Freedom of Information Act Case DON-NAVY-2020-006828

This document is a formal response from the Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by John Greenwald, Jr. on April 17, 2020. The request sought records, including communications and internal notes, regarding AFOSI investigation case #3290517356125, which involved the analysis of three videos by the Naval Air Warfare Center - Aircraft Division. The Navy provided the requested records, though some portions were withheld under FOIA Exemptions (b)(5) and (b)(6), citing the protection of internal advice, recommendations, and personal privacy. The document includes a series of internal email exchanges from March 2018, which detail the process of reviewing cockpit videos for classification. These emails show that personnel were coordinating with the DITMAC Office and the EO/IR IPT leads to determine the classification status of videos referred to as 'FLIR 1' and 'GoFast'. The consensus reached by the Radar and EO/IR leads was that the videos were unclassified, as they contained no sensitive symbology or other items of concern. The correspondence also highlights the administrative procedures for handling these files on secure networks (SIPRNET) and the request for further reviews of additional public domain videos. The document concludes with instructions for the requester on how to appeal the decision if desired.