![]() ![]() ![]() “To be the superintendent you had to be a chief, and my burning motivation was to be an operations superintendent.” “As a two-striped Airman, I realized the most important person in the cryptologic operations floor was the ops superintendent,” Douglas said. Though she didn’t speak a word of Russian, she immersed herself in the 37-week course and was then assigned to the operations floor at 6912 Electronic Security Squadron, Berlin, where she began to develop her ambition. “There weren’t many opportunities where I was from, and joining the Air Force was huge.” “As a young kid from rural Texas I wanted to see the world and was able to travel frequently for the command in various positions,” she said. She enlisted in April 1977 at the age of 19, and headed to basic training after her family bid her farewell from her hometown of Huntsville, Texas. She qualified for the Russian cryptologic linguist school where she would learn how to decipher foreign communications and provide intelligence to commanders. “I grew up watching World War II cryptographer type shows and thought the work would be fascinating,” Douglas said. Susan Douglas’ story began 45 years ago when her Air force recruiter invited her to take a cryptologic linguist test after she excelled at her military entrance exams. Evaluates source reliability and makes pertinent IIR field comments.JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Retired Chief Master Sgt. Screens potential sources by examining biographical records and personal documents and by assessing subject's demeanor, grade, and apparent status. Complies with established laws and policies during the interviews or interrogations. Interrogates prisoners of war, enemy deserters, and civilian detainees. Debriefs United States and foreign sources for intelligence information. Acts as an open channel of communication between the collector and the consumer to ensure requirements are satisfied. Works developed sources within the guidance of the collection management system. Develops continuity book or database on current requirements. Maintains familiarity with validated requirements and applies them to screenings, assessments, debriefings, and interrogations and to any documents resulting from these activities. Appropriately distributes collected intelligence via IIRs to consumers. Assembles resulting source-directed requirements and performs in-depth debriefings. Publishes knowledge level briefs, notices of intelligence potential, and requests for requirements to alert the intelligence community on source availability and information. Acts as interpreter in order to convey meaning of conversations. Screens foreign language materials for information of intelligence value. Translates written material from one language to another, and captures the intent of idiomatic expressions. Practices and applies appropriate security controls. Prepares Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs) and summaries from collected data citing specific requirements. ![]() Responds to intelligence community requirements. Performs controlled operations officer duties. Conducts in-depth debriefings or interrogations under conditions ranging from peacetime through major conflict. Contacts and assesses leads to determine value and validity of source information. Screens documents and open source materials to identify source leads. Supervises interviews, debriefings, and interrogations conducted in foreign languages.Ĭollects intelligence information. Translates written material, and interprets conversation from one language to another. Assesses, debriefs, and interrogates sources in English and in foreign languages. Screens documents and open source materials to identify potential source leads. Collects and reports intelligence information obtained from human sources in response to requirements. ![]()
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