Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5122.11
October 5, 1993
Certified Current as of March 5, 2004
Incorporating Through Change 2, September 3, 1996
ASD(PA)
SUBJECT: Stars and Stripes (S&S) Newspapers and Business Operations
References: (a) DoD Directive 5122.10, "American Forces Information Service," March
13, 1989
(b) DoD Directive 5122.5, "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs," March 29, 1996
(c) DoD Directive 1015.1, "Establishment, Management, and Control of
Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities," August 19, 1981
(d) through (z), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the
S&S organizations owned by designated Unified Combatant Commands consistent with
reference (a).
1.2. Authorizes the establishment, management, operation, and oversight of the
STARS AND STRIPES, including the production, distribution authority, and business
operations as mission-essential activities of the Department of Defense and the
designated Unified Combatant Commands.
1.3. Designates the Director, American Forces Information Service, as the DoD
Executive Agent for the S&S.
1.4. Authorizes the Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, and the
Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, to establish and maintain a S&S board of
directors to address S&S business operations in their Unified Combatant Commands.
