text: Appendix G
  Airspace Control during Defense Support of Civil
  Authorities
  This appendix augments the thorough description of how the Army conducts defense
  support of civil authorities. The appendix provides an overview of defense support of
  civil authorities. It then discusses coordinating airspace during defense support of civil
  authorities and joint airspace control. Lastly, it addresses employment considerations
  of unmanned aircraft systems.
  DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES OVERVIEW
  G-1. During defense support of civil authorities, in particular disaster response operations, aircraft are in
  high demand. Therefore, Army leaders must understand how to coordinate airspace control procedures to
  operate effectively along with other organizations to reduce the chance of accident or injury. Defense support
  of civil authorities is support provided by U.S. Federal military forces, Department of Defense civilians,
  Department of Defense contract personnel, Department of Defense component assets, and National Guard
  forces (when the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the governors of the affected states, elects and
  requests to use those forces in Title 32, United States Code, status) in response to requests for assistance from
  civil authorities for domestic emergencies, law enforcement support, and other domestic activities, or from
  qualifying entities for special events (DODD 3025.18). Defense support of civil authorities (DSCA) includes
  operations that address the consequences of natural or man-made disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks, and
  incidents in the United States and its territories. When the size and scope of events exceed the capabilities or
  capacities of domestic civilian agencies a governor or federal civilian agency requests support.
  G-2. For Army forces, DSCA typically involves aviation support. Army aviation support includes air
  movement of logistics; transportation of personnel and equipment; medical evacuation; command and control
  support to federal, state, and local authorities; air evacuation; air traffic services; and information collection
  support to civilian law enforcement operations. Further, federal military and National Guard aviation units
  support civil authorities for counterdrug programs, civil disturbances, and border surveillance operations.
  G-3. For Army aviation support for DSCA, several emergency support function (ESF) annexes of the
  national response framework guide employment. ESF annexes describe the roles and responsibilities of
  federal departments and agencies as ESF coordinators, primary agencies, or support agencies. The following
  ESF annexes are relevant to Army aviation support:
  * ESF #1 – addresses transportation, including airspace control.
  * ESF #5 – addresses information and planning.
  * ESF #7 – addresses logistics and sustainment management.
  * ESF #8 – addresses public health and medical, including medical evacuation and mass casualty
  evacuation flights.
  * ESF #9 – addresses interagency search and rescue operations.
  COORDINATING AIRSPACE DURING DEFENSE SUPPORT OF
  CIVIL AUTHORITIES
  G-4. To facilitate cross-governmental coordination, the Federal Emergency Management Agency
  establishes a joint field office (“joint” in this context meaning interagency) to coordinate a national-level
  response. A joint field office is a temporary federal facility for coordination and liaison across agencies and
  jurisdictions. The cross-governmental coordination between Department of Defense (DOD) and other
  participating agencies ensures all units operate in an integrated and synchronized manner. Within the joint