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Department of Defense Manager’s SPACE SHUTTLE CONTINGENCY FUNCTIONAL PLAN 3610-03 15 February 2003  (INTENTIONALLY BLANK) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MANNED SPACE FLIGHT SUPPORT OFFICE Patrick AFB FL 32925-3239 15 February 2003 SUBJECT: DOD MANAGERS SPACE SHUTTLE TURNAROUND FUNCPLAN 3610-03 SEE DISTRIBUTION (Annex Z) REFERENCES: a. Director, Joint Staff Memorandum, DJSM-1226-96, 16 December 1996, Subject: Assignment of Responsibilities for the DOD Manager, Manned Space Flight Support Operations b. Secretary of Defense Memorandum, 15 October 1996, Subject: Assignment of Responsibilities for the DOD Manager, Manned Space Flight Support Operations c. DOD Managers Contingency Functional Plan 3611-XX 1. The Joint Staff directed (ref a.) combatant commanders and services to comply with Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum (ref b.) designating USCINCSPACE as the DOD Manager, Manned Space Flight Support Operations. Effective 1 October 2002, Commander, US Strategic Command assumed responsibility as the DOD Manager, Manned Space Flight Support Operations and is responsible for the development of plans for manned space flight support operations involving the use of DOD resources. This plan and reference c. fulfill the requirement for developing contingency plans as directed by the Secretary of Defense. 2. The DOD Managers Space Shuttle Contingency Functional Plan 3610-03 identifies DOD support resources and provides contingency procedures for DOD support of the Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle and astronauts. 3. Elements of the DOD Managers Space Shuttle Contingency Functional Plan 3610-03 were coordinated with NASA, the Department of State, the Joint Staff, the DOD Services and headquarters at the Combatant Commands. Enclosure (1) replaces in its entirety, The DOD Managers Space Shuttle Support Contingency Turnaround Functional Plan 3610-99, dated 1 March 1999. 4. Request tasked organizations prepare supportin