STDBRIEF

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USSOUTHCOM Consequence Management Plans
Domestic (STRATCON 0500)
Foreign (Annex T, CONPLAN 0400)
Major Rex O. Gibson, USAF SCJ5 Plans (305)
437-2385 emailgibsonr_at_hq.southcom.mil
gibsonr_at_hq.southcom.smil.mil
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Overview

• STRATCON 0500
• Situation
• Mission
• Concept of Operations
• Command Relationships

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Situation

• The governor of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin
  Islands request Federal assistance to mitigate
  consequences of a CBRNE event.
• Federal agencies request DOD assistance
• Presidential Disaster Declaration
• DEPSECDEF special management determination
• Joint Staff forwards SECDEF orders to SOUTHCOM
• SOUTHCOM supports FEMA and primary FRP agencies

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Immediate Response

• Local commanders may respond to
• Save lives
• Prevent human suffering
• Mitigate great property damage
• Must notify higher headquarters
• 72 hour rule of thumb

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Situation - Friendly Forces

• DOD agencies and commands
• OSD, CJCS, USCINCJFCOM, USCINCSO, USCINCSOC,
  USCINCTRANS, USCINCSPACECOM, Military Services,
  USACE, NGB, DTRA, DISA, DLA, NIMA, DIA.
• Other government departments and agencies
• FEMA, DOJ, DOT, DHHS, DOE, EPA, GSA, NCS, USDA

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Emergency Support Functions
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Legal Considerations

• Posse Comitatus Act
• No direct law enforcement activities
• Exceptions Presidential direction during civil
  disturbances/WMD situations
• Weapons and Rules on the Use of Force
• Units may deploy with weapons
• Personnel unarmed during CM operation
• Weapons must be stored and secured
• Intelligence
• FBI is lead for domestic intelligence collection
• Operational information available in open sources

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SOUTHCOM Mission

When directed, USCINCSO conducts consequence
management operations in support of FEMA and
Federal Response Plan primary agencies in order
to mitigate effects of a Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Nuclear or High Yield Explosive
(CBRNE) incident within the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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Concept of Operations

• Purpose
• To support FEMA and FRP primary agencies by
  rapidly providing tailored DOD capabilities to
  local, state, and Federal agencies to mitigate
  the effects of a CBRNE situation
• Method
• Employ force tailored to meet the requirements
  exceeding the capabilities of civil authorities
• Standup DCO / DCE for initial assessment, RFA
  validation, and initial C2
• Deploy DJTFAC to facilitate C2 and planning
• If required, request JTF-CS and required forces
  to execute validated DOD missions
• Coordinate with civil authorities to ensure
  effective use of military capabilities
• Redeploy
• End state
• To provide timely, appropriate, and effective
  support in order to save lives, relieve
  suffering, and mitigate damage to critical
  infrastructure. Local, state, and Federal
  agencies no longer require military assistance.

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C2 Relationships
SECDEF
CJCS
FEMA Dir
GOV
SOUTHCOM
JFCOM
TRANSCOM
FEMA HQ Emerg Spt Team
NG
NAVSO
SOUTHAF
SOCSO
USARSO
MARFORSO
JTF-CS
FEMA Disaster Field Office
CJTF Components
DCO
SCO
FCO
FORCES
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Overview

• ANNEX T
• Situation
• Mission
• Concept of Operations
• Command Relationships

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Situation-Friendly Forces

• Host Nation and other Partner Nations
• DoS is the Lead Federal Agency (LFA)
• OFDA/USAID, DOE, NGOs, PVOs
• Supported CINC USCINCSO
• Supported Commander
• Commander, RTF/JTF-CM
• Supporting Commands USCINCJFCOM, USCINCTRANS,
  USCINCSOC,USCINCSPACE

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Situation-DoS

• DoS Office of the Coordinator for
  Counterterrorism (S/CT)
• Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST)
• Deploys to support Chief of Mission (COM),
  Country Team, and Host Nation
• Assesses the situation, characterizes the
  incident, and recommends resource requirements to
  provide safe and efficient response management
• Advises/Assists the COM, Country Team, and Host
  Nation officials on crisis management, CM, and
  resource requirements
• Consequence Management Support Team (CMST)
• CMST facilitates USG CM response, coordinates
  multi-national efforts

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USCINCSO Mission

When directed, USCINCSO conducts foreign
consequence management operations in support of
DoS in order to mitigate the effects of CBRNE
incidents in the USSOUTHCOM AOR.
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Concept of Operations

• Purpose
• To support DoS by planning for and providing DoD
  capabilities to mitigate effects of a CBRNE CM
  incident in the USSOUTHCOM AOR throughout the
  spectrum of conflict
• Method
• Establish C2 element appropriate for the level of
  support required. USARSO-led Response Task Force
  for CM (RTF-CM) commands the initial response and
  provides initial C2 for subsequent DoD support to
  the LFA
• LEVEL 1. RTF-CM built around USARSOs Early
  Entry Command Post (EECP) plus USCINCSOs DJTFAC
  and technical experts/planners (externally
  sourced)
• LEVEL 2. Required response exceeds RTF-CM C2
  capability, USCINCSO requests external JTF.
  Back-up USCINCSO designates CJTF-CM from
  component commands and forms JTF-CM around RTF-CM
  plus assigned and attached forces
• Employ a force tailored to meet requirements
  exceeding Host Nation capabilities
• Transfer CM tasks to other U.S. government
  authorities, Host Nation authorities, etc.
• End state
• To provide timely, appropriate, and effective
  support to DoS in order to save lives, relieve
  suffering, and mitigate damage. DoD forces
  return to previous posture, resume Continual
  Deterrence Operations

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C2 Relationships
NCA
DoS
CJCS
SOUTHCOM
JFCOM
TRANSCOM
USARSO
NAVSO
SOUTHAF
SOCSO
MARFORSO
COM
RTF/ JTF-CM
FEST
CMST
FORCES
UNCLASSIFIED
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QUESTIONS?