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V-1 CHAPTER V SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING ACTIVITIES 1. General In planning for DSCA, commanders and their staffs face ambiguities about how to prepare for and predict types of contingencies military forces will confront. US military forces are organized with personnel and equipment to perform specific functions, as well as to support their own units, but have inherent flexibility that may be useful in DSCA operations. For example, the C2 system inherent in military units provides a significant advantage when deployed in the austere environment created by a catastrophic event. 2. Personnel Services a. Personnel. The objective of personnel operations is to maintain employed units at authorized strength and to be ready in all respects to carry out the CONOPS. The core functional responsibilities of a manpower and personnel directorate of a joint staff (J-1) are accomplished during DSCA operations. (1) Personnel Support. The authorities and responsibilities for personnel support to DSCA operations are largely the same as those for any other DOD mission set. (2) Personnel Accountability. Personnel accountability is a command responsibility. Personnel accountability, strength reporting, and manpower management are the focal points for a joint force J-1 during DSCA operations. DSCA operations pose specific challenges. One example is units that may deploy from their home stations instead of a designated port of debarkation (POD) or mobilization center. Another example is that out-of-state NG units remain under the control of their respective governors and can be recalled on short notice. Service personnel elements supporting home-station deployments should plan to accomplish all processing and reporting requirements prior to unit deployment. In most circumstances, the employing JTF will establish a joint personnel reception center to conduct personnel accountability and to ensure arriving units are ready for employment. For detailed guidance on JRSOI, see JP 3-35, Deployment and Redeployment Operations, and Appendix G, “Department of Defense Installations Supporting Defense Support of Civil Authorities.” (a) Personnel Accountability in Conjunction with Disasters. Attacks or disasters within the US can affect DOD personnel and their dependents. Service components account for and report the status of all DOD-affiliated military and civilian personnel and all family members immediately following a disaster or attack. Additionally, Service components, in conjunction with Service headquarters, should be prepared to report the number of Service members, DOD civilians, and their dependents requiring evacuation from an affected area. The Services will provide the necessary level of personnel accountability support to the GCC to ensure the GCC’s human resource visibility mission can be efficiently accomplished. See DODI 3001.02, Personnel