S5, Civil Affairs

Major Robert R. Roark Regiment Civil Affairs Officer

Duty description:

The regiment civil affairs officer acts as a liaison between the Tennessee State Guard and civilian authorities and populations. In many respects, Civil affairs officers have to share the same skills as a public relations executive in the civilian world. Civil affairs officers must facilitate relationships between the TNSG and the people of the state in which those forces are operating--Tennessee.

The civil affairs officer combines regional expertise, political-military awareness, and professional military skills to conduct civil affairs operations and support civil-military operations in support of the TNSG mission. Civil affairs can involve humanitarian assistance, populace and resources control, support to civil administration, emergency services, and military-civic action. TNSG CA officers' unique knowledge and expertise enable them to command and coordinate CA operations that are planned, executed and transitioned to mitigate or defeat on-going or future civil threats within the state.