MILITIA DEFENSE CONDITION

LOWCondition GreenAll clear and normal  MDC-5

GUARDED    Condition Gray  Basic Preparedness MDC-4

Maintain your basic state of preparedness; keep your gear packed and accessible.  Plan routes to your initial rally point.  Obtain necessary supplies for cache / resupply points.  Make yourself available for routine communications.

ELEVATED   Yellow Warning Enemy action probable   MDC-3

Maintain your gear in a state of readiness.  Check your exfil routes. Develop your own supply caches along your routes.  Pre-stage supplies where appropriate.  Keep your lines of communication open for incoming "flash" traffic.

HIGH       Orange Warning       Enemy action imminent   MDC-2

Small unit Leaders prepare to assist.  Be ready to move on 2 hour notice. If possible, pre- evacuate immediate family members and their personal gear.  Maintain close contact with your immediate chain of command and team members.

EXTREME     Condition Red  Enemy action in progress       MDC-1

Total Domestic Conflict; highest alert rating. The IMC is fully activated. Evacuate by most expedient route possible, and assemble at designated rally points. Unit commanders will give further directions as needed.

WHAT IS THE MILITIA DEFENSE CONDITION ??

The Militia Defense Condition is similar to the alert system used by the U.S. Department of Defense to give the general public a rough scale of our nation's state of alertness between a state of peace and a State of War.  It is color- coded similar to the Homeland Security Advisory System.

TotalSecurity.US partnered with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to establish and create two new phases in the Homeland Security Advisory System.  The threats are categorized from low to severe levels by colors.

The existing five colors all indicate varying degrees of threat. However, the new Black signifies actual attack and Purple indicates the recovery phase. The Black state is in effect only when an attack has actually occurred and the time immediately following. The Purple state involves complete recovery and restoration of the transit service after the attack has ended. The Purple and Black state may also exist during the transition time from a

higher threat condition to a lower threat condition. 

The Militia Defense Condition is intended to give militia members an opportunity to assess the situational environment and determine what steps they need to take.  This system applies to the militia-at-large (general public) and to the enrolled militia.  This system may NOT necessarily reflect the state of alertness published by the Department of Homeland Security nor the Force Protection or DEFCON systems used by the Department of Defense.  The IMC Militia Defense Condition is intended to reflect the operational needs of the Indiana Militia and the Continental Militia Network under the 3CC-DoD.

The operational readiness of individual IMC members and of whole units shall be conducted in accordance with the Militia Defense Condition.