DOD Disaster Response Overview

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DOD Disaster Response Overview

• George E. Gray
• Plans Analyst

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National Response Plan

• Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-5
• Released 28 Feb 03 (latest update 25 May 06)
• Directs all Federal departments and agencies to
  comply with NRP
• NRP is an all-discipline, all-hazards plan that
  establishes a single, comprehensive framework for
  the management of domestic incidents
• It provides the structure and mechanism for the
  coordination of Federal support to States, local,
  and tribal incident managers and for exercising
  direct Federal authorities and responsibilities.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)

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NIMS Natural Disaster
NORTHCOM DCO Coordinates DoD DSCA effort
As of 14 May 07
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Defense Coordinating Officer Element (DCO/E)
Team of 7
COORD
OPCON
AC MAJOR GS-13 OPS AC SFC
REPLO
SEPLO
NEPLO, MEPLO, AF EPLO
A permanently assigned Defense Coordinating
Officer and Element (DCO/E) in each FEMA region
in order to Plan, Coordinate, and Integrate
Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) with
local, state and Federal agencies.
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DCE Responsibilities

• Deploy consistent with current response plans
• Represent DoD in the disaster area
• Provide liaison to state, local, and other
  Federal agencies
• Validate mission assignments from FCO
• Determine best military resource for mission
• Command and control of deployed DoD forces

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DCE Concept

• Collocated within the FEMA Regional Headquarters
  - Managed by the DCO, an Active Component Colonel
• Building synergy habitual relationships with
• FEMA staff
• State Emergency Responders
• State National Guard Leadership
• Base Support Installations (BSIs) / Federal
  Operations Staging Areas (FOSAs)
• Subject Matter Experts for their Region
• ICW Federal and State Representatives
• Plan
• Coordinate
• Prepare
• Integrate and train with regional partners
• Support, when directed

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Mission Assignment Process
STATE
NORTHCOM
DCO/DCE
FEMA
DCE Prepares Mission Tasking Order (MTO) based
on Mission Assignment. DCO Must Approve
NORTHCOM reviews request and submits to JDOMs
FEMA Req DoD Assistance by submitting a Mission
Assignment (MA)
State Request Federal Assistance
JFCOM
Joint Staff
DoD
JFCOM Order
FORSCOM
USFLTFORCOM
MARFORCOM
ACC
Joint Director of Military Support (JDOMS)
- Sec Def Approval Execute Order
Deployment Order
Supporting Combatant Command tasked to provide
the asset (s) needed
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Potential Support Requirements

• Specified DOD Missions include
• AVIATION SUPPORT
• SEARCH AND RESCUE SUPPORT
• MEDICAL EVACUATION SUPPORT
• AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SUPPORT
• AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL
• MEDICAL SUPPORT (LEVEL 1 AND 2)
• LOGISTICS DISTRBUTION SUPPORT
• ENGINEER SUPPORT
• COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
• FEMA will fund assistance once Mission Assignment
  is assigned
• AMC/ASC support will deploy with habitually
  supported units when they are called forward.

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Army Logistics Support to DSCA
USARNORTH Logistics Chain of Command
US Army North
167th Theater Sustainment Command
20th Support Group
Army Sustainment Command
EOD Group
135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command
AFSB CONUS (East 406th)
AFSB CONUS (West 407th)
Sustainment Brigade
Sustainment Brigade
POL Group (-)
Medical Group
Element (-)
Element (-)
Element (-)
Combat Spt. Hospital
Combat Spt. Hospital
Combat Spt. Hospital
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Potential TF/ASC C2
TF Eagle
LTC ROY ARNORTH LNO
167 TSC
ASC
ASC LNO
411th CSB (AM) COL Harrison
SCCT
LSE
CCT
CCT
BLST
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ASC Historical Perspective
FEMA Regional HQs / RRCC
Fed Operational Staging Areas
MMCS LOCATIONS COL Bradley VM 3 LOUIS ARMSTRONG
AIRPORT Phone DSN 312-987-2239 x3210 COM
732-427-2239 x3210 COL Glover VM 5 CAMP
SHELBY. (JTF-KAT-FWD, COL Glover/13 COSCOM)
Phone DSN 312-987-2258 x3602 COM
732-427-2324 x3602 LTC Chrishon VM 4 DEPLOYED
AT LOUIS ARMSTRONG AIRPORT. Phone DSN
312-987-2239 x3411 COM 732-427-2239 x3411

Atlanta, GA
Fort Gillem, GA

• NASA Stennis Space Cntr/MSAAP
• Det, 8th COMM

JTF KATRINA (MAIN) (Leon Davis) 404-464-6711
/7070

• JTF KATRINA (FWD)
• AMC FWD KATRINA CP SHELBY
• LTC Meo

AFSB Katrina (NOIAP) (COL Bradley)
404-210-5326 82nd Div (-) ( LTC Chrishon
) 910-309-4836
Meridian NAS
Jackson
Barksdale AFB
13th COSCOM (TLC) BG Terry
Alexandria
VM 5
Camp Shelby
Stennis NASA/MSAAP
Ft. Polk (LAO)
Baton Rouge
LTG Honore
Hammond (HDC)
VM 3
VM 4
Lafayette
New Orleans/ New Orleans Belle Chase (NAS)
(NBG)
MG Colglazier
1st CAV ( LTC Taylor )