JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States - Defense ...
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Executive Summary<br />
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Provide common-user and commercial air, land, and<br />
maritime transportation, terminal management, and<br />
aerial refueling to support global deployment,<br />
employment, sustainment, and redeployment <strong>of</strong> US<br />
<strong>for</strong>ces;<br />
Serve as <strong>the</strong> mobility joint <strong>for</strong>ce provider;<br />
Provide DOD global patient movement, in<br />
coordination with GCCs, through <strong>the</strong> <strong>Defense</strong><br />
Transportation Network; and,<br />
Serve as <strong>the</strong> Distribution Process Owner.<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defense</strong><br />
Agencies<br />
DOD agencies are organizational entities <strong>of</strong> DOD<br />
established by SecDef under Title 10, USC, to per<strong>for</strong>m a<br />
supply or service activity common to more than one<br />
Military Department.<br />
Joint Command Organizations<br />
Establishing Unified and<br />
Subordinate Joint Commands<br />
Unified Combatant<br />
Command<br />
Specified Combatant<br />
Command<br />
Subordinate Unified<br />
Command<br />
Authority to Establish. In accordance with <strong>the</strong> National<br />
Security Act <strong>of</strong> 1947 and Title 10, USC, and as described<br />
in <strong>the</strong> UCP, CCMDs are established by <strong>the</strong> President,<br />
through SecDef, with <strong>the</strong> advice and assistance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
CJCS. Commanders <strong>of</strong> unified combatant commands<br />
may establish subordinate unified commands when so<br />
authorized by SecDef through <strong>the</strong> CJCS. Joint task<br />
<strong>for</strong>ces (JTFs) can be established by SecDef, a CCDR,<br />
subordinate unified commander, or an existing JTF<br />
commander.<br />
A unified combatant command is a command with<br />
broad continuing missions under a single commander<br />
and composed <strong>of</strong> significant assigned components <strong>of</strong> two<br />
or more Military Departments that is established and so<br />
designated by <strong>the</strong> President through SecDef and with <strong>the</strong><br />
advice and assistance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CJCS.<br />
A specified CCMD is a command that has broad continuing<br />
missions and is established by <strong>the</strong> President, through<br />
SecDef, with <strong>the</strong> advice and assistance <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> CJCS.<br />
When authorized by SecDef through <strong>the</strong> CJCS,<br />
commanders <strong>of</strong> unified CCMDs may establish<br />
subordinate unified commands (also called subunified<br />
commands) to conduct operations on a continuing basis<br />
in accordance with <strong>the</strong> criteria set <strong>for</strong>th <strong>for</strong> unified<br />
CCMDs.<br />
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