Command And Support Relationships Chart - Army Logistics University printable pdf download

COMMAND & SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS

What command relationship do I have? What support relationship do I have?

Am I the supporting or supported?

Does this construct facilitate or inhibit sustainment operations?

What key stakeholders outside the command and support relationships should I consider?

Is the unit using non-doctrinal terms to describe the command or support relationship?

If so, do all parties understand their roles?

BELOW ARE EXTRACTS FROM FM 4-95, LOGISTICS OPERATIONS,

TO HELP CLARIFY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILTIES.

ATTACHED: Attached places units or personnel in an organization where such placement is

relatively temporary.

OPCON: The authority to perform 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. OPCON normally provides full authority to organize

commands and forces and to employ those forces as the commander in OPCON considers necessary to

accomplish assigned missions; it does not, in and of itself, include authoritative direction for logistics or

matters of administration, discipline, internal organization, or unit training.

TACON: A command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability, or

forces made available for tasking that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or

maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned. TACON

provides sufficient authority for controlling and directing the application of force or tactical use of

sustainment assets within the assigned mission or task. It does not provide authority to change

organizational structure or direct administrative and logistical support.

ADCON: The direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to

administration and support. ADCON of an Army unit must remain in Army channels and cannot be

transferred to a unit of another Service. For OPCON and TACON, parent units retain ADCON.

DIRECT SUPPORT: A support relationship requiring a force to support another specific force and

authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance. A unit assigned a direct

support relationship retains its command relationship with its parent unit but is positioned by and has

priorities of support established by the supported unit.

(Continued on the reverse side.)

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Command And Support Relationships Chart - Army Logistics University