Department of Defense Plan for Integrating National Gaurd and Reserve Component Support for Response to Attack Using Weapons of Mass Destruction

• NCJ Number: 189857
• Author(s): Roger C. Schultz; Jay Steinmetz; Chuck Winn; Tim Madere; Dutch Thomas; Alicia Tate-Nadeau; Keith McCullough; Bill McCoy
• Date Published: January 1998
• Length: 77 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Defense
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; US Dept of Defense
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Downloaded August 10, 2001

Annotation

This document outlines a plan to improve military capabilities required to effectively support local, State, and Federal agency consequence management response to terrorist attacks.

Abstract

A core group of experts, called the Tiger Team, developed the concept, model, and overall direction for this program, including the funding necessary to support the Response Component integration. In developing this plan, the Tiger Team reviewed existing programs, applied scenario-driven analysis, and sought the opinions of other recognized experts in the Emergency Preparedness field. Two organizing principles were considered in developing this plan: to structure the force based on the State disaster relief mission; and to structure the force based on the Federal National Defense/Military Support to Civil Authorities (MSCA). Local response to an emergency situation uses the Incident Command System (ICS) to ensure that all responders and their support are coordinated for an effective response. State resources include the National Guard, the State response plan and the State’s Office of Emergency Services. To coordinate the Federal response, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been assigned lead agency responsibility for crisis and consequence management in response to a domestic terrorist threat or incident. The Department of Defense (DOD) supports local, State, and Federal government agencies in planning for and responding to domestic emergencies. The Stafford Act establishes the authority and process for "all hazards’ response to natural and man-made disasters in the United States (U.S.)." In order to improve current response it is recommended that a fully operational DOD preparedness and response capability to deal with potential effects of domestic terrorism involving WMD be established. Also recommended is leveraging Reserve Component preparedness and response capabilities to deal with these threats; and enhancing local, State, and other Federal agency access to military capabilities and expertise. Annex.