JP 3-01 Countering Air and Missile Threats - Defense Innovation ...

Chapter II
(6) Establish, coordinate, and disseminate ROE to all subordinate commanders.
(7) A supported JFC normally designates a space coordinating authority (SCA) to
coordinate joint space operations and integrate space capabilities. Based on the complexity
and scope of operations, the JFC can either retain SCA or designate a component
commander as the SCA.
b. The JFC’s staff assists in the decision-making process. The staff’s sole function is
command support, and its only authority is delegated to it by the JFC. The staff plans,
monitors, advises, and coordinates the above listed JFC responsibilities. The JFC has the
authority and latitude to organize the staff and assign responsibilities to ensure unity of effort
and accomplishment of assigned missions (to include joint counterair operations). The
composition of the staff normally reflects the composition of the joint force to ensure those
responsible for employing joint forces have thorough knowledge of total force capabilities,
needs, and limitations. Normally, each staff division is responsible for a specific area and is
required to coordinate its actions, planning, and progress with other concerned divisions and
agencies within the command. The primary staff divisions and their responsibilities are
discussed in detail in JP 3-33, Joint Task Force Headquarters.
5. Component Commanders
a. Service Components. The Service component commanders are responsible for
making available to the JFACC those counterair forces/capabilities not required for their
primary roles and tasks per the apportionment guidance by the JFC. They are responsible for
passing warnings of air and missile attacks to their forces and for establishing the means of
C2 for the decentralized execution of counterair operations. Some of the Service
components are capable of establishing regional/sector AD commands and providing the
regional air defense commanders (RADCs)/sector air defense commanders (SADCs). The
following are elements of the Service components that support counterair:
(1) Army. The commander, Army air and missile defense command (AAMDC), is
the Army forces (ARFOR) operational lead for counterair operations who ensures the
ARFOR contribution is properly planned, coordinated, integrated, and synchronized. The
AAMDC provides a significant focus on countering adversary offensive air and missile
capabilities. The commander, AAMDC, is normally designated the theater Army air and
missile defense coordinator (TAAMDCOORD) for the theater Army commander or the joint
force land component commander (JFLCC), if one is established. As approved by the JFC,
the AADC may designate the commander, AAMDC, as a deputy area air defense
commander (DAADC) for AMD in support of the AADC for DCA operations. The
AAMDC is responsible for balancing the Army counterair assets/capabilities between the
Army/JFLCC maneuver units and the theater level requirements established in the JFC
approved defended asset list (DAL) and the AADP. The AAMDC ensures that Army theater
AMD operations are internally coordinated and properly integrated with the joint force and
MNFs. The Army provides C2, sensors, and weapon systems for counterair, but does not
provide the capability for regional/sector AD commands within the land component area of
operations (AO). Regional/sector AD commands are normally provided by C2 elements
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