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

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(4) Provide IO strategies to neutralize enemy air and missile threats while
preserving friendly offensive and defensive capability.
(5) Perform the duties of the AADC when directed by the JFC.
(6) Perform the duties of the ACA when directed by the JFC.
(7) Perform the duties of the SCA when directed by the JFC.
(8) When approved by the GCC and directed by the JFC, coordinate cross-AOR
operations with the JFACC/JFC in adjacent AORs.
c. The JFACC plans, directs, and executes counterair operations throughout the
theater/JOA in accordance with JFC guidance and priorities, and therefore determines the
priority, timing, and effects of counterair fires throughout the theater/JOA. When the JFC
designates land/maritime force commanders, they are the supported commanders within their
designated AOs, and they synchronize maneuver, fires, and interdiction within their AOs, to
include prioritizing targets, effects, and timing of fires. The JFACC has the latitude to plan
and execute JFC prioritized missions within a land or maritime AO in coordination with that
land or maritime force commander.
(1) Although the JFACC normally has the latitude to plan and execute high-priority
counterair operations and to attack targets within the land and maritime AOs, the JFACC
must coordinate specific counterair operations with those component commanders to avoid
adverse affects and fratricide. If counterair operations would have adverse effects within a
component’s AO, then the JFACC must adjust the plan, resolve the issue with that
component commander, or consult with the JFC for resolution.
(2) The JFC may designate and prioritize certain time-sensitive targets (TSTs) that
require immediate action whenever and wherever those TSTs are found. In doing so, the
JFC has assessed and approved the higher risk for that priority target. The JFACC, JFLCC,
JFMCC, and JFSOCC must plan, coordinate, and rehearse how the JFACC will
engage TSTs within the land and maritime AOs and the joint special operations areas.
d. A JAOC normally functions as the JFACC’s principal operations center. It links with
national and theater sensors, intelligence, communications, and component operations
centers. The Service component commanders dual-designated as JFACCs will normally use
their organic air operations centers to form the cores of their JAOCs. Other component
commanders normally will augment the JAOC. The effectiveness of the JAOC also rests on
the expertise of component liaisons such as the Army battlefield coordination detachment
(BCD), naval and amphibious liaison element (NALE), Marine liaison element (MARLE),
the SOLE, and the AAMDC element. These liaison elements enhance coordination between
their component commanders and the JFACC. The JFACC may establish one or more joint
air component coordination elements (JACCEs) with other commanders’ headquarters to
better integrate joint air operations with their operations. When established, the JACCE is a
component level liaison that serves as the direct representative of the JFACC. The
component operations centers and liaison elements facilitate the planning, coordination,
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