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This
lesson describes the organizational structure of the national military
establishment, the chain of command from the President and the Secretary of
Defense to the combatant commands and command relationships to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff and other support authorities. Students will be introduced to the
operational and organizational policies and procedures for exercise of
command by combatant commands and other joint force commands.
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Handouts. Combatant Commands Fact Sheet
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.SUGGESTED
READINGS
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Joint
Pub 1
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Unified
Command Plan (FOUO).
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Joint
Pub 3-0, pages II-3 through II-19 (sections 3-7 of Chapter II) and pages
III-1 through III-4.
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REFERENCES
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Joint Pub 1, Doctrine of the Armed Forces of the United States.
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Unified Command Plan (UCP).
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Joint Pub 3-0, Doctrine for Joint Operations.
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NOTE:
In a memo date 11 Jan 2002, the
Secretary of Defense directed that use of the term “National Command
Authority” be discontinued. The Term
CINC, except in reference to President, was eliminated in Nov 2002. It has
been deleted from this briefing.
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