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- Identify the two fundamental elements of Command.
from: FUN-104, Command Relationships
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Authority and Responsibility
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- Identify the principle of unity of command.
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All forces operate under a single commander with the requisite authority to direct all forces employed in pursuit of a common purpose
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- Describe the authority of the Joint Force Commander (JFC) staffs.
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The staff is an extension of the commander; its sole function is command support, and its authority is delegated to it by the commander.
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- Define the four command relationship levels of authority (COCOM, OPCON, TACON, and Support).
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- COCOM – only given to combatant commanders (CCDR), cannot be transferred or delegated; it is the authority to perform those functions of command involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the command.
- OPCON – transferable command authority; inherent in COCOM; used to organize, and employ commands and forces, assign tasks, designate objectives, and give authoritative direction over all aspects of military operation and joint training necessary to accomplish the mission.
- TACON – transferable command authority; inherent to OPCON; over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces made available for tasking; limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the Operational Area (OA) necessary to accomplish assigned missions or tasks; typically exercised by functional component commanders.
- Support – command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force. The supported CC exercises general direction of the effort while the supporting CC determines forces, tactics, methods etc. that will be employed to provide the support.
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- Define the additional levels of authority (ADCON, Coordinating Authority, and DIRLAUTH).
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- ADCON – authority over subordinate or other organizations with respect to administration and support including organization of Service forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, demobilization, discipline, and other matters not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or other organizations.
- Coordinating Authority – authority delegated to a commander for coordinating specific functions and activities involving forces of two or more services, two or more joint forces components, or two or more forces of the same Services. More applicable to planning than to operations.
- DIRLAUTH [Direct Liaison Authorized] – the authority granted by a commander to a subordinate to directly consult or coordinate an action with a command or agency within or outside the granting command; must keep commander informed; a coordination relationship, not an authority through which command can be exercised. More applicable to planning than to operations.
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- Identify the levels of authority normally exercised by the COMAFFOR.
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- OPCON (and TACON is inherent to OPCON)
- ADCON
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- Identify the level of authority normally exercised by a JFACC.
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TACON (NOTE: If the COMAFFOR is designated as JFACC, then under his/her COMAFFOR hat, he/she has OPCON and TACON over AFFOR; but under his/her JFACC hat, the JFACC only has TACON over assets of the other Services made available by the JFC to the JFACC for tasking.)
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Identify the characteristics of the standard echelons of the Army tactical organizations.
from: FUN-108, US Army Organization for Combat
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- Army Service Component Command (ASCC): Provides Land Component Commander (LCC) and HQ. Exercises OPCON over land forces deployed to a JOA; provides support to Army, joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and Multinational Forces (MNF) operating across the area of responsibility.
- Corps: sits between the theater Army and the divisions that control the BCTs. Primary candidate for HQ for joint operations. It can control any mix of modular brigades and divisions. May become an intermediate tactical HQ under the land component command with OPCON of multiple divisions, the theater Army HQ tailors the corps HQ to meet mission requirements
- Divisions: Primary tactical warfighting headquarters. Principle task is directing subordinate brigade operations. Can control up to 6 BCTs in major combat operations.
- Brigade Combat Team – the basic building blocks of Army’s tactical formations; principle means of executing engagements; can be functional or modular support. There are 3 standardized BCT designs (see below).
- Modular Support Brigades: 5 types to complement the BCTs:
- Battlefield surveillance brigade
- Fires brigade
- Combat aviation brigade
- Maneuver enhancement brigade:
- Sustainment brigade
- Functional Brigades: unlike Modular support brigades, these typically operate under theater army control and depend on theater level elements for signal and other support. May include:
- Engineer
- Military police
- CBRN
- Air and missile defense
- Signal
- EOD
- Medical
- Intel
- Other Army Organizations:
- Battalion/Squadron
- Company/Battery/Troop
- Platoon
- Squad
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- Identify the three standard designs of Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCT).
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- Heavy BCT
- Infantry BCT
- Stryker BCT
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- Identify the 6 fundamental and enduring roles of US Navy.
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- Powerful Forward Presence
- Strategic Deterrence
- Power Projection
- Sea Control and Maritime Supremacy
- Strategic Sealift
- Humanitarian Assistance
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- Identify the basic building blocks of forward deployed naval warfighting groups.
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Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs), with versatile, multipurpose Carrier Air Wings (CAWs), Surface Combatants, and Submarines; and Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs), with special operations capable Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU-SOC)
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- Identify the mission capabilities of carrier-based naval aircraft.
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Strike-Fighter, C2, reconnaissance, surveillance, electronic combat, suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD), antisubmarine, tanker, and combat search and rescue
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- Identify the doctrinal cornerstone of CSG C2.
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The Composite Warfare Commander (CWC) concept, integrating aircraft, ships, submarines, and land-based forces
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- Identify the basic precept of the CWC concept.
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Centralized command and decentralized execution
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- Identify the 4 basic elements of the MAGTF.
- from: FUN-112, US Marine Corps Organization for Combat
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- Command Element (CE)
- Ground Combat Element (GCE)
- Aviation Combat Element (ACE)
- Logistics Combat Element (LCE)
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