JP 3-28, page 163
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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Maintenance
Approval
Development
Initiation
JOINT
DOCTRINE
PUBLICATION
ENHANCED
JOINT
WARFIGHTING
CAPABILITY
STEP #3 - Approval
STEP #2 - Development
JSDS delivers adjudicated matrix to JS J-7
JS J-7 prepares publication for signature
JSDS prepares JS staffing package
JSDS staffs the publication via JSAP for
signature
LA selects primary review authority (PRA) to develop the first
draft (FD)
PRA develops FD for staffing with JDDC
FD comment matrix adjudication
JS J-7 produces the final coordination (FC) draft, staffs to
JDDC and JS via Joint Staff Action Processing (JSAP) system
Joint Staff doctrine sponsor (JSDS) adjudicates FC comment
matrix
FC joint working group
STEP #4 - Maintenance
JP published and continuously
assessed by users
Formal assessment begins
24-27 months following
publication
Revision begins 3.5 years
after publication
Each JP revision is completed
no later than 5 years after
signature
STEP #1 - Initiation
Joint doctrine development
community (JDDC) submission to fill
extant operational void
Joint Staff (JS) J-7 conducts front-
end analysis
Joint Doctrine Planning Conference
validation
Program directive (PD) development
and staffing/joint working group
PD includes scope, references,
outline, milestones, and draft
authorship
JS J-7 approves and releases PD to
lead agent (LA) (Service, combatant
command, JS directorate)
JOINT DOCTRINE PUBLICATIONS HIERARCHY
JOINT
DOCTRINE
JP 1
LOGISTICS
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
PLANS
PERSONNEL
INTELLIGENCE
JP 1-0
JP 2-0
JP 4-0
JP 5-0
JP 6-0
OPERATIONS
JP 3-0
All joint publications are organized into a comprehensive hierarchy as shown in the chart above. Joint
Publication (JP) 3-28
Operations
is in the
series of joint doctrine publications. The diagram below
illustrates an overview of the development process: