Chain of Command Commanding Officers: CAPT R.F. Dipalma and CAPT Jeremy C. Clark
Fleet Intelligence Center Pacific (FICPAC) is a shore
activity located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, under the administra-
tive control of Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet
(CINCPACFLT).
The mission of the Fleet Intelligence Center Pacific, as
set forth in CINCPACFLTINST 5450. 1M, is to develop an
intelligence processing and production capability which is
immediately available to support U.S. Naval Forces in the
Pacific and Indian Ocean areas assigned to USPACOM for defense
responsibility; to provide those forces with the intelligence
materials necessary to carry out efficiently their respective
missions; to maintain sufficient qualified and trained
intelligence personnel for assignment to peacetime and wartime
augmentation requirements; to provide direct support and
assistance to CINCPACFLT which will enable that command to
fulfill its requirements for nuclear weapons employment and
planning; and, to perform such other functions as may be
directed by CINCPACFLT.
SUPPORT DEPARTMENT (1 DEPARTMENT) . The Support Department
provides services necessary for the planning and coordination of
all matters relating to the general administration of the
command. The department is comprised of the Graphics Division
(11), Administrative/Security Division (13), Document Support
Division (14), Supply Division (15), and the First
Lieutenant/Maintenance Division (1C).
INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT (2 DEPARTMENT) . The
Intelligence Production Department includes Naval Analysis,
Strike Warfare, Amphibious Support, Current Exploitation, Soviet
Naval Analysis, Naval Special Warfare Support, Collection
Management, Data Base Management, and Decentralized Processing
and Interpretation Center (D-PIC) Divisions. The mission of the
department is to provide all-source intelligence, with emphasis
on imagery interpretation and analysis. Production includes
both current intelligence and basic encyclopedic production in
support of fleet, theater, and national consumers.
INTELLIGENCE DATA SYSTEMS (3 DEPARTMENT) . The Intelligence
Data Systems Department provides systems analysis, programming,
and ADP operations support to FICPAC intelligence analysts and
to the operating forces of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The department operates two independent computer
centers. GENSER materials are produced on an IBM 4341 system
which is used to reformat the NIPS data base for fleet use in
both magnetic and microfiche format. The department also runs a
system high Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) PDP 11/70, which
provides access for FICPAC intelligence analysts to local and
remote data bases.
In addition to the computer centers, the department also
operates a complete microfiche production facility, an informa-
tion center and maintains a full complement of systems analysts,
systems application and data base programmers.
Other Memories Initially buried in the ADP Department in the basement writing code to do NIPS database pulls. That was difficult coming off two exciting operational cruises. Let my frustrations be known and was given the Soviet Pacific Fleet Branch for analysis and production which I really enjoyed. Went to a corporate recruiting event in Honolulu one day and ended up getting out of the Navy in May 1985 to go work for Richardson Vicks Inc (Oil of Olay, Nyquil, Sinex, VapoRub) in Wilton, CT. I drilled in USNR on Long Island and came back on active duty in Dec 1985 with orders to CVW-14 as the Airwing Intelligence Officer to deploy aboard USS Constellation.
Loved the day job hours at FICPAC. Allowed me to take up surfing and get my golf handicap down to a solid 8.
FICPAC received the Joint Meritorious Unit Award while I was assigned.