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Purpose

a. This instruction establishes procedures for the preparation and conduct of Joint Staff Primary Command Center (PCC) Command Assistance Visits (CAVs) in accordance with reference a. In conjunction with the Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications CAV program, the Joint Staff provides assistance to National Military Command System (NMCS) PCC-eligible command centers across the full range of military operations for which they are responsible.

b. The primary purpose of the PCC CAV program is to assist commands in developing training programs and self-assessment methods in support of executing their PCC responsibilities as specified in the Emergency Action Procedures-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (EAP-CJCS) (reference b) and associated procedures.