Enclosure (3) to COMDTINST 16000.27
g. Supplemental Staffing. The Coast Guard JFO advance team will assess the need for and
coordinate provision of a Coast Guard SFO and supplemental Coast Guard staff support to a
JFO, as appropriate.
(1) The assessment will include the need for subject-matter expertise in capabilities of Coast
Guard special teams in the JFO and/or the Joint Operations Center (JOC). These subject-
matter experts will be charged with keeping the Coast Guard SFO informed of team special
capabilities and potential areas for employment.
(2) Coast Guard resources such as Incident Management Assist Team (IMAT) may serve as a
primary source of resources for supplementing the Coast Guard core JFO team as necessary
and appropriate. Refer to paragraph 6b(1)(b)(2) of COMDTINST 16600.27, which re-
establishes authorization to develop and maintain an IMAT capability.
h. NSSE JFO Staffing. NSSE JFOs are field-level organizations that develop the security for
events and develop tactical contingency plans for any incident that may arise during the event.
Therefore, Sector personnel should be engaged in these JFOs as appropriate. The Coast Guard
JFO advance team may serve as staff augmentation and support of the Sector Commander. If
deployment of specialized Coast Guard security response/counterterrorism capabilities is
associated with the NSSE, the default core staffing will be expanded to include a qualified
individual to represent team capabilities.
i. SFO Responsibilities. Functional responsibilities of Coast Guard officers serving as SFO
include the following items.
(1) Represent the Coast Guard and, in some cases, the Regional Response Teams (RRTs) under
the National Contingency Plan (NCP) to the JFO, serving as the Coast Guard area or district
commander's designated representative, as appropriate. For a Spill of National Significance
(SONS), the area or district commander will serve as the Commandant's designated
representative.
(2) Establish Coast Guard interface with Principal Federal Official (PFO) and JFO Coordination
Group.
(3) Provide reach back from the JFO to Coast Guard operational and support commanders at the
Coast Guard area or district levels, as appropriate.
(4) Perform the duties prescribed for the SFO in reference (b) and the JFO SOP when published
and in effect.
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