Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
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4-JTF Component METOC Support<br />
Chapter 4 - METOC Support to <strong>Joint</strong> Task Force Components<br />
This chapter summarizes the types of METOC support that may be required to support<br />
functional components of a <strong>Joint</strong> Task Force: that is, the <strong>Joint</strong> Force (JF) Air Component<br />
Comm<strong>and</strong>er (ACC), L<strong>and</strong> Component Comm<strong>and</strong>er (LCC), Maritime Component<br />
Comm<strong>and</strong>er (MCC), <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Joint</strong> Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF).<br />
4.1 JTF Component Structure<br />
Figure 4-1 below depicts several variations for forming a <strong>Joint</strong> Task Force. The CJTF can<br />
form along Service or functional component lines or a combination of both.<br />
Operational Control<br />
(OPCON)<br />
Comm<strong>and</strong> Relationship<br />
Determined by CJTF<br />
CJTF<br />
DCJTF<br />
JTF STAFF<br />
JTF HQ<br />
ARMY<br />
COMPONENT<br />
NAVY<br />
COMPONENT<br />
AIR FORCE<br />
COMPONENT<br />
MARINE CORPS<br />
COMPONENT<br />
SERVICE COMPONENTS<br />
JOINT FORCE LAND<br />
COMPONENT<br />
JOINT FORCE AIR<br />
COMPONENT<br />
JOINT FORCE MARITIME<br />
COMPONENT<br />
SPECIAL OPS<br />
COMPONENT<br />
JOINT CIVIL<br />
JOINT PSYCHOLOGICAL<br />
AFFAIRS TASK FORCE<br />
OPNS TASK FORCE<br />
Functional Components<br />
JTF<br />
Figure 4-1. <strong>Joint</strong> Task Force Component Comm<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Note: the <strong>Joint</strong> Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Joint</strong> Force Air Component<br />
Comm<strong>and</strong>er (JFACC) are usually established. The Army <strong>and</strong> Marine Corps components may<br />
st<strong>and</strong>-alone or combine to form the <strong>Joint</strong> Force L<strong>and</strong> Component Comm<strong>and</strong>er. The <strong>Joint</strong> Civil<br />
Affairs Task Force (JCATF) <strong>and</strong> <strong>Joint</strong> Psychological Operations Task Force (JPOTF) are<br />
frequently formed as part of the JTF HQ. When two service components are combined, the<br />
functional component comm<strong>and</strong>er’s staff weather officer or oceanographer should be the primary<br />
METOC contact for that functional comm<strong>and</strong>.<br />
4-1
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