operational chain of command

operational chain of command

The chain of command established for a particular operation or series of continuing operations. See also administrative chain of command; chain of command.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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It operates in disputed sea areas and serves Beijing's interests through the [People's Liberation Army] operational chain of command under Commander in Chief Xi Jinping himself.
assumed a new position in the operational chain of command: Theater commanders reported to the chairman, who then reported to the president" (p.
In contrast, the current PLA approach of placing joint C2 mechanisms at the theater command level injects an army commander into the operational chain of command even if the mission does not require it.
The CONOPS will compliment the LOGCOP in bridging the gap between the naval supply and logistics processes, which reside primarily in the administrative chain of the Navy shore infrastructure and DoD agencies at the unclassified level, with the information demands of Navy operational planners at the operational level of war in the operational chain of command in the classified environment.
"Following a detailed assessment of the risks by the operational chain of command, the decision has been taken by Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of Defence Staff, in consultation with General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, to withdraw Prince Harry from Afghanistan immediately.
In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said: "Following a detailed assessment of the risks by the operational chain of command, the decision has been taken by Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of Defence Staff, in consultation with General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, to withdraw Prince Harry from Afghanistan immediately.
The Union does not for the moment have a pemanent operational chain of command of its own.
In the operational chain of command, the USTRANSCOM Commander receives direction from the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The plan was modified by each squadron to include appropriate phone numbers and message PLADs for our squadron's operational chain of command.
The act streamlined the operational chain of command from the President to the Secretary of Defense to the CJCS to the unified commanders.
* Passage of a law placing the El Doradan ministry of defense in the operational chain of command of the military.
This call for resignation would benefit from a confession that PNoy: 1) planned Oplan Exodus with US operatives; 2) assumed control of the strategic and operational chain of command for the "realtime" monitoring and direction of its execution; and 3) made the decisions to decline various options for military assistance to beleaguered SAF troopers.

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