Section 40. Functions - Administrative Code of 1987

(1) Serve as military advisor and staff to the Secretary of National Defense;

(2) Prepare strategic plans and provide for the strategic direction of the AFP, including the direction of operations of unified or specified commands;

(3) Prepare integrated logistic responsibilities in accordance with those plans;

(4) Prepare integrated plans for military mobilization;

(5) Provide adequate, timely and reliable joint intelligence for use within the Department;

(6) Review major personnel, material and logistic requirements of the AFP in relation to strategic and logistic plans;

(7) Review plans and programs of the Major Services and separate units to determine their adequacy, feasibility and suitability for the performance of their respective detailed plans;

(8) Participate in the preparation of combined plans or military action in conjunction with the armed forces of other nations;

(9) Recommend to the Secretary of National Defense the establishment and force structure of unified or specified commands;

(10) Determine the headquarters support, such as facilities, personnel and communications required by unified or specified commands, and assign the responsibility of providing that support to appropriate Major Services;

(11) Prepare and submit to the Secretary of National Defense for his consideration in the preparation of budgets and statements of military requirements based upon strategic war plans, tasks, priority of tasks, force requirements, and general strategic guidance for the development of military force;

(12) Advise and assist the Secretary of National Defense on research and engineering matters by submitting periodic reports on board strategic guidance, overall military requirements, and relative military importance of development activities to meet the needs of the AFP;

(13) Prepare and submit to the secretary of National Defense recommendations to appropriate agencies concerning general strategic guidance for the development of industrial mobilization programs;

(14) Formulate policies and guidelines on the organization of the Major Services and other elements of the military establishment, the training of military forces, the employment of forces in the prosecution of tasks required by law, and the employment of forces to assist government agencies in the implementation of laws and regulations when so directed by higher authorities; and

(15) Perform such other functions as may be provided by law or assigned by higher authorities.