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Geographic Combatant Commands - ✔✔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.
Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) - ✔✔The primary means by which the Air Force
presents forces to the joint force commander during contingency operations.
Administrative Control (ADCON) - ✔✔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.
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,Area of Responsibility (AOR) - ✔✔The geographical area associated with a Combatant
Command within which a geographic Combatant Commander has authority to plan
and conduct operations.
Assigned - ✔✔To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is
relatively permanent
Attached - ✔✔The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such
placement is relatively temporary.
Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) - ✔✔is the single, senior ranking Air Force
commander in charge of U.S. Air Force forces presented to a joint force.
Combatant Command (CCMD) - ✔✔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).
Combatant Command Authority (COCOM) - ✔✔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
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, all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish
the missions assigned to the command.
Direct Support - ✔✔Where neither assignment nor attachment is appropriate, a force is
required to support another specific force and is authorized to answer directly to the
supported force's request for assistance.
Functional Combatant Commands - ✔✔a subordinate command organization within a
joint force made up of military elements organized together based on similar
capabilities or functions.
Functional Component Commands - ✔✔Commands within a joint force made up of
more than one Service organized based on similar functions
Functional Combatant Commands (FCCs) - ✔✔responsible for a large functional area
requiring single responsibility for effective coordination of the
operations therein. These responsibilities are normally global in nature (they aren't just
assigned to one AOR...they can support them all).
Function - ✔✔is appropriate assigned duties, responsibilities, missions, or tasks of an
individual, office, or
organization. Broadly, a function is the purpose for which an organization is formed.
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