CIVIL DISTURBANCE OPERATIONS
Headquarters, Department of the ArmyApril 2005 Chapter 1Operational Threats of the Civil Disturbance Environment As the Cold War ended with the fall of…
Headquarters, Department of the ArmyApril 2005 Chapter 1Operational Threats of the Civil Disturbance Environment As the Cold War ended with the fall of…
M. P. SULLIVAN –Major General, U.S. Marine CorpsDeputy Commander for WarfightingMarine Corps Combat Development CommandQuantico, Virginia AT ONE END OF THE SPECTRUM, ranks…
What is an Emergency?
• A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving
danger) that requires immediate action
• State of Emergency – a time of crisis, declared
by a government, during which normal laws and
civil rights can be suspended
• Martial Law – rule by military authorities,
imposed on a civilian population when civil
authority has broken down