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PURPOSE. This Instruction provides operational background and policy about Mission Assignments (MA) issued to the Coast Guard from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in accordance with references (a) through (d). It outlines the processes and procedures associated with the issuance, acceptance, execution, and management of MAs from an operational perspective. Coast Guard financial reimbursement processes and procedures are also important aspects associated with MAs, but these topics are addressed in detail in references (e) through (g).

The Coast Guard's operational and financial responsibilities associated with MAs are intertwined and this Instruction serves as the operational connectivity to the financial components and processes described in references (e) through (g). All Coast Guard units responding to FEMA MAs must develop familiarity with this document and references (c) through (j).