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Chapter II II-14 JP 3-28 9. Command and Control in United States Northern Command and United States Pacific Command Areas of Responsibility a. Supported CCDR. For DSCA operations, SecDef designates a supported CCDR. Ordinarily, this will be CDRUSNORTHCOM for the continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands and CDRUSINDOPACOM for Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The CJCS may publish, if required, a SecDef-approved execute order (EXORD) to further delineate support relationships, available forces, end state, purpose, and SecDef-approved scope of actions. The supported CCDR may elect to employ a JTF, lead functional component command, or other C2 structure IAW JP 3-0, Joint Operations. b. JTF. If a JTF is designated, consistent with operational requirements, a C2 element, appropriate liaison, or interagency planning cell (IPC) may be co-located at the JFO to allow for coordination and unity of effort. A JTF IPC provides timely coordination to the DCO staffs to help determine the best use of JTF resources in fulfilling RFAs and developing mission assignments. The IPC also provides operations assessments input to the JTF headquarters. The collocation of the JFC’s C2 element does not replace the requirement for a DCO as a part of the JFO coordination staff, and it will not coordinate an RFA from DOD. A JFC may be required to provide communications support to civil authorities in the impacted area. (1) The Title 10, USC, response force could be formed from either a standing JTF or one configured for specific missions to provide emergency assistance across all lines of support. The Title 10, USC, JFC coordinates with NG JFHQ-State, through a dual-status command relationship, if a DSC is established, to achieve unity of effort between federal and state response forces. (2) Designation of a DSC and/or JFC is not contingent on a request from the primary or coordinating federal agency. (3) All types of DOD support may be required as outlined in mission assignments. Because of this, close coordination between the JFC and the DCO is essential. c. DCO. The DCO is the DOD single point of contact at the JFO. RFAs are validated through the DCO and forwarded to designated DOD entities for approval and sourcing. (1) United States Army, North (USARNORTH), DCOs are permanently aligned to each of the 10 FEMA regions (see Figure II-1). During an event requiring DOD response, additional DCOs may be activated to support multiple JFOs. USINDOPACOM DCOs (based in Hawaii and Guam) work closely with USARNORTH Region IX DCO via an MOA. (2) C2 of DCOs is directed by the supported CCDR.