Operations

Chapter I
Notional Relationships of Department of Defense
Legal Organizations Supporting Military Operations
Department of Defense
Legal Organizations
Strategic Operational Tactical
Department of Defense
General Counsel
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff’s Legal Counsel
General Counsel of Military
Departments, Judge Advocate
General of the Services, and
the Staff Judge Advocate to
the Commandant of the US
Marine Corps
Combatant Commander’s
Staff Judge Advocate
(Geographic)
X
X
X
X
Combatant Commander’s
Staff Judge Advocate
(Functional)
Subordinate Unified
Command Staff Judge
Advocate
X
X
X
X
Service Component
Staff Judge Advocate
Joint Task Force
Staff Judge Advocate
Functional Component
Staff Judge Advocate
X
X
X
X
X
X
Figure I-1. Notional Relationships of Department of Defense Legal Organizations
Supporting Military Operations
address legal matters affecting more than one department/agency of the USG. The DOD GC
also provides a senior representative to the Personnel Recovery Action Group.
c. The DOD GC issues DOD instructions and other DOD publications that implement
policies approved by SecDef in the functions assigned to the GC. The DOD GC oversees the
GCs of all DOD agencies and combat support agencies (CSAs). The DOD GC
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