The chain of command in peacetime and during CAF employment and assistance (participation in Peace Support Operations, man-made, technical or natural disasters, etc.) is shown in Figure 5. The CAF Command and Control System will be able to plan and execute operations in accordance with the plans for CAF usage and employment. It will enable management of everyday activities in the CAF organizational units. The Chief of the General Staff can transfer his authority of operational and tactical command and control over CAF units and members in Peace Support Operations, Crisis Response Operations and Humanitarian Operations. CAF services will train and equip individual members, units and task forces to carry out their tasks in certain geographic areas (land, sea or air). Their primary task is to maintain the operational units’ necessary level of readiness. Command and Control System will not undergo any significant changes in operations conducted to defend Croatia’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence by employing its own forces or with the assistance of Allies. The Task Force Command will be established from the CAF Figure 5: The Chain of Command in Peacetime and during CAF employment and assistance 29

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