scope:

Purpose.

This instruction provides guidance and establishes procedures for requesting the allocation of Joint Individual Augmentation (JIA) personnel to meet unfunded, temporary manpower requirements of a Combatant Command (CCMD) or other U.S. Government entity while participating in operations directed or approved by the President of the United States or Secretary of Defense (SecDef).

a. JIA requirements are designed to be a deliberate, but temporary, augmentation of a headquarters (HQ) staff force structure and are not intended as an immediate response force. JIA requirements are documented in a Joint Manning Document (JMD), which also contains coalition, contractor, general/flag officer (GO/FO), other government agency (OGA), and unit requirements for Joint Task Force (JTF) HQ and other unique HQ organizations.

b. This instruction is intended for use in conjunction with the definitions and doctrinal guidance found in references a through d. The authority of this guidance is based in reference e. References f through i provide guidance on specific sourcing categories, such as the Department of Defense Expeditionary Civilians (DoD-EC), GO/FOs, Senior Executive Service (SES), and the Reserve Component (RC). References m and n direct Global Force Management (GFM) allocation, policies, and procedures, under which JIA falls.

c. The goals of the GFM process as it applies to JIA are to:

(1) Ensure JIA positions are consistent with strategic policy.

(2) Ensure Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) prioritize JIA positions and JMDs are to support the approved/directed operations within the CCMD's area of responsibility (AOR) or functional mission area in accordance with (IAW) the National Defense Strategy (NDS).

(3) Provide a qualified, available Service member or Department of Defense (DoD) civilian to the supported CCMD in a timely manner.

(4) Ensure the accountability of personnel filling JIA positions by entering standard name line information utilizing the Fourth Estate Manpower Tracking System (FMTS).

d. Operations may require JIA positions to support temporary organizations or special missions. To accomplish these goals, the supported CCMD must anticipate potential JIA requirements and provide an approved JMD in a timely manner to their Service Components for input, and to the Joint Staff (JS) for review and validation. The JS Directorate for Manpower and Personnel, J-1 will forward validated requirements to the JS Vice Deputy Director, Regional Operations & Force Management, J-35 South (J-35S), the Joint Force Coordinator (JFC), to coordinate with Force Providers (FP) for sourcing. The positions must be filled promptly to ensure personnel arrive at their temporary duty location on time, as requested by the supported CCMD. Staffing delays or FP unique procedures must not keep a supported CCMD's operational positions from being filled.