text: Appendix C
  Visual Information
  Visual information and COMCAM provide vital information to support decision
  making. Because the available support is limited, the operational chain of command
  validates and approves support requests before committing COMCAM assets.
  Archived visual information products are available from a centralized repository.
  PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING COMBAT CAMERA SUPPORT
  C-1. Planners develop COMCAM requirements and submit them to Joint Chiefs of Staff through the
  combatant command personnel directorate and operations directorate (J-3) by entering the requirement into
  the Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager. The chain of command validates and resources rotational and
  contingency COMCAM requirements supporting joint operations through the global force management
  process. When the supporting Service sources the requirement, they enter the personnel and logistics
  information into the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System for assignment of unit line numbers.
  C-2. Any Service’s COMCAM unit or activity can fulfill a COMCAM requirement. COMCAM assets
  belong to their parent Service until placed under the operational or tactical control of a supported unit.
  C-3. Before sending a tasking message, the requesting unit should contact the COMCAM unit to discuss
  the type of support and timeframe required. This coordination should take place as early as possible. The
  COMCAM unit evaluates the feasibility and supportability of the requirement. If the COMCAM unit cannot
  support the requirement, the unit helps identify other support resources. Figure C-1 on page C-2 shows the
  format for an official COMCAM support request.
  Note. Verbal contact is not a commitment or an agreement to provide support.