ADRP 3-28 clarifies similarities and differences between defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) tasks and other tasks of decisive action. Stability tasks and DSCA tasks are similar in many ways. Both revolve around helping partners on the ground within areas of operations. Both tasks require Army forces to provide essential services and work together with civil authorities. However, homeland operational environments differ from those overseas in terms of law, military chain of command, use of force, and interorganizational coordination. This ADRP helps Army leaders understand how operations in the homeland differ from operations by forces deployed forward in other theaters. It illustrates how domestic operational areas are theaters of operations with special requirements.
DesignationADRP 3-28
EditionJun 2013
StatusSuperseded
Pages110
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionRecent Archive
Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM 3-28, 20 August 2010.