Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Command and Control Alignment

Abstract

To meet Department of Defense requirement to support civilian authorities when incident response requirements exceed local authorities? abilities, the Services have established Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) authorizations across the country. Personnel selected to serve as EPLOs work with US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in planning for, and implementing, that assistance. Recognizing that proper organizational alignment and reporting chains are a vital component in meeting strategic goals, the Services and USNORTHCOM are continuing to evaluate current organizational alignment and command and control reporting chains for these officers both before and during an incident response. This project provides historical background on the US sensitivities to federal forces being employed within the States, examines the current alignment, reviews Joint doctrine and then makes a recommendation on how to organize the EPLOs to best meet USNORTHCOM requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500824

Entities

People

  • Joseph B. Herold

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Emergencies
  • Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control