Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5111.12E NUMBER 5111.12E
March 18, 2010 March 18, 2010
DA&M DA&M
SUBJECT: Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) SUBJECT: Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC)
References: See Enclosure References: See Enclosure
1. PURPOSE1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5111.12 (Reference (a)).
b. Continues the WHINSEC with the mission, organization and management,
responsibilities and functions, authorities, and relationships as prescribed herein pursuant to the
authorities provided in section 2166 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (b)).
c. Designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for the
WHINSEC with the authority and responsibility to operate the WHINSEC as an education and
training facility on behalf of the Secretary of Defense pursuant to sections 113 and 2166 of
Reference (b), DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (c)), and the guidance contained in this Directive.
2. APPLICABILITY
. This Directive applies to 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 Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. MISSION
. The WHINSEC shall provide professional education and training to eligible
military, law enforcement, and civilian personnel of nations of the Western Hemisphere within
the context of the democratic principles set forth in the Charter of the Organization of American
States (Reference (d)), such charter being a treaty to which the United States is a party. The
WHINSEC shall foster mutual knowledge, transparency, confidence, and cooperation among the
participating nations and promote democratic values, respect for human rights, and knowledge
and understanding of U.S. customs and traditions.
