I love to share about my family but one thing that I have to be mindful of is OPSEC. So for some of you who arent sure, here is a article and definition. Remember OPEC is vital to the safety of your military member and yourself.

“OPSEC is a vital element in

protecting the Army’s soldiers and

missions, and I want to stress how

vital a role every member of the team

plays in ensuring that we deny our

adversaries potentially useful

information.

“Whether we are on duty or off

duty, we cannot afford to let our

guard down. Your diligence in OPSEC

is key to ensuring our effectiveness in

operations and our collective safety.

Together, we will succeed.”

Maj. Gen. Keith B. Alexander

Commanding General

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

Operations Security, or OPSEC, is keeping potential adversaries from discovering our critical information. As the name suggests, it protects our operations – planned, in progress, and those completed. Success depends on secrecy and surprise, so the military can accomplish the mission faster and with less risk. Our adversaries want our information, and they don’t concentrate on only soldiers to get it. They will be concentrating on the family member as well. 

Examples Of Critical Information

• Detailed information about the mission of assigned units.

• Details on locations and times of unit deployments.

• Personnel transactions that occur in large numbers (Example: pay information, powers of attorney, wills, deployment information).

• References to trends in unit morale or personnel problems.

• Details concerning security procedures.