Download or read book Military Support to Civil Authorities MSCA written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Directive reissues reference (a) DoD Directive 3025.1, Use of Military Resources During Peacetime Civil Emergencies within the United States, its Territories, and Possessions, and replaces references (b) DoD Directive 3025.10, Military Support of Civil Defense, and (c) DoD Directive 5030.45, DoD Representation on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Preparedness Committees and Regional Field Boards. It will consolidate all policy and responsibilities previously known as Military Assistance to Civil Authorities (MACA), provide for continuation of the DoD Regional Military Emergency Coordinator (RMEC) teams, constitute a single system for MSCA, by which DoD Components shall plan for, and respond to, requests from civil government agencies, and state the policy and responsibilities by which the Department of Defense responds to major disasters or emergencies.
Download or read book Military Support to Civil Authorities written by Library Of Congress and published by . This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report sets forth the statutes, Executive Branch documents, regulations, and Department of Defense (DoD) internal directives that define and govern Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA). The policies and responsibilities of the military departments and staff agencies of DoD are reviewed, as they have evolved from the early 1950s to the present. The events of September 11, 2001, have placed the MSCA function in the larger context of homeland security, and documents setting forth homeland security policy as it defines MSCA have been reviewed as well. This report also discusses DoD civilian and military responsibility for MSCA, and the states' position regarding the National Guard's role in support of civil authorities. Finally, this report evaluates the criteria for providing MSCA, and assesses how DoD compares this function with its warfighting mission.
Download or read book Military Support to Civil Authorities The Role of the Department of Defense in Support of Homeland Security written by Federal Research Division Library of Congress and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. military has provided support to civil authorities in response to civil emergencies and natural disasters dating back to the Truman era. The terminology applied to this function has varied over the years: military assistance, or military support to civil authorities; military support of civil defense; and employment of military resources in natural disaster emergencies within the United States. As will be illustrated in this report's discussion of U.S. Defense Department (DoD) regulatory documents, the specific responsibilities of the department and the service branches were initially divided between civil defense (attacks on the United States) and disaster-related civil emergencies, but now are addressed collectively as Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA) as a matter of departmental policy and doctrine. In addition, the events of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent creation of a homeland security infrastructure have resulted in the adoption of MSCA policy in the context of the broader issue of homeland defense. However, both the core regulations and the DoD internal directive that govern MSCA predate the post-9/11 world, because they were adopted in 1993. In addition, the primary statutory authority for these documents is the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, which was repealed in 1994. Consequently, all of the recent policy statements defining MSCA and establishing DoD's role are found in homeland security directives and strategy documents issued by the White House and the military. The U.S. Department of Defense, in its 2005 Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support, defines defense support of civil authorities as "DoD support, including Federal military forces, the Department's career civilian and contractor personnel, and DoD agency and component assets, for domestic emergencies and for designated law enforcement and other activities." This function is provided when DoD is directed to do so by the president or the secretary of defense. A report on the future of the National Guard and Reserves issued in 2006 defines "civil support" as "an umbrella term that encompasses the support the Department of Defense could provide as part of a response to a natural disaster or terrorist attack, to include an event involving chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, or explosive materials (CBRNE), as well as support DoD could provide for other law enforcement activities." DoD's Homeland Security doctrine issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in August 2005 states "MSCA is the most widely recognized form of DOD Civil Support because it usually consists of support for high-profile emergencies such as natural or manmade disasters that often invoke Presidential or state emergency/disaster declarations. DOD assistance should be requested by an LFA (Lead Federal Agency) only when other local, state and federal capabilities have been exhausted or when a military-unique capability is required." MSCA is generally provided during natural disasters, special security events, and accidental or intentional manmade disasters that have evoked a presidential or state emergency declaration. Major Robert Preiss, a former strategic analyst in the National Guard Bureau, defined MSCA in 2003 as "assistance to civilian governmental entities - Federal, state, or local - that the services may provide to help manage a crisis, attack, or calamity." The National Response Plan issued by the Department of Homeland Security in December 2004, which is discussed in greater detail in a separate section of this report, also stipulates that DoD civil support is generally provided only when local, state and other federal resources are "overwhelmed."
Download or read book Tell the Truth written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Aid to Civil Authorities written by David Fastabend and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains three articles examining various aspects of military aid to civilians. Addresses the categorization of conflict, lessons in command and control learned from the Los Angeles riots, and military involvement in the drug war. Charts and tables.
Download or read book The U S Military and Security Along the U S Mexico Border Evaluation of Its Role in the Post September 11th Era written by Naval Postgraduate School and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2014-07-04 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the use of the U.S. Armed Forces in civil authority support missions along the U.S. -Mexico border from the creation of the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in 1848, to the post -September 11th border security support operations. Many questions arise from using the military in this capacity, for example; how effective is the military's support to civil authorities (MSCA), can the military perform MSCA operation without the threat to human and rights of civilians, how do MSCA missions such as these impact the combat readiness of the military? This work found that military support to civil authorities was indeed effective, especially with in cases where non -federalizes National Guard personnel were employed. It also shows that the military has implemented control measures that enable troops to conduct law enforcement support missions while respecting the human and civil rights of civilians. Lastly, it found that the combat readiness the military was not necessarily diminished, but could actually be enhanced during MSCA operations
Download or read book Manual for Civil Emergencies written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Manual is issued under the authority of DoD Directive 3025.1, Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA), January 15, 1993. It provides guidance for the preparation, coordination and execution of military support to civil authorities during civil emergencies within the United States, its territories, and possessions. This Manual applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities (hereafter referred to collectively as the DoD Components). The term Military Services, as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard (when it is operating or planning for operations as a Service in the Navy) Further, this Manual serves as a reference for other Federal, State, and local agencies on how the Department of Defense supports civil authorities and how DoD assets can be used to support civilian leadership priorities in returning their communities to a state of normalcy. This Manual is effective immediately and is mandatory for use by all DoD Components. It constitutes implementation of DoD Directive 3025.1. Heads of the DoD Components may issue supplementary instruction only when necessary to provide for unique requirements within their Component. Record responsibility for this publication is assigned to the Secretary of the Army, the DoD Executive Agent for Military Support to Civil Authorities. This responsibility includes the retirement of records.
Download or read book MAFFS and Military Support to Civil Authority A Case Study in Command and Control written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unity of Effort in Military Support to Civil Authority operations is an area of critical concern especially to the fledgling United States Northern Command. The nature and importance of command relationships between active duty and reserve forces involved in domestic operations has been highlighted in recent planning and operations. Through the reconstruction of the Command and Control structure during the planning and execution phases of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System employment during the 2003 Southern California Wild Fire Fighting season, critical areas are identified and possible Command and Control structure alternatives are developed. These areas and structures are filtered through a group of subject matter experts. The results of the interviews provide key insights into the nature of the critical areas and on the relevance of the proposed Command and Control structures for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) mission as well as other Military Support for Civil Authority (MSCA) missions. While it is determined there is no single Command and Control construct for MSCA.
Download or read book Triage for Civil Support written by Gary Cecchine and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2004-12-02 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even before September 11, 2001, threat assessments suggested that the United States should prepare to respond to terrorist attacks inside its borders. This monograph examines the use of military medical assets to support civil authorities in the aftermath of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or conventional high explosives attack inside the United States. The authors focus on key questions, including under what circumstances military medical assets could be requested and what assets are likely to be requested.
Download or read book Translating Policy Into Action written by Koburn C. Stoll and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses the U.S. federal military involvement in domestic disaster relief operations. It explains how the department of defense is tasked to perform military support to civil authorities (MSCA), and how it has organized to respond to these taskings. The paper focuses on the operational (unified) commander's responsibilities to conduct civil-military disaster preparedness coordination and provide timely responses to MSCA missions. It discusses how evolving policy, doctrine and detailed preparedness planning have all contributed to improving the military's response to domestic emergencies. Finally, it presents several challenges and concerns that remain for operational commanders to address in the future.
Download or read book Translating Policy Into Action written by Koburn C. Stoll and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper discusses the U.S. federal military involvement in domestic disaster relief operations. It explains how the department of defense is tasked to perform military support to civil authorities (MSCA), and how it has organized to respond to these taskings. The paper focuses on the operational (unified) commander's responsibilities to conduct civil-military disaster preparedness coordination and provide timely responses to MSCA missions. It discusses how evolving policy, doctrine and detailed preparedness planning have all contributed to improving the military's response to domestic emergencies. Finally, it presents several challenges and concerns that remain for operational commanders to address in the future.
Download or read book Manual for Civil Emergencies written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The U S Military and Security Along the U S Mexico Border written by Benjamin C. Luoma and published by . This book was released on 2002-12-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the use of the U.S. Armed Forces in civil authority support missions along the U.S.-Mexico border from the creation of the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in 1848, to the post-September 11th border security support operations. Many questions arise from using the military in this capacity, for example; how effective is the military's support to civil authorities (MSCA), can the military perform MSCA operation without the threat to human and rights of civilians, how do MSCA missions such as these impact the combat readiness of the military? This thesis found that military support to civil authorities was indeed effective, especially with in cases where non - federalizes National Guard personnel were employed. It also shows that the military has implemented control measures that enable troops to conduct law enforcement support missions while respecting the human and civil rights of civilians. Lastly, it found that the combat readiness the military was not necessarily diminished, but could actually be enhanced during MSCA operations.
Download or read book The U S Military and Security Along the U S Mexico Border Evaluation of Its Role in the Post September 11th Era written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the use of the U.S. Armed Forces in civil authority support missions along the U.S.-Mexico border from the creation of the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in 1848, to the post-September 11th border security support operations. Many questions arise from using the military in this capacity, for example; how effective is the military's support to civil authorities (MSCA), can the military perform MSCA operation without the threat to human and rights of civilians, how do MSCA missions such as these impact the combat readiness of the military? This thesis found that military support to civil authorities was indeed effective, especially with in cases where non - federalizes National Guard personnel were employed. It also shows that the military has implemented control measures that enable troops to conduct law enforcement support missions while respecting the human and civil rights of civilians. Lastly, it found that the combat readiness the military was not necessarily diminished, but could actually be enhanced during MSCA operations.
Download or read book The U S Military and Security Along the U S Mexico Border written by Benjamin C. Luoma and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the use of the U.S. Armed Forces in civil authority support missions along the U.S.-Mexico border from the creation of the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in 1848, to the post -September 11th border security support operations. Many questions arise from using the military in this capacity, for example; how effective is the military's support to civil authorities (MSCA), can the military perform MSCA operation without the threat to human and rights of civilians, how do MSCA missions such as these impact the combat readiness of the military? This thesis found that military support to civil authorities was indeed effective, especially with in cases where non -federalizes National Guard personnel were employed. It also shows that the military has implemented control measures that enable troops to conduct law enforcement support missions while respecting the human and civil rights of civilians. Lastly, it found that the combat readiness the military was not necessarily diminished, but could actually be enhanced during MSCA operations.
Download or read book Military support to civil authorities written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Active Component Rapid Response Force written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001 (9/11) heavy emphasis has been placed on securing the United States and its interests from terrorism. However, little emphasis has been placed on the importance of an efficient and effective response to incidents of national significance that do not fall into the realm of terrorist activity. The events of Hurricane Katrina brought to light significant response and recovery issues associated with emergency situations within the Continental United States (CONUS) and the efficiency of the federal military response. Through April 2006 the mainstay of guidance for the use of active military forces (Title 10) has been Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 3025.15 "Military Support to Civil Authorities" (MSCA). This directive includes a myriad of enclosures and supporting documents that outline when, where, and to what extent active military personnel can assist or support civil authorities. In an effort to streamline this effort, MSCA is currently under revision and will soon be published as "Defense Support of Civil Authorities" (DSCA). This new document attempts to mitigate some of the recurring issues regarding the use of active component forces and to provide a more succinct foundation for more efficient use of these forces. However, this revision will not be enough to improve the active military's response to, and support of, recovery from incidents of national significance without the development of a dedicated force designed to provide quick and efficient assessment of the situation and initial command and control. The recommendation of this research is the formation of dedicated Rapid Reaction Units (RRU) by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These RRUs will be specially trained and equipped to respond to incidents of national significance.
