The Naval Operations Security Support Team
The NOST’s mission is to provide OPSEC support to the Department of the Navy in order to improve the warfighting effectiveness of the fleet forces. As the OPSEC element for the DoN, the NOST guides, assists, and assesses OPSEC programs throughout the Navy and Marine Corps, and develops OPSEC doctrine, training, and awareness for the DoN. The NOST improves the OPSEC posture of our U.S. Naval Forces by educating and training our Sailors, Marines, civilians, and family members.
Operations Security (OPSEC) is a systematic method used to identify, control, and protect critical information and subsequently analyze friendly actions associated with military operations and other activities. Ultimately, OPSEC is protecting your information and activities from your adversaries.
The OPSEC Process
Information about friendly (U.S., allied, and/or coalition) activities, intentions, capabilities, or limitations an adversary seeks in order to gain a military, political, diplomatic, economic, or technological advantage. Simply put, any information that the “bad guy” wants and needs to do us harm or allows them to gain an advantage over us.
A person, or group of people, whose objective differs with the friendly objective.
A measure of the potential degree to which protected information is subject to loss through adversary exploitation. Basically, this is the likelihood your information will be collected and acted on.
A weakness that the adversary can exploit.
Anything that effectively negates or mitigates an adversary’s ability to exploit vulnerabilities.
OPSEC in the News
MPT&E Fleet Master Chief Retires With Over Three Decades of Naval Service
One of the Navy's most accomplished master chiefs, responsible for the execution and success of several personnel initiatives retired from naval service today.Read More...
Naval Hospital Bremerton's 'Tang Toughness Training' Bolsters Submariners' Resiliency
Run silent, run deep, and run resilient, resolute and restored.Read More...
Expeditionary Strike Group 3 Conducts Change of Command Ceremony
Rear Adm. Cathal S. O'Connor relieved Rear Adm. Daniel H. Fillion as Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 (ESG-3) during a change of command ceremony held on amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while pierside at Naval Base San Diego, January 13.Read More...
