b'Contract# 6009 P and J Sure Stay Hotel 2023 Military Appreciation Magazine (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)SECURITY COOPERATION, OPERATIONS SECURITY AND FOREIGN DISCLOSUREBy Charles W Cosenza, 87th ABW OPSEC Signature Manager, HQ 87th Air Base Wing (ABW/XP)JB MDL is one of 12 Joint Bases across the UnitedThese forces provide a premier Joint and Total States and was the Department of Defenses firstforce platform enabling global mobility, training, joint base and only joint base that consolidated Aireducation and an innovation capability across air, Force, Army, and Navy installations. The financialland, sea, and cyber domains. impact of JB MDL to the region exceeds $7 billionJB MDL military installation is uniquely located annually while remaining the second largestbetween Washington, DC and New York City which employer for the state of New Jersey. attracts many foreign nationals for attendance at The 87th Air Base Wing (87 ABW) is the host Wingschools, training, conferences or on transient foreign for the installation whose vision is to be Americasaircraft.Foreign nationals arrive at JB MDL by premier joint warfighting installation and air mobilitysubmitting a foreign visit request (FVR) for either a center of excellence. The mission is to provide unrivaledone-time, recurring or extended visit authorization installation support to all mission commanders andrequest all of which require a designated Foreign mission-ready, motivated, expeditionary militaryDisclosure Officer (FDO) to authorize the disclosure personnel to our combatant commanders. This isof classified and controlled unclassified information (CUI) to these foreign representatives. All FVRs accomplished by delivering efficient and effectiveare processed through 87th Air Base Wing, Plans & installation support for military missions to the local,Programs (87 ABW/XP) directorate.state and federal communities.Continued on pg. 34JBMDLAir and Space Open HousePower In The Pines 2023 33'