type Agent
Label Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander
Documentation
Reference Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, 23 March 1994 page 202-203
Aliases JFSOCC
Definition The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for making recommendations on the proper employment of special operations forces and assets, planning and coordinating special operations, or accomplishing such operational missions as may be assigned. The joint force special operations component commander is given the authority necessary to accomplhish missions and tasks assigned by the establishing commander. The joint force special operations component commander will normally be the commander with the preponderance of special operations forces and the requisite command and control capabilities.