Overview
These fields separate the organization responsible for the unit from the command employing it for an operation, exercise, deployment, or mission.
How These Fields Work Together
Administrative and operational command summaries plus assignment relationship, command authority, and operational context.
Each field answers a separate question. A value in one field must not be copied into another merely because the concepts are related. Open each field below for its full meaning, storage contract, allowed values, uncertainty rules, examples, and connections to the rest of the unit record.
Fields in This Category
Administrative Command
The service-side organization responsible for administration, readiness, personnel, training, and support.
Operational Command
The command directing or employing the unit for an operation, deployment, exercise, or assigned mission.
Assignment Status
How the unit is connected to another command—assigned, allocated, attached, supporting, or supported.
Command Authority
The kind of authority one commander or command has over the unit for a particular purpose.
Operational Context
The operation, campaign, exercise, contingency, or standing plan in which a command relationship or unit activity applies.