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DOD-EC PSA

  • Defense.gov
  • Oct. 9, 2020 | 1:08

Since DOD’s Expeditionary Civilian Program started in 2009, it has ensured that DOD civilians, who deploy as joint individual augmentees, are placed where they’re most needed in a joint-service contingency environment, including in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The DOD Expeditionary Civilian mission stems from the department’s desire to better prepare and integrate DOD civilian employees into the “total force” to meet future global challenges.