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Purpose and Scope. Reference (a) contains the overall Department of the Navy (DON) policies and procedures for the DON's Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan in the case of a natural or man-made emergency rendering all or parts of the National Capital Regions (NCR) unusable. This instruction outlines responsibilities and procedures for the Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG) Staff during a COOP contingency. For purpose of this instruction, the term OJAG Staff refers to all elements of the headquarters of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) to include: OJAG, Naval Civil Law Support Activity (NCLSA), Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Review Activity (NAMARA), Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals (NMCCA), Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, and due to their approximate co-location with the headquarters staff, the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, the Naval Legal Service Office (NLSO) North Central, and the Trial Service Office (TSO) Northeast. All military (active duty and reserve) and civilian personnel (Federal employees and contractors) who are attached to these activities are covered under this instruction.