JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States - Defense ...

Joint Command Organizations
(8) Provide, as requested, supporting joint operation and exercise plans with
necessary force data to support missions that may be assigned by the CCDR.
d. Service component commanders or other Service force commanders assigned to a
CCDR are responsible through the chain of command, extending to the Service Chief, for the
following:
(1) Internal administration and discipline.
(2) Training in joint doctrine and their own Service doctrine, tactics, techniques,
and procedures.
(3) Logistic functions normal to the command, except as otherwise directed by
higher authority.
e. Communication with a Service Chief. Unless otherwise directed by the CCDR, the
Service component commander will communicate through the CCMD on those matters over
which the CCDR exercises COCOM. On Service-specific matters such as personnel,
administration, and unit training, the Service component commander will normally
communicate directly with the Service Chief, informing the CCDR as the CCDR directs.
f. Logistic Authority. The operating details of any Service logistic support system will
be retained and exercised by the Service component commanders in accordance with
instructions of their Military Departments, subject to the directive authority of the CCDR.
Joint force transportation policies will comply with the guidelines established in the Defense
Transportation System.
9. Functional Component Commands
a. JFCs have the authority to establish functional component commands to control
military operations. JFCs may decide to establish a functional component command to
integrate planning; reduce their span of control; and/or significantly improve combat
efficiency, information flow, unity of effort, weapon systems management, component
interaction, or control over the scheme of maneuver.
b. Functional component commanders have authority over forces or military capability
made available to them as delegated by the establishing JFC. Functional component
commands may be established to perform operational missions that may be of short or
extended duration. JFCs may elect to centralize selected functions within the joint force, but
should strive to avoid reducing the versatility, responsiveness, and initiative of subordinate
forces. (Note: Functional component commanders are component commanders of a joint
force and do not constitute a “joint force command” with the authorities and responsibilities
of a JFC as described in this document, even when composed of forces from two or more
Military Departments.)
c. The JFC establishing a functional component command has the authority to designate
its commander. Normally, the Service component commander with the preponderance of
forces to be tasked and the ability to C2 those forces will be designated as the functional
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