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Appendix I 306 ATP 5-0.2-1 07 December 2020 Table I-4. NATO levels of authority FM 3-16 Authority FULLCOM OPCOM OPCON TACOM TACON Direct authority to deal with nations, diplomatic missions, and agencies X Granted to a command X X Delegated to a command X X X Set chain of a command to forces X Assign mission/designate objective X X Assign tasks X X X Direct/employ forces X X X X Establish maneuver control measures X X X X X Reassign forces X X Retain operational control X X Delegate operational control X X X Assign tactical command X X Delegate tactical command X X X Retain tactical control X X X Deploy force (information/within theater) X X X Local direction/control designated forces X X X Assign separate employment of unit components X X Directive authority for logistics X Direct joint training X Assign/reassign subordinate commanders/officers X Conduct internal discipline/training X The national authority always retains FULL COMMAND by Allied doctrine. Denied authority or not specifically granted X Has this authority TACTICAL MISSION TASKS DEFINITIONS AND GRAPHICS I-5. A tactical mission task is the specific activity performed by a unit while executing a form of tactical operation or form of maneuver. It may be expressed in terms of either actions by a friendly force or effects on an enemy force (FM 3-90-1). I-6. Tactical mission tasks address actions by friendly forces. They are the actions, the "what," the commander wants the friendly force to perform. These actions are normally measurable. Tasks involving only actions by friendly forces rarely provide sufficient clarity for a mission statement, thus the addition of a solid purpose coupled with a task aids clarity and understanding. As shown in table I-5 on pages 307–311, most of these actions have associated tactical mission graphics that are used in course of action (COA) development and sketches as part of the military decision-making process.