statements made.

  • The suspect must be advised of their rights before the LE member asks any clarifying questions.

Investigation Documentation and Probable Cause

• Definition of Probable Cause (PC): Defined as the lowest form of reasonable suspicion to believe that a crime has been committed by a specifically identified person.

• DUI (Driving Under the Influence) Processing Forms: To fully process a DUI case, the following (up to $6$) forms are utilized from the available set:

  • $1408$

  • $178$

  • $1176$

  • Affidavit

  • $2708$

  • $179$

  • $249$

  • USACIL (United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory)

  • $1920$

  • $1168$

  • PBT (Preliminary Breath Test) printout

• Domestic Violence (DV) Processing Forms: To fully process a DV case, the following (up to $5$) forms are utilized:

  • $1168$

  • $178$

  • $2708$

  • $2701$

  • $179$

  • $2817$

  • $249$

Domestic Violence (DV) Intervention and Safety

• Tactical Entry Procedure: When responding to a DV case, LE members should wait outside the door for a duration of $30 - 45\,\text{seconds}$ before knocking. The purpose of this wait is to listen for evidence of Probable Cause (PC).

• Safety Positioning during Knocking: LE members must never position themselves directly in front of the door while knocking to minimize tactical vulnerability.

Administrative Timelines and Security Controls

• AF Form 1176 (Authority to Search and Seize): This form must be finalized within $24\,\text{hours}$ after a $3$-way call or by the next duty day. It requires the signature of the Commander (CC).

• Sign and Countersign Changes: Sign countersigns must be changed according to the following schedule:

  • Normal Operations: Every $6\,\text{months}$.

  • Contingency Operations: Every $48\,\text{hours}$.

  • Compromise: Immediately when the sign is compromised.

Radio Communication Codes

• $Code\,1$: Routine

• $Code\,2$: Urgent

• $Code\,3$: Emergency

• $Code\,4$: Wants & Warrants

• $Code\,5$: Traffic Stop

• $Code\,6$: Latrine Break

• $Code\,7$: Meal Break

• $Code\,8$: Suspect in custody

• $Code\,8a$: Suspect in custody (opposite sex)

• $Code\,9$: Change of Radio frequency

• $Code\,10$: All secure

• $Code\,11$: Alarm Activation

• $Code\,12$: Duress

• $Code\,13$: Officer Request Assistance

• $Code\,14$: Suspicious Package

• $Code\,15$: Bomb Threat

• $Code\,15a$: Package/device found

• $Code\,15b$: No Package Found

• $Code\,16$: Funds Escort

• $Code\,17$: Robbery

• $Code\,18$: GM Broke-Shift change

Vindicator Alarm System and Sensor Functionality

• Vindicator Alarm Visual Indicators:

  • FLASHING RED: Indicates an unacknowledged alarm.

  • FLASHING MAGENTA: Indicates an unacknowledged tamper.

  • FLASHING YELLOW: Indicates Access Pending.

  • FLASHING BLUE: Indicates unacknowledged trouble, Communications Failure, or Test Failure.

• Sensor Mechanisms:

  • Balanced Magnetic Switch (BMS): Detects intrusion attempts in alarmed areas through open doors, hatches, and windows.

  • Tamper Alarms: Detects attempts to gain physical access to security components in order to perform malicious activity on secured items.

  • Passive Infrared (PIR) Sensor: Detects motion from a person located inside the protected area.

MSOC (Misawa Security Operations Center) Access Control

• Entry/Exit Approval during Alarm Activations: If turnstiles are locked during an alarm, entry and exit may only be approved by the MSOC Director or the MSOC Chief of Staff.

• Badge Categories and Access Levels:

  • BLUE PHOTO Badge: Issued to permanently assigned, Top Secret cleared Dow Personnel with SCI (Sensitive Compartmented Information) access. It contains a photo of the holder and the MSOC logo.

  • GREEN PHOTO Badge: Issued to permanently assigned, Top Secret cleared contractors with SCI access. It contains a photo of the holder and the MSOC logo.

  • RED V Badge: Issued to visiting Secret cleared DoW (Department of War/Defense personnel as noted) personnel.

  • WHITE V Badge: Issued to un-cleared MSOC visitors.

Operational Response and Command Authority

• Alarm Response Priority: If more than one alarm is active, responders use the Alarm Response Priority Listing to determine the order of response.

• Stop Check and Pass (SC&P): This type of response is required for alarms involving AA&E (Arms, Ammunition, and Explosives), Funds, and Robbery.

• Traffic Release Authority: During alarm activations, Flight Chiefs or Sergeants have the authority to release traffic at installation gates.

• Dispatch Authority Hierarchies:

  • Outside of $2\,\text{hours}$: DFC/CC.

  • Inside $2\,\text{hours}$: OPS-O/OPS-SUP.

  • Inside Misawa City Limits: Flight Chief.

Security Incidents and Resource Protection

• COVERED WAGON: Defined as an unusual event affecting Protection Level (PL) $1$, $2$, or $3$ resources that is actually or probably Hostile in Nature. The "Hostile in Nature" element distinguishes it from a Security Incident.

  • Termination Authority: Only the FW/CC (Fighter Wing Commander) can terminate a COVERED WAGON.

• Security Incident: Defined as an unchanged report of an unusual event affecting PL $1$, $2$, or $3$ resources.

• Definitions of Security States:

  • FPCAM: Force Protection Condition Alerting Message.

  • FPCON: Force Protection Condition.

Misawa AB Jurisdictions

• Types of Jurisdictions: Misawa Air Base (AB) operates under two types of jurisdiction: Exclusive and Concurrent.