JP 3-28, page 121
Defense Support of Civil Authorities
Joint Publication: Defense Support of Civil Authorities
29 October 2018 public edition (Wayback JCS copy; S2 cited as JP 328 / JP 3-28 DSCA)
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Key Legal and Policy Documents
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(1) The GEF is a SecDef document that provides CCMDs with regional and
functional aspects of planning that include assumptions and end states.
(2) CJCSI 3110.01, (U) Joint Strategic Campaign Plan (JSCP), is a CJCS
document that supports and complements the GEF, provides additional planning guidance,
and addresses DSCA.
b. Strategy for HD and DSCA. This document provides the strategy for defense of
the homeland and support of civil authorities.
c. CJCSI 3121.01, (U) Standing Rules of Engagement/Standing Rules for the Use
of Force for US Forces. SRUF provide operational guidance and establish fundamental
policies and procedures governing the actions taken by DOD forces performing DSCA
missions (e.g., military assistance to civil authorities and military support for civilian
LEAs) and routine Service functions (including antiterrorism/FP duties) within US
territory (including US territorial waters). The SRUF also apply to DOD forces, civilians,
and contractors performing law enforcement and security duties at all DOD installations
(and off-installation, while conducting official DOD security functions), within or outside
US territory, unless otherwise directed by SecDef. Additional examples of these missions,
within the US, include protection of critical US infrastructure both on and off DOD
installations; military assistance and support to civil authorities; DOD support during civil
disturbance; and DOD cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement
authorities, including CD support.
d. CJCSI 3125.01, Defense Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and
Nuclear (CBRN) Incidents in the Homeland. This instruction provides CJCS policy
guidance and operational instructions for DOD response to CBRN incidents in the
homeland. For the purposes of this instruction, response refers to those actions necessary
to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human needs after a
CBRN incident has occurred.
e. CJCSI 3710.01, DOD Counterdrug Support. This instruction promulgates
SecDef delegation of authority to approve certain CD operational support missions. It also
provides, IAW each fiscal year’s national defense authorization act, instruction on
authorized types of DOD (Title 10, USC) CD support to the federal agency with lead
responsibility, other government agencies, and foreign nations.
f. CJCSI 3110.05, Military Information Support Operations Supplement to the
Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan. This instruction authorizes the use of military
information support operations (MISO) capabilities and units to conduct CAIS in response
to natural disasters or security crises within the US and its territories. It specifies that the
joint force may employ PSYOP forces and equipment to conduct CAIS as a subset of
DSCA, using all available media when authorized by SecDef or a designated
representative, IAW DODD 3025.18, Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) (JP 3-
13.2, Military Information Support Operations, expands this to include support to other US
civil authorities, as well as federal agencies). During CAIS, PSYOP forces do not conduct
MISO and CAIS activities that do not follow any MISO program. The approval authority