domestic support operations

Those activities and measures taken by the Department of Defense to foster mutual assistance and support between the Department of Defense and any civil government agency in planning or preparedness for, or in the application of resources for response to, the consequences of civil emergencies or attacks, including national security emergencies. Also called DSOs.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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