ADP 3-28 Defense Support of Civil Authorities – 2019 – Mini size

Army doctrine publication (ADP) 3-28 is the doctrinal foundation for the Army’s contribution to defense support of civil authorities (DSCA). ADP 3-28 explains how the Army conducts DSCA missions and National Guard civil support missions as part of unified land operations.

This ADP helps Army leaders understand how operations in the homeland differ from operations by forces deployed forward in other theaters.

The principal audience for ADP 3-28 is all members of the Army profession.  Trainers, educators, and contractors throughout the Army will also use this publication as a doctrinal reference.

Introduction

ADP 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 inter-organizational coordination among unified action partners.

This book is a “Mini” (half the size of a piece of paper).

A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading.  The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.

The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.

(A BIG size version (8 1/2 inch by 11 inch, the same size as a regular sheet of paper) is on this website too)