1、 Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5200.31E August 10,2011 Incorporating Change 1,Effective September 21,2020 USD(I&S)SUBJECT:DoD Military Working Dog(MWD)Program References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.This Directive:a.Reissues DoD Directive(DoDD)5200.31E(Reference(a)to update policy and assign r
2、esponsibilities for the DoD MWD Program(hereinafter referred to as MWD where appropriate).b.Continues to designate the Secretary of the Air Force as the DoD Executive Agent(DoD EA)for MWD resourcing,training,utilization,and final disposition in accordance with DoDD 5101.1(Reference(b).c.Incorporates
3、 counternarcotics program responsibilities and cancels DoD Instruction(DoDI)5525.10(Reference(c).2.APPLICABILITY.This Directive applies to:a.OSD,the Military Departments,the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,the Combatant Commands,the Office of the Inspector Gen
4、eral of the Department of Defense,the Defense Agencies,the DoD Field Activities,and all other organizational entities in the DoD(hereinafter referred to collectively as the“DoD Components”).b.Other Federal agencies that participate in the program.3.DEFINITIONS.See Glossary.4.POLICY.It is DoD policy
