scope:

General.

(1) A catastrophic event, either natural or man-made, has the potential to damage or destroy multiple Navy installations and the communities around those installations. The event could produce mass casualties and displace members of the "Navy Family" (see paragraph 1c(1)), below for a definition of "Navy Family" for purposes of reference (a) and this Supporting Plan). Damage to local transportation, communication systems, and other critical infrastructure will impact Navy Families both on and off base.

(2) Members of the affected Navy Family could require legal services immediately following the event, and at different stages during disaster recovery, to address disaster related legal assistance and claims matters resulting from the catastrophic event such as loss of personal property incident to government service, insurance coverage, contractor issues, and maintaining multiple households or residences.

(3) The organizational and support requirements discussed in this plan may also be applied when CNLSC directs a response to a catastrophic event when Functional Plan has not been executed but legal support is required.