scope:

PURPOSE

In accordance with References (a) and (b), this Instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for accounting for DoD-affiliated personnel, within and outside the continental United States (CONUS and OCONUS), following a natural or manmade disaster (hereafter collectively referred to as "disasters").

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter collectively referred to as the "DoD Components"). The terms "Military Services," "military personnel," and "military members," as used herein, refer to the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and to the Coast Guard when it is operating as a Military Service in the Navy.