Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5000.71
August 24, 2012
JRAC
SUBJECT: Rapid Fulfillment of Combatant Commander Urgent Operational Needs
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Establishes the Warfighter Senior Integration Group (SIG) as a standing DoD-wide
forum to:
(1) Lead and facilitate agile and rapid responses to combatant commander urgent
operational needs (UONs), and to recognize, respond to, and mitigate the risk of operational
surprise associated with ongoing or anticipated near-term contingency operations. These UONs
include joint urgent operational needs (JUONs), and joint emergent operational needs (JEONs)
identified by combatant command (CCMDs).
(2) Facilitate the resolution of other urgent warfighter issues as identified by the Co-
Chairs of the Warfighter SIG.
b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction to facilitate the rapid
delivery of capabilities in response to UONs, consistent with all applicable laws and governing
regulations.
c. Incorporates and cancels Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandums (References (a),
(b), and (c)), Directive-type Memorandum 11-006 (Reference (d)), and Secretary of Defense
Memorandum (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the CCMDs, 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”).
