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16 Cards in this Set
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Responsible to the citizens of the U.S. for maintaining military that performs our nation's security needs.
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President, Commander in Chief
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Principle defense policy adviser; responsible for the formation and execution of general defense policy.
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Secretary of Defense
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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
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Principal military adviser to President, National Security Council, and SecDef
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Chairman of JCS
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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.
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National Security Act of 1947
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Four statutory members: President, Vice President, SecState, SecDef; Statutory advisers: Chairman JCS and Directory of CIA.
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National Security Council
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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 facilities.
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Secretary of the Navy
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Senior military officer; responsible for command, utilization of resources, and operating efficiency of the operating forces.
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Chief of Naval Operations
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Tasked with manning, training, and equipping forces; responsible for personnel management, supply, services, maintenance, certification.
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Purpose of Administrative Chain of Command
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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
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Navy Administrative Chain of Command
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Responsible for the administrative control of all Fleet elements assigned to their geographic area (e.g. COMLANTFLT, COMPACFLT)
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Component Commanders
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Establish policy, control funds, and perform all administrative functions in their respective warfare specialties. COMNAVSURFFOR (ships), COMNAVAIRFOR (air), COMSUBFOR (subs)
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Force Commanders
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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)
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Type Commanders
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Responsible to Type Commanders (TYCOM) for administrative control of similar types of Fleet elements (e.g. carrier, cruiser) in homeport areas.
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Group Commanders
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Responsible to Group Commanders for administrative control of a squadron of similar ship types.
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Squadron Commanders
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Ship or aviation squadron Commanding Officers responsible to squadron commanders for adminstrative control of the ship.
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Unit Commanders
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