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apparatus based on its primary missions.   For the Marine Corps,
that means an air-surface structure which will integrate with
that of the Fleet.   It also means a totally integrated antiair
warfare organization (radars,  fighters, missiles, C2, and
interoperability with all Services and NATO/NADGE), a totally
integrated airspace control system which is closely intertwined
with the ground force fire support coordination agencies, and a
totally integrated air-ground liaison and control system.
Clearly, splitting apart any of these functions degrades the
capability not only to accomplish the mission assigned to the
Marine air-ground task force but also to perform these particular
functions, either unilaterally or jointly.   For example, to split
up Marine Corps organization for antiair warfare and air space
management would be taking a step backwards to the complex and
uncertain procedures employed jointly by the Army and Air Force.
There are more productive methods of folding Marine air-ground
task force capabilities into the needs of a~joint force as a
whole without disrupting the combat power of the Marine air-
ground task force.

f.   Conclusions.  Joint adoption of the Air Force (and often
Army) position to always organize along functional lines would
severely limit a joint force commander's prerogative to organize
and employ his subordinate forces in the manner best suited to
the successful accomplishment of his mission.   Unified Combatant
Commanders are organized along Service component lines for day-
to-day~operations.   Command relationships outlined in their
operations plans   (OPLANs) to meet various contingencies up
through general war reflect Service co~ponent organizations.  The
Unified Combatant Commanders are the senior warfighters of our
nation.   They have chosen to organize along Service component
lines for operations in both peacetime and war.   The Marine Corps
and the other Services are~legally and morally bound to support
them in this endeavor.   (See Appendix B for a sample joint task
force (JTF) command relationships diagram)

3003.   FOLLOW-ON FORCES ATTACK

a.   Background

   (1)  JCS Pub 3-03.1, Joint Doctrine for Follow-On Forces Attack
(FOFA), was developed by USCINCEUR under the old Joint Doctrine
Pilot Program during which a few Commanders of Unified Combatant
Commands "volunteered" to develop a joint doctrine project.
Three of these projects survive today--JCS Pub 3-01.2, Joint
Doctrine for Theater Counterair Operations,  (USCINCEUR) and JCS
Pub 3-04, Doctrine for Joint Maritime OPerations (Air),
(USCINCLANT)  are the other two.  All three of these projects have
been included in the Joint Doctrine Master Plan.   JCS Pubs 3-03.1
and 3-04 have been published as test pubs.   JCS Pub 3-01.2 will
be combined with a couple of other pubs during the next revision
cycle.

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