scope:

PURPOSE

This Directive reissues Reference (a), designates the Secretary of the Air Force as the DoD Executive Agent for the DoD Military Working Dog (MWD) Program according to Reference (b), and updates related policy and responsibilities.

APPLICABILITY

This Directive 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").

Other Federal Agencies that elect to participate in the DoD MWD Program.