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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE. This Directive reissues reference (a) and, pursuant to reference (b), establishes the policy of the Department of Defense regarding responsibility for the administrative and logistic support of the headquarters of the Combatant Commands and their subordinate joint commands. The U.S element of the North American Air Defense Command, although not a Combatant Command, is included in this Directive for headquarters administrative and logistics support purposes.

This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").