2. DISTRIBUTION. This Notice is distributed to all Washington Headquarters and Regional Air Traffic Managers ail Flight Service Stations.

3. ACTION. To ensure the widest dissemination of this information, all Flight Service controllers shall obtain verification, on each contact, from the pilot that he/she has received, this statement. If a pilot has not received the statement, the Flight Service Controller shall provide the statement.

4. EFFECTIVE DATE. August 13, 2002

5. CANCELLATION DATE. September 13, 2002

5. BACKGROUND. The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) and other government security agencies, have information regarding possibility of terrorist activities involving civil and general aviation/GA) aircraft.

6. PROCEDURES. The following statement shall be recorded as the first item on all flight service voice recordings:

"SPECIAL SECURITY ALERT! The U.S. Government continues to receive indications that extremist individuals are planning additional terrorist operations against the U.S. involving civil and GA aircraft. There is no credible information concerning specific targets. timing, or methods of attack, however, the aviation community should be continuously alert for suspicious persons, activities, and operations around airports."

7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Flight Service Station Air Traffic, Managers shall ensure that the appropriate training is conducted and recorded in the employee's training folder.

Michael A. Cirillo
Program Director, Air Traffic Planning and Procedures. ATP-1
 

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NOTICE: N 7110.298 SUBJECT/TERRORISM STATEMENT
EFFECTIVE: 8/14/02
CANCELLATION: 9/13/02
THIS GENOT CANCELS NOTICE 7110.297 AND IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002.
THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AGENCY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT SECURITY
AGENCIES HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF TERRORIST
ACTIVITIES INVOLVING CIVIL AND GENERAL AVIATION (GA) AIRCRAFT.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SHALL BE RECORDED AS THE FIRST ITEM ON
ALL FLIGHT SERVICE VOICE RECORDINGS:
"SPECIAL SECURITY ALERT. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CONTINUES
TO RECEIVE INDICATIONS THAT EXTREMIST INDIVIDUALS ARE PLANNING
ADDITIONAL TERRORIST OPERATIONS AGAINST THE U.S. SUCH OPERATIONS
COULD POSSIBLY INVOLVE CIVIL AND GA AIRCRAFT. THERE IS NO
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CREDIBLE INFORMATION CONCERNING SPECIFIC TARGETS, TIMING OR
METHODS OF ATTACK. HOWEVER, THE AVIATION COMMUNITY SHOULD BE
CONTINUOUSLY ALERT FOR SUSPICIOUS PERSONS, ACTIVITIES AND
OPERATIONS AROUND AIRPORTS."
TO ENSURE THE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION, ALL
FLIGHT SERVICE CONTROLLERS SHALL OBTAIN VERIFICATION, ON
EACH CONTACT, FROM THE PILOT, THAT HE/SHE HAS RECEIVED THIS
STATEMENT. IF A PILOT HAS NOT RECEIVED THE STATEMENT, THE
FLIGHT SERVICE CONTROLLER SHALL PROVIDE THE STATEMENT.
FLIGHT SERVICE ATMS SHALL ENSURE THAT THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING
IS CONDUCTED AND RECORDED IN EMPLOYEE TRAINING FOLDERS.
PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO PETE QUINN, ATP-320, AT (202)
267-3234.
C IR ILLO, ATP- 1

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