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Chapter IV IV-10 JP 3-0 4. Organizing the Joint Force Headquarters a. Joint force HQ include those for unified, subunified, and specified commands and JTFs. While each HQ organizes to accommodate the nature of the JFC’s operational area, mission, tasks, and preferences, all generally follow a traditional functional staff alignment (i.e., personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, plans, and communications) depicted in Figure IV-3. The primary staff functional areas also are generally consistent with those at Service component HQ, which facilitates higher, lower, and lateral cross- command staff coordination and collaboration. Some HQ may combine functions under a staff principal, while other HQ may add staff principals. b. Figure IV-3 also shows boards, centers, working groups, and other semipermanent and temporary organizations. These facilitate cross-functional coordination, synchronization, planning, and information sharing between principal staff directorates. Although these organizations are cross-functional in their membership, they typically fall under the oversight of a principal staff directorate. For example, the joint operations center aligns under the J-3, the joint intelligence support element under the J-2, and the joint media operations center under PA. Figure IV-3. Notional Joint Force Headquarters and Cross-Functional Staff Organization Legend J-1 manpower and personnel directorate of a joint staff J-2 intelligence directorate of a joint staff J-3 operations directorate of a joint staff J-4 logistics directorate of a joint staff J-5 plans directorate of a joint staff J-6 communications system directorate of a joint staff Notional Joint Force Headquarters and Cross-Functional Staff Organization Chief of Staff J-3 J-1 J-4 J-2 J-5 Offices and Elements Centers and Groups Boards Bureaus and Cells Working Groups and Planning Teams J-6