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Learning Objective:
Identify
the public affairs actions to
be taken before and after an
accident or incident.
9-5.
A command PAO should have already
taken which of the following
measures before an incident
occurs?
1.
Supervised public affairs
contingency training and
reported progress to CHINFO
2.
Requested, via the chain, the
implementation of a command
internal information plan
3.
Met with counterparts in
other commands that could
be involved in an incident
4.
Recommended to local media
representatives ways to
minimize the impact of
adverse Navy news on the
community
9-6.
A narrative summary of public
affairs actions taken before and
after a contingency serves which
of the following functions?
1.
As a training tool to
critique the public affairs
staff
2. As a supplement to the
command history
3.
AS a release to local media
representatives
4.
As a report to ASD (PA)
9-7.
9-8.
A Navy van, en route to a com-
mercial airport, was struck by
a car at an intersection and all
four sailors aboard were killed.
A local television crew obtained
copies of TAD orders at the
accident scene and plans to air
the names of the sailors in a
live remote broadcast. The
sailors' next of kin have not
been notified. As the cognizant
PAO, what, if anything, should
you do?
1.
Request assistance from
civilian law enforcement
officials in preventing
the broadcast only
2.
Make a professional appeal
to the crew not to air the
names until next of kin have
been notified only
3.
Whatever is necessary to
prevent the crew from airing
the names
4.
Nothing
9-9.
The Prime Minister of Berecee is
seriously injured aboard your
ship while observing a naval gun
fire support exercise. What
individual is responsible for
releasing information on the
prime minister?
1.
The PAO of the ship
2.
The White House press
secretary
3.
The Berecee armed forces
information chief
4.
ASD (PA)
Learning Objective: Recognize
the procedures for releasing
accident information.
9-10.
Who is responsible for releasing
accident information on a multi-
service operation?
Before releasing information on a
Navy man killed in an accident,
the PAO should confer with what
individual?
1.
The PAO of the unit that
sustained the accident
2.
(ASD (PA)
3.
The joint command PAO
4.
The specified commander
1. CO
2. Area coordinator PAO
3. CHINFO
4.
CACO
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