JP 3-28, page 139
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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Example Phasing of Defense Support of Civil Authorities
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sufficient to continue without DOD response tasks and ends upon determination by civil
authorities that recovery tasks have been completed. DOD does not generally support
recovery tasks; however, in certain instances, it is possible DOD could be tasked to support
specific aspects of the recovery. Transition begins when all operational aspects of mission
assignments are complete and redeployment of remaining DOD forces commences. Phase
3 ends when all federal response forces have been relieved and redeployed, C2 is
transferred to their respective commands, and DOD forces have transitioned all operations
back to civil authorities.