1. EPLO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LIAISON OFFICER
WELCOME TO THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LIAISON OFFICER OVERVIEW
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2. EPLO Overview Army EPLO Program
Mission
DoDD
Role Of The EPLO
Assignments
Structure
Regional EPLO Team
Individual Missions
State EPLOs Co-Located
Army EPLO Program
Regional Planning Agents Areas Of Responsibility
USMC MEPLO to FEMA Regional Distribution
EPLO Coordination
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3. EPLO Mission
Facilitate Planning for Military Support to Civil Authorities and provide trained teams of DoD liaison personnel to represent essential DoD Components, as appropriate, for response to any national security emergency
Note: It is DoD Policy to cooperate and provide military support and/or assistance to civil authorities as directed by and consistent with applicable law, Presidential Directives, Executive Orders, and DoD Directives
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4. Authorities DoDD December 2000 Military Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) Program
- ESTABLISHES
Policy, program, and management guidance
Biennial manpower reviews
Automated data processing equipment/technical support
Minimum requirements for training
Use of inactive duty training (IDT), active duty training (ADT), and active duty training other than for training (ADOT) days
Authorization and selection criteria
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5. Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994
Authorities
DoD M
Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994
EPLO is a generic term used to refer collectively to service and other DoD agency personnel who coordinate military assistance to other Federal agencies and State governments
Positions may be filled by Reservists, full-time civilians, or active duty military, as deemed appropriate by the parent organization
Must be knowledgeable of their Service’s capabilities, mechanisms for providing emergency support and DoD MSCA capabilities and support mechanisms
Typically a senior Reserve officer
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6. Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994
Authorities
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Manual For Civil Emergencies - June 1994
Activation:
EPLOs volunteer to be activated upon presidential declaration
May be ordered to active duty for up to 30 days - Title 10 USC, 672 (d)
Request for activation at discretion of supported Unified Combatant Commander – can be activated prior to Presidential declaration
JDOMS issues EXORD for Assistance Security of Defense (ASD) (HD) authorizing activation
Activation orders/notification accomplished through Regional Planning Agents (RPAs)
EPLO will contact DCO upon arrival in disaster area
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7. Role Of The EPLO Link in the DoD’s MACA Response Chain
Integration of Plans – Unity of Effort
Authority on Service Capabilities
Interaction - Network, Network, Network
Support as Required
Operations - Hands On
Need - Continuity in Response Operations
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8. Unified Combatant Commander Hq
EPLO Assignments
States
Unified Combatant Commander Hq
National Guard
JFHQ
DHS EPRD Regions
Federal Agencies
OES
MACOMs
Installations
EPLO
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9. Principal Regional EPLO
EPLO Structure
Most Experienced
Principal Regional EPLO
1 Per Region Min
Regional EPLO
10 Regions
1 Per State Min
State EPLO
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10. Regional EPLO Team Note:
Principal
EPLO
Army
Element
USAF
Element
USMC
Element
Navy
Element
Corps Of
Engineers
Medical
Note:
Liaison officers remain under C2 and administration of parent services
Principal EPLO provides policy guidance for team
DISA
Defense
Logistics
Agency
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11. Individual Missions Principal Regional EPLO (PREPLO)
Serves as the Federal military liaison of the Regional Planning Agent to the Region
Regional EPLO (REPLO)
Provide DoD and service liaison with Federal Regional organizations and agencies
State EPLO (SEPLO)
Provide Service liaison to the military and civil authorities within the State, commonwealth, US possessions and other eligible jurisdictions
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12. State EPLOs Co-Located
Governor
TAG
JFHQ
State EPLO
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13. Training, Exercises, & Activation
Army EPLO Program
Program Manager
Recruiting
&
Admin
EPLOs OPCON For
Training, Exercises, & Activation
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14. Regional Planning Agents Areas Of Responsibility
Fifth Army
RTF-WEST
First Army
RTF-EAST
Federal Regions I, II, III, IV,V
27 States, DC
Federal Region s VI, VII,VIII, IX, X
21 States
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15. USMC MEPLO to FEMA Regional DistributionII
III IV V VI
VII
VIII X IX
1 Senior MEPOL
1 MEPLO Pre Region (10 Total)
1 MEPLO – Hq First Army
1 MEPLO – Hq Fifth Army
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16. “It’s not so much what you know, but who you know”
EPLO Coordination
“It’s not so much what you know, but who you know”
Visit and train with DCO/DCE
Visit/brief:
State/local EMAs and EOCs
Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers, installation/Service’s commands
Work as a team with the other EPLOs
Participate in planning meetings, exercises, conferences, training
Prepare as backup for other EPLO(s)
Work with the National Guard STARC
Meet and brief TAG, POTO, POMSO
Participate in State and National Guard DP exercises
Review and evaluate National Guard contingency plans
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17. Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
Questions