1. Thank you to the 2015 Virginia Emergency Management Symposium Sponsors

2. Defense Support of Civilian Authorities
COL Bret Van Camp
Defense Coordinating Officer
18 March 2015
USARNORTH (FEMA Region III)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3. AGENDA Mission Statements Defense Support of Civilian Authorities
Task Organization
Roles EPLOs / DCO / Installations
Types of DoD Support
Command & Control overview / relationships
Summary

4. Mission Statement
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Commanding General (CG):
United States Northern Command partners to conduct homeland defense, civil support, and security cooperation to defend and secure the United States and its interests. (Admiral William Gortney)
US Army North (USARNORTH) Commanding General (CG):
US Army North, together with its partners, prepares for unified land operations, conducts security cooperation activities and protects the force to contribute to the defense and security of the United States and its interests. (Lieutenant General Perry Wiggins)
Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO) Region III:
Partner DoD activities with other agencies conducting Defense Support of
Civil Authorities operations within the USNORTHCOM AOR in order to save
lives, prevent human suffering, and mitigate great property damage. (Colonel
Bret Van Camp)
As of: March 4

5. Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
“… DoD components and agencies are authorized to respond to save lives, protect property and mitigate human suffering under imminently serious conditions, as well as to provide support under their separate established authorities, as appropriate.”
National Response Framework, May 2013
“Support provided by U.S. Federal military forces, National Guard forces performing duty in accordance with Title 32, DoD civilians, DoD contract personnel, and DoD component assets, in response to requests for assistance from civil authorities for special events, domestic emergencies, designated law enforcement support, and other domestic activities. Support provided by National Guard forces performing duty in accordance with Title 32 is considered DSCA, but is conducted as a State-directed action. Also known as civil support.”
DoDD , January 16, 2009 5

6. Geographic Combatant Command (USNORTHCOM)
PRESIDENT
Relationships
SECDEF
Coordinating
COCOM/OPCON
Supporting
U.S. Coast
Guard
National Guard
Bureau
JOINT TASK FORCE NORTH
AFNORTH
MARFORNORTH
ARNORTH
NAVNORTH
JOINT TASK FORCE ALASKA
JOINT FORCE
HEADQUARTERS
NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGION
Joint Task Force
Civil Support
(DCRF)
C2CRE
A/B
C2 = Command & Control
CRE = Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Response Enterprise
Defense Coordinating Elements (x10)
Contingency CP
TF 51 6

7. Regional Defense Coordinating Officer & Element (DCO/E)
NY, NJ, PR & VI
A permanently assigned DoD representative in each FEMA region to plan, coordinate, and integrate Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) with local, state and federal agencies 7

8. Regional DCO/E Overview The DoD Conduit within each
FEMA Region
Day to Day Operations
Collocated within the FEMA Regional
Headquarters
9 Core; Multiple DSCA Planners (Mission
Driven: Reg II, IV, X)
Building and Maintaining relationships
with:
FEMA staff
Other Government Agencies
State Emergency Responders
TAG and JFHQ-State staff
Potential Base Support Installations
Subject Matter Experts for their Region
Collaborate with Federal, State and
NGO and Private Sector:
Plan
Train
Support, when directed
9-11 Personnel
DCO
Colonel (O6)
Deputy
LTC (O5) RC AGR
3/5/7
LOG
COMMS
MAJ (O4)
OPS OFF
GS14 (x2)
Emergency
Mgt Spec
SSG (E6)
MAT Mgt NCO
SFC (E7)
Info Sys Staff NCO
SGT (E5)
Info Sys NCO
SFC (E7)
OPS SGT
REPLO
SEPLO
OPCON 8

9. DCE Region III Organizational Structure
DCO
Staff Augmentation
D/DCO
US Army REPLOs
USAR, O-6
USAR, O-5 x 2
USAR, O-4 x 3
USAR, E-8
JRMPO
Operations
Officer
EM Spec
EM Spec
ARNORTH
SME’s
US Air Force REPLOs
USAFR, O-6 x 2
OPS NCO
IT NCO
(x2)
Logistics NCO
US Navy REPLOs
USNR, O-6 x 2
Pennsylvania SEPLOs:
USAR O-6
USAR E-7
USAFR O-6
USNR O-6
West Virginia SEPLOs:
USAR O-6
USAR E-7
USAFR O-6
USNR O-6
Deleware SEPLOs:
USAR O-6
USAR E-7
USAFR O-6
USNR O-6
US Marine Corps REPLOs
USMCR, O-6
USMCR, O-5 x 2
Four components to the DCE
“Core” DCE – Nine member full time staff co-located in Philadelphia with the FEMA Region III HQ
Regional EPLO Team – Reservists from the services that man the RRCC during an activation (subject to Mission Assignment)
State EPLO Teams – Reservists from USAR, USAF, USN that typically perform duty in their assigned state JFHQ and/or EOC
USAR EPLOs are OPCON to the DCO; Service EPLOs are TACON during activations (subject to service component activation orders)
US Coast Guard REPLO
USCGR, O-5
Maryland SEPLOs:
USAR O-6
USAR E-7
USAFR O-6
USNR O-6
Virginia SEPLOs:
USAR O-6
USAR O-5
USAR E-7
USAFR O-6
USNR O-6
Washington DC SEPLOs:
USAR O-6
USAR E-7
USAFR O-6
USNR O-6

10. Day-to-Day Operations
Role of the EPLO
Day-to-Day Operations
During an Event
Provide liaison between service and
state and federal agencies
Brief DOD Installation commanders
regarding DSCA mission
Participate in disaster planning and
response exercises in state or region
Maintain awareness of:
State or regional plans
State National Guard capabilities
and limitations
Key assets (local, state, federal)
Geography and transportation
systems
Hazards: natural & man-made
DOD installations and assets
Deploy as directed by Service to provide liaison to:
Regional Response Coordination Centers (RRCCs)
State EOCs
JFOs
Other locations as required
Assist with validation of mission
assignments
Provide subject matter expertise and
liaison regarding service capabilities/
viability
Provide situational awareness for DOD
and service component
Provide service-specific expertise for
DCO/DCE and other agencies 10

11. Role of the DCO - Contingency Operations -
DoD representative in the disaster
area
Link between Primary Federal
Agency (PFA) representative and
DoD
Liaison to State, local and other
Federal agencies
Coordinates requirements with
emergency operations center(s)
Validates Resource Request Form
(RRF) and accepts Mission
Assignment (MA) from Federal
Coordinating Officer (FCO)
Assist with receiving, staging,
on-ward movement, & integration
(JRSOI) of units/personnel
Recommends military resource
to meet MA requirements; forwards
Request for Assistance
Provide link to Base Support
Installation (BSI)
Coordinate administrative &
logistical support of deployed
military forces (Tier Level I Ops)
Controls DoD resources in the
disaster area during Tier Level I
operations
Maintains accounting records for
reimbursement
Provide Situational Awareness to
DoD Agencies 11

12. Presidential Directive
DoD Response
Event
Local Commander’s
Decision
Presidential Directive
Memorandum
of Agreement
Immediate
Response
10 Day
Rule
Disaster/
Emergency
Economy
Act
Installation Level
National Response
Framework (NRF)
Save Lives
Mitigate Great
Property Damage
Prevent Human
Suffering
Stafford Act
(Sec 403)
USC
(Sec 1535)
Declaration 12

13. Military Installations
Potential Roles of
Military Installations
FEMA Distribution Centers – permanent facilities
that receive, store, ship, and recover disaster
commodities
Incident Support Base (ISB) – temporary facilities in
AO; commodities controlled by HQ (Natl) Logistics
Staging Area (FSA) – temp facilities in AO; commodities
under control of JFO or RRCC
Base Support Installation (BSI) – in/near AO;
designated by DoD to fulfill DoD support requirements

14. Base Support Installation (BSI)
Definition: Any DoD Federal Installation Tasked to Support DCO/E and Committed Forces in Disaster Relief Role.
Tasked through command channels based on location and
capabilities
Incremental expenses reimbursed
Potential Missions:
OTHER TRANSPORTATION
SUPPORT
COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT
STORAGE
SUPPLIES
POSSIBLE LIAISON TEAM
BUSES
FLAT BED TRUCKS
CONTRACTING SERVICES
ROTARY WING SUPPORT (VIP)
LIGHT SAR
WATER DISTRIBUTION
BILLETING

15. Primary Ways DoD Responds
Mutual Aid Agreement (Installations)
Based on pre-coordinated conditions
Fire
EMS
HAZMAT
Public Safety
Immediate Response Authority (Installations/Operational Forces)
Short Duration/Request from local Civil Authority (72hrs re-eval)
Save lives
Prevent human suffering
Mitigate great property damage
Request for Assistance / Mission Assignment Process
(via Primary Federal Agency and, DCO or OSD Exec Sec)

16. Immediate Response Authority (IRA)
Authority: DoD Directive , Defense Support of Civil
Authorities (DSCA)
Authorizes local military commanders to take action to:
save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property
damage
Imminently serious conditions
Time does not permit approval from higher HQ
Support is usually limited to 72 hrs
Requires formal request from local authorities

17. Request for Assistance (RFA)
Process
INCIDENT
Joint Field Office (JFO)
SECDEF *
ESFs
UNABLE TO
SUPPORT
DCO
DOD SPT TO
ALL ESF
ASD (HD&ASA)
DCE
ESFs
DCO VALIDATES RRF
BECOMES MA IF FCO APPROVES COST AND DCO & FCO “SIGN”
LOCAL
JDOMS
FCO
Orders
STATE
RESOURCE
REQUEST
FORM (ARF)
MISSION
ASSIGNMENT
SCO
NORTHCOM
* DCO receives Resource Request Form (RRF) & forwards through command channels similar to a Warning Order - planning only, no action. MA
Order
Info
Coord/Aprv
Mission Assignment (MA) comes through command channels similar to an EXORD 17 17

18. DSCA Command & Control Considerations
Note - DCO Remains Single POC for Coordinating Military Response
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Functional
Component
Commanders
Joint Task Force
(JTF)
Commanders
Joint Force
Commander (JFC)
Defense Coordinating
Officer
Army North
(CCP/JTF)
Air Force North
Marine Forces
North
Civil Support
Alaska
National Capitol
North
State(Guard)
Other
Land
Air
Marine
Event Magnitude (Scope, and Duration)
Augmentation As Required
Incident(s) Limited in Size and Area
Minnesota Bridge Collapse
Incident(s) Broader in Scope and Devastation
Incident(s) cover large area(s) (e.g. JTF-Katrina; Required Expanded Command Capability)
Level of DoD Support

19. Dual Status Command President Governor SECDEF NGB JFHQ’s TAG STATE
USNORTHCOM
NGB
TAG
STATE
Title 32 or SAD
FEDERAL Title 10
AN/JFLCC
JFHQ’s
Dual Status
JTF CDR 32
Title 10
Forces
Title 32 or
State Active Duty
Forces

20. All requests for military support to the event
DoD Support to NSSEs
- Two Models -
Model 1
Model 2
PFA
PFA
USSS
USSS
All requests for military support to the event
Requests for
Event Support
Activated in
Support of PFA
FEMA
JTF
DCO
(JFC)
Activated to
Support FEMA
Coordinates
for CM
SUPPORTS EVENTS
EOD
MED
AVN
Plans w/FEMA for CM
DCO
FEMA

21. Summary DoD deploys in support of domestic civilian authorities
Initiated by a request for assistance
DoD may provide personnel, equipment, facilities, material, information
Provided to all levels of government – local, State, tribal and federal
Provided on a cost reimbursable basis
A total force effort (Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard)
under the command and control of the appropriate authority
The Secretary of Defense retains command of federal military forces

22. Points of Contact Name Position Email Phone
COL Bret Van Camp DCO (210)
COL Garrett Johnson VA Army SEPLO (210)
LTC Jacqueline Krogulski VA Army- Assist SEPLO
CAPT Wesley Carpenter VA Navy SEPLO (434)
Col Ralph Anthenien VA Air Force SEPLO (850)
SFC Norman Williams VA Army NCO SEPLO (210)
Mr. Paul Jensen DCE Emerg Mgt Spc (210)
FEMA Region III DCE
One Independence Mall
615 Chestnut Street, Sixth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 22

23. References DoD Directive 3025.18, Defense Support of Civil
Authorities (DSCA), 29 Dec 10 (w/change 1, Sep 2012)
Robert T. Stafford Act Disaster Relief & Emergency
Assistance Act
Economy Act of 1932
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
National Response Framework (NRF)
Title 10, United States Code, § mobilization/Activation of
Reserve Forces) 23 23