Civil - Military Operations & Cooperation

1. Civil - Military Operations & Cooperation Chris Reynolds, CEM Major – USAFR United States Special Operations Command Battalion Chief- Hillsborough County Fire Rescue

2. 2004 Hurricane SeasonIn Review…. • From August to October, Florida was hit with four hurricanes • Charley • Frances • Ivan • Jeanne • Total wind losses was $17.5 billion, with 1.7 million insurance claims

3. Cost 2004 hurricane season was the second most expensive insurance event in U.S. history, behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which produced $32 billion in insured losses

4. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) • Charlie & Frances • 26 states supplied personnel & equipment • Ivan & Jeanne • 14 states…. • 550 total personnel EMAC, administered by the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), is a National interstate mutual aid agreement that enables states to share resources during disasters.

5. Disaster Declaration • Local & state resources stretched to their maximum • President Bush signed disaster declarations in each of the storms, triggering the Robert T. Stafford Act • This was the linchpin for Federal disaster assistance, including military assistance….

6. Existing Statutes…Stafford ActTitle 42 USC, Section 5121 • President may find that a major disaster exists and authorize major disaster assistance • Grants President authority to utilize DoD on an emergency basis for 10 days prior to a Presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency to preserve life and property • Represents a significant exception to the Posse Comitatus Act’s underlying principle that the military is not a domestic police force auxiliary

7. Homeland Security Act of 2002 • Signed into law on 22 November 2002 • Largest and most extensive reorganization of federal agencies since the National Security Act of 1947 • Organized into four divisions: • Border and transportation security • Emergency preparedness and response • Countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks • New intelligence clearinghouse

8. Homeland Security Presidential Directives • HSPD-5 Management of Domestic Incidents • HSPD-7 Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection • HSPD-8 National Preparedness

9. Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5 • The Secretary of Defense shall provide military support to civil authorities for domestic incidents as directed by the President… • The Sec Def retains command of military forces providing civil support • The Secretary of Defense and the Homeland Security Secretary shall establish appropriate relationships and mechanisms for cooperation and coordination between their two departments • Outlines the DHS Secretary’s role as the principle federal official (PFO) for coordinating domestic incident management

10. Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5 • Outlines the creation of a principle federal official (PFO) that will be deployed by the Secretary in terrorist events to coordinate between the senior law enforcement official, the special agent in charge for the FBI, and the FEMA federal coordinating officers • Outlines the creation of a joint field office, which combines the disaster field office and the FBI joint operations center • Stresses the importance of utilization of the National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) under a Unified Command structure

11. DoD Involvement… • DOD may establish a Joint Task Force (JTF) or Response Task Force (RTF) to consolidate and manage supporting operational military activities. 

12. WHO’S IN CHARGE? FBI CRISIS MANAGEMENT FEMA CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT Special Agent In Charge (SAC) Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO) MILITARY INVOLVEMENT

13. The Domestic Response Challenge DHS Coordinate Federal Response DOD Military Capabilities Severity of Emergency Federal Specialized Assets Regional Assets National Guard Response State Mutual Aid HAZMAT Urban Search & Rescue Communications Public Information Public Health Services Fire /Rescue Law Enforcement Emergency Management Emergency Medicine Local Time

14. National Security Environment • Military support to civil authorities in response to terrorism Homeland SecurityPrevent terrorist attacks,reduce vulnerability to terrorism minimize damage/recover fromattacks Military Support to Civil Authorities Natural disasters, Counterdrug ops, etc Homeland Defense Deter, Defend, DefeatMilitary ops against state actors Emergency Preparedness Inherent DoD readiness missions COOP, COG Military Missions Overseas Military Ops against non-state actors National Security Circumstances for DoD Military Activity in the U.S. • Temporary Ops • Special Events • Trng 1st Responders • Spt Law Enforcement • Extraordinary Ops • Combat Air Defense • Specialize explosive ordnance disposal • Routine Ops • Maritime interdiction • Air defense alert, • Force protection • Emergency Ops • Disasters, terrorism • Logistics, mobility, • supply

15. Homeland Defense Civil Support MACA Military Assistance to Civil Authorities Maritime Defense Aerospace Defense Land Defense Cyber Defense DODD 3025.15 Deter & Defeat External Aggression MSCLEA Military Assistance to Civil Law Enforcement Agencies MSCA Military Support to Civil Authorities MACDIS Military Assistance for Civil Disturbance DOD CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection DODD 5525.5 National CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection NSSE Support National Special Security Event Disaster Response (Non-CBRNE) AT/FP Anti-Terrorism & Force Protection Combating Terrorism Maritime Security Domestic CBRNE CM Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, & Explosive Consequence Management Counter Drugs Mass Immigration Information Assurance Military’s Evolving Role

16. Military AssistanceExamples…

17. NORTHCOM • Northern Command and First Army are the supporting DOD headquarters for the coordination and management of DOD assets requested for disaster relief operations • NORTHCOM’s Domestic Warning Center (DWC) secured long-range satellite-communications capabilities, emergency supplies and medical assistance for the areas hardest hit by the hurricanes • Besides hurricanes, the DWC also coordinated wild land firefighting assignments for specially configured Air Force C-130s.

18. U.S. Army • First Army deployed a Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO) and staff of emergency preparedness liaison officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force to the state emergency operations center (SEOC) in Tallahassee.

19. U.S. Army • Army Corps of Engineers’ Topographic Engineering Center’s Terrain Analysis Branch assisted with imagery support of the Corps’ temporary roofing and repair missions.

20. First Army’s Crisis Action Team • Mission is to help Northern Command coordinate DoD support to civil authorities as requested by FEMA • Maintains 23 pre-designated colonels stationed throughout the eastern United States who are trained in disaster relief coordination and who are ready to assume the duties of a Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO).

21. U.S. Navy • Active duty Navy nurses from the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Va., deployed to assist in the stricken counties. • Active duty Navy air traffic controllers responded to the Pensacola Regional Airport and restored critical air operations in a minimum of time.

22. U.S. Air Force • Air Force C-17s from Mc Chord Air Force Base, Washington delivered 200 pallets of relief supplies to the civilian airport in Lakeland, Fla., a FEMA designated location

23. U.S. Coast Guard • U.S Coast Guard advisers were located within the Florida Emergency Operations Center (EOC). • Assisted in search-rescue and logistics planning • Preserved the flow of commerce and the arrival of fuel into Florida • Group St. Petersburg personnel conducted search & rescue and law-enforcement duties in the stricken counties

24. Guard & Reserve • 4,372 Guard members conducted missions in support of a massive relief effort by civilian agencies • Florida National Guard Soldiers were utilized throughout the devastated area providing relief services to the stricken population

25. Joint Civilian-Military Scenario 16 December 1300 hrs

26. “This Just In….” Special Forces in Iraq…. • Obtained intel from a HVT laptop computer • Port of Tampa has been targeted by terrorist for a WMD attack • FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is mobilized • The President and Homeland Security Secretary are briefed • Secretary of Homeland Security directs the United States Coast Guard to assist civilian authorities….

27. Players • U.S. Coast Guard Group St. Petersburg • U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater • Tampa Police Department Tactical Response Team • Tampa Fire Rescue Tactical Medical Response Team • Tampa Fire Rescue Hazardous Materials Team

28. Thank you!! Questions?