Defense Primer: Defense Support of Civil Authorities

Abstract

The U.S. military has a long history of providing support to civil authorities, particularly in response to disasters, but for other purposes as well. The Defense Department currently defines defense support of civil authorities as Support provided by U.S. Federal military forces, DOD civilians, DOD contract personnel, DOD Component assets, and National Guard forces (when the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Governors of the affected States, elects and requests to use those forces in Title 32, U.S.C., status) in response to requests for assistance from civil authorities for domestic emergencies, law enforcement support, and other domestic activities, or from qualifying entities for special event. (DOD Directive 3025.18).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 27, 2022
Accession Number
AD1159331

Entities

People

  • Lawrence Kapp

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Directives
  • Disasters
  • Domestic
  • Emergencies
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Personnel
  • National Guard
  • Natural Disasters
  • Personnel Management
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Strategic Security Studies