scope:

PURPOSE

This Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for defense crisis management within the Department of Defense and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense in Reference (a) and the authority delegated to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USD(P)) in Reference (b).

APPLICABILITY

This Directive applies to the 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, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").