Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5410.19
November 13, 2001
ASD(PA)
SUBJECT: Public Affairs Community Relations Policy Implementation
References: (a) DoD Instruction 5410.19, "Armed Forces Community Relations," July
19, 1979 (hereby canceled)
(b) DoD Directive 5122.5, "Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs (ASD(PA))," September 27, 2000
(c) DoD Directive 5410.18, "Public Affairs Community Relations Policy,"
November 20, 2001
(d) DoD 5500.7-R, "Joint Ethics Regulation (JER)," August 1993
(e) through (ab), see enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Cancels reference (a), and implements references (b) and (c).
1.2. Implements policy, delineates command relationships for community relations
activities and procedures, and prescribes procedures under reference (c) on the conduct
of public affairs community relations (hereafter referred to as "community relations")
activities and programs throughout the Department of Defense.
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction:
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, and the Defense Agencies, the DoD
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