From: COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA(uc) [COMNAVSAFECEN@safcendms.navy.mil]
Posted At: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:25 PM
Conversation: 191620Z NOV 07 ADVANCE CHANGE NOTICE TWO (ACN 2)
TRANSMITTAL TO OPNAVINST 3750.6R COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA(UC)
Posted To: NRFK_SAFE_Code 10A

Subject: 191620Z NOV 07 ADVANCE CHANGE NOTICE TWO (ACN 2) TRANSMITTAL TO
OPNAVINST 3750.6R COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
R 191620Z NOV 07 

TO  AIG 6940
    AL 6940(UC)
    AL 6941(UC)
    AIG 6941
CC  USJFCOM GCCC NORFOLK VA

PASS TO OFFICE CODES:
FM COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA//10A//

TO AIG 6940
AIG 6941

INFO JOINT FORCES COMMAND/J854B//
//03750//
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVSAFECEN/10/NOV//
SUBJECT/ADVANCE CHANGE NOTICE TWO (ACN 2) TRANSMITTAL TO /OPNAVINST 3750.6R//
REF/A/DESC:DOC/JROCM 076-05//
REF/B/DESC:DOC/OPNAVINST 3750.6R/-//
NARR/REF A IS A JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL MEMORANDUM. 
REF B IS THE NAVAL AVIATION SAFETY PROGRAM WITH CHANGES 1 AND 2 INCORPORATED.//
POC/KIMBALL THOMPSON/CIV/UNIT:COMNAVSAFECEN/NAME:NORFOLK
/TEL:757-444-3520 X7226/EMAIL:EDWARD.THOMPSON@NAVY.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  REFERENCE A IS A REQUEST TO JFCOM TO ESTABLISH A DATABASE OF
COMBAT AND TRAINING FRATRICIDES, ANALYZE CONTRIBUTING CAUSES OF OPERATION
ENDURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM FRATRICIDE EVENTS, IMPLEMENT
INDEPENDENT, NON-RETRIBUTION JOINT FRATRICIDE INCIDENT PROCESS (SIMILAR TO
SAFETY, HAZARD, MISHAP REPORTING) THAT PROVIDES IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK TO OPERATIONAL
FORCES.  AN OPDEPS TANK SESSION HELD ON 5 NOV 07 AGREED TO MOVE THE FRIENDLY FIRE
REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION PROCESS (FFRIP) INTO SERVICE MISHAP AND INVESTIGATION
AND REPORTING.  SUPPORT FOR THIS INITIATIVE REQUIRES A MINOR CHANGE TO REFERENCE
B.  
2.  THIS MESSAGE IS AUTHORITY TO MAKE A PEN AND INK ACN 2 TO OPNAVINST 3750.6R AS
FOLLOWS:
A. PAGE 5-16, PARAGRAPH A. (3) UNINTENTIONAL DAMAGE TO FRIENDLY FORCES. DELETE
THE LAST LINE IN THIS PARAGRAPH THAT STATES:  DO NOT INVESTIGATE THESE INCIDENTS
UNDER THIS INSTRUCTION.
3.  FRIENDLY FIRE EVENTS OCCURRING IN THE COMBAT ZONE SHALL BE INVESTIGATED LIKE
COMBAT ZONE OPERATIONAL MISHAPS.