What is the Deployment Availability Working Group (DAWG)?

• A. is a cross-functional tracking and decisionmaking body chaired by the SGP with the purpose of administratively managing the medical cases of all personnel identified as having a deployment-limiting medical condition
• B. a medical board that decides fitness for duty
• C. a subgroup responsible for scheduling deployments
• D. a liaison committee for base housing

Answer: (A)

DAWG serves as a cross-functional tracking and decision-making body chaired by the SGP to administratively manage the medical cases of personnel who have deployment-limiting medical conditions. In practice, it brings together medical, operational, and administrative stakeholders to monitor each case, discuss appropriate actions, and determine deployment eligibility, accommodations, or necessary steps to restore or preserve readiness. This centralized approach ensures consistent, timely decisions across cases rather than relying on fragmented processes.

The other described groups don’t fit this role: a medical board that decides fitness for duty is a separate mechanism focused on formal determinations of overall fitness; a subgroup that schedules deployments handles logistics rather than medical case management; and a liaison committee for base housing deals with housing issues, not deployment medical readiness.