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Security managers: Protecting information
Keep bad guys out, let good guys in
by Senior Airman
GRACE LEE
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
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maintain our aircraft, but we also need Airmen to protect
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ances they need in order to complete the mission, and that’s
where Luke’s security managers step in.
“The security manager acts as the liaison between the respec-
tive commander and the installation’s Information Protection
Program,” said Anthony Jackson, 56th Security Forces Squad-
ron security specialist. “The Information Protection program
encompasses three disciplines: personnel security, information
security and industrial security. Within these disciplines,
the security manager’s duties and responsibilities include
personnel and information security. On the other hand, only
organizations with sensitive resources that require protection
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and the security manager will be the unit’s focal point.”
Personnel security is ensuring people have the proper secu-
rity clearance or suitability determination required to perform
their job. Information security is program management and
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information. Lastly, industrial security is the integration of
on-base contractor operations into the installation information
security program in accordance with Defense Department
directives, Air Force Instructions, policies and standards.
Security managers have to go through a demanding train-
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“Security managers are important manager duties and responsibilities, and process to initiate
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fense for protection of information and on training is administered to broaden security managers’
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training in information, personnel and industrial security,
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Training is ongoing as a security manager.
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“Security managers go through a three-tier process,” Jack- and weaknesses, trends and program management, said
Brian Martin, 56th SFS security specialist. “We also hold
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such as the rank requirement, a favorable clearance, local Luke security managers play a vital role in the mission.
indoctrination and be appointed in writing by their unit “Security managers are important because they reinforce
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Secondly, security managers must complete the prerequi- point-of-contact for administering their organization’s secu-
site training courses and exams, which include Joint Person- rity clearances and suitability determinations. They brief
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The third tier of the training process is administered by request to the investigation agency.”
the information protection staff and includes initial security Security managers are the forefront of defending the Air
managers training, followed by refresher training covering a Force’s Airmen and resources.
multitude of topics and subject matters to broaden the secu- “Security Managers are vital to the Information Protec-
tion process and essential for mission success,” Jackson said.
hands-on training on JPAS, and the Electronic Questionnaire “Their efforts are imperative in the protection of people,
for Investigation Processing, forms, terminology, security resource and assets, and they will continue to serve with
excellence and sheer commitment.”