1. References.
a.
Title 10, United States Code, Section 2672 (Protection of Buildings, Grounds, Property, and Persons)
b.
Title 18, United States Code, Section 1385 (Use of Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force as posse comitatus)
c.
Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5525.21 (Protection of Buildings, Grounds, Property, and Persons and Implementation of Section 2672 of Title 10, United States Code), 9 July 2018, incorporating Change 1, effective 27 July 2020
d.
DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5525.15 (Law Enforcement (LE) Standards and Training in the DoD), 22 December 2016, incorporating Change 3, effective 30 September 2020
e.
DoDI 5525.13 (Deputation of DoD Personnel), 7 September 2022
f.
Army Regulation (AR) 5–13 (Army Munitions Requirements, Prioritization, and Authorizations Management Policy), 31 March 2021
g.
AR 190–30 (Military Police Investigations), 1 November 2005
h.
Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 3-39.11 (Military Police Special Reaction Teams), 15 December 2022
2. Purpose.
This directive provides policies and procedures for establishing Special Reaction Teams (SRTs) to support Army installations.
3. Applicability.
This directive applies to the Regular Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and U.S. Army Reserve.
4. Policy.
SRTs are specially trained and equipped teams of military and civilian police serving as the senior commander’s tactical law enforcement response force in the event of a major disruption or active threat situation on an installation.
Effective immediately—
a.
Senior commanders of installations within the United States for which the Army maintains exclusive Federal jurisdiction or concurrent jurisdiction, including joint bases for which the Army is the lead component, will determine whether a tactical law enforcement response capability is required on the installation.
Senior commanders will make this determination based on the threat vulnerability assessment and in coordination with the Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (DACID), and the supporting Army command.
b.
Pursuant to reference 1c, DoD component heads may, if economical and in the public interest, and with the consent of such agencies, use the facilities and services of Federal, State, Indian tribal, and local city or county law enforcement agencies, and reimburse the agencies for use of those facilities and services.
I hereby delegate authority to senior commanders to approve memoranda of agreement or mutual aid agreements established between installation Directorates of Emergency Services/Provost Marshal Offices and Federal, State, tribal, and/or local civilian law enforcement agencies pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 2672(g).
The agreements may permit civilian law enforcement agencies to deploy special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams or SRT-like capabilities (hereby referred to as civilian law enforcement response force) for response to high-risk incidents on their installations.
Senior commanders may also establish and then ensure resourcing for resident SRTs using organic Army assets.
c.
The preferred method for establishing tactical law enforcement response force capabilities to support Army installations is via agreement with Federal, State, tribal, and local civilian law enforcement agencies.
Before executing such agreements, senior commanders must ensure the following:
(1)
The senior commander’s supporting staff judge advocate reviews and concurs with the agreement.
(2)
The agreement contains requirements for conducting joint training, exercises, and rehearsals at least annually and synchronizing command and control responsibilities with civilian law enforcement partner agencies.
(3)
The civilian law enforcement agency has the capability to respond to a high-risk incident on the installation within the time prescribed in the agreement.
(4)
The civilian law enforcement response force uses tactics, techniques, and procedures that are similar to military SRT techniques contained within reference 1h, including the employment of the team, use of lethal and non-lethal munitions, and rules for the use of force (including less-than-deadly force).
Additionally, the civilian law enforcement response will incorporate Army police patrols and DACID assets (e.g., hostage negotiators or civilian equivalent capabilities) as needed or required to ensure continued life safety and security.
(5)
The civilian law enforcement response force clearly understands its duties and responsibilities for incident response and agrees to follow the senior commander’s initial response guidance outlined in the agreement and as prescribed in the civilian law enforcement agency’s policy.
d.
When senior commanders deem civilian law enforcement response capability unsuitable for responding to the high-risk incident, they will use installation military police assets, Department of the Army Civilian Police, or a combination of the two for SRT staffing and equipping purposes.
e.
Resident SRTs comprising organic Army police assets will train and execute missions in accordance with references 1c, d, f, g, h.
(1)
Training will include joint responses on Army installations with Army police patrols, DACID agents, and civilian law enforcement agencies.
(2)
All Army law enforcement officers will continue to receive extensive training on active shooter and threat responses.
f.
Senior commanders for installations outside the United States will use existing agreements with host-nation agencies in accordance with existing status of forces agreements or will ensure installation response forces are trained and prepared to respond to high-risk incidents.
On proprietary jurisdiction areas, civilian law enforcement authorities remain responsible for law enforcement operations and responding to special threat situations.
5. Proponent.
The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) has oversight responsibility for this policy.
The Provost Marshal General will incorporate the provisions of this directive in AR 190–30 within 2 years of the date of this directive.
6. Duration.
This directive is rescinded on publication of the revised regulation.
Dan Driscoll
DISTRIBUTION:
- Principal Officials of Headquarters, Department of the Army
- Commander
- U.S. Army Forces Command
DISTRIBUTION: (CONT)
- U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command
- U.S. Army Materiel Command
- U.S. Army Pacific
- U.S. Army Europe and Africa
- U.S. Army Central
- U.S. Army North
- U.S. Army South
- U.S. Army Special Operations Command
- U.S. Army Transportation Command
- U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Strategic Command
- U.S. Army Cyber Command
- U.S. Army Medical Command
- U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Army Audit Agency
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- U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
- U.S. Army Human Resources Command
- U.S. Army Corrections Command
- Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy
- Director, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
- Director, U.S. Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
- Executive Director, Military Postal Service Agency
- Superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery
- Director, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
CF:
- Commander, Eighth Army