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Defense Support of Civilian Authorities
COL Bret Van Camp
Defense Coordinating Officer
18 March 2015
USARNORTH (FEMA Region III)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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AGENDA
Mission Statements
Defense Support of Civilian Authorities
Task Organization
Roles EPLOs / DCO / Installations
Types of DoD Support
Command & Control overview / relationships
Summary
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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)
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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 5111.13, January 16, 2009
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Geographic Combatant
Command (USNORTHCOM)
PRESIDENT
Relationships
SECDEF
Coordinating
COCOM/OPCON
Supporting
U.S. Coast
Guard
AFNORTH
National Guard
Bureau
MARFORNORTH
ARNORTH
Joint Task
Defense
Contingency
Force
Coordinating
CP
Civil Support
Elements
TF 51
(DCRF)
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Element Region III
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NAVNORTH
C2CRE
A/B
JOINT TASK
FORCE
ALASKA
JOINT FORCE
HEADQUARTERS
NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGION
JOINT TASK
FORCE
NORTH
C2 = Command & Control
CRE = Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
Response Enterprise
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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
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Regional DCO/E Overview
The DoD Conduit within each
FEMA Region
Day to Day Operations
9-11 Personnel
DCO
Deputy
3/5/7
MAJ (O4)
OPS OFF
GS14 (x2)
Emergency
Mgt Spec
Colonel (O6)
LTC (O5) RC AGR
LOG
COMMS
SSG (E6)
MAT Mgt
NCO
SFC (E7)
Info Sys
Staff NCO
SGT (E5)
Info Sys
NCO
SFC (E7)
OPS SGT
OPCON
REPLO
SEPLO
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 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
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DCE Region III Organizational Structure
DCO
Staff Augmentation
US Army REPLOs
USAR, O-6
USAR, O-5 x 2
USAR, O-4 x 3
USAR, E-8
US Air Force REPLOs
USAFR, O-6 x 2
US Navy REPLOs
USNR, O-6 x 2
US Marine Corps REPLOs
USMCR, O-6
USMCR, O-5 x 2
US Coast Guard REPLO
USCGR, O-5
D/DCO
JRMPO
Operations
Officer
EM
Spec
OPS NCO
IT NCO
(x2)
EM
Spec
ARNORTH
SME’s
Logistics
NCO
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
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
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Role of the EPLO
Day-to-Day Operations
During an Event
 Provide liaison between service and  Deploy as directed by Service to
state and federal agencies
provide liaison to:
Regional Response Coordination
 Brief DOD Installation commanders
Centers (RRCCs)
regarding DSCA mission
State EOCs
 Participate in disaster planning and
JFOs
response exercises in state or region
Other locations as required
 Maintain awareness of:
 Assist with validation of mission
 State or regional plans
assignments
 State National Guard capabilities
 Provide subject matter expertise and
and limitations
liaison regarding service capabilities/
 Key assets (local, state, federal)
viability
 Geography and transportation
systems
 Provide situational awareness for DOD
 Hazards: natural & man-made
and service component
 DOD installations and assets
 Provide service-specific expertise for
DCO/DCE and other agencies
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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
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DoD Response
Event
Local Commander’s
Decision
Memorandum
of Agreement
Installation Level
Presidential Directive
Immediate
Response
10 Day
Rule
Disaster/
Emergency
Economy
Act
• Save Lives
• Mitigate Great
Property Damage
• Prevent Human
Suffering
Stafford Act
(Sec 403)
National Response
Framework (NRF)
USC
(Sec 1535)
Declaration
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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
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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:
 BUSES
 FLAT BED TRUCKS
 CONTRACTING SERVICES
 ROTARY WING SUPPORT (VIP)
 LIGHT SAR
 WATER DISTRIBUTION
 BILLETING
 OTHER TRANSPORTATION
SUPPORT
 COMMUNICATIONS
 EQUIPMENT
 STORAGE
 SUPPLIES
 POSSIBLE LIAISON TEAM
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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)
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Immediate Response Authority (IRA)
 Authority: DoD Directive 3025.18, 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
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Request for Assistance (RFA)
Process
Joint Field Office (JFO)
INCIDENT
ESFs
UNABLE TO
SUPPORT
*
DCO
DOD SPT
TO
ALL ESF
SECDEF
ASD (HD&ASA)
DCE
ESFs
LOCAL
DCO VALIDATES RRF
BECOMES MA IF FCO
APPROVES COST AND
DCO & FCO “SIGN”
FCO
JDOMS
STATE
Orders
MISSION
ASSIGNMENT
SCO
NORTHCOM
DCO receives Resource Request Form (RRF) &
*forwards
through command channels similar to a
Warning Order - planning only, no action.
Mission Assignment (MA) comes through command
channels similar to an EXORD
MA
Order
Info
Coord/Aprv
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DSCA Command & Control
Considerations
Event Magnitude (Scope, and Duration)
Note - DCO Remains Single POC for Coordinating Military Response
Tier I
Tier II
Joint Force
Commander (JFC)
Joint Task Force
Defense Coordinating
Officer
(JTF)
Commanders
Army North
Civil Support
(CCP/JTF)
Alaska
Air Force North National Capitol
Marine Forces North
State(Guard)
North
Other
Tier III
Functional
Component
Commanders
Land
Air
Marine
Augmentation As Required
Incident(s) Limited in Size
and Area
Minnesota Bridge Collapse
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Incident(s) Broader in
Scope and Devastation
Incident(s) cover large
area(s) (e.g. JTFKatrina; Required
Expanded Command
Capability)
Level of DoD Support
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Dual Status Command
Governor
President
SECDEF
USNORTHCOM
NGB
TAG
STATE
FEDERAL
Title 10
Title 32 or SAD
JFHQ’s
AN/JFLCC
Dual Status
JTF CDR
Title 10
Forces
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Title 32 or
State Active Duty
Forces
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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
DCO
JTF
(JFC)
• SUPPORTS EVENTS
 EOD
 MED
 AVN
• Plans w/FEMA for CM
Activated to
Support FEMA
Coordinates
for CM
DCO
FEMA
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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
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Points of Contact
Name
Position
Email
Phone
COL Bret Van Camp
DCO
bret.a.VanCamp.mil@mail.mil
(210) 247-8961
COL Garrett Johnson
VA Army SEPLO
garrett.p.johnson.mil@mail.mil
(210) 563-5187
LTC Jacqueline Krogulski VA Army- Assist SEPLO jacqueline.r.krogulski.mil@mail.mil
CAPT Wesley Carpenter VA Navy SEPLO
wesley.carpenter@navy.mil
(434) 477-6414
Col Ralph Anthenien
VA Air Force SEPLO
ralph.anthenien@us.af.mil
(850) 276-7939
SFC Norman Williams
VA Army NCO SEPLO
norman.c.williams2.mil@mail.mil
(210) 569-2569
Mr. Paul Jensen
DCE Emerg Mgt Spc
paul.f.jensen3.civ@mail.mil
(210) 563-5184
FEMA Region III DCE
One Independence Mall
615 Chestnut Street, Sixth Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
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