Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3020.48
March 6, 2009
Incorporating Change 2, May 12, 2017
USD(P)
SUBJECT: Guidance for Maritime Operational Threat Response (MOTR)-Related
Conferencing Coordination Activities Implementation
References: (a) “Maritime Operational Threat Response for the National Strategy for
Maritime Security,” October 2006
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(b) “MOTR Protocols,” Series
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(c) DoD Directive 2060.02, “Department of Defense (DoD) Combating Weapons
of Mass Destruction (WMD) Policy,” April 19, 2007 DoD Countering
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Policy,” January 27, 2017
(d) DoD Directive 5111.1, “Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)),”
December 8, 1999
(e) Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “Delegations of Authority,”
November 30, 2006
(f) DoD Instruction 5025.01, “DoD Directives Program,” September 26, 2012,
as amended
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides
instructions for Maritime Operational Threat Response (MOTR)-related conferencing
coordination in accordance with the guidance in References (a) through (c) and the authority in
References (d) and (e).
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. POLICY. It is DoD policy to:
a. Coordinate with MOTR agencies across the range of maritime response activities to act
quickly and decisively to counter maritime threats. These activities include the deployment of
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