CRISIS SUPPORT PROCEDURES

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• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: August 5, 1988
• Content Type: MISC

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DE"rENSE MAPPING AGENCY
iU1lDING S6, U.S. NAVAL O~SERVATORV
WASHINGTON, DC 20305?)000
DMAINST 8052.6
prLA INSTRtTCTION__ ._8.052. 6
SUBJECT: Crisis Support Procedures
REFS: See Enclosure 1.
1 . Purpose .
5 August 1988 '~
a. To establish the authority and point of contact at
Headquarters .Defense Mapping Agency (HQ DMA) for crisis support.
b. To establish a proactive crisis management system which
can effectively focus DMA resources in support of crisis
requirements generated by the National Command Authorities (NCA),
the Joint Chiefs of Staff (-JCS), the Unified and Specified (U&S)
Commands, and government agencies.
c. To specify standard operating procedures and expedite the
dissemination of critical Mapping, Charting, and Geodetic (MC&G)
products and services by providing rapid response to crisis
related taskings.
d, To establish the procedures to transition from normal
operations through a crisis response cell to the establishment of
the Headquarters DMA Operations Center (Ops Ctr).
e. To establish the procedures to manage crisis support while
participating in a JCS exercise.
2. Cancellation. This instruction cancels DMA Instruction
8052.6, "Crisis Support Procedures," 15 June 1987.
3. ~,policabili_v. This instruction applies specifically to
HQ DMA Staff Offices and DMA Components involved in providing
DMA's response to crisis requirements (i.e., DMA Aerospace Center
(DMAAC), DMA Hydrographic/Topographic Center (DMAHTC), and the DMA
Combat Support Center (DMACSC)) and, in general, to all other DMA
Components.
9. De in; ions. Terms used in this instruction are defined in
Enclosure 2.
5. Pori v,
a. DMA will provide DoD-wide MC&G crisis support during
crisis situations upon notification by the Joint Staff, the
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Military Departments,
U&S Commands, or other DoD agencies and commands. Notification
means vary, but are normally accomplished by message, telephone
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6. Responsihililities,
a. DMA
(1) The DD/PR will:
(a) Appoint a division chief from within the
directorate to serve as the Agency's primary point of contact
(POC) for crisis support. This will normally be the Chief, PRP.
(b) Assign a PR action officer to serve as the
HQ DMA Intelligence Officer.
(c) Support the Joint Staff and the National
Military Command Center (NMCC) by appointing a HQ DMA
representatives for the JCS Crisis Action Team (CAT). MJCS 7-88
(reference b) germaine.
(d) Maintain .frequent contact with agencies and
commands that have potential crisis support requirements and
assist them in defining area of coverage and product
specifications.
(e) Activate the HQ DMA Ops Ctr, when required, for
management of crisis operations. This would normally be done only
if the Joint Staff has established DMA participation in the CAT,
and if the crisis- is of 'a scale larger than that normally
associated with low-intensity conflict or counter-terrorist
operations.
(f) Follow up with supported and supporting commands
to determine the adequacy of DMA products and services provided as
crisis support.
safeguarded.
(g) Assure operational security is continuously
(2) The Deputy Director, PP, will:
(a) Designate PP representatives for ,the HQ DMA CMT.
(b) Task DMA Components to distribute, reprint, or
revise an existing product (or create a new product), as
applicable, in support of a crisis; and establish project funding
codes and report expenditures and actions.
(c) Program DMA Component resources to fully support
crisis actions, including crisis preparedness.
(d) Monitor DMA Component production and
distribution activities in support of .crisis situations.
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(g) Coordinate with the Environmental Services
Division, Operations Directorate, the Joint Staff (J-3) (telephone
202/697-6668, Secure 2795) as required to ensure MC&G crisis
support requirements originating in the Joint Staff-and other
commands/agencies are met.
(h) Confirm receipt of a request for crisis support
to the command or agency point of contact.
(5) The Chief, HQ DMA CMT will:
(a) Report directly to the DD/PR on crisis support
(b) Direct the actions of the HQ-DMA CMT.
(c) Brief the HQ DMA command element on a frequent,
basis on potential crisis situations, as well as ongoing crises,
and recommend actions for resolution of any crisis support
problems encountered.
(d) Serve as the initial Chief,. Operations Center,
upon activation.
safeguarded.
(e) Assure operational security is continuously
(6) The Principal Point of Contact for the HQ DMA GMT,
normally the Chief, PRP, will:
(a) Coordinate the activities of the CMT with the
DMA Liaison Officer to the Joint Staff.
(b) Manage access to JCS focal point communications
systems for special category (SPECAT) messages and correspondence
at HQ DMA and DMA Components.
(c) Maintain the administrative records for the
HQ DMA-CMT. This includes the-CMT Duty Roster and the CMT SOP.
(d) Receive after-action reports for HQ DMA CMT
(e) Appoint two individuals, one from the PR
Directorate and one from the PP Directorate, to serve as the CMT
Duty Officers.
(6) The CMT duty officers will:
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1. Represent the PP Directorate during non-
working hours in coordinating DMA's response to a crisis.
2? Initiate any necessary action, .such as
distributing,, reprinting, or revising a product., which has been
validated by the PR CMT.
Duty Officer.
~. Carry a paging device for alert by the PR CMT
g. Brief the Chief, HQ DMA CMT, on any action
initiated during the core duty hours.
(e) A sample Crisis Management Team duty roster is
provided as Enclosure 4.
(7) The HQ DMA Intelligence Officer will:
(a) .Serve as a member of the CMT.
(b) Provide intelligence support to the CMT in order
to ensure they are aware of any potential crisis situations which
are identified in the various intelligence sources.
(8) The HQ DMA Public Affairs Officer will coordinate the
release of any information related to crisis support for the
entire Agency.
b. DNLA Production
(1) Establish a CMT and proactive and reactive procedures
to expeditiously respond to crisis support requests during both
working and non working hours.
(2) Determine products to be produced and coordinate with
the DMACSC CMT on items to be shipped to users directly from the
Production Centers.
(3) Advise the DMACSC CMT of the time products are
required and when they will be ready for distribution.
(4) Advise HQ DMA CMT of specification modifications for
the products to be produced and provide frequent status of ongoing
crisis support actions to the HQ DMA CMT or Operations Center.
(5) Expeditiously coordinate collection of necessary
source materials. Arrange for crisis MC&G imagery source
collection, as required, through the HQ DMA CMT. Ensure that the
latest source material is considered.
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DMAINST 8052.6
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~. Ensure that the DMA Catalogs also contain the
following contact information for requesting crisis support via
telephone:
During Working Hours (0600-1700, Washington, DC)
Headquarters Defense Mapping Agency
Plans and Requirements Division (PRP)
AUTOVON: 294-1469 (also STU III number)
COMMERCIAL: (202) .653-1464 (also STU III number)
SECURE: KY-3: 2305
KY-71: 653-0492, ID No. 07627.
Outside Normal Working Hours (1700-0600,
Washington, DC and weekends)
Headquarters Defense Mapping Agency, ATTENTION:
Staff Duty Officer or PR CMT Duty Officer
AUTOVON: 294-1375 (HQ DMA Guard Desk)
COMMERCIAL: [phone] (HQ DMA Guard Desk)
(b) Acknowledge receipt of requirements from agencies
and commands, furnish advice as to the disposition of
requirements, coordinate shipment of products, and provide name(s)
and telephone number(s) of DMACSC POC.
(c) Advise HQ DMA CMT or the HQ DMA Operations Center
of all crisis support requests and ongoing crisis actions.
(d) Expeditiously provide off-the-shelf copies of
available products and coordinate print requirements with the
Production Centers' CMT.
(e) Establish controls to ensure operational security
is continuously safeguarded when preparing and shipping stocks.
(f) Advise the HQ DMA CMT or the HQ DMA Operations
Center upon receipt of requirements to produce nonstandard crisis
MC&G products. In a situation where a quick response is
imperative, and a representative of the HQ DMA CMT is not
immediately available, the DMACSC CMT Duty Officer has the
authority to contact the .Production Centers' CMT for production of
crisis products. Should this latter situation arise, the DMACSC
CMT will advise the HQ DMA CMT or Operations Center at the
earliest opportunity.
(g) Follow up on all shipments to assure delivery.
Take immediate corrective action if timely delivery appears to be
endangered. Provide shipping status to the HQ DMA CMT and the
requesting unit.
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REQUIREMENTS
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UMAINST 8052.6.
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c. Transition to the Operations _ n r,
(1) The Chief, HQ DMA CMT will assume the duties as the
initial Chief, Ops Ctr.
(2) The PR CMT and PP .CMT Duty Officers will assume
duties as the initial action officers, Ops Ctr.
(3) Additional Ops Ctr personnel will be assigned in
accordance with DMA Plan 53020.36 (reference d).
d. Crisis Management during an ?x _r_'se.
(1) For a scheduled exercise in which DMA is a
participant, the Chief, HQ DMA CMT and the CMT duty officers will
remain outside of the exercise. This will allow them to form a
crisis response cell to support an actual crisis. The remaining
PR and PP personnel will be available to staff the Ops Ctr for the
exercise. If the support necessary to respond to an actual crisis
is more than a crisis response cell can provide, the DD/PR will
terminate DMA's participation in the exercise and shift the
management of the crisis to the Ops Ctr.
(2) For a No-notice Interoperability Exercise (NIEX), the
Chief, HQ DMA CMT will determine if he should:
(a) Pass the exercise to a designated NIEX Chief, HQ
DMA CMT (normally the Chief, PRP) while he, the Chief, HQ DMA CMT,
supervises DMA's actions for-non exercise requests for crisis
support.
(b) Supervise DMA's actions for both exercise and
nonexercise requests for crisis support.
(c) Decline DMA participation in the NIEX if ongoing
crisis response so required.
7: Information RP_~uiramc~ntS, See Enclosure 5 for information
per.~t.aining to the report required by this instruction. This
report is exempt from licensing in accordance with the exemption
identified in DMA Instruction 7750.5, "Policies for the Management
and Control of DMA Information Requirements."
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a. SM 502-85, "Joint. Operation Planning System (JOPS), Volume IV
(Crisis Action System)," 12 August 1985.
b. MJCS 7-88, "Crisis Staffing Procedures of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff," 25 January 1988.
c. SM 670-88, "Focal Point Communications, Procedures Manual,"
24 February 1988.
d. DMA Plan S3020.36, "DMA Mobilization'Plan for Combat
Support(U)," 24 February 1987 (Under revision.)
Enclosure 1
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DMAINST 8052.6
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1. Combat SuR,nort. The provision of products or services,
including those not previously validated, needed to support the
National Command Authorities, the JCS, the U&S Commands, other
government agencies, and combat commanders, for the execution of
Contingency Plans, Concept Plans (CONPLAN's), Operations Plans
(OPLAN's), and Operations Orders (OPORD's).
2. .r;SiS. An incident or situation involving a threat to the
United States, its territories, and possessions that rapidly
develops and creates a condition of such diplomatic, economic,
political, or military importance to the U.S. Government that
commitment of U.S. Military forces and resources is contemplated
to achieve U.S. national objectives (JOPS, VOL IV).
3. Crisis Preparation. A proactive action taken- (programmed
or unprogrammed) that enhances DMA's ability to streamline
standard operating procedures and expedite dissemination of
critical products and services supporting a crisis.
4. Crisis Manag m n Composite management of DMA resources to
provide identification of crisis requirements, analysis and
evaluation of feasible production and distribution, and decision
making and monitoring of crisis support operations.
5. Crisis Su~,~ort. The rapid provision of products or services,
including those not previously. validated, and those needed on a
one-time or first-time basis, in support of a crisis. MC&G
support of crisis situations includes, but is not limited to,
those, products/services listed in Enclosure 7.
6. Non_ 's~~ and Un roc~rammP~ Support. The provision of products
or services, including those not previously validated, needed to
satisfy an unanticipated requirement within the near-term. MC&G
products normally provided in response to noncrisis and
unprogrammed requests include special one-time area coverage by a
map, chart, or data base; special data overprints on existing
products; special formatting of digital and analog data; special
purpose studies or technical data. -
7 . F'x _r _; G S ~n~?rt , The .provision of products or services,
includinq those not previously validated, needed to satisfy an
exercise requirement. Requirements for MC&G products listed in
DMA Catalogs of Maps, Charts, and Related Products are to be
provided to DMACSC 120 days prior to the required delivery date.
Requirements for MC&G products/services not listed in DMA
Catalogs of Maps, Charts, and Related Products are to be provided
to HQ DMA(PR) 180 days prior to the required delivery date.
Enclosure 2
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1. (*) (COMMAND) HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING STANDARD
MC~G CRISIS SUPPORT PRODUCTS IN THE ORDER OF PRIORITY LISTED
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