text: ARFOR
  B-21. Networks enable the exercise of command and control and the conduct of support operations through
  the wide dissemination of data and relevant information. Networks allow commanders to communicate
  information and control forces, and they are key enablers of successful operations.
  B-22. Signal operations are critical to flexibility and redundancy. While standard operating procedures,
  various communications prioritization efforts, and trained staff personnel can mitigate some of the challenges
  with command and control, effective signal operations remain central to the operational success of armies,
  corps, and divisions. When planning to operate in a degraded or austere environment, these echelons,
  especially the corps and division, need to build plans from the bottom up. They need to start with lower line
  of site and non-line-of-sight systems, and then scale up to upper and beyond line of sight systems as
  conditions permit.
  B-23. Operations in degraded environments require units to develop redundant networks that are not solely
  reliant on space-based assets to function properly. Truly redundant primary, alternate, contingency, and
  emergency communications plans mix space- and terrestrial-based systems and networks to ensure the
  greatest possible flexibility.
  Air and Missile Defense
  B-24. Air and missile defense mutually supports all Services by contributing capabilities necessary for
  mission success. Unity of effort, centralized planning and direction, and decentralized execution are key
  elements in countering air and missile threats. Typically, air and missile engagements will be conducted in
  accordance with guidelines and rules established by area air defense commander who is normally the joint
  force air component commander. A joint force air component commander is a commander from the Service
  with the preponderance of air assets and the capability to plan, task, and control joint air operations in an AO,
  generally from either the Air Force or Navy.
  B-25. The AAMDC is the Army’s lead organization for Army air and missile defense forces. The Army air
  and missile defense commander in the roles of the theater army air and missile defense coordinator and
  deputy area air defense commander is involved in this development process by assisting the ARFOR
  commander and area air defense commander in the planning and coordination of the critical asset list and
  creating the defended asset list.
  B-26. The ARFOR plays a significant role in identifying the priorities for air and missile defense operations.
  As part of the planning and development of the Air and Missile Defense Appendix of the operations order,
  the ARFOR details a prioritized list of critical assets in coordination with the AAMDC. This coordination
  extends to collaborative and exhaustive planning with joint and multinational air and missile defense partners.
  THEATER ARMY SUPPORT TO THE ARFOR
  B-27. The theater army assists the combatant command in developing support priorities, including those
  affecting other Services. To support the ARFOR, the theater army also coordinates the projection of
  additional required support from the continental United States, another theater, or an intermediate staging
  base using air lines of communication and sea lines of communication. (See ATP 3-93 for more information
  on theater army support.)
  B-28. The theater army is the ASCC and has the responsibility to control attached and assigned Army forces
  in the AOR through ADCON and OPCON or TACON. As the Army component of the combatant command
  the ASCC is the ARFOR for the theater, and once delegated to a subordinate Army formation, the Army
  component of the subordinate joint force is an ARFOR for the JOA.
  B-29. The theater army commander will specify the ADCON responsibilities of the ARFORs with the theater
  army normally retaining control of reception, staging, onward-movement, and integration; logistic support
  of the deployed force; personnel support; finance operations support; and medical support. Administrative
  responsibilities normally retained by the ARFOR include internal administration and discipline, training in
  the JOA, and Service-specific reporting. The theater army normally retains OPCON of Army sustainment
  and medical commands operating in the JOA. The theater army commander establishes an Army support
  relationship between the ARFOR and these units. It commands all Army forces in the region until the
  combatant commander attaches selected Army forces to a JFC.