scope:

Purpose. In accordance with references a through h, this instruction provides policy and guidance for the Joint Staff and the combatant commanders in the conduct of records management.

Applicability. This instruction applies to:

a. All Joint Staff directorates, separate offices, activities, and agencies responsive to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

b. All headquarters of the combatant commands, their subordinate unified commands, joint task forces, and all other subordinate functional components or operational forces that include members of the several Services and remain directly responsive to the combatant commanders. This excludes the Service components assigned to the combatant commands and other functional components or operational forces consisting of members of a single Service. Exception: USSOCOM Service components will maintain records generated as a result of component expenditure of Major Forces Protection 11 funds separate from Service records and will control them in accordance with this manual.

c. All Joint Staff and combatant command records in any media, including electronic records created or stored in any automated information system, the Defense Information Services Organization Joint Information Service Center and Joint Staff and combatant command local area networks and computers.