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PURPOSE. This directive:

a. Reissues and renames DoD Directive (DoDD) 3200.15 (Reference (a)), pursuant to Title 10, United States Code (Reference (b)), and DoDDs 5124.02, 5134.01, and 5141.02 (References (c) through (e)).

b. Updates established policy and assigned responsibilities to sustain full operational use of, and access to, the DoD live training and test domain.

APPLICABILITY. This directive:

(1) 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 within the DoD (referred to collectively in this directive as the "DoD Components").

(2) All operational ranges and their associated facilities, authorized radio frequency spectrum allocations, public lands withdrawn for DoD purposes, training areas, test areas, seaspace, and military airspace that the DoD owns, operates, leases, or controls for training, testing, research, or development in the live training and test domain.

(3) The live training and test domain outside the United States in accordance with applicable international agreements, including status of forces agreements and final governing standards.

b. Does not apply to operational ranges used solely to support contingency operations unless otherwise specified.