EA02 - Joint Organization Flashcards
Joint Chiefs of Staff
consists of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), and the Service Chiefs: US Army Chief of Staff, Chief of Naval Operations, US Air Force Chief of Staff, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Operational Branch
used to employ forces and begins with the President, through the SecDef, and onto the combatant commanders (CCDRs).
Administrative Branch
Used to recruit, organize, train, and equip forces. It also begins with the President, through the SecDef, but proceeds to the Secretaries of the military departments.14
Combatant Commanders
A combatant command (COCOM) is a command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander and composed of significant assigned components of two or more military departments that are established and so designated by the President, through the SecDef with the advice and assistance of the CJCS.
Joint Force Commanders
Joint Force Commander (JFC) is a general term applied to a CCDR, subunified commander, or Joint Task Force (JTF) commander authorized to exercise combatant command (command authority) or operational control over a joint force.
Service Component Commanders
A Service component command, assigned to a CCDR, consists of a Service component CDR and the Service forces (such as individuals, units, detachments, and organizations, including the support forces) that have been assigned to that CCDR
Combat Support Agencies
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA0
National Security Agency (NSA).
Geographic Combatant Commands
GCCs are assigned a geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) within which their missions are accomplished with assigned and/or attached forces.
US Africa Command (USAFRICOM)
Located in Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
responsible for US military relations with 53 African countries, including the islands of Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome and Principe, along with the Indian Ocean islands of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles.
US Central Command (USCENTCOM)
Located at MacDill AFB, FL
US Central Command‘s AOR is the Middle East, Egypt, and Central Asia
US European Command (USEUCOM)
Located in Stuttgart, Germany
AOR covers almost one-fifth of the planet, including all of Europe, large portions of Asia, parts of the Middle East and the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. The command is responsible for US military relations with NATO and 51 countries on two continents with a total population of close to a billion people.
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
Located in Peterson AFB, Colorado
US Northern Command conducts homeland defense, civil support, and security cooperation to defend and secure the United States and its interests. its AOR includes air, land, and sea approaches and encompasses the continental United States, Alaska, Canada, Mexico and the surrounding water out to approximately 500 nautical miles.
US Pacific Command (USPACOM)
Located in Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii
AOR encompasses about half of the earth‘s surface, stretching from the waters off the west coast of the US to the western border of India and from Antarctica to the North Pole.
US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)
Located in Miami, FL
US Southern Command is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation for Central and South America, the Caribbean (except US commonwealths, territories, and possessions), and Cuba. USSOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal and canal area.
Functional Combatant Commands
FCCs support (or can be supported by) GCCs or may conduct assigned missions independently.