VMI to hold Citizen-Soldier Symposium this Fall

Interesting question why not have other reserve forces involved? Consider that the local Emergency Planning Coordination at state level is general delegated under the state AG, in context of respective State laws and regulations. Other reserve forces are federal assets and not part of this state jurisdiction. The injection of federal resources into a state managed authority during emergencies presents some interesting complications.

My three cents:

Penny 1: this is a money thing - the active forces already engage in internecine warfare for Title 10 dollars - the states can't afford that BS with Title 32 and other funds.

Penny 2: What capabilities do the Navy & Marine Reserves bring to the situation? Masters-at-Arms/MP, Commo, Medical, Chemical - are the Navy-Marine Corps Reserve team willing to commit those assets to civil support 24/7/365 when not federalized?

Penny 3: Just something I've noticed through the call-ups: the law enforcement structure (LEO, prison guards, lawyers, legal assistants) tends to become skeletonized. Police departments tend to then rely on their Navy and Marine reservists to NOT go somewhere in order to meet their community needs. Nope, not a rational argument, but have seen a local sheriff make the comment.

That said, there is a joint task force manned by reservists of all services (though I haven't seen any Marines as yet) that is supposed to honcho all civil support.

I think, why the Navy, Marine, Air Reserves, and Coast Guard Reserves are not more involved is they are generally smaller than the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and Air Reserves; they are more integrated into being part of the Operational Reserves forces for those services, and generally each of those services has a smaller, although very vital and important role to play.

We should note that Major General Punaro is a Retired USMCR Flag Officer.

Because the Army, be it the Regular Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserves seem to be who Americans expect to be the homeland responders in part explains the dominance of the Army.

None of this makes its right; if we are going to be Joint, we have to be Joint, and not pay lip service to the concept. In providing Civil Support, all the Armed Forces bring capabilities to the effort and not just the Army.

Left out the specifically tasked civilian force called the Civil Air Patrol. SAR (tasked by the USAF RCC) and disaster services are two of their major missions.

DaveO:

pardon the delayed response. i speak not for the Marine Corps, but only as a Marine who has some knowledge of HD/CS. the Marine Corps brings the full range of its warfighting capabilities, many of which can be used for civil support. the Marine Corps does not and will not plan, program and budget for CS. we plan, program and budget for warfighting.

we are frequently accused of not participating in CS missions. this is not true. however, we are also the recognized "away team"; the NG is the recognized "home team". when the bulk of the Marine Corps is in, headed to, or just back from overseas, that's the way it is.

there are several things the NG can do in CS that Marines can't-- like law enforcement under SAD or Title 32. that's a big deal. plus, no T10 forces can be involuntarily mobilized for natural disasters. you also brought up the high numbers of cops and firefighters in the Marine Corps reserve. TRUE. and a good reason for not involving them in CS for natural disasters. example-- if the SgtMaj for, say, 4th ANGLICO, is a broward county sheriff's deputy, why would you deprive his department of a high-value member of the force, who is well drilled in his local duties, to waste time and energy in mobilizing him in a T10 unit where he can perform a fraction of his true capabilities in the same area? doesn't make sense.

bottom line, when called, we respond with capabilities to match requirements. i'm not sure anyone can point to any incident in recent or distant memory where the Marine Corps didn't do what it was asked to do. the NG is much better placed, trained and organized to respond in CS.

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