R 130045Z DEC 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
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MARADMIN 589/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO PS//
SUBJ/USMC ROLES AND MISSIONS IN HOMELAND DEFENSE AND DEFENSE SUPPORT
/OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES//
REF/A/DOC/STRATEGY FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND CIVIL SUPPORT/-//
REF/B/DOC/ECONOMY ACT/-/31USC1535//
REF/C/DOC/STAFFORD ACT/-/AMENDED 42USC5121//
REF/D/DOC/DODDIR 3025.1/-//
REF/E/DOC/REPORTING IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUEST/-/DEPSECDEF MEMO
/APR 25 2005//
REF/F/DOC/POSSE COMITATUS ACT/-/18USC1385//
REF/G/DOC/10 USC 375/-//
REF/H/DOC/DODDIR 5210.56/-//
REF/I/DOC/CJCSI 3121.01B(S)/-//
REF/J/DOC/NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN/-/DECEMBER 2004//
REF/K/DOC/NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/YMD:MARCH 1 2004//
REF/L/DOC
/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN
AND THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
/-/DEPSECDEF MEMO/NOV 29 2005//
REF/M/DOC/HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE-5/-//
NARR/REF A IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) STRATEGY FOR
HOMELAND DEFENSE (HD) AND CIVIL SUPPORT (CS) APPROVED AND
RELEASED BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON JUNE 30, 2005.  
REF B IS THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH DOD RECEIVES
REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.  
REF C IS THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR PROVIDING FEDERAL
RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES.  
REF D CONSOLIDATES ALL POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITIES APPLICABLE
TO MILITARY SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF
DIASTER-RELATED CIVIL EMERGENCIES.  REF E IS DEPSECDEF MEMO
PROVIDING POLICY CLARIFICATION AND GUIDANCE TO COMMANDERS
FOR REPORTING IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUESTS FROM CIVIL AUTHORITIES.  
REF F IS THE POSSE COMITATUS ACT, WHICH PROHIBITS DIRECT
PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL ISO CIVILIAN
LAW ENFORCEMENT.  REF G RESTRICTS FEDERAL MILITARY
PERSONNEL FROM PARTICIPATING IN SEARCH, SEIZURE, ARREST,
OR OTHER SIMILAR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY.  REF H GOVERNS
THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS AND THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE BY DOD
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL PERFORMING LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND SECURITY DUTIES.  REF I IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT
CHIEFS OF STAFF INSTRUCTION GOVERNING THE STANDING RULES
OF ENGAGEMENT (SROE) AND STANDING RULES FOR THE USE OF
FORCE (SRUF).  REFS J AND K ESTABLISH AN ALL-DISCIPLINE,
ALL-HAZARDS PLAN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC INCIDENTS.  
REF L IS DEPSECDEF MEMO PROVIDING DIRECTION ON DOD
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS).  REF M REQUIRES ALL FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS
AND AGENCIES TO ADOPT THE NIMS FOR DOMESTIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.  
POC/DAN MCGOUGH/MAJ/PPO(PS)/TEL:(703)
692-4243/EMAIL:MCGOUGHDJ@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
USMC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HOMELAND DEFENSE (HD)
AND DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES (DSCA), OFTEN
REFERRED TO AS CIVIL SUPPORT (CS), MILITARY SUPPORT TO
CIVIL AUTHORITIES (MSCA) OR MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN
AUTHORITIES (MACA).  DSCA INCLUDES DOD SUPPORT THAT MAY
BE PROVIDED BY FEDERAL MILITARY FORCES, DOD CIVILIANS
AND CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL, AND DOD AGENCY AND COMPONENT
ASSETS FOR DOMESTIC EMERGENCIES AND FOR DESIGNATED LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.  AS A RESULT OF ISSUES
RAISED DURING THE RESPONSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA THERE HAS
BEEN AN ONGOING DEBATE ON THE ROLE OF DOD IN THE US
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC DISASTERS.  ADDITIONALLY,
THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR
HOMELAND DEFENSE IS DRAFTING A DOD DIRECTIVE WITH SUPPORTING
DOD INSTRUCTION AND DOD MANUAL FOR DSCA.  WHEN RELEASED,
THE DOD DIRECTIVE FOR DSCA WILL ESTABLISH DOD POLICY AND
ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING DSCA.  
2.  BACKGROUND.  DEFENDING THE UNITED STATES HOMELAND IS
A COMPREHENSIVE INTERAGENCY EFFORT; THERE IS NO SINGLE
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING
THE HOMELAND SECURE AGAINST ALL THREATS.  THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING
THE NATION'S BORDERS, PORTS AND TERRITORIAL SEAS; WORKING
WITH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO REDUCE VULNERABILITIES;
AND PREPARING THE NATION TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY
TO TERRORIST ATTACKS.  THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), TO
INCLUDE THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI), IS FOCUSED
ON APPREHENDING SUSPECTED TERRORISTS WHO HAVE PENETRATED
THE U.S. BORDERS.  DOD, WHEN DIRECTED BY THE PRESIDENT OR
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF), UNDERTAKES MILITARY MISSIONS
AT HOME TO DEFEND THE UNITED STATES, ITS POPULATION, AND ITS
INFRASTRUCTURE FROM ATTACK.  ADDITIONALLY, DOD PROVIDES
DSCA WHEN CIVILIAN RESOURCES ARE OVERWHELMED OR WHEN CIVILIAN
AGENCIES ARE FACED WITH CHALLENGES NECESSITATING THE
UTILIZATION OF DOD'S UNIQUE CAPABILITIES.
3.  REF (A) IS THE RECENTLY RELEASED DOD STRATEGY FOR HD
AND CS THAT OUTLINES A DOD CONSTRUCT OF LEAD, SUPPORT
AND ENABLE TO PERFORM HD AND DSCA MISSIONS.  THE STRATEGY'S
CONSTRUCT UNDERTAKES A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO SECURE THE
UNITED STATES (GLOBAL COMMONS, FORWARD REGIONS, APPROACHES
AND HOMELAND) FROM DIRECT ATTACK THAT ARE DIVIDED INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
3.A.  LEAD.  AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE (SECDEF), DOD EXECUTES MILITARY MISSIONS THAT
DISSUADE, DETER, AND DEFEAT ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES,
ITS POPULATION, AND DOD CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
3.A.1.  DOD PERFORMS THESE MISSIONS AS ELEMENTS OF HD, WHICH
ARE DISTINCT FROM HOMELAND SECURITY ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY
OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.  EXAMPLES OF DOD
HD MISSIONS INCLUDE DEFENDING US AIRSPACE AND DEPLOYING QUICK
RESPONSE FORCES (QRF) TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
3.A.2.  THE MARINE CORPS CONTRIBUTES TO HD AS A TOTAL FORCE
TRAINED AS THE NATION'S PREMIER EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT
FORCE-IN-READINESS.  THE MARINE CORPS PERFORMS HD BY OPERATING
FROM FORWARD DEPLOYED LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.  WE
EXPLOIT THE SPEED, FLEXIBILITY, AND AGILITY INHERENT IN OUR
COMBINED-ARMS APPROACH TO DEFEAT TRADITIONAL, TERRORIST,
AND EMERGING THREATS TO OUR NATION'S SECURITY.  WHEN DIRECTED
BY THE PRESIDENT OR SECDEF, THE MARINE CORPS USES ITS
EXPEDITIONARY CAPABILITIES TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO THREATS
IN THE HOMELAND.  EXAMPLES OF THE MARINE CORPS PERFORMING
HD MISSIONS INCLUDE PROVIDING QRF'S, LEVERAGING FORWARD DEPLOYED
INTELLIGENCE ASSETS AND OUR EFFORTS IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.
3.B.  SUPPORT.  AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OR SECDEF,
DOD PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES.
3.B.1. THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY JTF-KATRINA TO HURRICANE KATRINA
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DOD
PROVIDES DSCA.  OTHER EXAMPLES INCLUDE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT
(I.E. IMAGERY AND GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS) THROUGH THE USE OF
DIRECT REACHBACK CAPABILITY TO MARINE CORPS INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY,
PROVIDING EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DETECTION DOGS IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE FOR A NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY
EVENT OR PROVIDING AVIATION AND INFANTRY UNITS FOR FIGHTING
WILDLAND FIRES.
3.B.2.  THE MARINE CORPS PROVIDES SUPPORT TO A LEAD FEDERAL
AGENCY (LFA) AT THE DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE, BY USING OUR EXPEDITIONARY WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY
TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO A DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN SUPPORT OF CIVILIAN
AUTHORITIES.  THE DEPLOYMENT OF MARINE FORCES KATRINA
(MARFOR-KATRINA) IN SUPPORT OF COMMANDER USNORTHCOM'S
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE/DISASTER RELIEF OPERATIONS IOT MITIGATE
THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA AND TO ENSURE SECURITY OF
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS AN EXAMPLE OF MARINE CORPS PROVIDING
DSCA.  MARINE CORPS UNITS CAN ALSO PROVIDE DSCA UNDER THE DOD
POLICY FOR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AUTHORITY EXPLAINED FURTHER IN
PARAGRAPH FIVE.
3.C.  ENABLE.  IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE CIVILIAN
CAPABILITIES IN HOMELAND SECURITY AND CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT,
DOD SHARES EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGY, AS APPROPRIATE, ACROSS
MILITARY AND CIVILIAN BOUNDARIES.  
3.C.1.  AN EXAMPLE OF DOD ENABLING CIVILIAN CAPABILITIES IS
CONDUCTING TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES TO ASSIST CIVILIAN
ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPING AND REFINING DELIBERATE PLANNING
CAPABILITIES.
3.C.2.  THE MARINE CORPS ENABLES CIVILIAN AGENCIES IN DEVELOPING
THEIR CAPABILITIES FOR HS AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT BY LENDING
OUR EXPERTISE AND SHARING TECHNOLOGY.  SPECIFICALLY, THE MARINE
CORPS' CBIRF CONDUCTS TRAIN-THE-TRAINER OPERATIONS FOR CIVILIAN
FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY PARTNERS.  ALSO,
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF COMMANDER USNORTHCOM, THE MARINE CORPS
PARTICIPATES IN TABLE-TOP TRAINING EXERCISES WITH THE OBJECTIVE
OF DEVELOPING MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF DOD
CAPABILITIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING DSCA.
4.  THERE ARE FOUR PRIMARY MECHANISMS BY WHICH DOD TAKES PART
IN A FEDERAL RESPONSE TO A DOMESTIC INCIDENT.  FEDERAL ASSISTANCE,
INCLUDING ASSISTANCE FROM DOD, CAN BE PROVIDED: (1) AT THE
DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT; (2) AT THE REQUEST OF ANOTHER FEDERAL
AGENCY UNDER THE ECONOMY ACT, REF B; (3) IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST
FROM DHS'S FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) FOLLOWING
A DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL DISASTER OR EMERGENCY UNDER THE
STAFFORD ACT, REF C; OR (4) UNDER THE DOD IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
AUTHORITY.  
4.A.  THE SECOND AND THIRD MECHANISMS ABOVE REQUIRE A REQUEST
FOR ASSISTANCE (RFA) AND APPROVAL BY THE SECDEF.  PRIOR TO BEING
SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL EACH RFA IS EVALUATED BY THE OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD) AND THE JOINT STAFF (JS) USING
THE FOLLOWING SIX CRITERIA: (1) LEGALITY (IS THE REQUEST IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW); (2) LETHALITY (WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR THE USE OF LETHAL FORCE BY OR AGAINST DOD FORCES); (3) RISK
(SAFETY OF DOD FORCES); (4) COST (WHO PAYS, IMPACT ON DOD BUDGET);
(5) APPROPRIATENESS (WHETHER THE REQUESTED MISSION IS IN THE
INTEREST OF THE DOD TO CONDUCT); AND (6) READINESS (IMPACT ON
THE DOD'S ABILITY TO PERFORM ITS PRIMARY MISSION).
5.  PER REF (D), IMMINENTLY SERIOUS CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM
ANY CIVIL EMERGENCY OR ATTACK MAY REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ACTION BY
MILITARY COMMANDERS, OR BY RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS OF OTHER DOD
AGENCIES, TO SAVE LIVES, PREVENT HUMAN SUFFERING, OR MITIGATE
GREAT PROPERTY DAMAGE.  WHEN SUCH CONDITIONS EXIST AND TIME DOES
NOT PERMIT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM HIGHER HEADQUARTERS, LOCAL
MILITARY COMMANDERS AND RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS OF OTHER DOD
COMPONENTS ARE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION TO RESPOND
TO REQUESTS FROM CIVIL AUTHORITIES.  SUCH ACTIONS ARE REFERRED
TO AS IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.  PER REF E, THE MILITARY COMMANDER,
OR RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL OF A DOD COMPONENT OR AGENCY RENDERING
SUCH ASSISTANCE SHALL REPORT THE REQUEST, THE NATURE OF THE
RESPONSE, AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION THROUGH THE CHAIN
OF COMMAND TO THE NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND CENTER (NMCC).  
REF D ALSO DIRECTS THAT EACH LEVEL IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WILL
MAKE EXPEDITIOUS NOTIFICATION TO THE NEXT HIGHER COMMAND IN
ORDER TO NOTIFY THE NMCC WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE DECISION
TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.//
RMKS/5.A.  THE INITIATIVE OF COMPANY A, 4TH ASSAULT AMPHIBIAN
BATTALION DEPLOYING IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE
KATRINA IN SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO RESCUE VICTIMS
OF THE HURRICANE IS AN EXAMPLE OF RESPONDING UNDER IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE AUTHORITY.  
5.A.1.  MARINE CORPS COMMANDERS RENDERING ASSISTANCE UNDER
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE AUTHORITY WILL INFORM VIA THE CHAIN OF
COMMAND THE MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS CENTER WHICH WILL IN
TURN INFORM THE NMCC.
5.A.2.  AN ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION FOR COMMANDERS WHEN
EVALUATING A RFA FROM CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES UNDER IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE AUTHORITY IS THAT, PER REFS (F) AND (G), ACTIVE DUTY
MILITARY FORCES WILL NOT SUPPORT DOMESTIC CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES
BY ENGAGING IN DIRECT LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES (SEARCH,
SEIZURE AND ARREST, OR OTHER SIMILIAR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY)
NOR WILL MILITARY EQUIPMENT THAT HAS A POTENTIAL FOR LETHALITY
BE LOANED TO CIVILIAN AUTHORITIES WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE
SECDEF.  ALL REQUESTS FOR INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT WILL BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT REGULATIONS
AND PUBLIC LAWS.
6.  PRIOR TO PEFORMING A DSCA MISSION, COMMANDERS AND THEIR
MARINES MUST KNOW THE STANDING RULES FOR THE USE OF FORCE (SRUF)
WHICH GOVERN THE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY COMMANDERS AND THEIR
MARINES DURING ALL DSCA MISSIONS OCCURRING WITHIN US TERRITORY
OR US TERRITORIAL SEAS.  REFS (H) AND (I) SPECIFICALLY GOVERN THE
USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS BY DOD PERSONNEL
ENGAGED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY DUTIES.  REF (I)
ESTABLISHES THE BASELINE SRUF GOVERNING THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY DOD
FORCES PERFORMING DSCA MISSIONS AND AT/FP MISSIONS WITHIN
THE UNITED STATES TERRITORY.
6.A.  PER REFERENCE (I) UNIT COMMANDERS ALWAYS RETAIN THE
INHERENT RIGHT AND OBLIGATION TO EXERCISE UNIT SELF-DEFENSE
IN RESPONSE TO A HOSTILE ACT OR DEMONSTRATED HOSTILE INTENT.  
UNIT SELF-DEFENSE INCLUDES THE DEFENSE OF OTHER DOD FORCES
IN THE VICINITY.
6.B.  GIVEN THE NATURE OF HD AND DSCA, SRUF ARE GENERALLY
MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE) UTILIZED
DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS.  NORMALLY, FORCE IS TO BE USED
ONLY AS A LAST RESORT, AND THE FORCE USED SHOULD BE THE
MINIMUM NECESSARY.  COMMANDERS SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR SJA
WHEN DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING SRUF TRAINING.
6.C.  COMBATANT COMMANDERS MAY RESTRICT OR AUGMENT THE SRUF
AS NECESSARY BY SUBMITTING REQUESTS FOR MISSION-SPECIFIC RUF
TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (CJCS) FOR SECDEF
APPROVAL.
6.D.  IT IS IMPERATIVE DOD FORCES OPERATING IN COORDINATION
WITH LEAD FEDERAL AGENCY (LFA) SECURITY FORCES COORDINATE WITH
ON-SCENE LFA PERSONNEL TO ENSURE COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF DOD SRUF.
7.  AN IMPORTANT TENET OF DSCA IS THAT ALTHOUGH DOD IS IN THE
SUPPORTING ROLE, AT NO TIME DOES THE SUPPORTED AGENCY EXERCISE
ANY COMMAND AND CONTROL OVER DOD FORCES.  ONCE DOD RESOURCES
ARE EMPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF DOMESTIC CIVIL AUTHORITIES, THOSE
RESOURCES ARE PLACED UNDER THE OPERATIONAL, OR TACTICAL,
CONTROL OF THE SUPPORTED GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDER, EITHER
CDRUSNORTHCOM OR CDRUSPACOM.
8.  THE NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (NRP), REF (J), IS BUILT ON THE
TEMPLATE OF THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS),
REF (K), WHICH PROVIDES A CONSISTENT DOCTRINAL FRAMEWORK
FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AT ALL JURISDICTIONAL LEVELS,
REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, SIZE, OR COMPLEXITY OF THE INCIDENT.  
THE PURPOSE OF THE NRP IS TO ALIGN FEDERAL COORDINATION
STRUCTURES, CAPABILITIES, AND RESOURCES INTO A UNIFIED,
ALL DISCIPLINE, AND ALL-HAZARDS APPROACH TO DOMESTIC INCIDENT
MANAGMENT.  THIS APPROACH IS UNIQUE AND FAR REACHING IN THAT IT
IS AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE CRITICAL SEAMS AND TIE TOGETHER THE
COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE
THE PREVENTION OF, PREPAREDNESS FOR, RERSPONSE TO, AND RECOVERY
FROM TERRORISM, MAJOR NATURAL DISASTERS, AND OTHER MAJOR
EMERGENCIES.  AN INTEGRAL PART OF NIMS IS THE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM (ICS), THE CIVILIAN FIRST RESPONDER CONSTRUCT FOR STAFF
FUNCTIONS DURING A RESPONSE TO A DOMESTIC INCIDENT.
9.  AS PART OF DOD IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NRP AND NIMS, REF L
DIRECTS THAT DOD INSTALLATIONS ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES
CONSISTENT WITH THE NIMS AND ICS FOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AT ALL
DOD DOMESTIC INSTALLATIONS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH REF M.  
DIRECTION REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NRP AND NIMS AT
MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS WILL BE PROMULGATED AT A LATER DATE.  
IN THE INTERIM, AN INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON THE NRP AND NIMS IS
OFFERED BY THE FEMA INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM: IS-800 COURSE,
NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (NRP) AN INTRODUCTION, AND CAN BE
FOUND ON-LINE AT HTTP:TRAINING.FEMA.GOV/EMIWEN/IS/IS800.ASP.  
10.  UNCLASSIFIED REFERENCES CONTAINED IN THIS MARADMIN ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE MARINE CORPS UNCLASSIFIED WEBSITE AND MAY BE
ACCESSED BY CLICKING THE FOLLOWING BUTTONS IN ORDER: HEADQUARTERS
MARINE CORPS; PLANS, POLICIES AND OPERATIONS; SECURITY DIVISION;
HOMELAND DEFENSE BRANCH (PSH); HD/CS SECTION; REFERENCES.  
ADDITIONALLY, HQMC POC CAN PROVIDE BRIEFINGS ON HD AND DSCA.
11.  HQMC POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE, AND FOR HD AND DSCA
POLICY ISSUES IS MAJ DAN MCGOUGH, PPO (PS), DSN 222-4243, COMM
(703) 692-4243 AND E-MAIL MCGOUGHDJ@HQMC.USMC.MIL.//