Actually, the predecessor to this Instruction, CJCSI 3610.01, issued on July 31, 1997, had the same requirement for Defense Secretary approval in response to a hijacking. It says:
In the event of a hijacking, the NMCC will be notified by the most expeditious means by the FAA. The NMCC will monitor the situation and forward all requests or proposals for DOD military assistance for aircraft piracy (hijacking)to the Secretary of Defense for approval.
The document is online here:
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/cjcsd/cjcsi/3610_01.pdfI still find this interesting. Has Rumsfeld ever been asked whether he was contacted on the morning of 9/11 by the NMCC, in line with the CJCSI? I don't think so.
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