BY ORDER OF THE
AIR FORCE JOINT INSTRUCTION 10-411
SECRETARIES OF THE AIR FORCE, ARMY, AND NA VY
ARMY REGULA TION 25-35
MCO 5600.43B
OPNA VINST 5600.23
I JUL Y 1996
Operations
JOINT TECHNICAL COORDINATING GROUP FOR MUNITIONS
EFFECTIVENESS (JTCG/ME) PUBLICA TIONS
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NOTICE:
This publication is available digitally. Contact your Publishing Distribution OffIce (’PDO)for the monthly CD-
ROM or access to the bulletin board system. The target date for discontinuing paper publications is December, 1996.
This instruction implements AFPD 10-4,
Operations Planning, and the 25 November 1986 Memorandum of Agreement
between the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) It describes the
responsibilities of personnel who manage, prepare, publish, distribute, and use JTCG/ME publications, It directs fictional
management for the publication of Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manuals (JMEM) and JTCG/ME Special Reports
produced by the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness
1. Developing JTCG/ME Publications.
Department of Defense (DoD) Components (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
Corps, and DIA) collaborate to develop and publish JTCG/ME documents.
The Joint Chiefs of StaiT (JCS) and DoD
Components use these documents to plan and analyze attack missions, develop weapon requirements, and conduct
wargaming exercises. The JTCG/ME operates according to the Joint Logistics Commanders (JLC) decisions and directions.
JTCGM4E publishes all material according to the JTCG/ME Publication Information Guide, 61JTCG/ME 1-3.
2. Responsibilities.
2.1.
JTCG Steering Committee, The Army Materiel Command, Naval Ordnance Center, Air Force Materiel Command,
Defense Intelligence Agency, and Marine Corps appoint statT-level representatives to the JTCG/ME Steering Committee as
Principal Semite Members. The Steering Committee:
2.1.1. Directs Working Group studies, tests, meetings, other required activities, and finding.
2.1.2. Establishes working groups to meet the needs of the tri-service operational commands and other users of nonnuclear
munitions data.
2.1.3. Coordinates technical data among Services, approves data for use in JTCG/ME publications and establishes
priorities.
2.1.4. Provides technical guidance to subgroups and approves publication of data generated by the subgroups.
2.1,5. Prepares budgets and distributes funding for publishing all JTCG/ME publications.
2.1.6. Develops, reviews, and coordimtes the technical content of JTCG/ME publications, including changes and revisions.
2,1.7. Establishes procedures for controlling the distribution of publications to agencies including non-DoD activities.
2.1.8. Maintains security classification guidelines for publications.
2.2. Principal Service Members:
2,2.1. Respond to requests for publication information.
2.2.2. Coordinate JTCG/ME publication matters within their own Services and agencies to ensure they approve technical
content and promptly authenticate JMEMs.
2.2.3. Develop initial distribution lists for new JMEMs and an updated list for each JMEM change or revision.
2.3. Air Force:
2,3.1. Provides the JTCG/ME Publications Management Oflke at Tinker AFB, OK. This office manages the publication,
distribution, and sanitization of JTCG/ME documents.
Supersedes: AFR 8-41AR25-35, 15 August 1991.
Cetiled by: HQ USAF/XOF (Maj Gen Bobby O. Floyd)
OPR: HQ USAFLXOFW(Ms Reenie Bisgrove) Pages: 5/Distribution: See attachment 3.
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