DSCA includes
support to prepare, prevent, protect, respond, and recover from domestic incidents
. DSCA is provided in response to requests from civil authorities and upon approval from Page 12 Executive Summary x JP 3-28 appropriate authorities.
Under what conditions if any may DOD personnel provide support to civil law enforcement?
| Term under national incident management system, who is expected to handle incidents at the local level? Definition incident commander | Term Under what conditions, if any, may DoD personal provide support to civil law enforcement agencies? Definition if the support is passive and indirect |
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of this section, only
the Secretary of Defense
may approve requests from civil authorities or qualifying entities for Federal military support for: (1) Defense assistance in responding to civil disturbances (requires Presidential authorization) in accordance with Reference (c).
What is the role of the DOD in DSCA operations?
The key difference between the three missions is that DOD is responsible for the federal response to HD; DOD is in support of other federal agencies' HS responsibilities; and DOD conducts DSCA
operations in support of another primary agency supporting a state, local, territorial, or tribal response
.
(1) Established in
2002
, USNORTHCOM provides command and control to the DoD homeland defense efforts and coordinated defense support of civil authorities.
What is the most important piece of legislation to DSCA?
Another important factor governing the actions of the military in executing DSCA is
the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA)
. This law was established post Civil War and prohibited the use of active duty military (Title 10) in enforcing civil law and order unless directed by the President.
Is the Posse Comitatus Act still in effect?
| Citations | U.S.C. sections created 18 U.S.C. § 1385 | Legislative history |
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What is the first line of military response to most incidents?
The National Guard
is the first line of military response to most incidents and an effective means of providing help and assistance to local authorities.
A rule-of-thumb time
limit of 72 hours exists
for immediate response operations. … After 72 hours, the response is generally no longer considered immediate and falls into the category of restoration/recovery, although the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) or President may authorize a response for up to ten days.
Which of the following is one of the four elements of decisive action?
And yet within the doctrinal hierarchy of the four elements of decisive action (
offense, defense, stability, and defense support
of civil authorities), the US Army prioritizes offensive operations.
What are the DoD security cooperation objectives?
DoD Security Cooperation is defined in Joint Pub 1-02:
All DoD interactions with foreign defense establishments to build defense relationships that promote specific US security interests, develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide US forces with
…
Is Homeland Security under DOJ?
| Agency overview | Formed November 25, 2002 | Jurisdiction United States |
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Which are principles of joint operations?
The fundamentals of joint warfare are:
unity of effort, concentration, initiative, agility, extension, freedom of action, sustainment, clarity, knowledge of self, and knowledge of the enemy
.
The Secretary of Defense
possesses authorities under Title 10 and Title 50 and is best suited to lead US government operations against external unconventional and cyber threats. Titles 10 and 50 create mutually supporting, not mutually exclusive, authorities.
The Defense Department currently defines defense support of civil authorities as “Support provided by U.S. Federal military forces, DOD civilians, DOD contract personnel, DOD Component assets, and National Guard forces (when the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Governors of the affected States, elects and …
What is the Stafford Act law?
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, PL 100-707, signed into law November 23, 1988; amended the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, PL 93-288. This Act
constitutes the statutory authority for most Federal disaster response activities especially as they pertain to FEMA and FEMA programs
.
