Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 6200.04
October 9, 2004
Certified Current as of April 23, 2007
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Force Health Protection (FHP)
References: (a) Section 136 of title 10, United States Code
(b) DoD Directive 5124.02, "Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD (P&R))," October 17, 2006
(c) DoD Directive 1400.31, "DoD Civilian Work Force Contingency and
Emergency Planning and Execution," April 28, 1995
(d) DoD Instruction 1400.32, "DoD Civilian Work Force Contingency and
Emergency Planning Guidelines and Procedures," April 24, 1995
(e) through (al), see enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
Under the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by reference (a), and pursuant to reference
(b) this Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibility for implementing Force Health
Protection (FHP) measures, on behalf of all Military Service members during active and Reserve
military service, encompassing the full spectrum of missions, responsibilities, and actions of the
DoD Components in establishing, sustaining, restoring, and improving the health of their forces.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred
to collectively as the "DoD Components"). The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers
to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.
3. DEFINITIONS
Terms used in this Directive are defined in enclosure 2.
