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

Functions of the Department of Defense and Its Major Components
and control and maritime warning for Canada, Alaska, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands,
the continental US, the air defense identification zone, and the air and maritime approaches.
Through NORAD, the commander answers to both the US and Canadian governments.
(4) Planning, organizing, and as directed, executing HD operations within the
USNORTHCOM AOR in concert with missions performed by Commander, NORAD.
(5) Synchronizing planning for DOD efforts in support of the USG response to
pandemic influenza.
c. The Commander, USPACOM, is responsible for:
(1) Providing support to civil authorities, as directed.
(2) Providing CBRN CM assistance and support to US and allied partner
authorities, as directed, within US territories and protectorates and the USPACOM AOR.
(3) Planning, organizing, and as directed, executing HD operations within the
USPACOM AOR.
(4) Synchronizing planning for DOD efforts in support of the USG response to
pandemic influenza and infectious disease.
13. Functional Combatant Command Responsibilities
a. CDRUSSOCOM is an FCC who exercises COCOM of all assigned AC and
mobilized RC SOF minus US Army Reserve CA and MISO forces. When directed,
CDRUSSOCOM provides US-based SOF to a GCC who exercises COCOM of assigned and
OPCON of attached SOF through a commander of a theater SO command or a joint SO task
force in a specific operational area or to prosecute SO in support of a theater campaign or
other operations. SOF are those forces identified in Title 10, USC, Section 167, or those
units or forces that have since been designated as SOF by SecDef, and they are those AC and
RC forces of the Services specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and
support SO. When directed, CDRUSSOCOM can establish and employ a JTF as the
supported commander. In addition to functions specified in Title 10, USC, Section 167,
CDRUSSOCOM is responsible to:
(1) Serve as the SOF joint force provider.
(2) Integrate and coordinate DOD MISO capabilities to enhance interoperability
and support US Strategic Command’s IO responsibilities and other CCDRs’ MISO planning
and execution.
(3) Synchronize planning for global operations against terrorist networks in
coordination with other CCDRs, the Services, and as directed, appropriate USG departments
and agencies.
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