Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5200.31E NUMBER 5200.31E
August 10, 2011 August 10, 2011
USD(I) USD(I)
SUBJECT: DoD Military Working Dog (MWD) Program SUBJECT: DoD Military Working Dog (MWD) Program
References: See Enclosure 1 References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE1. PURPOSE. This Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5200.31E (Reference (a)) to update policy and assign
responsibilities for the DoD MWD Program (hereinafter referred to as MWD where appropriate).
b. Continues to designate the Secretary of the Air Force as the DoD Executive Agent (DoD
EA) for MWD resourcing, training, utilization, and final disposition in accordance with DoDD
5101.1 (Reference (b)).
c. Incorporates counternarcotics program responsibilities and cancels DoD Instruction
(DoDI) 5525.10 (Reference (c)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to:
a. 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 in the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”).
b. Other Federal agencies that participate in the program.
3. DEFINITIONS
. See Glossary.
4. POLICY
. It is DoD policy to:
