JP 3-33, Joint Task Force Headquarters - Defense Innovation ...

Chapter VIII
a. Determine personnel requirements including number of personnel, Service, grade,
skill, clearance, and any special qualifications for the directorate. Forward these
requirements to the JTF J-1 with appropriate billet description and justification.
b. Coordinate the overall JTF logistic functions and requirements.
c. Advise the CJTF concerning JTF logistic matters that affect mission accomplishment.
d. Formulate JTF logistic policies.
e. Develop annex D (Logistics) to OPLANs, OPORDs, or campaign plans. Develop
appropriate sections of paragraph 4 of the basic plan and CCDR’s strategic concept.
Participate in JIPOE process.
f. Coordinate common item supply and services support in accordance with tasking
assigned in the OPLAN or OPORD, annex D (Logistics).
g. Coordinate common-user logistics (CUL) Service responsibilities as designated by
the GCC, agreements for inter-Service supply and support, local procurement and controls,
and allocate indigenous facilities and logistic resources available at staging bases in the JOA.
h. Monitor critical classes of supply support capabilities for the purpose of mission
tasking and economy of resources and allocating critical resources.
i. Arrange for and monitor transportation movement requirements; also evaluate
capabilities and limitations of assigned and attached forces, supporting commands, agencies,
and in-country assets.
j. Coordinate the operation of transportation nodes within the JOA including airports,
seaports, and beaches.
k. Identify and coordinate HNS and local resource requirements with the CMOC or
primary agency. During foreign disaster relief, or FHA operations, DSCA, or support to
USG response activities, the J-4 can play an important supporting role to the CMOC in
meeting NGOs or IGOs requests for assistance and aiding them in coordinating all aspects of
providing assistance with limited resources.
l. Arrange HNS with the appropriate agency in the JOA.
m. Identify theater requirements for contract support against existing contracting assets.
If warranted, take necessary actions, in coordination with the GCC, to stand up requirements
and contracting related boards and a joint contracting organization (either lead Service for
contracting or joint contracting center [JCC]) necessary to maintain JOA-wide visibility of
JTF requirements and component contracting efforts, and effectively support JTF
requirements. Ensure contracting officers with appropriate warrants are requested.
Additionally, identify resource requirements to support the contracting function, including
protection, financial management, linguist, and legal support. Refer to JP 4-10, Operational
Contract Support, for further details concerning contracting. Coordinate and manage
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