Counteracting Pandemic Threats and Consequences: The Role of the Territorial Defence Forces in Crisis Management

Purpose: The main aim of this article is to examine the role Territorial Defence Forces as a formation supporting state institutions in efforts combat pandemics and analyze factors determining effectiveness their participation. Design/Methodology/Approach: countering pandemic threats effects was examined through legal institutional analysis systemic analysis. Findings: Analysis counteracting posed by proved need use all resources available limit its negative consequences. Due potential, should support ensuring domestic order strengthening services performing tasks counteract COVID-19 pandemic. conducted research indicates that scope must be adapted changing requirements emerging threats. Practical Implications: concept consequences crisis management using Armed cooperation between various critical organizational challenge. Cooperation understood multi-level action intended achieve set goal - security. Originality/Value: paper’s conceptual framework prescribed application consilience used public employing approaches from security policy, management, praxeology, human management.