(DoD) A general term applied to a combatant commander, subunified commander, or joint task force commander authorized to exercise combatant command (command authority) or operational control over a joint force. Also called JFC. See also joint force.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). joint force commander. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/joint_force_commander/definitions/1962365 |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "joint force commander" 4 April 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/joint_force_commander/definitions/1962365> |