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EPLOEPLOEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

LIAISON OFFICERLIAISON OFFICER

WELCOME TO THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WELCOME TO THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LIAISON OFFICER OVERVIEWLIAISON OFFICER OVERVIEW

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EPLO OverviewEPLO Overview

MissionMission DoDD 3025.16DoDD 3025.16 Role Of The EPLORole Of The EPLO AssignmentsAssignments StructureStructure Regional EPLO TeamRegional EPLO Team Individual MissionsIndividual Missions State EPLOs Co-State EPLOs Co-

LocatedLocated

Army EPLO ProgramArmy EPLO Program Regional Planning Regional Planning

Agents Agents Areas Of Areas Of ResponsibilityResponsibility

USMC MEPLOUSMC MEPLO to to FEMA Regional FEMA Regional DistributionDistribution

EPLO CoordinationEPLO Coordination

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EPLO MissionEPLO Mission

• Facilitate Planning for Military Support to Civil Facilitate Planning for Military Support to Civil Authorities and provide trained teams of DoD Authorities and provide trained teams of DoD liaison personnel to represent essential DoD liaison personnel to represent essential DoD Components, as appropriate, for response to any Components, as appropriate, for response to any national security emergencynational security emergency

Note: It is DoD Policy to cooperate and provide Note: It is DoD Policy to cooperate and provide military support and/or assistance to civil military support and/or assistance to civil authorities as directed by and consistent with authorities as directed by and consistent with applicable law, Presidential Directives, Executive applicable law, Presidential Directives, Executive Orders, and DoD DirectivesOrders, and DoD Directives

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Authorities Authorities DoDD 3025.16DoDD 3025.16

18 December 200018 December 2000Military Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) ProgramMilitary Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) Program

- ESTABLISHES- ESTABLISHES Policy, program, and Policy, program, and

management guidancemanagement guidance Biennial manpower Biennial manpower

reviewsreviews Automated data Automated data

processing processing equipment/technical equipment/technical supportsupport

Minimum requirements Minimum requirements for trainingfor training

Use of inactive duty Use of inactive duty training (IDT), active duty training (IDT), active duty training (ADT), and training (ADT), and active duty training other active duty training other than for training (ADOT) than for training (ADOT) daysdays

Authorization and Authorization and selection criteriaselection criteria

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AuthoritiesAuthoritiesDoD 3025.1-MDoD 3025.1-M

Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994

EPLO is a generic term used to refer collectively to service and other EPLO is a generic term used to refer collectively to service and other DoD agency personnel who DoD agency personnel who coordinate military assistancecoordinate military assistance to other to other Federal agencies and State governmentsFederal agencies and State governments

Positions may be filled by Reservists, full-time civilians, or active duty Positions may be filled by Reservists, full-time civilians, or active duty military, as deemed appropriate by the parent organizationmilitary, as deemed appropriate by the parent organization

Must be knowledgeable of their Service’s capabilities, mechanisms for Must be knowledgeable of their Service’s capabilities, mechanisms for providing emergency support and DoD MSCA capabilities and support providing emergency support and DoD MSCA capabilities and support mechanismsmechanisms

Typically a senior Reserve officerTypically a senior Reserve officer

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AuthoritiesAuthoritiesDoD 3025.1-MDoD 3025.1-M

Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994Activation:Activation:

EPLOs EPLOs volunteervolunteer to be activated upon presidential declarationto be activated upon presidential declaration

May be ordered to active duty for May be ordered to active duty for up to 30 daysup to 30 days - Title 10 USC, 672 (d) - Title 10 USC, 672 (d)

Request for activation at discretion of supported Unified Combatant Commander Request for activation at discretion of supported Unified Combatant Commander – can be activated – can be activated priorprior to Presidential declaration to Presidential declaration

JDOMS issues EXORD for Assistance Security of Defense (ASD) (HD) JDOMS issues EXORD for Assistance Security of Defense (ASD) (HD) authorizing activationauthorizing activation

Activation orders/notification accomplished through Regional Planning Agents Activation orders/notification accomplished through Regional Planning Agents (RPAs)(RPAs)

EPLO will contact DCO upon arrival in disaster areaEPLO will contact DCO upon arrival in disaster area

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Role Of The EPLO

LLink in the DoD’s MACA Response Chainink in the DoD’s MACA Response Chain

IIntegration of Plans – Unity of Effortntegration of Plans – Unity of Effort

AAuthority on Service Capabilitiesuthority on Service Capabilities

IInteraction - Network, Network, Networknteraction - Network, Network, Network

SSupport as Requiredupport as Required

OOperations - Hands Onperations - Hands On

NNeed - Continuity in Response Operationseed - Continuity in Response Operations

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EPLO AssignmentsEPLO Assignments

DHS EPRD Regions

States

Unified Combatant

Commander Hq

MACOMs

Installations

Federal Agencies

EPLO

National Guard

JFHQ

OES

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EPLO StructureEPLO Structure

Principal Regional EPLO

Regional EPLO

10 Regions

State EPLO

Most Experienced

1 Per Region Min

1 Per State Min

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Regional EPLO Team Regional EPLO Team

Note:Note: Liaison officers remain under C2 and Liaison officers remain under C2 and

administration of parent servicesadministration of parent services Principal EPLO provides policy guidance for teamPrincipal EPLO provides policy guidance for team

PrincipalPrincipalEPLOEPLO

NavyNavyElementElement

ArmyArmyElementElement

USAFUSAFElementElement

Corps OfCorps OfEngineersEngineers

DISADISA

DefenseDefenseLogisticsLogisticsAgencyAgency

MedicalMedical

USMCUSMCElementElement

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Individual MissionsIndividual Missions

Principal Regional Principal Regional EPLO EPLO (PREPLO)(PREPLO)

Serves as the Serves as the Federal military Federal military liaison of the liaison of the Regional Regional Planning Agent Planning Agent to the Regionto the Region

Regional EPLO Regional EPLO (REPLO)(REPLO)

Provide DoD Provide DoD and service and service liaison with liaison with Federal Federal Regional Regional organizations organizations and agenciesand agencies

State EPLO State EPLO (SEPLO)(SEPLO)

Provide Service Provide Service liaison to the liaison to the military and civil military and civil authorities within authorities within the State, the State, commonwealth, commonwealth, US possessions US possessions and other and other eligible eligible jurisdictionsjurisdictions

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State EPLOs Co-State EPLOs Co-LocatedLocated

Governor

TAG

JFHQ

State EPLO

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Army EPLO ProgramArmy EPLO ProgramProgram Manager

EPLOs OPCON For

Training, Exercises, & Activation

Recruiting

&

Admin

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Regional Planning Regional Planning Agents Agents

Areas Of ResponsibilityAreas Of Responsibility

Fifth ArmyRTF-WEST

Federal Regions I, II, III, IV,V27 States, DCFederal Region s VI, VII,VIII, IX, X

21 States

First ArmyRTF-EAST

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USMC MEPLO USMC MEPLO to to

FEMA Regional FEMA Regional DistributionDistribution

1 Senior MEPOL

1 MEPLO Pre Region (10 Total)

1 MEPLO – Hq First Army

1 MEPLO – Hq Fifth Army

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

X

IX

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EPLO CoordinationEPLO Coordination

Visit and train with DCO/DCEVisit and train with DCO/DCE Visit/brief: Visit/brief:

– State/local EMAs and EOCsState/local EMAs and EOCs– Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers, installation/Service’s commandsCoast Guard, Corps of Engineers, installation/Service’s commands

Work as a team with the other EPLOsWork as a team with the other EPLOs Participate in planning meetings, exercises, conferences, trainingParticipate in planning meetings, exercises, conferences, training Prepare as backup for other EPLO(s)Prepare as backup for other EPLO(s) Work with the National Guard STARCWork with the National Guard STARC

– Meet and brief TAG, POTO, POMSOMeet and brief TAG, POTO, POMSO– Participate in State and National Guard DP exercisesParticipate in State and National Guard DP exercises– Review and evaluate National Guard contingency plansReview and evaluate National Guard contingency plans

““It’s not so much what you know, but who you It’s not so much what you know, but who you know”know”

EmergencyEmergencyPreparednessPreparednessLiaisonLiaisonOfficerOfficer