Thomas H. Kean DoD DOCUMENT REQUEST NO.

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CHAIR

Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
Richard Ben-Veniste
"Commission") requests that the Department of Defense (DoD or the "respondent")
provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no later than June
Max Cleland 30, 2003 (the "production date"):
Fred F. Fielding
1. All transcripts, tapes and other documents related to any Significant Event
Jamie S. Gorelick Conference, or any other interagency phone conference, on 9/11/01.
Slade Gorton
2. All documents related to the C-130 aircraft that departed Andrews AFB shortly
John Lehman
after 0930 on 9/11/01, including the crew list and their current locations. Include the
Timothy J. Roemer flight plan, the mission and the controller logs/tapes. Include any debriefings, after
action reports or other inquiry into the actions of that plane on that day.
James R. Thompson

3. All transcripts, tapes and other documents related to any interagency phone
Philip D. Zelikow
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
conference that NORAD (including all of its components) conducted or participated in
on 9/11 related to the hijackings of 9/11 and NORAD's response thereto.

4. All transcripts, tapes and other documents related tcfany internal NORAD phone
conferences or communications on 9/11 related to the hijackings of 9/11 and
NORAD's response thereto.

5. Transcripts of all communications and orders conveyed to pilots scrambled in

support of the North East Air Defense Sector's (NEADS) response to the hijackings of
9/11.

6. All transcripts, tapes and other documents of the parent wings of aircraft
scrambled in support of NEADS' response on 9/11, related to the response of such
aircraft to the hijackings of 9/11.

7. All transcripts, tapes and other documents of the Air Force Bases from which
aircraft were scrambled in support of NEADS's response on 9/11, related to the
response of such aircraft to the hijackings of 9/11.

8. The pilot logs for each pilot that was scrambled in support of NEADS' response to
the hijackings on 9/11, including but not limited to the pilots that scrambled out of
Otis Air Force Base, Langley Air Force Base, Andrews Air Force Base, Toledo Air
Force Base and Selfridge Air Force Base.

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9. The Air Traffic Control Logs for each base from which fighters were scrambled in support of NEADS'
response on 9/11, including but not limited to: Otis Air Force Base, Langley Air Force Base, Andrews Air
Force Base, Toledo Air Force Base and Selfridge Air Force Base.

10. All NORAD logs related to the exercise VIGILANT GUARDIAN, beginning with the morning
shift change on 9/11 and for the 24-hour period thereafter.

11. Intelligence scenarios and briefing papers for all national military exercises, since January 1993,
in which a plane was hijacked and/or used as a weapon and which involved any of the following
DoD entities: NORAD, JCS, and Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
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12. The final briefing and intelligence scenarios for NORAD Exercises AMALGAM VIRGO 01
and 02. With regard to AMALGAM VIRGO 02, please provide documentation of the scenario as it
existed prior to 9/11 as well as the version used in the actual exercise.

13. All documents of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-
Intensity Conflict) prepared for or signed out by the Assistant Secretary, that address the mission of
NORAD.

14. Portions of the following Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) documents that relate to
NORAD:
(a) Defense Planning Guidance
(b) Contingency Planning Guidelines

This request includes current versions of the aforementioned documents, and those versions that
were in effect on 9/11/01.

15. Portions of the following Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) documents that relate to NORAD:
(a) Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
(b) Joint Strategic Review ..,
(c) Joint Warfighting Capabilities Assessment (JWCA) for Combating Terrorism
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This request includes current versions of the aforementioned documents, and those versions that
were in effect on 9/11/01. With respect to those documents that were in effect on 9/11, please
provide the staffing package that accompanied the documents when submitted for approval by the
Director of the Joint Staff.

16. Portions of the following NORAD documents that relate to domestic air defense and/or
combating terrorism:
(a) Integrated Priority List
(b) Requirements Review Report

This request includes current versions of the aforementioned documents, and those versions that
were in effect on 9/11/01.
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17. Annual testimony to Congress of the NORAD Commander in Chief for 2000 and 2001.
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18. Documents that establish the universe of military aircraft, other than air defense aircraft, that
were airborne within 150 nautical miles of the New York City and Washington D.C. areas, anytime
from 0800 to 1030 hours on the morning of 9/11/01. The documents should include the takeoff
time, flight plan, and ordnance load of such aircraft.

19. An Information Paper or fact sheet that establishes how clocks were synchronized and to what
standard on 9/11/01 for the following: the Joint Surveillance System radar tapes, the National
Military Command Center logs, the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center logs, the Northeast Air
Defense Sector logs, and the First Air Force/Continental Air Defense Region logs.

20. The final briefing and intelligence scenario for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
exercise scheduled on 9/11 concerning a plane crash into NRO headquarters.

21. The final briefing and intelligence scenario for the October 24-26,2000 emergency drill based
upon the crashing of an airliner into the Pentagon.

22. The final briefing and intelligence scenario for the May 2001 DoD training of medical
personnel to respond to a guided missile in the form of a hijacked 757 airliner crashing into the
Pentagon. ;.--..•
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23. All files of Lt. Col. Dawne Deskins, USAF, Northeast Air Defense Sector, related to the
hijackings of 9/11.

24. There are conflicting accounts of when NORAD first received notification from the FAA that
American Airlines Flight 11 had been hijacked. Please provide all documents relating to the FAA's
notification to NORAD of the hijacking of Flight 11.
25. The National Military Joint Intelligence Center (NMJIC) Senior Duty Officer log for the 24-
hour period beginning with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks that
recorded events related to the hijackings on 9/11.

26. The National SIGINT Operations Center (NSOC) Senior Duty Officer logs for the 24-hour
period beginning with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks that recorded
events related to the hijackings on 9/11.

27. The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) logs that document imagery requests and
responses for the 24-hour period beginning with the morning shift change on 9/11.

28. The Alternate National Military Command Center (ANMCC) Senior Duty Officer log for the
24-hour period beginning with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks that
recorded events related to the hijackings on 9/11.

29. The National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACAP) Senior Duty Officer log for the
24-hour period following activation of the Command Post.
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30. The Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) Operations Center Senior Duty Officer log for
the 24-hour period beginning with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks
that recorded events related to the hijackings of 9/11.

31. The Air Combat Command (ACC) Senior Duty Officer log for the 24-hour period beginning
with the morning shift change on 9/11, and for any subordinate desks that recorded events related to
the hijackings of 9/11.

32. NORAD regulation 55-11, entitled "Air Defense Fighter Alert (U)."

33. Schedules of the SECDEF, DEPSECDEF, and USD(P) as maintained and revised on 9/11.

34. Final data from the Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center (DfiFSMAC) that
establishes the time of impact for each of the hijacked aircraft.

35. Copies of the JCS/DoD message to commanders, worldwide, raising the threat level to "Delta."

36. Copies of the JCS/DoD Order raising the defense condition to DefCon 3.

The Commission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as they are
available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the same time, through
means of a "rolling" production. The Commission further requests that the respondent provide an
index of all documents produced, indicating which documents are responsive to what requests.

If any requested documents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on an alleged
claim of privilege or for any other reason, the Commission requests that the respondent, as soon as
possible and in no event later than the production date, identify and describe each such document or
class of documents, as well as the alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient specificity to
allow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.
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If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but has
information about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that the
respondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the production
date.

If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these document
requests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with the
Commission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to the
production date.

June 13, 2003 Daniel Marcus

General Counsel
Thomas H. Kean DoD DOCUMENT REQUEST NO. 18
CHAIR

Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests that the Department of Defense (DoD or the "respondent")
Richard Ben- Veniste
provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no later than
MaxQeland December 10, 2003 (the "production date"). For purposes of this request, "NORAD"
Fred F. Fielding
includes NORAD headquarters and all regions, sectors, and associated units.

Jamie S. Gorelick 1. The current version of NORAD Instruction 10-45 ("CINCNORAD Exercise
Skde Gorton
Program"), and the version that was in effect on September 11, 2001.

John Lehman 2. The Announcement Message, Concept and Objectives Statement (C&O),
Timothy J. Roemer Exercise Specifications (EXSPEC), Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), Master
Scenario Events Listing (MSEL), and Control Staff Instructions (COSIN) for
James R. Thompson the following exercises:
Vigilant Guardian 99
Philip D. Zelikow Vigilant Guardian 01
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Amalgam Virgo 01

3. All after action final reports related to the exercises listed in Item 2, including
but not limited to any reports produced by contractors or internally by
NORAD. If no "final" after action report exists for any of the exercises listed
in Item 2, please certify that no "final" report exists and provide copies of any
"interim," "draft," "preliminary," or other documents not deemed a "final"
report.

4. All database "lessons learned" that exist for the exercises listed in Item 2.

5. All documents related to the Concept Development Conference (CDC) and the
Initial Planning Conference (IPC) for Amalgam Virgo O2, including the
exercise planning schedule. This request includes, but is not limited to, drafts
of the Concept and Objectives Statement (C&O), the Exercise Specifications
(EXSPEC), the Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), the Master Scenario Events Listing
(MSEL), and the Control Staff Instructions (COSIN) as they existed prior to
9/11/01. For each of the documents responsive to this request, please provide
information sufficient to determine the date the document was initially drafted,
and, if applicable, the date the document was finalized.

6. All after action final reports related to Amalgam Virgo 02, including but not
limited to any reports produced by contractors or internally by NORAD. If no
"final" after action report exists for Amalgam Virgo 02, please certify that no
"final" report exists and provide copies of any "interim," "draft,"
"preliminary," or other documents not deemed a "final" report.
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7. All database "lessons learned" that exist for Amalgam Virgo 02.

8. All after action documents (to include all final reports and all database
"lessons learned") related to military exercises — since January 1993 ~ in
which an aircraft was hijacked and/or used as a weapon and which involved
NORAD. If no "final" after action reports exist for these exercises, please
certify that no "final" report exists and provide copies of any "interim,"
"draft," "preliminary," or other documents not deemed a "final" report.

9. The Announcement Message, Concept and Objectives Statement (C&O),

Exercise Specifications (EXSPEC), Exercise Plan (EXPLAN), Master
Scenario Events Listing (MSEL), and Control Staff Instructions (COSIN) for
the exercises that involved the following events:
Hijack AL MSEL #146081
Hijack AL Event #141709
Hijack Conference Inputs for MSEL #14600
Hijack AL Exercise Cornet White 99-ACC-29/30/31
Hijack AL Event #555114; Exercise VFFI99-1
Hijack AL - Weapon Exercise Amazon Condor 00-1
Hijack AL - Weapon Event #556768; Exercise Fencing Indian 00-2
Hijack Al - Weapon Exercise COSIN Oct 99; MSEL 14001
Hijack Mil AC Exercise Amalgam Warrior 00-2; MSEL #147412
Hijack AL - Weapon Event #146008
Hijack AL Event #140202
Hijack FORN AL Event #140206
ACFT BIO Event #144814; MSEL #144814
Hijack AL Event #142011; MSEL #142011

10. All after action final reports related to the exercises listed in Item 9, including
but not limited to any reports produced by contractors or internally by
NORAD. If no "final" after action reports exist for the exercises listed in Item
9, please certify that no "final" report exists and provide copies of any
"interim," "draft," "preliminary," or other documents not deemed a "final"
report.

11. All database "lessons learned" that exist for the exercises listed in Item 9.

12. All documents of NORAD intelligence offices, from January 1,1998 through
September 20, 2001, that relate to the issue of an aircraft being used as a
weapon. This request includes, but is not limited to, documents responsive to
this request in the possession of Lt. Col. Stuart at NEADS.

13. The NORAD Agreement and subsequent renewals, described in paragraph 4.1
of Nil 0-37 ("NORAD Planning and Requirements System (NPRS)), as drafted
and/or approved by the CINCNORAD from January 1, 1998 through
September 20, 2001.
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14. The NORAD Vision, described in paragraph 4.1 of NI10-37 as drafted and/or
approved by the CINCNORAD from January 1,1998 through September 20,
2001.

15. NORAD Requirements Review Report, described in paragraph 5.2 of NI10-37,

as drafted and/or approved by CINCNORAD from January 1,1998 through
September 20, 2001.

16. The NORAD Integrated Priority List, described in paragraph 5.3 of NI10-37,
as drafted and/or approved by CINCNORAD from January 1, 1998 through
September 20, 2001.

17. NORAD Mission Need Statements (MNS), described in paragraph 6 of Nil 0-

37, regarding the subject of hijacked aircraft and drafted from January 1, 1998
through September 20, 2001.

The Commission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as they are
available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the same time, through
means of a "rolling" production.

If any requested documents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on an alleged
claim of privilege or for any other reason, the Commission requests that the respondent, as soon as
possible and in no event later than the production date, identify and describe each such document or
class of documents, as well as the alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient specificity to
allow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.

If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but has
information about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that the
respondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the production
date.

If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these document
requests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with the
Commission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to the
production date.

November 26, 2003 Daniel Marcus

General Counsel
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RG: 148
Box: 00002 Folder: 0005 Document: 15
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The item identified below has been withdrawn from this file:

Folder Title: DOD: Exercise Positive Force

Document Date:
Document Type: Handwritten Notes
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Subject' Dana Hyde's notes on briefing re: military exercis

e Positive Force

In the review of this file this item was removed because access to it is
restricted. Restrictions on records in the National Archives are stated in
general and specific record group restriction statements which are available
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