text: Appendix B
  Table B-5. North Atlantic Treaty Organization command relationships
  Authority FULLCOM OPCOM OPCON TACOM TACON
  May further OPCOM OPCOM OPCON TACOM TACON
  delegate
  OPCON OPCON TACOM TACON
  command
  TACOM TACOM TACON
  authority
  TACON TACON
  Task-organize X X
  the assigned
  element
  Assign missions X X X (limited)
  to the assigned
  element
  Assign tasks to X X X X (limited)
  the assigned
  element for the
  purpose of
  which it has
  been assigned
  Coordinate X X X X X
  movement, local
  defense, and
  force protection
  Planning and X X X X X
  coordination
  Administrative X
  and logistic
  responsibility
  FULLCOM full command TACOM tactical command
  OPCOM operational command TACON tactical control
  OPCON operational control
  Full Command
  B-46. FULLCOM is the military authority and responsibility of a commander to issue orders to subordinates.
  It covers every aspect of military operations and administration and exists only within national services. The
  term command, as used internationally, implies a lesser degree of authority than when it is used in the national
  sense. NATO or coalition commanders do not have FULLCOM over the forces assigned to them, since, in
  assigning forces to NATO, nations delegate only OPCOM or OPCON.
  Operational Command
  B-47. OPCOM in NATO is the authority granted to a commander to assign missions or tasks to subordinate
  commanders, to deploy units, to reassign forces, and to retain or delegate OPCON and TACON as the
  commander deems necessary. It does not necessarily include responsibility for administration or logistics.
  Operational Control
  B-48. OPCON in NATO is the authority delegated to a commander to direct assigned forces so that
  commander may accomplish specific missions or tasks, which are usually limited by function, time, or
  location, and to deploy assigned units, and to retain or assign TACON of those units. It does not include
  authority to assign separate employment of components of the units concerned. By itself, it does not include
  administrative or logistics control. For forces allocated under OPCON, the gaining commander may not break