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1. Command-Sponsored Dependent
A command-sponsored dependent is "a dependent entitled to travel to overseas commands at government expense and endorsed by the appropriate military commander to be present in a dependent's status."
Category: Military
Citation: Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2019). Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Washington DC: The Joint Staff.
2. Chain of Command (also, Command Channel)
The chain of command refers to "the success of commanding officers from a superior to a subordinate through which command is exercised."
Category: Military
Citation: Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2019). Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Washington DC: The Joint Staff.
3. Command
Command is a commander's legal authority over subordinates in the military.
Category: Military
4. Unified Command Plan
“An annual review with possible modification of the mission or jurisdiction of the Unified Commands.”
Category: Military
Citation: Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2015). Serving military families -theories, research, and application. Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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5. Special Operations Command
“The Special Operations Command oversees the special operations capabilities of the various military branches, coordinates their training, strategy, interoperability and operations.”
Category: Military
Citation: USAGov. (n.d.). U.S. Special Operations Command: Agency Details. https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/u-s-special-operations-command
6. Unified Commands
“Two or more military departments working under a single commander to conduct operations in support of a continuing defense or combat mission in a region or an ongoing functional mission; there are currently six unified combatant commands with specific missions in regions throughout the world.”
Category: Military
Citation: Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2015). Serving military families -theories, research, and application. Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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MOBILIZING RESEARCH, PROMOTING FAMILY READINESS.

These materials were developed as a result of a partnership funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) between the DoD's Office of Military Community and Family Policy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA) through a grant/cooperative agreement with Auburn University. USDA/NIFA Award No. 2021-48710-35671.


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