Army Mobilization

1 Army Regulation 500 5 Emergency Employment of Army andOther ResourcesArmyMobilizationHeadquartersDep artment of the ArmyWashington, DC16 April 2015 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 500 5 Army MobilizationThis major revision, dated 16 April 2015----o Adds definition of Army Mobilization (para 1-5).o Adds responsibilities for Army Mobilization mission execution (chap 2).o Adjusts Army Mobilization responsibilities and requirements to include ArmyMobilization Operations Planning and Execution System terminology (chap 2).o Changes the chairman of the General Officer Mobilization Review from the ViceChief of Staff of the Army to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, and thealternate from the Director of the Army Staff to the Assistant Deputy Chief ofStaff, G-3/5/7 (para 2-5j).o Declares the Army Forces Command as the responsible agent forcontinental United States Replacement Center operations (para 2-11b).o Updates the list of commands that are required to provide and maintain amobilization plan (para 3-2).

2 O Adds an internal control evaluation (app B).o Changes the title of the Army Mobilization Operations Planning and ExecutionSystem to the Army Mobilization System (throughout).o Requires updates to the Army Mobilization System on an as needed basis(throughout).o Includes changes based on AR 10-87 (throughout).o Adds policy from DODD (throughout).o Adds policy from DODI and DODD (throughout).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC16 April 2015 Emergency Employment of Army and Other ResourcesArmy Mobilization *Army Regulation 500 5 Effective 16 May 2015H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o This regulation prescribes re-s p o n s i b i l i t i e s f o r H e a d q u a r t e r s , D e p a r t -m e n t o f t h e A r m y a n d i t s r e s p o n s i b l eagents to conduct Army Mobilization mis-s i o n e x e c u t i o n . I t p r o v i d e s p o l i c y f o rdeveloping, implementing, exercising, andupdating the Army Mobilization This regulation applies tot h e A c t i v e A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/Army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the Army Reserve, unlessotherwise stated.

3 Also, it applies to De-partment of the Army civilians and Non-Logistics Civilian Augmentation and exception proponent of this regulation is theDeputy Chief of Staff, G 3/5/7. The pro-ponent has the authority to approve ex-ceptions or waivers to this regulation thata r e c o n s i s t e n t w i t h c o n t r o l l i n g l a w a n dregulations. The proponent may delegatethis approval authority, in writing, to ad i v i s i o n c h i e f w i t h i n t h e p r o p o n e n tagency or its direct reporting unit or fieldoperating agency, in the grade of colonelor the civilian equivalent. Activities mayrequest a waiver to this regulation by pro-v i d i n g j u s t i f i c a t i o n t h a t i n c l u d e s a f u l lanalysis of the expected benefits and musti n c l u d e f o r m a l r e v i e w b y t h e a c t i v i t y ssenior legal officer.

4 All waiver requestswill be endorsed by the commander ors e n i o r l e a d e r o f t h e r e q u e s t i n g a c t i v i t yand forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent. Refer toAR 25 30 for specific internal control process. Thisregulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 andidentifies key internal controls that mustbe evaluated (see appendix B).S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval of the Deputy Chief ofStaff, G 3/5/7 (DAMO ODM), 400 ArmyPentagon, Washington, DC 20310 improvements. Users arei n v i t e d t o s e n d c o m m e n t s o r s u g g e s t e dimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dB l a n k F o r m s ) t o H e a d q u a r t e r s , D e p a r t -ment of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff,G 3/5/7 (DAMO ODM), 400 Army Pen-tagon, Washington, DC 20310 management .

5 AR 15 1 re-quires the proponent to justify establish-i n g / c o n t i n u i n g c o m m i t t e e ( s ) , c o o r d i n a t edraft publications, and coordinate changesin committee status with the Office of theAdministrative Assistant to the Secretaryof the Army, Department of the ArmyC o m m i t t e e M a n a g e m e n t O f f i c e(AARP ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Build-ing 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 , if it is determined that an estab-lished group identified within this regu-lation, later takes on the characteristics ofa committee, as found in the AR 15 1,t h e n t h e p r o p o n e n t w i l l f o l l o w a l l A R1 5 1 r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r e s t a b l i s h i n g a n dcontinuing the group as a This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels C, D, and Efor the Active Army, the Army NationalGuard/Army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the Army (Listed by paragraph and page number)

6 Chapter 1 General, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Army Mobilization definition 1 5, page 1*This regulation supersedes AR 500 5, dated 7 June 500 5 16 April 2015iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedChapter 2 Responsibilities, page 1 Chief Information Officer/G 6 2 1, page 1 Chief, National Guard Bureau 2 2, page 1 DCS, G 1 2 3, page 1 DCS, G 2 2 4, page 1 DCS, G 3/5/7 2 5, page 2 DCS, G 4 2 6, page 2 DCS, G 8 2 7, page 3 Chief, Army Reserve 2 8, page 3 The Surgeon General (TSG) 2 9, page 3 The Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation management 2 10, page 3 Commanding General, Army Forces Command 2 11, page 3 Commanding General, Army Training and Doctrine Command 2 12, page 4 Commanding General, Army Material Command 2 13, page 4 Commander, Army Special Operations Command 2 14, page 4 Commanding General, Army Pacific Command 2 15, page 4 Commanders of Army service component commands 2 16, page 4 Commanders of direct reporting units 2 17, page 5 Chapter 3 Required Mobilization Plans, page 5 Required Mobilization plans 3 1, page 5 The Army Mobilization Plan 3 2, page , page Control Evaluation, page 8 GlossaryiiAR 500 5 16 April 2015 Chapter 1 General1 1.

7 PurposeThis regulation provides policy for developing, implementing, exercising, and updating the Army Mobilization Plan(AMP). It states that the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G 3/5/7 and Commander, Army Forces Command(FORSCOM) have the authority to develop and implement the Army Mobilization System (AMS) (formerly known asthe Army Mobilization Operations Planning and Execution System) and FORSCOM Mobilization procedures whichcan be obtained via , 2. ReferencesRequired and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix 3. Explanation of abbreviations and termsAbbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are explained in the 4. ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities are listed in chapter 5. Army Mobilization definitionArmy Mobilization is the process of bringing the Army to a state of readiness for war, contingency, or nationalemergency.

8 This includes activating all or part of the Reserve Component (RC), as well as assembling and organizingpersonnel, supplies, and 2 Responsibilities2 1. Chief Information Officer/G 6 The CIO/G 6 will a. Assist the DCS, G 3/5/7 to develop functional area specifics required to mobilize Army Disseminate guidance on signal matters relevant to Mobilization and Provide general officer (GO) or senior executive service (SES) representation at periodic general officer mobiliza-tion reviews (GOMRs), colonel representation at council of colonels (COC) Army Mobilization working groups(AMWG), and action officer (AO) representation at AO Mobilization working 2. Chief, National Guard BureauThe Director, Army National Guard (DARNG), on behalf of the CNGB, will a. Assist the DCS, G 3/5/7 to develop functional area specifics required to mobilize Army Provide GO or SES representation at periodic GOMRs, colonel representation at COC AMWG, and AOrepresentation at AO Mobilization working Coordinate with the state, territory, and district Adjutants General, as 3.

9 DCS, G 1 The DCS, G 1 will a. Assist the DCS, G 3/5/7 to develop functional area specifics required to mobilize Army Disseminate guidance on personnel matters relevant to Mobilization and Manage all aspects of the Administrative Active Duty Operational Support Program through coordination with theA R N G , U . S . A r m y R e s e r v e ( U S A R ) , U . S . A r m y H u m a n R e s o u r c e s C o m m a n d ( H R C ) , a n d o r d e r s p u b l i s h i n Provide GO or SES representation at periodic GOMRs, colonel representation at COC AMWG, and AOrepresentation at AO Mobilization working 4. DCS, G 2 The DCS, G 2 will a. Assist the DCS, G 3/5/7 to develop functional area specifics required to mobilize Army Disseminate guidance on security matters relevant to Mobilization and 500 5 16 April 2015c. Provide GO or SES representation at periodic GOMRs, colonel representation at COC AMWG, and AOrepresentation at AO Mobilization working 5.

10 DCS, G 3/5/7 The DCS, G 3/5/7 will a. Develop Army Mobilization and operations policy, guidance, and planning assumptions for the Mobilization ,deployment, employment, expansion of forces beyond the approved force structure, redeployment, demobilization, andreconstitution of Army Order the call-up or activation of RC forces under the prescribed Mobilization Coordinate with the Joint Staff (JS) and FORSCOM to provide allocation of units and resourcing prioritization forunit Mobilization mission requirements to Army commands (ACOMs), Army service component commands (ASCCs),and direct reporting units (DRUs).d. Provide priority of effort and support for mobilized units as established by combatant commander (CCDR)mission Program Mobilization resource requirements with Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial management andComptroller) (ASA (FM&C)), Army Budget Office (ABO), DCS, G 1 Plans and Resources Directorate, and DCS, G 8 Program Analysis and Evaluation (PA&E).