Yankee White

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"Yankee White" is also the name of the Pilot episode of the Television Series '' NCIS ''.

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89 Airlift Wing Instruction April 1997 "The 89 SPS administers the Yankee White clearance program."

Global Security The '' Nuclear Football follows the President where ever he goes and is never more that a few steps from his side. It is carried by a military officer who must undergo the nation's most rigorous security background check—the Yankee White. It contains a secure SATCOM radio and handset, the nuclear launch codes known as the "Gold Codes" and the President's Decision Book - the nuclear playbook that the President would rely on if he would ever have to decide to use nuclear weapons. Its real name is unknown but it is popularly known as ''the football''"

Department of Defense - INSTRUCTION NUMBER 5210.87 - November 30, 1998 "E3.3.1. The administrative nickname “YANKEE WHITE” must be stamped or printed in the Remarks section of the DD Form 1879, “Request for Personnel Security Investigation,” for all Presidential support requests that are manually submitted. For those electronic submissions of the DD Form 1879, “YANKEE WHITE” will be typed in item 1 and the form will then be stamped by the Defense Security Service (DSS) upon completion of the investigation. All requests for investigation must indicate whether or not the individual is being processed for a security clearance by any other Department or Agency of the Federal Government."

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