Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 3222.04
March 26, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, Effective May 10, 2017
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SUBJECT: Electronic Warfare (EW) Policy
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 3222.4 (Reference (a)) to update
EW policy, definitions, and responsibilities within the DoD for providing operational forces with
EW capabilities to control the electromagnetic operational environment (EMOE) across the
range of military operations demonstrate electromagnetic superiority across the range of
military operations. These capabilities include electronic warfare support (ES), electronic
protection (EP), and electronic attack (EA) weapon systems.
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, the Office
of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant
Commands (CCMDs), the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the
Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the DoD
(referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy to:
a. Maintain electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) superiority through improving organization,
training, and equipping of the EW Enterprise.
b. Provide governance of the DoD EW Enterprise through the Electronic Warfare Executive
Committee (EW EXCOM), to maintain EMS superiority.
c. Maintain a DoD EW strategy and capabilities roadmap, through the EW EXCOM.
a d. Facilitate synchronization and integration of EW by sharing tactics, techniques,
procedures, intelligence, and technologies among the DoD Components. Employ EW as a cross-
cutting capability of the joint capability area framework.
