1、Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5122.11 October 5,1993 Certified Current as of March 5,2004 Incorporating Through Change 2,September 3,1996 ASD(PA)SUBJECT:Stars and Stripes(S&S)Newspapers and Business Operations References:(a)DoD Directive 5122.10,American Forces Information Service,March 13,
2、1989(b)DoD Directive 5122.5,Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs,March 29,1996(c)DoD Directive 1015.1,Establishment,Management,and Control of Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities,August 19,1981(d)through(z),see enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE This Directive:1.1.Establishes policy,assigns respon
3、sibilities,and prescribes procedures for the S&S organizations owned by designated Unified Combatant Commands consistent with reference(a).1.2.Authorizes the establishment,management,operation,and oversight of the STARS AND STRIPES,including the production,distribution authority,and business operati
4、ons as mission-essential activities of the Department of Defense and the designated Unified Combatant Commands.1.3.Designates the Director,American Forces Information Service,as the DoD Executive Agent for the S&S.1.4.Authorizes the Commander in Chief,U.S.European Command,and the Commander in Chief,
