SNCOA Course 14 – Joint Warfighting and Military Organization
Explained
Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) - ANS ✔✔The primary means by which the Air Force
presents forces to the joint force commander during contingency operations. An AETF can be a
numbered air force or command echelon immediately subordinate to a numbered air force. The
commander, Air Force forces acts as the AETF commander.
Administrative Control (ADCON) - ANS ✔✔Administrative control is the authority and
responsibility of a commander to tend to the personal and professional welfare of the forces
assigned to him or her. This normally means being responsible for logistic support, readiness
and training, and personnel management issues including discipline, budgeting, and other
functions of that nature
Area of Responsibility (AOR) - ANS ✔✔The geographical area associated with a Combatant
Command within which a geographic Combatant Commander has authority to plan and conduct
operations.
Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) - ANS ✔✔The COMAFFOR is the single, senior
ranking Air Force commander in charge of U.S. Air Force forces presented to a joint force.
Normally, a COMAFFOR can also be the Air Force commander of an Air and Space Expeditionary
Task Force (AETF) formed for a specific joint contingency or operation.
The roles/
responsibilities of the COMAFFOR include: - ANS ✔✔•• The Air Force's service component
commander in a designated joint force
•• Administrative control through the U.S. Air Force chain of command (an Airman takes care of
Airmen's needs)
,••Operational control over Air Force forces as delegated by the Combatant Commander or the
joint force commander can exercise operational control through the COMAFFOR
•• Can be dual-hatted as the joint force air component commander (JFACC) if the Air Force
presents the most air assets to the joint force
Combatant Command (CCMD) - ANS ✔✔A command with a broad continuing mission under a
single commander established and so designated by the President, through the SecDef and with
the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). From this point on,
Combatant Commanders will be referred to as CCDRs.
Combatant Command Authority (COCOM) - ANS ✔✔Nontransferable command authority,
which cannot be delegated, of a CCDR 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.
an "air" (the function/capability) component command, could include air assets from both U.S.
Air Force and U.S. Navy...fighter squadrons, attack aircraft, air mobility units, or surveillance
aircraft is an example of what? - ANS ✔✔Functional Component Command
Functional Component Commands - ANS ✔✔A functional component command is a
subordinate command organization within a joint force made up of military elements organized
together based on similar capabilities or functions. A functional component command is made
up of elements from more than one Military Department. Just because there might be more
than one U.S. military Service represented in a functional component command doesn't mean
it's a joint force...it's only one piece of the joint force.
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is a functional (special operations) Combatant
Command that synchronizes the planning of special operations and provides special operations
forces to support GCC operations is an example of what? - ANS ✔✔Functional Combatant
Commands (FCCs)
, Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) - ANS ✔✔GCCs are assigned a geographic AOR by the
President with the advice of SecDef as specified in the UCP. Geographic AORs provide a basis for
coordination by CCDRs. GCCs are responsible for the missions in their AOR, unless otherwise
directed.
Joint Force - ANS ✔✔A general term used to describe a type of U.S. military organization. It's a
single force under a single commander who has operational control of the force. The force must
include significant elements from more than one U.S. Military Department and can be organized
on a geographic or functional basis.
Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) - ANS ✔✔The JFACC is a functional component
commander who commands the joint air and space forces (from more than one Military
Department) in a joint force for the joint force commander. The JFACC exercises TACON over
other Services' forces made available for tasking.
However, if the JFACC is dual-hatted as the COMAFFOR (for example), he/she will exercise
OPCON over Air Force forces.
Joint Force Commander (JFC) - ANS ✔✔A general term applied to a CCDR, subordinate unified
commander, or joint task force commander (CJTF) authorized to exercise COCOM (if the JFC is a
CCDR) or operational control over a joint force.
Joint Force Air Component Command Organization (JAOC) - ANS ✔✔The JFACC will normally
operate from a JAOC. A jointly staffed facility established for planning, directing, and executing
joint air operations in
support of the joint force commander's operation or campaign objectives.
Joint Task Force (JTF) - ANS ✔✔A joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SecDef,
a CCDR, a subordinate unified commander, or an existing CJTF. A JTF contains joint forces
established for a specific mission and for a limited amount of time.
Explained
Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) - ANS ✔✔The primary means by which the Air Force
presents forces to the joint force commander during contingency operations. An AETF can be a
numbered air force or command echelon immediately subordinate to a numbered air force. The
commander, Air Force forces acts as the AETF commander.
Administrative Control (ADCON) - ANS ✔✔Administrative control is the authority and
responsibility of a commander to tend to the personal and professional welfare of the forces
assigned to him or her. This normally means being responsible for logistic support, readiness
and training, and personnel management issues including discipline, budgeting, and other
functions of that nature
Area of Responsibility (AOR) - ANS ✔✔The geographical area associated with a Combatant
Command within which a geographic Combatant Commander has authority to plan and conduct
operations.
Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) - ANS ✔✔The COMAFFOR is the single, senior
ranking Air Force commander in charge of U.S. Air Force forces presented to a joint force.
Normally, a COMAFFOR can also be the Air Force commander of an Air and Space Expeditionary
Task Force (AETF) formed for a specific joint contingency or operation.
The roles/
responsibilities of the COMAFFOR include: - ANS ✔✔•• The Air Force's service component
commander in a designated joint force
•• Administrative control through the U.S. Air Force chain of command (an Airman takes care of
Airmen's needs)
,••Operational control over Air Force forces as delegated by the Combatant Commander or the
joint force commander can exercise operational control through the COMAFFOR
•• Can be dual-hatted as the joint force air component commander (JFACC) if the Air Force
presents the most air assets to the joint force
Combatant Command (CCMD) - ANS ✔✔A command with a broad continuing mission under a
single commander established and so designated by the President, through the SecDef and with
the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). From this point on,
Combatant Commanders will be referred to as CCDRs.
Combatant Command Authority (COCOM) - ANS ✔✔Nontransferable command authority,
which cannot be delegated, of a CCDR 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.
an "air" (the function/capability) component command, could include air assets from both U.S.
Air Force and U.S. Navy...fighter squadrons, attack aircraft, air mobility units, or surveillance
aircraft is an example of what? - ANS ✔✔Functional Component Command
Functional Component Commands - ANS ✔✔A functional component command is a
subordinate command organization within a joint force made up of military elements organized
together based on similar capabilities or functions. A functional component command is made
up of elements from more than one Military Department. Just because there might be more
than one U.S. military Service represented in a functional component command doesn't mean
it's a joint force...it's only one piece of the joint force.
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is a functional (special operations) Combatant
Command that synchronizes the planning of special operations and provides special operations
forces to support GCC operations is an example of what? - ANS ✔✔Functional Combatant
Commands (FCCs)
, Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) - ANS ✔✔GCCs are assigned a geographic AOR by the
President with the advice of SecDef as specified in the UCP. Geographic AORs provide a basis for
coordination by CCDRs. GCCs are responsible for the missions in their AOR, unless otherwise
directed.
Joint Force - ANS ✔✔A general term used to describe a type of U.S. military organization. It's a
single force under a single commander who has operational control of the force. The force must
include significant elements from more than one U.S. Military Department and can be organized
on a geographic or functional basis.
Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) - ANS ✔✔The JFACC is a functional component
commander who commands the joint air and space forces (from more than one Military
Department) in a joint force for the joint force commander. The JFACC exercises TACON over
other Services' forces made available for tasking.
However, if the JFACC is dual-hatted as the COMAFFOR (for example), he/she will exercise
OPCON over Air Force forces.
Joint Force Commander (JFC) - ANS ✔✔A general term applied to a CCDR, subordinate unified
commander, or joint task force commander (CJTF) authorized to exercise COCOM (if the JFC is a
CCDR) or operational control over a joint force.
Joint Force Air Component Command Organization (JAOC) - ANS ✔✔The JFACC will normally
operate from a JAOC. A jointly staffed facility established for planning, directing, and executing
joint air operations in
support of the joint force commander's operation or campaign objectives.
Joint Task Force (JTF) - ANS ✔✔A joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SecDef,
a CCDR, a subordinate unified commander, or an existing CJTF. A JTF contains joint forces
established for a specific mission and for a limited amount of time.
