Requisitos en materia de seguridad operacional exigidos a proveedores externos

Command relationships establish the degree of control and responsibility a commander has for units/agencies operating under him. These are:

a. Operational Command (OPCOM) – the authority granted to a commander over subordinate commanders through which he can assign missions or tasks, deploy units, reassign forces, and retain or delegate operational and/or tactical control to his subordinate units if he finds it necessary; it does not in itself include responsibility for administration or logistics.

b. Operational Control (OPCON) – the transferable command authority that may be exercised by a commander through which he can organize and employ units or agencies augmented to his organization, direct these units or agencies for its inherent mission/task, assign tasks, and designate objectives and give authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission; operational control includes authoritative direction over all aspects of operations and joint/inter-agency training necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the command. However, operational control does not, in itself, include authoritative direction for logistics or matters of administration, discipline, internal organization, or unit training; commanders exercising operational control of a unit or agency cannot reassign forces and assign separate employment of components.

c. Tactical Command (TACOM) –the authority delegated to a commander to assign tasks to units or agencies that were augmented to his organization, for the accomplishment of the mission assigned to him by higher authority; however, commanders exercising this cannot alter the mission of the augmented units or agencies, he cannot reassign its forces, and he cannot assign separate employment of components

d. Tactical Control (TACON) – the command authority over the augmented units or agencies which were made available for tasking; this is usually for local direction and control of movements necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned; tactical control is inherent in operational control; when subordinate units are under tactical control, controlling commanders may deploy these units or agencies and direct them for their inherent mission/ task; however, commanders cannot assign missions and tasks, reassign forces and assign separate employment of components of said units or agencies.

e. Attached – the placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively temporary, or the detailing of individuals to specific functions where such functions are secondary or relatively temporary.

Table 1 vividly portrays the inherent responsibilities of each command relationship. Command responsibilities, responsibilities for service support, and authority to organize or reassign component elements of a supporting unit or agency remain with the higher headquarters or parent unit unless the authorizing commander specifies otherwise.

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DEGREES OF OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY

OPCOM OPCON TACOM TACON

Assign Mission YES YES NO NO

Assign Tasks YES YES YES NO

Direct Force for its

assigned Mission/Task YES YES YES NO

Deploy Units YES YES YES YES, Local

Direction

Reassign Forces YES NO NO NO

Assign separate employment of components

YES NO NO NO

Admin responsibility If Specified If Specified If Specified If Specified

Table 1 (Source: CSAFP Letter Directive – dated 05 Nov 04, with Subject: Interim Definition in

Command Relationships).

Support relationships establish specific relationships and responsibilities between supporting and supported units/agencies. These are:

a. General Support (GS) refers to the support which is given to a unit/agency or organization as a whole and not to any particular subdivision thereof.

b. Direct Support (DS) is a mission requiring a unit/agency to support another specific unit or organization, and authorizing it to answer directly the latter’s request for assistance.

c. Reinforcing (R) implies that a particular unit augments the capability of another unit that has similar functions as his, and that augmented unit has the jurisdiction over the area where the operations are being conducted; example: A rescue team from Makati City reinforcing a

rescue team of Quezon City that is primarily tasked or is currently conducting rescue mission in Quezon City area.

d. General Support Reinforcing (GSR) applies when a unit, with specific capabilities, is given a mission of providing support (in relation to his capabilities) to the force as a whole and of providing support for another specific unit, which has the same capabilities as his and is within the same command. This generally applies when a Unified ICS (See Section 6-2.1a2, Command and Control System) is established and is given an additional unit (with specific capabilities) to fast track operations. The primary purpose of applying this support relationship is to prioritize utilization of resources with respect to the needs of the operational and tactical elements; for example, an international rescue team arrives in the country and

offers their capabilities to a Unified ICS through the CMC; when the Unified ICS Commander, during his assessment of the situation, finds that the different ICS under his OPCON have the same requirements for rescue support but the said international rescue team can only provide support to one subordinate ICS at a time, the Unified ICS Commander has this option of placing the augmented international rescue team under his control but shall provide rescue support to any of his operationally controlled subordinate ICS; in other words, the

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international rescue team will be providing support to the overall operations of the Unified ICS but when the need arises, that he has to focus his support to a particular subordinate ICS, he can immediately shift his support to the latter.

The above-discussed support relationships refer to units/agencies providing support but are not actually attached to or not under the command of the unit or agency where they are providing support.

Table 2 vividly portrays the inherent responsibilities of each support relationships.

INHERENT RESPONSIBILITIES Has Command Relationship With: May Be Task Organized By: Receives Logistic Support From: Is Posi- tioned By: Provides

Liaison: Establishes/ Maintains Communications With: Has Priorities Established By: S U P P O R T

GS Parent Unit Parent

Unit Parent Unit Parent Unit As Required By Parent Unit

Parent Unit Parent Unit

GSR Parent Unit Parent

Unit Parent Unit Parent Unit As Required by Parent Unit and Reinforced Unit Parent Unit and Reinforced Unit 1st: Parent Unit 2nd: Reinforced Unit R Parent Unit Parent

Unit Parent Unit Rein-forced Unit

Reinforced

Unit Parent Unit and Reinforced Unit 1st: Reinforced Unit 2nd: Parent Unit DS Parent Unit Parent

Unit Parent Unit Support-ed Unit Supported Unit Parent Unit and Support Unit

Supported Unit

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12_{Source: Figure F-1. (Command and Support Relationships and Inherent Responsibilities) of Appendix F of US FM 101-}

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ANNEX L