JP 3-28, page 63
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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Supporting Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies
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(3) CD and Counter Transnational Organized Crime Support Operations.
CD operations in support of LEAs may be conducted under the following authorities:
(a) Title 10, USC, Section 124. This authority specifies that DOD shall serve
as the single lead agency for detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime transit of
illegal drugs into the US. Since this is a DOD mission, support requests are not required
from LEAs.
(b) Title 10, USC, Section 284. DOD may provide support, upon proper
request, to any federal LEA or any state, local, territorial, and tribal civil authorities or
foreign LEA to combat transnational organized crime and CD activities.
(c) Title 10, USC, Section 274. DOD primarily provides CD/counter
transnational organized crime support to an LEA under this authority on a non-
reimbursable basis with a valid support request from an LEA. DOD may provide
personnel, equipment, facilities, maintenance, training, and advice as outlined under this
authority, which is implemented by CJCSI 3710.01, DOD Counterdrug Support. DODD
3025.18, Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA), does not apply to counternarcotics
operations.
(d) Title 10, USC, Section 271-274. This authority is implemented by DODI
3025.21, Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies.
1. Title 10 USC, Section 271. DOD may provide information to an LEA
that is relevant to drug interdiction and collected during the normal course of training or
operations. The needs of an LEA should be taken into account in the planning and
execution of such DOD training or operations.
2. Title 10, USC, Sections 272-274. DOD may provide personnel,
equipment, facilities, maintenance, training, and advice as outlined under this authority and
with a valid support request from an LEA. This support can be provided if reimbursed by
an LEA or a waiver of reimbursement is granted by SecDef.
(e) SecDef may provide funds to the governor of a state to execute an
approved state drug interdiction and CD activities plan using NG forces in a Title 32, USC,
duty status IAW Title 32, USC, Section 112.
Refer to JP 3-07.4, Counterdrug Operations, and Title 10, USC, Section 124, for additional
information.
(4) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). DOD EOD forces should maintain
relationships with local, state, and other federal bomb disposal and/or LEA assets within
their geographic locations. These relationships may include conferences and training
exercises to increase the interoperability and integration with local EOD agencies, improve
the response capabilities to civilian authorities when requested, and enhance the
consolidated response capabilities. DOD EOD personnel may also conduct explosive
hazards (e.g., improvised explosive devices [IEDs] and unexploded explosive ordnance