Copies of US JFS ESC AP MOA (JTAC) and AJP-3.3.2 (B)

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Please provide

1. A PDF copy of the current edition of, "US joint Staffs Joint Fire Support Executive Steering Committee Action Plan Memorandum of Agreement (US JFS ESC AP MOA (JTAC))".

2. A PDF copy of the current edition of, " AJP-3.3.2 (B)-Allied Joint Doctrine for Close Air Support and Air Interdiction".

3. A dated list of all editions of 1 and 2 above including number of pages of each edition.

Yours faithfully,

Ceri Gibbons

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'Copies of US JFS ESC AP MOA (JTAC) and AJP-3.3.2 (B)'.

I wish to challenge the application of all exemptions and the public interest test conclusions

Yours faithfully,

Ceri Gibbons

Dear CIO-FOI-IR (MULTIUSER),

reference: FOI2023/09055

Please provide an internal review response in this case by end of this week or I will be forced to complain to the ICO.

Yours sincerely,

Ceri Gibbons

Dear Ministry of Defence,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'Copies of US JFS ESC AP MOA (JTAC) and AJP-3.3.2 (B)'.

1. I challenge the application of sections 40 and 27 to the signatories pages redacted from the current JTAC MOA.

A previous version of this unclassified MOA dated "4 March 2021 Change 2 (16 February 2022)" is already in the public domain complete with names and signatures of the US Director of the Joint Staff, Service Operations Deputies, USSOCOM Deputy Commander, and equivalent participating Partner Nations.

It follows that sections 40 and 27 of FOIA are not correctly applied in this case.

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JTAC MOA sections from 16 February 2022 version redacted from current version.

.... U.S. Signature Page

Effective Date, Review, and Withdrawal. This MOA, including all Appendices and
enclosures, has an effective date of the DJS signed implementation memo. The MOA will be
reviewed every three years, and updated as required. Updates that change MOA intent or add
issues not previously addressed will be coordinated through the JFS ESC and the Joint Staff
Action Process, and will be signed by the Director of the Joint Staff, Service Operations
Deputies, USSOCOM Deputy Commander, and equivalent participating Partner Nations.
Updates that do not change the intent of the MOA will be reviewed and approved by the JFS
ESC. Signatories may withdraw from the JTAC MOA by providing 90-day advance written
notice to the JFS ESC.
_______________________________ _______________________________
ANDREW P. POPPAS . CHARLES A. FLYNN
Lieutenant General, USA Lieutenant General, USA
Director, Joint Staff Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7
______________________________ _______________________________
JOSEPH T. GUASTELLA GEORGE W. SMITH, JR.
Lieutenant General, USAF Lieutenant General, USMC
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations Deputy Commandant, Plans, Policies, and
Operations
_______________________________ _______________________________
P. G. SAWYER VINCENT K. BECKLUND
Vice Admiral, USN Major General, USAF
OPNAV Deputy Chief of Naval Operations USSOCOM, Director of Operations
for Operations, Plans, and Strategy

7. Partner Nation Signature Page
Effective Date, Review, and Withdrawal. This MOA, including all Appendices and
enclosures, has an effective date of the DJS signed implementation memo. The MOA will be
reviewed every three years and updated as required. Updates that change MOA intent or add
issues not previously addressed will be coordinated through the JFS ESC and the Joint Staff
Action Process, and will be signed by the Director of the Joint Staff, Service Operations
Deputies, USSOCOM Deputy Commander, and equivalent participating Partner Nations.
Updates that do not change the intent of the MOA will be reviewed and approved by the JFS
ESC. Signatories may withdraw from the JTAC MOA by providing 90-day advance written
notice to the JFS ESC.
_______________________________ _______________________________
M. HUPFELD AO, DSC M.H. ST-LOUIS
Air Marshal, Royal Australian Air Force Major General, Canadian Armed Forces
Chief of Air Force Commander Canadian Army Doctrine and
Training Centre/Army Training Authority
_______________________________ _______________________________
C. GENT LARS MAGNUS HUSE
Colonel Brigadier General, Norwegian Army
Commander Joint Air Liaison Organisation Commander Norwegian Army Land
United Kingdom Warfare Centre
______________________________ _______________________________
F.B. VAN DOOREN GEORGS KERLINS
Brigadier General Brigadier General
Commander Training Command Deputy Chief of Staff Operations/Chief of
Royal Netherlands Army Land Component
Latvian JTAC Program Commanding
Officer (JPCO)
________________________ _______________________________
PASI VÄLIMÄKI JOHN R. BOSWELL, DSD
Major General Major General
Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations), Chief of Army, New Zealand
Finnish Defence Forces
Statement of the Canadian Signatory:
The Canadian Armed Forces understands that this JTAC MOA does not create any
legally binding obligations or rights under domestic or international law.

_______________________________ _______________________________
HONG, JAE KI SO, YOUNG-MIN
Major General Lieutenant General
Vice Commander, AF Operations Command Commanding General, Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea Air Force Special Warfare Command
_______________________________ _______________________________
BAEK, KUEONG SOON RAUNO SIRK
Brigadier General Colonel
Assistant Commandant Commander, Estonian Air Force
Republic of Korea Marine Corps
_______________________________ _______________________________
STICZ, LÁSZLÓ, PhD JOHAN SVENSSON
Brigadier General Lieutenant General
Head of Directorate, Hungarian Defence Forces Chief of Training & Development Staff
Command Swedish Armed Forces
Force Planning Directorate
_______________________________ _______________________________
PIERRE GERARD JACEK PSZCZOŁA
Major General, Army Major General
Land Component Commander, Belgium PL AF Inspector
_______________________________ _______________________________
M.S. HINDMARSH MINDAUGAS STEPONAVIČIUS
Major General Brigadier General,
Commander UAE Presidential Guard Chief of Defence Staff, Lithuanian
Armed Forces
(on behalf of LTU MoND)

______________________________ _______________________________
PETR HROMEK ZAID ALI NEGRESH
Major General Brigadier General
Commander Air Force Czech Republic Commander, Royal Jordanian Air Force
_______________________________ ___________________________
TURKI BIN BANDAR BIN ABDULAZIZ UROŠ PATERNUS
Lieutenant General Brigadier General
Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force Chief of Staff, General Staff
Slovenian Armed Forces
_______________________________ _____________________________
HENRIK HEGNER NIELSEN DANIEL ZMEKO
Colonel General
Deputy Chief of Staff/Chief Capabilities Chief of the General Staff
Division Air Command Denmark of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic

________________________________
ERICH PFEFFER
Lieutenant General
Commander, Joint Force Operations Command
German Bundeswehr
________________________________
SALEM HAMAD AL-NABIT
Major General
Commander, Qatar Emiri Air Force
___________________________________
SUZUKI YASUHIKO
Lieutenant General
________________________________
Vice Chief of Staff, Joint Staff SCHOEBEN, ALAIN
Japan Self-Defense Forces Colonel, LUX Armed Forces
Director Division Operations & Resources

SOURCE:

JTAC MOA dated 4 March 2021 Change 2 (16 February 2022)

LINK:

https://buyandsell.gc.ca/cds/public/2022...

2. I challenge the application of all exemptions from disclosure of to AJP-3.3.2 (B) .

The public interest in disclosure of this document outweighs that of non-disclosure.

A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...

Yours faithfully,

Ceri Gibbons