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signed or attached to him as a Service or functional component
commander.  The JFACC designation carries no inherent authority
to exercise OPCON.

   (6) Make the apportionment decision; the JFACC definition con-
veys JCS intent that the JFC will make the apportionment
decision.

   (7) Be designated in all situations; the decision to designate
a JFACC remains with the JFC.

k.   Consistent with the JCS definition, the JFACC:

   (1) Can coordinate effort,  operations, sorties, and employment
of air capability.

   (2) Cannot exercise operational control of forces, units,
assets, or aircraft other than those assigned or attached.

1.   The JCS definition notwithstanding, there is much gray
around the JFACC designation and it remains subject to interpre-
tation.   Key points to reinforce understanding of JFACC are:

   (1) The essential aspects of air capability employment are
planning and coordination of air operations and the apportion-
ment, allocation, and tasking of the air effort.

   (2) Air capability is provided as sorties, not as assets.

   (3) Implicit in OPCON is possession of assets.   The 1986
Omnibus Agreement affirms that the MAGTF commander has OPCON of
MAGTF air assets.

   (4) Authority to task assets is de facto OPCON.

   (5) Authority to task sorties in accordance with the Omnibus
Agreement is a means to coordinate employment of MAGTF air capa-
bility.

   (6) Availability for tasking of MAGTF sorties per the Omnibus
Agreement obviates any need for a JFACC to task MAGTF assets.

~.   Planners and operators must recognize and understand the dif-
ferences between joint and Service doctrine.   The following
matrix highlights the differences.


CONCEPT/ELEMENT          JOINT DOCTRINE    U.S. AIR FORCE DOCTRINE


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