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Chapter IV<br />

operation) or a specific operational <strong>for</strong>ce (e.g., SOF <strong>for</strong> an SO core operation), who,<br />

because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mission assigned and <strong>the</strong> urgency <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> situation, must remain immediately<br />

responsive to <strong>the</strong> CCDR. The commander <strong>of</strong> a unified CCMD normally assigns missions<br />

requiring a single-Service <strong>for</strong>ce to a Service component commander. These six options<br />

(shown in Figure IV-2) do not in any way limit <strong>the</strong> commander’s authority to organize<br />

subordinate commands and exercise command authority over assigned <strong>for</strong>ces as <strong>the</strong>y see fit.<br />

c. The commander <strong>of</strong> a unified CCMD should not act concurrently as <strong>the</strong><br />

commander <strong>of</strong> a subordinate command. For example, <strong>the</strong> commander <strong>of</strong> a unified CCMD<br />

should not act as a functional component commander without prior approval <strong>of</strong> SecDef.<br />

d. Primary Responsibilities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Commander <strong>of</strong> a Unified Combatant Command.<br />

CCDRs are responsible <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> development and production <strong>of</strong> joint plans and orders.<br />

During peacetime, <strong>the</strong>y act to deter war through military engagement and security<br />

cooperation activities and prepare to execute o<strong>the</strong>r missions that may be required. During a<br />

conflict/combat, <strong>the</strong>y plan and conduct campaigns and major operations to accomplish<br />

assigned missions. Unified CCMD responsibilities include <strong>the</strong> following:<br />

(1) Planning and conducting military operations in response to crises, to include <strong>the</strong><br />

security <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> command and protection <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> US and its territories and bases against attack<br />

or hostile incursion. The JSCP tasks <strong>the</strong> CCDRs to prepare joint contingency plans that may<br />

be one <strong>of</strong> four increasing levels <strong>of</strong> detail: commander’s estimate, basic plan, concept plan, or<br />

operation plan.<br />

For fur<strong>the</strong>r detail concerning joint planning, refer to <strong>JP</strong> 5-0, Joint Operation Planning, and<br />

Chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Joint Chiefs <strong>of</strong> Staff Manual (CJCSM) 3122.01A, Joint Operation Planning<br />

and Execution System (JOPES), Volume I (Planning Policies and Procedures).<br />

Unified Combatant Command Organizational Options<br />

Combatant<br />

Commander<br />

Combatant Command (Command Authority)<br />

Service<br />

Component<br />

Commands<br />

Subordinate Unified<br />

Commands*<br />

(Area or Functional)<br />

Joint Task <strong>Forces</strong>*<br />

(Area or Functional)<br />

Functional<br />

Components*<br />

* Optional<br />

Specific<br />

Operational<br />

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

Single Service<br />

Force*<br />

(Area or Functional)<br />

Figure IV-2. Unified Combatant Command Organizational Options<br />

IV-6 <strong>JP</strong> 1

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