DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 5510.100E
DNS-34
13 Jul 2021
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5510.100E
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY PROCEDURES
FOR NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION CONTROL POINTS
UNDER THE ADMINSTRATIVE CONTROL OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL
OPERATIONS SUB-REGISTRY
Ref: (a) United States Security Authority for North Atlantic Treaty Organization Affairs
(USSAN) 1-07, 2007 (NOTAL)
(b) SECNAVINST 5510.36B
1. Purpose. To update security policy and procedural guidance for the control and handling of
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) classified material by NATO control points within
the National Capital Region established under the administrative control of the Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO), NATO Sub-Registry. This instruction is being reissued with a new date,
updated version and signature authority to meet CNO’s age requirement for Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations (OPNAV) instructions.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 5510.100D and OPNAV RCS 5510.6B
3. Scope and Applicability. Basic guidance is provided for the NATO Security Program for
both military and civilian personnel assigned to Department of the Navy (DON) commands for
which the CNO Sub-Registry, DNS-34C, has been authorized to act as NATO control point
under their administrative cognizance. This instruction supplements references (a) and (b) and
have been updated with specific measures for documents removed from the Secret Internet
Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET) computer terminal.
a. Safeguard Requirements. Reference (a) and (b) establish and implement security
procedures for safeguarding classified NATO and atomic information (ATOMAL) material
within DON.
b. Policy. This instruction establishes how the policies and procedures contained in
reference (a) and (b) will be implemented by control points under the administrative control of
the CNO Sub-Registry. In these procedures, the following definitions are used:
(1) "NATO material" applies to all NATO classified paper and electronic documents.
