DOD MANUAL 3025.01, VOLUME 1
D
EFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES: OVERVIEW
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Effective: August 11, 2016
Change 1 Effective: April 13, 2017
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the DoD Issuances
Website at http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD 3025.1-M, “DoD Manual for Civil Emergencies,”
June 2, 1992
Approved by: Brian P. McKeon, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Change 1 Approved by: Peter Verga, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security
Purpose: This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In
accordance with the authority in DoD Directives (DoDDs) 5111.13 and 3025.18:
• The manual:
o Assigns responsibilities and establishes procedures for Defense Support of Civil
Authorities (DSCA).
o Identifies authorities for DoD Components to provide support of civil authorities and
non-DoD entities. For DoD support described in this manual that is not under the oversight of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security (ASD(HD&GS)),
this manual identifies the offices of responsibility and oversight.
• This volume provides a general overview of DSCA.
