36:
171:
The initial directive detailing the checks required was DoD Directive 5210.55, "Selection of DoD Military and
Civilian Personnel and Contractor Employees for Assignment to Presidential Support Activities" issued on July 6, 1977. This was revised on 15 December 1998. DoD Instruction 5210.87 contains
286:
is required for personnel assigned on a permanent or full-time basis to duties in direct support of the president or vice president (including the office staff of the WHMO director and all individuals under his or her control). This includes but is not limited to:
172:
detailed information for the implementation of the policy, assignment of responsibilities and prescription of procedures to be followed. The administrative nickname "Yankee White" is referred to in the implementing instruction.
321:
Employees of contractor firms who provide recurring services or who require unescorted access to
Presidential support areas (PSAs), activities, or equipment—including the maintenance of the Presidential retreat or
153:
440:
46:
435:
211:
430:
187:
is required for selected personnel serving in extremely sensitive positions in direct support of the president or vice president. This includes:
149:
159:
Individuals with Yankee White clearance undergo extensive background investigation. The Yankee White clearance includes requirements of
145:
299:
293:
242:
399:
387:
Selection of DoD Military and
Civilian Personnel and Contractor Employees for Assignment to Presidential Support Activities (PSAs)
278:
Other personnel as determined by the WHMO director and the deputy assistant to the vice president for national security affairs
268:
203:
261:
141:
61:
104:
323:
76:
190:
83:
355:
232:
226:
197:
137:
133:
90:
386:
72:
247:
20:
360:
251:
160:
129:
97:
314:
Personnel assigned to the Naval
Support Facility Thurmont, MD, more commonly known as "
424:
342:
255:
329:
Principals of those firms used for PSAs who have direct involvement in the contract
219:
338:
35:
315:
272:
345:
who perform at presidential or vice presidential functions and facilities.
16:
Background check given for United States
Department of Defense personnel
290:
Presidential aircrew and associated maintenance and security personnel
389:, Department of Defense Instruction No. 5210.87 (November 30, 1998).
402:, Directive 5210.55, revised 15 December 1998, accessed 4 July 2020
415:
53:
29:
311:
DoD personnel assigned to the Office of the Vice
President
152:(SSBI) which is conducted under the manuals of the U.S.
57:
238:
Food
Service Coordinator of the White House Staff Mess
180:
There are three categories of Yankee White clearance.
140:
personnel and contractor employees working with the
400:Department of Defense Presidential Support Program
382:
380:
378:
376:
163:and unquestionable loyalty to the United States.
148:. Obtaining such clearance requires, in part, a
154:Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
8:
62:introducing citations to additional sources
267:Commanding Officer and Executive Officer,
260:Commanding Officer and Executive Officer,
326:, communications, aircraft, or facilities
204:Presidential Contingency Programs Office
52:Relevant discussion may be found on the
372:
337:is required for personnel assigned to
150:Single Scope Background Investigation
7:
441:Vice presidency of the United States
128:is an administrative nickname for a
222:to the President and Vice President
308:White House Medical Unit personnel
14:
300:White House Transportation Agency
294:White House Communications Agency
243:White House Communications Agency
208:Director, Special Programs Office
436:United States government secrecy
416:Presidential Service Association
305:White House Staff Mess personnel
241:Commander and Deputy Commander,
45:relies largely or entirely on a
34:
19:For the television episode, see
431:Presidency of the United States
269:Naval Support Facility Thurmont
250:and Deputy Presidential Pilot,
262:Marine Helicopter Squadron One
1:
341:units, ceremonial units, and
233:US Army Transportation Agency
191:White House Military Office
457:
356:Presidential Service Badge
324:Vice President's residence
18:
212:National Security Advisor
198:Airlift Operations Office
167:Policy and implementation
335:Category three clearance
227:White House Medical Unit
134:United States of America
398:Department of Defense,
284:Category two clearance
185:Category one clearance
138:Department of Defense
176:Clearance categories
58:improve this article
361:Security clearance
248:Presidential Pilot
132:undertaken in the
252:89th Airlift Wing
123:
122:
108:
448:
403:
396:
390:
384:
161:U.S. citizenship
130:background check
118:
115:
109:
107:
66:
38:
30:
456:
455:
451:
450:
449:
447:
446:
445:
421:
420:
412:
407:
406:
397:
393:
385:
374:
369:
352:
178:
169:
119:
113:
110:
67:
65:
51:
39:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
454:
452:
444:
443:
438:
433:
423:
422:
419:
418:
411:
410:External links
408:
405:
404:
391:
371:
370:
368:
365:
364:
363:
358:
351:
348:
347:
346:
343:military bands
332:
331:
330:
327:
319:
312:
309:
306:
303:
297:
291:
281:
280:
279:
276:
265:
258:
245:
239:
236:
229:
223:
216:
215:
214:
209:
206:
200:
177:
174:
168:
165:
146:vice president
121:
120:
73:"Yankee White"
56:. Please help
42:
40:
33:
21:Yankee White (
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
453:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
428:
426:
417:
414:
413:
409:
401:
395:
392:
388:
383:
381:
379:
377:
373:
366:
362:
359:
357:
354:
353:
349:
344:
340:
336:
333:
328:
325:
320:
317:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
288:
285:
282:
277:
274:
270:
266:
263:
259:
257:
253:
249:
246:
244:
240:
237:
235:, White House
234:
230:
228:
224:
221:
217:
213:
210:
207:
205:
201:
199:
195:
194:
192:
189:
188:
186:
183:
182:
181:
175:
173:
166:
164:
162:
157:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
117:
106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75: –
74:
70:
69:Find sources:
63:
59:
55:
49:
48:
47:single source
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
26:
24:
394:
334:
283:
184:
179:
170:
158:
126:Yankee White
125:
124:
111:
101:
94:
87:
80:
68:
44:
22:
339:honor guard
256:Andrews AFB
425:Categories
367:References
316:Camp David
273:Camp David
225:Director,
202:Director,
196:Director,
114:April 2015
84:newspapers
302:personnel
296:personnel
218:Military
142:president
54:talk page
350:See also
264:(HMX-1)
231:Chief,
193:(WHMO)
98:scholar
271:, MD (
100:
93:
86:
79:
71:
220:Aides
105:JSTOR
91:books
144:and
136:for
77:news
23:NCIS
60:by
427::
375:^
318:".
254:,
156:.
275:)
116:)
112:(
102:·
95:·
88:·
81:·
64:.
50:.
27:.
25:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
