Improving the Efficacy of Department of the Army Title 10 Forces Performing Defense Support of Civil Authorities

Abstract

The growing number of natural disasters combined with increasingly decentralized terrorist threats mandate that the Department of the Army (DA) be prepared to support civil authorities within the continental United States if a disaster occurs. This thesis endeavors to determine the statutory and regulatory restrictions emplaced upon DA Title 10 forces to provide Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) following a Presidential declaration of disaster. Research was conducted to determine the current DSCA capabilities and processes as well as uncover areas for improvement. Those improvement areas were then evaluated across the DOTmLPF-P spectrum to find ways to increase the efficacy of a Title 10 Army DSCA response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589873

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Elliott

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Lessons Learned
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.