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PURPOSE. In accordance with section 2249c of Title 10, United States Code (Reference (a)) and the authority in DoD Directive 5111.1 (Reference (b)), the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance (Reference (c)), and Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (d)), this instruction:

a. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the Regional Defense CTFP.

b. Incorporates and cancels the guidance in Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD(SO/LIC)) Memorandums (References (e), (f), and (g)). The Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Annual Guidance Message (Reference (h)) will provide additional guidance on an annual basis.

APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the U.S. Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), 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 within the Department of Defense (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components").