DOD INSTRUCTION 5410.19, VOLUME 1
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OMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: POLICY OVERVIEW AND
EVALUATION PROCEDURES
Originating Component: Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Effective: September 29, 2021
Change 2 Effective: July 29, 2025
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Reissues and Cancels: DoD Instruction 5410.19, “Public Affairs Community Relations Policy
Implementation,” November 13, 2001
Incorporates and Cancels: DoD Directive 5410.18, “Public Affairs Community Relations Policy,”
November 20, 2001
DoD Instruction 5410.20, “Public Affairs Relations with For-Profit
Businesses and Business Industry Organizations,” September 29, 2016
Approved by: John F. Kirby, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Change 2 Approved by: Sean Parnell, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Purpose: This instruction is composed of multiple volumes, each containing its own purpose. In
accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5122.05:
• This instruction establishes and implements policy, assigns responsibilities, prescribes procedures,
and establishes requirements for DoD participation in community outreach activities.
• This volume:
o Establishes policy and prescribes guidelines for determining whether an event should be
considered eligible for DoD support as a community outreach activity.
o Provides guidance for addressing requests for DoD aviation and non-aviation support for public
events.
o Provides guidance for addressing requests concerning use of DoD visual information (VI)
materials, including requests to use DoD VI for commercial purposes.
