A position established under the authority of Title 10, United States Code, to designate an officer assigned by the President as the commander of a Combatant Command and who is directly responsible to the President of the United States and Secretary of Defense for the performance of missions assigned to that command by the President or by the Secretary of Defense with the approval of the President. Subject to the direction of the President, the commander of a combatant command (a) performs his duties under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and (b) is directly responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the preparedness of the command to carry out missions assigned to the command. [DoDD 5000.59; MSMP; DoDI 5000.XX]
Sisikhundla esenziwe phanzi kwegunya lesiHloko se-10, iKhowudi yaseMelika, ukwenza ijoni eliqeshwe nguMongameli ukuba libe ngumYaleli oyiNtloko kwaye unoxanduva lokwazisa ngqo uMongameli kunye nonoBhala woMkhosi malunga nezipohumo zomsebenzi ebewunikwe ngokuvunywa nguMongameli. Ngokuxhomekeke kumyalelo kaMongameli, umyaleli womkhosi wothintelo (a) wenza imisebenzi yakhe phantsi kwegunya, umkhombandlela, kunye nolawulo lukaNobhala womKhosi kwaye (b) unoxanduva ngokuthe ngqo kuNobhala womKhosi ukulungiselela ukuyalelela ukuqhuba umsebenzi awunikiweyo. [DoDD 5000.59; MSMP; DoDI 5000.XX]