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PURPOSE. This Directive:

Incorporates and cancels DoD Directive (DoDD) 2310.2 (Reference (a)) and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 2310.3 (Reference (b)) as a single Directive to establish policy and realign responsibilities for personnel recovery in the Department of Defense.

Defines the responsibilities for personnel recovery regarding the preparation of forces and operational planning and ensures that DoD personnel recovery responsibilities and procedures adapt to meet emerging requirements.

Identifies the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)) as OSD's Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) responsible for personnel recovery strategy, policy development, and operational oversight through the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Integration and Chief of Staff (DUSD(PI&CoS)) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs (DASD(POW/MPA)) according to DoDD 5110.10 (Reference (c)).

Designates the Commander, United States Joint Forces Command (CDRUSJFCOM), as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for Personnel Recovery, less policy, and establishes the USD(P) as the OSD PSA responsible for oversight of the DoD EA for Personnel Recovery consistent with DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (d)).

Throughout this issuance, "DoD EA" will refer to the CDRUSJFCOM in his role as the DoD EA for Personnel Recovery when fulfilling responsibilities according to Reference (d) and as assigned in this Directive.

The Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA) serves as the DoD EA's Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR).

Operational implementation of joint personnel recovery policy and doctrine remains with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Planning and execution of personnel recovery operations remains with the Combatant Commanders.

APPLICABILITY

This Directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense (IG DoD), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

Memorandums of agreement or memorandums of understanding (MOUs) entered into by non-DoD organizations with the Department of Defense dealing with personnel recovery shall include terms making the provisions of this Directive applicable to those organizations.