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

Joint Command and Control
b. Unless otherwise directed by the President or SecDef, the authority, direction, and
control of the CCDR with respect to the command of forces assigned to that command
includes the following:
(1) Exercise or delegate OPCON, TACON, or other specific elements of authority,
establish support relationships among subordinate commanders over assigned or attached
forces, and designate coordinating authorities, as described below.
(2) Exercise directive authority for logistic matters (or delegate directive authority
for a common support capability to a subordinate commander via an establishing directive).
(3) Prescribe the chain of command to the commands and forces within the
command.
(4) Organize subordinate commands and forces within the command as necessary
to carry out missions assigned to the command.
(5) Employ forces within that command as necessary to carry out missions assigned
to the command.
(6) Assign command functions to subordinate commanders.
(7) Coordinate and approve those aspects of administration, support, and discipline
necessary to accomplish assigned missions.
(8) Plan, deploy, direct, control, and coordinate the actions of subordinate forces.
(9) Establish plans, policies, priorities, and overall requirements for the ISR
activities of the command.
(10) Conduct joint exercises and training to achieve effective employment of the
forces in accordance with joint and established training policies for joint operations. This
authority also applies to forces attached for purposes of joint exercises and training.
(11) Assign responsibilities to subordinate commanders for certain routine
operational matters that require coordination of effort of two or more commanders.
(12) Establish a system of control for local defense and delineate such operational
areas for subordinate commanders.
(13) Delineate functional responsibilities and geographic operational areas of
subordinate commanders.
(14) Give authoritative direction to subordinate commands and forces necessary to
carry out missions assigned to the command, including military operations, joint training,
and logistics.
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