[pedro@tastytronic.net: [sklyarov-chicago] The DoD is looking for Pro-Dmitry material.]

[Michael Cannon]

Message edited for brevity.
Colleagues:

Some info:

'nipr.mil' is the 'National Internet Protocol Router
Network,' also known as the 'NIPRNET,' an
unclassified, but listed sensitive DoD WAN.  It's
essentially where DoD allows itself to co-exist with
the rest of the Internet.

'wcs' is a switch designator on the NIPRNET, normally
a firewall, with automated distribution services.

'kelly' refers to Kelly AFB, the home of the Air
Intelligence Agency, the Air Intelligence School and
the Joint Information Operations Center.

JIOC's mission is:
QUOTE:
"Its mission is to provide “full-spectrum” information
operations support to combatant commanders throughout
the Department of Defense. Baker explained that
full-spectrum IO includes the entire range of
information operations: operations security,
psychological operations, military deception,
electronic warfare and destruction as well as the
noncombat military applications of information
operations. In his remarks Baker explained that since
“we’re experiencing such growth in technology and
since IO is directly influenced by growth in
technology, it’s extremely difficult to keep pace with
the latest means of gaining, exploiting, defending and
attacking information."
ENDQUOTE

It is worthwhile to note that there are FEMA, SS and
DoJ, as well as DCI-respondent members of the intel
community at the JIOC.  There is also a large 'civil
affairs' cell there, as well as members of the Army
and Air Force PSYOPS units, from the JSOC.  Allied
nations, with the requisite security clearances and
restrictions have access and liaison presence as well.
 There may even be a member of the Russian Republic's
Army or Air Force, or the Russian Intelligence Service
as a liaison there.

Some more:
QUOTE:
"In recent years, the center has become responsible
for developing doctrine and strategy for integrating
the traditional pillars of command control warfare
with non-traditional C2W operations such as civil
affairs, public affairs and computer network attack
and defense. Center experts in these areas lend their
skills to joint commanders-in-chief’s planning cells
so that these warfighting commanders have IO planning
integrated into any campaign being considered...the
center deploys augmentation to a commander’s IO cell
and can be drawn from across the center’s operations
directorate. Each team chief has about 10 people who
can be en route to a CINC’s headquarters within 24
hours."
ENDQUOTE


'bu' is normally short for 'building' or, in
intel-speak, a compartment or team.  It probably marks
another bastion switch, in this case, serving a
workgroup or team.

Federation of American Scientists' page on the AIA:
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/aia/

An FAS copy of the AIA's own page on the opening of
the JIOC:
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/aia/cyberspokesman/99-11/atc3.htm

(FOIA copy)

So what we have here are some of the US military's
"info-warriors" set to deploy to a CINC's Ops Center
anywhere in the world.  Could also be a 'war game' or
automated probe.  Also, could be an 'interagency
service request' from DoJ (who has access to some of
the resources at the center) through an AUSA.

It could also be wargaming by the students at the
School, a 'harvester' for a domestic civil affairs or
psyops cell, or just someone who is subscribed for
professional or personal interest.  It could also be
attracted by the name of the Tastytronic server
('ufo').

Just info, folks.

On a personal note, this is kinda sad, as this used to
be one of the finest centers in the world for
Electronic Warfare Intelligence.  Now, it's just a
bunch of 'cyber-wannabes' competing for dollars from
Congress and attention from the media.


Michael J. Cannon
Ubiquicomm
"si vis pacem, para bellum."

--- "Simon L. Epsteyn" <seva@sevatech.com> wrote:
> I think you are being way to paranoid,
> 
> For example here some luni.irg logs that show the
> same IP getting info on
> Adaptec UDMA vs IDE RAID.
> 
> 	bu-wcs2-kelly.nipr.mil - - [14/Aug/2001:14:06:15
> -0500] "GET /mail-archive/Oct2000/0377.html
> HTTP/1.0" 200 4442
> 	bu-wcs2-kelly.nipr.mil - - [14/Aug/2001:14:06:28
<<SNIP!!!>>

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