Reserve Component Field-Grade Officer Preparation for Natural Disaster Relief

Abstract

The primary role of DoD is to provide military forces that are prepared to maintain the security of the Nation. A portion of the Army mission is the ability to support civilian authorities during domestic natural disasters. The RC, led by field-grade officers, is the backbone of Army support to civilian authorities. A majority of RC field grade officers receive their culminating formal military education in ILE-CC. The ILECC curriculum should include additional DSCA content given that forecasts and trends indicate the increased likelihood of destructive storms in the U.S., which will overwhelm the capabilities of local leaders, necessitating a military response. Preparing field-grade officers for DSCA as part of their professional military education improves the coordination with civilian authorities in the wake of natural disasters. Fieldgrade officers prepared to employ the unique capabilities of the RC will prove to be vital to the nation s resiliency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589431

Entities

People

  • Edward L. Shepherd

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Distance Learning
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • First Responders
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Students
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Economics
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.