4. Purpose. This Annex issues, in necessary detail, the public affairs policy of the
CINCPACFLT and provides the necessary guidance to conduct effective public
affairs programs that conform with direction from higher authority. Additionally,
this Annex provides substantial background information on established public
affairs practices and procedures to enable public affairs officers (PAOs), both
collateral duty and full time, and officers in command to conduct public affairs
programs in the most effective manner. It has been written to accommodate the
experience levels of all public affairs officers, from newly-appointed collateral-duty
PAOs serving in ships at sea, to senior public affairs specialists. It is not meant to
be a “coverall,” and no attempt has been made to address all possible or potential
circumstances. PAOs at all echelons and experience levels are encouraged to consult
with senior PAOs informally, attend training and skill seminars and officially request
guidance on specific issues when in doubt.
5. Supporting Directives. PACFLT officers in command shall prepare and issue
directives in support of this Annex as necessary to ensure the proper implementation.
Authority is granted to make extracts from this Annex as necessary to prepare
supporting directives.
6. Recommended Changes. All PACFLT commands are encouraged to submit to
CINCPACFLT recommendations for changes which will improve this Annex.
7. Timeliness of Information. This Annex frequently directs that information be
provided to CINCPACFLT (or other designated officers in command) through the
chain of command. In cases where time is clearly of the essence and submitting such
information through normal channels would render it useless or cause it to arrive
too late to be of assistance, it is expected that the information in question will be
provided by message directly to CINCPACFLT (or the appropriate officer in
command) with others in the chain of command as information addressees.
Information addressees in such messages are expected to comment in a timely
fashion on the information just as they would if the information were sent through
the chain of command. Again, in cases where time is of the essence but a message
will not provide required information early enough to be of use, commands are
strongly encouraged to use the telephone. CINCPACFLT Public Affairs is normally
manned from 0700W to 1700W on weekdays, except Saturdays when it is manned
from 0700W to 1200W. During working hours CINCPACFLT Public Affairs may
be reached at DSN 430-0111, ext. 471-3769 or 474-4936/4938. During all other
hours, the CINCPACFLT Operations Duty Officer should be contacted at DSN
430-0111, ext. 471-8745/8730. Public affairs telecopy is available 24 hours at
(808) 422-0771.
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