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DOD Disaster Response Overview George E. Gray Plans Analyst
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)
NIMS Natural Disaster NORTHCOM DCO Coordinates DoD DSCA effort As of 14 May 07
DCO AC Colonel Deputy AGR LTC Ops Offs DSCA Planner Signal NCO GS12 Plnr AC SFC Defense Coordinating Officer & Element (DCO/E) Team of 7 COORD OPCON AC MAJOR GS-13 OPS AC SFC NEPLO, MEPLO, AF EPLO REPLO SEPLO 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.
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
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
Mission Assignment Process STATE DCO/DCE NORTHCOM 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 MARFORCOM USFLTFORCOM ACC Joint Director of Military Support (JDOMS) - Sec Def Approval * Execute Order * Deployment Order Supporting Combatant Command tasked to provide the asset (s) needed
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.
Army Logistics Support to DSCA COCOM OPCON USARNORTH Logistics Chain of Command US Army North Army Sustainment Command 167th Theater Sustainment Command 20th Support Group 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 Bumper Sticker
TF Falcon 406th AFSB (-) COL French COCOM OPCON TACON COORD 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
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 )