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of subordinate components1 organic assets.

g.   While the force employment philosophies and individual doc-
trines of the two Services differ, joint doctrine recognizes and
accommodates both through two significant JCS decisions.   The
first is through endorsement by the Joint Chiefs of Staff of an
Omnibus Agreement for employment of MAGTF aviation in joint
sustained operations ashore.  This agreement, published in JCS
Pub 3-01.2  (Theater Counterair Operations) and JCS Pub 3-56.23
(Tactical Command and Control for Joint Operations), provides
that:

   (1)  The MAGTF Commander will retain operational control of his
organic air assets.

   (2)  The MAGTF aviation assets will normally be in support of
the MAGTF mission.

   (3)  The MAGTF Commander will make sorties available to the
joint force commander for air defense,  long range interdiction
and long range reconnaissance.

        (a)  This provision of the Omnibus Agreement does not pre-
clude the JFC from assigning the MACTF commander an area of
influence or sector of responsibility for operations that include
such missions.

        (b)  Nevertheless, when provided under the Omnibus Agree-
ment, these sorties are not 11excess" sorties.   They are distinct
contributions to the overall joint force effort in recognition of
the fact that the joint force commander must exercise integrated
control of air defense and long range reconnaissance and inter-
diction aspects of the joint operation or theater campaign.

   (4)  After mission analysis and air support requirements are
determined, any additional sorties in excess of those essential
to MAGTF direct support will also be provided to the JFC.

   (5)  All MAGTF sorties provided to the JFC will be tasked
through his air component commander for support of other
components of the joint force, or in general support of the joint
force as a whole.

   (6)  When the operational situation dictates that all available
sorties in the joint force be directed by the JFC to priorities
higher than the mission assigned the MAGTF, the MAGTF commander
will provide all sorties he can generate for support of~that pri-
ority mission.

h.   The second significant action by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
was agreement on a definition of, and authority for the JFC to
designate, a Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) that:

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