Dual Status Commander in Support of Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Hurricane Katrina to Present

Abstract

The dual status command authority was initially authorized in the 2004 National Defense Authorization Act. The DODs robust but uncoordinated response to Hurricane Katrina served as the catalyst for all parties to recognize the need to implement change to current military doctrine, regulations, and United State Code in relation to DSCA. Employing a dual status commander during a no-notice event provides a cooperative and best approach to achieving unity of effort through unity of command at the tactical level. However, as seen in the responses to Hurricanes Sandy, Harvey, and Maria there is still room for improvements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2020
Accession Number
AD1177537

Entities

People

  • Innis Bryant

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Civil Defense
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.