JP 3-28, page 68
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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Chapter IV
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JP 3-28
5. Military Training Exchanges
Military training exchanges can be provided incident to training as innovative
readiness training under DODD 1100.20, Support and Services for Eligible Organizations
and Activities outside the Department of Defense. Military training support can also be
provided to local first responders by military mobile training teams or installation
personnel or through preparation and conduct of exercises. Civil authorities can request
that local installation commanders provide combat service support (e.g., medical,
transportation, supply, maintenance) or combat support (e.g., engineering or security).
Installations can provide support when it meets the requirements of innovative readiness
training/support as incidental to military training (Title 10 USC, Section 2012). The NG
is part of the DOD exercise program as directed by DODD 5105.83, National Guard Joint
Force Headquarters-State (NG JFHQ-State).
6. Specialized Support
a. Military Laboratory Support. Testing and evaluation in DOD facilities can be
provided to civil authorities by agreement and is categorized as DSCA. However, clinical
lab diagnostic testing of nonmilitary health care beneficiaries (e.g., civilians) may not
always be considered DSCA.
b. Military working dog support can be provided per DODD 5200.31E, DOD Military
Working Dog (MWD) Program.
c. DOD created the CBRN response enterprise to support civil authorities during
response operations following a CBRN incident. The CBRN response enterprise includes
state, territorial, and federal response forces. State and territorial forces include 57
weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-civil support teams, 17 CBRN enhanced response
force packages, and 10 homeland response forces.
d. CBRN and WMD Technical Analysis. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA) serves as the focal point for DOD’s National Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction Technical Reachback Enterprise. DTRA’s National Countering Weapons of
Mass Destruction Technical Reachback Enterprise is a national countering WMD support
element that provides time-sensitive access to a broad range of CBRN and high-yield
explosives SMEs in a collaborative environment capable of supporting a DSCA effort with
CBRN implications.
For additional details on DTRA capabilities, see DODD 5105.62, Defense Threat
Reduction Agency (DTRA).
7. Support Provided to the United States Secret Service
Title 18, USC, Section 112 (Protection of foreign officials, official guests and
internationally protected persons), authorizes the Attorney General to request the
assistance of the Armed Forces to perform this function. For further information, see
DODD 3025.13, Employment of DOD Capabilities in Support of the US Secret Service
(USSS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and DODI 3025.19, Procedures for