Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3001.02 NUMBER 3001.02
May 3, 2010 May 3, 2010
USD(P&R) USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Personnel Accountability in Conjunction With Natural or Manmade Disasters SUBJECT: Personnel Accountability in Conjunction With Natural or Manmade Disasters
References: See Enclosure 1 References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE1. PURPOSE
. This Instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3001.02 (Reference (a)), in
accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)), to establish
policy and assign responsibilities for accounting and reporting of specified DoD-affiliated
personnel, within the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United
States (OCONUS), following a natural or manmade disaster (hereafter referred to collectively as
“disaster”).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction 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. DEFINITIONS
. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Personnel accountability is a shared responsibility between the commander and/or
supervisor and the individual.
b. All DoD Components shall commence internal accountability activities immediately upon
the occurrence of a disaster.
c. All DoD Components shall provide preplanned guidance and procedures to all assigned or
attached personnel so they can establish accountability upon the occurrence of a disaster.
d. All DoD Components shall report personnel accountability when directed.
