Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this unique study examines the question of how command and control of military forces in support of civil authority can be achieved when the scope of a crisis requires federal involvement. Moreover, it recommends that the Title 32 dual-status command arrangement be mandated by federal and state executive order and institutionalized for all domestic military civil support responses including no-notice catastrophes unless a governor requests otherwise.

The lack of unity of effort between the National Guard and federal military forces is a significant matter and must be resolved. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, and earthquakes repeatedly demonstrate that catastrophes can strike unexpectedly and may quickly overwhelm the ability of local, county, tribal, and state governments to respond.

Incidents contained in national planning scenarios such as biological, nuclear, chemical, high explosive, and radiological events are also possible and may be even more overwhelming. It would be a tragedy if any state in the republic had difficulty in teaming with the federal military if any of these scenarios occurred. Since acceptance of federal military support implies saving more lives, easing suffering, and preserving property, the state-federal military support relationship must be improved for all disasters.

BIOGRAPHY * CHAPTER I * INTRODUCTION * Purpose * Scope and Methodology * Overview * CHAPTER II * BACKGROUND * CHAPTER III * POLARIZING DOMESTIC MILITARY ASSISTANCE * CHAPTER IV * COMMAND AND CONTROL IN THE HOMELAND * State Command * Parallel Command * Dual-Status Command * Federal Command * CHAPTER V * COMMAND AND CONTROL ANALYSIS * CHAPTER VI * RECOMMENDATIONS * CHAPTER VII * CONCLUSION * APPENDIX * 1. National Guard Duty Statuses * 2. Dual-Status Commands * 3. Command and Control Analysis: Facts, Assumption, Restraints, and Constraints * 4. Phases of Defense Support to Civil Authorities * BIBLIOGRAPHY * FOOTNOTES