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Cold Open. This episode presents a declassified United States Air Force record titled “CINCPAC Command History, 1982.” The document was prepared by the Command History Division of the Joint Secretary Headquarters, Commander‑in‑Chief Pacific, and dated September sixteenth, nineteen eighty‑three. It is notable because it contains a detailed, classified assessment of Soviet Pacific naval and air forces for the year nineteen eighty‑two. Provenance. The record was released to the public through a Freedom of Information Act request and posted on the public archive at archive.org, hosted by The Black Vault. The declassification authority was the Commander‑in‑Chief Pacific, who approved the removal of enclosures and the regrading of the document to unclassified status for public dissemination. The Document. FOP SECRET COMMANDER IN CHIEF PACIFIC – COMMAND HISTORY VOLUME I 1982. Prepared by the Command History Division, Office of the Joint Secretary Headquarters, CINCPAC, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii, nine six three eight one. September sixteenth, nineteen eighty‑three – FOP‑SECRET. Regraded Unclassified upon removal of enclosures. To: Distribution List. Subject: CINCPAC Command History 1982; promulgation of enclosures. Enclosures: (1) Volume I, CINCPAC Command History 1982; (2) Volume II, CINCPAC Command History 1982; (3) Volume III, CINCPAC Command History 1982. 1. The CINCPAC Command History is promulgated in response to the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 2. This document contains information affecting the security of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title eighteen, United States Code, Sections seven ninety‑three, seven ninety‑four, and seven ninety‑eight. Transmission or revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. The classified material contained within this document is to be treated with the utmost discretion. Under no circumstances shall possession thereof be transferred, or the information contained therein be imparted, to personnel other than those whose duties specifically require knowledge thereof. 3. The security classification indicated for each page of this document is according to the highest classification of any paragraph thereon. In those instances when the reverse side of a page is intentionally left blank, this is so indicated on the preceding page. All titles, headings, and captions in this history are un

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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

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Cold Open. ” The document was prepared by the Command History Division of the Joint Secretary Headquarters, Commander‑in‑Chief Pacific, and dated September sixteenth, nineteen eighty‑three. It is notable because it contains a detailed, classified assessment of Soviet Pacific naval and air forces for the year nineteen eighty‑two.

Date: AUG 2 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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Cold Open. This episode presents a declassified United States Air Force record titled “CINCPAC Command History, 1982.” The document was prepared by the Command History Division of the Joint Secretary Headquarters, Commander‑in‑Chief Pacific, and dated September sixteenth, nineteen eighty‑three. It…

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What was Cold Open. about?: Cold Open. ” The document was prepared by the Command History Division of the Joint Secretary Headquarters, Commander‑in‑Chief Pacific, and dated September sixteenth, nineteen eighty‑three. It is notable because it contains a detailed, classified assessment of Soviet Pacific naval and air forces for the year nineteen eighty‑two.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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