Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLICCOMMAND AND CONTROL37Chapter 2COMMAND AND CONTROL2.1 General0201. The JFC may exercise command authority for PR by himself or through a designatedComponent Commander (CC). CCs involved in the operation are to establish aPRCC. The JFC normally exercises Operational Control (OPCON) over PR forces; however,certain national PR forces will be made available under Tactical Control (TACON) only.Other national forces may be allocated for specific PR operations through the JPRC. TheJFC or the designated CC will establish a JPRC within his component’s operations centre.Other CCs involved in the operation should also establish PRCC within their operationscentres. The JPRC has primacy over PRCCs and the latter must keep the JPRC informedof any PR operation. The JPRC must have access to the Concept of Operation (CONOPS),valid for the particular AO, of every PR asset.2.2 Coordination0202. Coordination should be both vertical and horizontal and should be conductedcontinuously during all phases of a PR operation. Principle nodes where coordinationtakes place are within the JPRC / PRCC, between the JPRC / PRCC and PRCCs, between theJFC and external agencies, and through liaison officers.2.2.1 JFC0203. JFC exercises OPCON over assigned PR forces. Integration of contributing nations’military forces which could be used to achieve the PR objective will be attained by establishinga JPRC in a designated operations centre. The JPRC / PRCC should be staffed byspecialists from contributing nations and the component commands. The JFC has bothexecution and launch authority and may direct other components to support a given PRoperation2.2.2 Component / sector commander0204. Each CC has the responsibility, through its PRCC, to plan, coordinate, conductand control PR operations for his own component. The authority to launch componentPR missions rests with CCs and will normally be delegated to the Operations Centre (OC)director. A CC designated by JFC will plan, coordinate and control joint PR for the AONATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC