Department of Defense Doctrine Should Incorporate Sixty Years of Disaster Research in Order to Realistically Plan and Effectively Execute Disaster Response

Abstract

The U.S. Military, chief among them the U.S. Army and National Guard, has gained an enormous amount of civil support experience since the birth of the United States. However, in supporting Joint and Service publications there is little reference to the relevant disaster research studies that would either support or shape this experience. This study investigates U.S. Defense Support of Civil Authorities doctrine and related disaster research, which is supported by 60 years of social science and related ethical studies, in an effort to find feasible ways to coalesce the two methodologies. The study focuses on the loosely defined U.S. Government lexicon of vague and overlapping terms that contrast with social science definitions. It then discusses disaster relevant philosophy and ethics, followed by a discussion of the disaster response process and the information gaps between myth and reality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA581098

Entities

People

  • Carlton W. Hasle

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Emergency Response
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design