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Executive Summary<br />

direction over all aspects <strong>of</strong> military operations and joint<br />

training necessary to accomplish <strong>the</strong> mission.<br />

Tactical Control<br />

Support<br />

There are four categories <strong>of</strong><br />

support that a combatant<br />

commander may exercise<br />

over assigned or attached<br />

<strong>for</strong>ces to ensure <strong>the</strong><br />

appropriate level <strong>of</strong> support<br />

is provided to accomplish<br />

mission objectives. They are:<br />

general support, mutual<br />

support, direct support, and<br />

close support.<br />

Support Relationships<br />

Between Combatant<br />

Commanders<br />

Support Relationships<br />

Between Component<br />

Commanders<br />

Command Relationships<br />

and Assignment and<br />

Transfer <strong>of</strong> <strong>Forces</strong><br />

TACON is an authority over assigned or attached <strong>for</strong>ces<br />

or commands, or military capability or <strong>for</strong>ces made<br />

available <strong>for</strong> tasking, that is limited to <strong>the</strong> detailed<br />

direction and control <strong>of</strong> movements and maneuvers<br />

within <strong>the</strong> operational area necessary to accomplish<br />

assigned missions or tasks assigned by <strong>the</strong> commander<br />

exercising OPCON or TACON <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> attached <strong>for</strong>ce.<br />

TACON is able to be delegated from and lesser authority<br />

than OPCON and may be delegated to and exercised by<br />

commanders at any echelon at or below <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong><br />

CCMD.<br />

Support is a command authority. A support relationship<br />

is established by a common superior commander between<br />

subordinate commanders when one organization should<br />

aid, protect, complement, or sustain ano<strong>the</strong>r <strong>for</strong>ce.<br />

Support may be exercised by commanders at any echelon<br />

at or below <strong>the</strong> CCMD level. The designation <strong>of</strong><br />

supporting relationships is important as it conveys<br />

priorities to commanders and staffs that are planning or<br />

executing joint operations. The support command<br />

relationship is, by design, a somewhat vague but very<br />

flexible arrangement. The establishing authority (<strong>the</strong><br />

common JFC) is responsible <strong>for</strong> ensuring that both <strong>the</strong><br />

supported commander and supporting commanders<br />

understand <strong>the</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> authority that <strong>the</strong> supported<br />

commander is granted.<br />

SecDef establishes support relationships between <strong>the</strong><br />

CCDRs <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> planning and execution <strong>of</strong> joint<br />

operations. This ensures that <strong>the</strong> supported CCDR<br />

receives <strong>the</strong> necessary support.<br />

The JFC may establish support relationships between<br />

component commanders to facilitate operations.<br />

Component commanders should establish liaison with<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r component commanders to facilitate <strong>the</strong> support<br />

relationship and to coordinate <strong>the</strong> planning and execution<br />

<strong>of</strong> pertinent operations.<br />

All <strong>for</strong>ces under <strong>the</strong> jurisdiction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Secretaries <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Military Departments (except those <strong>for</strong>ces necessary to<br />

carry out <strong>the</strong> functions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Military Departments as<br />

noted in Title 10, USC, Section 162) are assigned to<br />

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