Week 2 Pro Know
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- Responsible to the citizens of the U.S. for maintaining military that performs our nation's security needs.
- President, Commander in Chief
- Principle defense policy adviser; responsible for the formation and execution of general defense policy.
- Secretary of Defense
- Advise the CinC; Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Army, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Naval Operations, Vice-Chairman, Chairman
- Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Principal military adviser to President, National Security Council, and SecDef
- Chairman of JCS
- Established the National Security Council to consider national security issues and tells JCS to serve as planners and advisers, although no executive authority to command combatant forces.
- National Security Act of 1947
- Four statutory members: President, Vice President, SecState, SecDef; Statutory advisers: Chairman JCS and Directory of CIA.
- National Security Council
- Has authority over Navy and Marine Corps; responsible for conducting DepNavy affairs (recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, demobilizing); oversees construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment, and faciliti
- Secretary of the Navy
- Senior military officer; responsible for command, utilization of resources, and operating efficiency of the operating forces.
- Chief of Naval Operations
- Tasked with manning, training, and equipping forces; responsible for personnel management, supply, services, maintenance, certification.
- Purpose of Administrative Chain of Command
- 1. Pres 2. SecDef 3. SecNav 4. CNO 5. Component Commanders 6. Force Commanders 7. Type Commanders 8. Group Commanders 9. Squadron Commanders 10. Unit Commanders
- Navy Administrative Chain of Command
- Responsible for the administrative control of all Fleet elements assigned to their geographic area (e.g. COMLANTFLT, COMPACFLT)
- Component Commanders
- Establish policy, control funds, and perform all administrative functions in their respective warfare specialties. COMNAVSURFFOR (ships), COMNAVAIRFOR (air), COMSUBFOR (subs)
- Force Commanders
- Establish policy, control funds, and perform all administrative functions in their respective warfare specialties in their geographic area. COMNAVSURFLANT/COMNAVSURFPAC (ships), COMNAVAIRLANT/COMNAVAIRPAC (air), COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC (subs)
- Type Commanders
- Responsible to Type Commanders (TYCOM) for administrative control of similar types of Fleet elements (e.g. carrier, cruiser) in homeport areas.
- Group Commanders
- Responsible to Group Commanders for administrative control of a squadron of similar ship types.
- Squadron Commanders
- Ship or aviation squadron Commanding Officers responsible to squadron commanders for adminstrative control of the ship.
- Unit Commanders