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Chapter V V-6 JP 3-28 persons and organizations not affiliated with DOD only in the limited circumstances authorized by DODD 5200.27, Acquisition of Information Concerning Persons and Organizations Not Affiliated with the Department of Defense. DODD 5200.27 provides limitations on the types of information that may be acquired, processed, stored, and disseminated about the activities of persons and organizations not affiliated with DOD. Those circumstances include the acquisition of information essential to accomplish the following DOD missions: protection of DOD functions and property, personnel security, and operations related to civil disturbances. The directive is very explicit and should be referred to when determining authority for this type of information. Questions on whether DOD non-intelligence capabilities may be utilized in a DSCA operation should be referred to the command judge advocate if the authorities, permissible operational parameters, and/or limitations are unclear. The command judge advocate will provide the commander legal advice on permissible acquisition and dissemination of information on non-DOD affiliated persons and organizations, and legally acceptable courses of action. (2) DSCA activities may require the disclosing of normally classified information to civilian personnel and/or offices. Disclosure should be made only when it is consistent with US policy and national security objectives. Disclosure of classified military intelligence will be made only when all of the applicable criteria are met. Criteria and procedures may be found in DODD 5230.09, Clearance of DOD Information for Public Release, and DODD 5210.50, Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information to the Public. Collectors should use releasable content, if possible, or in a form best facilitating sanitization to prevent delays in release. Sanitization is a procedure to provide essential elements of information while concealing sensitive information. 4. Meteorological Support a. Meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) support for civil agencies and the general public is primarily provided by the Department of Commerce National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, and the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. DOD forces receive METOC support from military providers. Military METOC forces have the mission- specific technical knowledge and security clearances necessary to support sensitive DOD operations and function as a direct SME liaison with local civil meteorological offices. In this capacity, military METOC forces ensure horizontal weather forecast, watch, advisory, and warning consistency between military and civilian METOC providers, to provide comprehensive and synchronized environmental threat awareness. b. IAW CJCSI 3810.01, Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations, METOC support to DOD forces is provided by USAF, USN, and USMC METOC personnel who specialize in tailoring METOC information to the critical mission-limiting environmental thresholds of a wide variety of diverse DOD operations. c. The CCMD senior METOC officer can provide assistance in coordinating appropriate Service METOC force taskings to support DSCA operations. For more information, see JP 3-59, Meteorological and Oceanographic Operations.