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Chapter II<br />

Unified Action<br />

US Joint <strong>Forces</strong><br />

US Government<br />

Departments and<br />

Agencies<br />

Multinational<br />

<strong>Forces</strong><br />

Unified<br />

Action<br />

Nongovernmental<br />

Organizations<br />

Intergovernmental<br />

Organizations<br />

Private Sector<br />

and O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

The construct <strong>of</strong> unified action highlights <strong>the</strong> integrated and synchronized activities <strong>of</strong> military <strong>for</strong>ces and<br />

nonmilitary organizations, agencies, and <strong>the</strong> private sector to achieve common objectives; although in<br />

common parlance, joint operations increasingly has this connotation. Unified actions are planned and<br />

conducted by joint <strong>for</strong>ce commanders in accordance with guidance and direction received from <strong>the</strong><br />

President, Secretary <strong>of</strong> <strong>Defense</strong>, and combatant commanders.<br />

b. Success <strong>of</strong>ten depends on unified actions. The CJCS and all CCDRs are in pivotal<br />

positions to facilitate <strong>the</strong> planning and conduct <strong>of</strong> unified actions in accordance with <strong>the</strong><br />

guidance and direction received from <strong>the</strong> President and SecDef in coordination with o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

authorities (i.e., multinational leadership).<br />

c. Unity <strong>of</strong> command in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Armed</strong> <strong>Forces</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> starts with national<br />

strategic direction. For US military operations, unity <strong>of</strong> command is accomplished by<br />

establishing a joint <strong>for</strong>ce, assigning a mission or objective(s) to <strong>the</strong> designated JFC,<br />

establishing command relationships, assigning and/or attaching appropriate <strong>for</strong>ces to <strong>the</strong><br />

joint <strong>for</strong>ce, and empowering <strong>the</strong> JFC with sufficient authority over <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>ces to accomplish<br />

<strong>the</strong> assigned mission.<br />

4. Roles and Functions<br />

Figure II-2. Unified Action<br />

The terms “roles and functions” should not be used interchangeably, as <strong>the</strong> distinctions<br />

between <strong>the</strong>m are important.<br />

a. Roles are <strong>the</strong> broad and enduring purposes <strong>for</strong> which <strong>the</strong> Services and <strong>the</strong> CCMDs<br />

were established in law.<br />

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