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  Note. The theater army retains its role as ASCC, while the contingency command post performs
  the duties of the JTF or the theater joint force land component headquarters.
  Joint Force Land Component Commander
  3-49. Similar to its role as a JTF, the theater army’s contingency command post can also form the base of a
  joint force land component for small-scale contingency operations of limited duration. When forming the
  joint force land component, the contingency command post becomes the nucleus of the JFLCC’s headquarters
  and is further organized according to the JFC’s requirements. These requirements establish responsibilities
  of the theater JFLCC and designate the mission and forces assigned. It is normal procedure for the joint force
  land component command headquarters to be built around a Service component staff and augmented with
  members of the other Service components or forces as noted in a joint manning document. This allows the
  joint force land component command staff to have key staff billets allocated, so all Services are appropriately
  represented and share equitably in staffing tasks.
  3-50. Theater army headquarters are organized with a contingency command post that is capable of
  deploying and independently controlling limited contingency operations in an AOR, while the main
  command post continues to fulfill the ASCC role in support of the GCC’s long-range campaign plan. The
  minimal staff organic to the contingency command post has limited capacity for controlling continuous
  operations, but it can be reinforced with additional staff from the main command post or drafted from the
  GCC’s other Service components. Significant augmentation, both joint and Army, is required if the theater
  army is to serve as a joint force land component command during longer duration or higher intensity
  operations. Once established, the theater army as the joint force land component command becomes the
  supported land commander in the JOA. In the JOA, the joint force land component command has the authority
  to designate target priority, effects, and timing of fires to integrate and synchronize maneuver, fires, and
  interdiction in an AO. (See JP 3-31 for more information on joint force land component command.)
  PLAN AND COORDINATE FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF GAINS IN THE AOR
  3-51. The theater army continuously plans, coordinates, and assesses for the consolidation of gains across
  an AOR. The theater army accomplishes this through the execution of 10 USC, and executive agent activities
  that shape the theater and engage other regional actors in promoting long-term stability while deterring
  aggression.
  3-52. However, upon request from the GCC or the activation of the time-phased force and deployment data,
  the theater army provides the combatant commander with forces and capabilities specifically tailored to focus
  on area security and stability. This requires planning and coordination for refined logistic estimates, security
  cooperation plans, infrastructure assessments, civil-military requirements, communications shortcomings,
  and other critical capabilities.
  3-53. The completion of successful consolidation of gains in a specific operational area requires the theater
  army to retrograde equipment; redeploy forces; and manage a long-term security cooperation plan to facilitate
  the transition from conflict to competition. The transfer of an AO to a legitimate authority relieves the land
  force of area security and stability tasks and represents a transition from operations that consolidate gains
  back to operations that shape the operational environment.
  THEATER ARMY ASSIGNED FORCES
  3-54. Each theater army has assigned theater-level forces for sustainment, signal, medical, military
  intelligence, and civil affairs based on specific requirements for an AOR. (See figure 3-1 on page 3-11 as an
  example of theater commands and brigades.) Additionally, these commands and brigades perform theater
  army tasks to support an AOR. The theater army tailors additional functional or multifunctional support
  brigades based on mission variables.
  3-55. The command and support relationships for theater army subordinate formations differ depending on
  the specific requirements of each AOR. The size and composition of these forces vary based on the continuing
  requirements for Army support. Not every theater army will have the forces shown in figure 3-1. In some