Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5410.18
November 20, 2001
Certified Current as of May 30, 2007
ASD(PA)
SUBJECT: Public Affairs Community Relations Policy
References: (a) DoD Directive 5410.18, "Community Relations," July 3, 1974 (hereby canceled)
(b) DoD Directive 5122.5, "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
(ASD(PA))," September 27, 2000
(c) DoD 5500.7-R, "Joint Ethics Regulation (JER)," August 1, 1993
(d) DoD Instruction 5410.19, "Public Affairs Community Relations Policy
Implementation," November 13, 2001
(e) through (bb aa), see enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Cancels reference (a), and implements reference (b).
1.2. Establishes policy for the conduct of public affairs community relations (hereafter
referred to as "community relations") activities and programs throughout the Department of
Defense.
1.3. Establishes authority, assigns responsibilities, and delineates command relationships
for community relations activities and procedures.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Directive:
2.1. Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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").
