Command and Support Relationships Flashcards
(21 cards)
Define Combatant Command (COCOM)
The “nontransferable command authority, which cannot be delegated, of a combatant commander to perform those functions of command over assigned forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces; assigning tasks; designating objectives; and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the command”
Operational Control (OPCON)
The authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.
Tactical Control (TACON)
the authority over forces limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish assigned missions or tasks.
Administrative Control (ADCON)
The direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to administration and support, which includes organization of Service Forces, control of resources & equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, demobilization, discipline, and other matter not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or other organizations
Direct Liaison Authorized (DIRLAUTH)
That authority granted by a commander (any level) to a subordinate to directly consult or coordinate an action with a command or agency within or outside of the granting command
Directive Authority for Logistics
Combatant commander authority to issue directives to subordinate commanders to ensure the effective execution of approved operation plans, optimize the use or reallocation of available resources, and prevent or eliminate redundant facilities and/or overlapping among the Service component commands
Can TACON’d units be re-task organized?
Hell naw.
OPCON and TACON are often used in joint and multinational operations, they are NOT used to establish command relationships between Marine units within ____ ________
the MAGTF.
Attached
Bound temporarily to a command other than its organic command
True or False: When attached, the unit is under command of the unit to which it is attached.
True
Logistics Combat Element Command Relationships
Units of an LCE provide support to the other elements of the MAGTF, via either a general or direct support relationship.
Support
Support relationships occur when one element or unit of the MAGTF provides a required capability to another element.
True or False: Though joint doctrine defines 4 categories of support, the Marine Corps typically only employ direct support and general support
True
Direct Support
A mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance.
What does a DS mission require a supporting unit to furnish?
Close & continuous support to a single supported unit.
True or False: units given a tactical mission of DS are NOT ATTACHED OR UNDER the command of the supported unit
True
True of False: A LCE unit that is in DS of another unit is NOT immediately responsive to the needs of the supported unit.
False! The LCE unit that is in DS of another unit IS IMMEDIATELY RESPONSIVE to the needs of the supported unit.
General Support
The support which is given to the force as a whole and not to any particular subdivision thereof.
True or False: A LCE unit that is in GS supports the MAGTF under the direction of the LCE commander
True
Reinforcing
A reinforcing mission requires one unit to augment the capabilities of another unit.
The MAGTF commander provides guidance to subordinate commanders addressing three primary areas:
Requirements, priorities, and allocations
