Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 3200.15
December 18, 2013
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Sustaining Access to the Live Training and Test Domain
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues and renames DoD Directive (DoDD) 3200.15 (Reference (a)), pursuant to Title 10,
United States Code (Reference (b)), and DoDDs 5124.02, 5134.01, and 5141.02 (References (c)
through (e)).
b. Updates established policy and assigned responsibilities to sustain full operational use of,
and access to, the DoD live training and test domain.
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) All operational ranges and their associated facilities, authorized radio frequency
spectrum allocations, public lands withdrawn for DoD purposes, training areas, test areas,
seaspace, and military airspace that the DoD owns, operates, leases, or controls for training,
testing, research, or development in the live training and test domain.
(3) The live training and test domain outside the United States in accordance with
applicable international agreements, including status of forces agreements and final governing
standards.
b. Does not apply to operational ranges used solely to support contingency operations unless
otherwise specified.
