Which statement correctly assigns TACON over joint air forces?

• A. COMAFFOR has TACON over all joint air forces.
• B. JFACC has TACON over all joint air forces from all services that are made available.
• C. JFC has TACON over air forces.
• D. JTF Commander has TACON over air forces.

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is how TACON works for air operations in a joint force. TACON is the authority to direct the tactical employment of forces to achieve a mission, but it doesn’t grant formal control over administrative or longer-term tasks. For joint air operations, that TACON is held by the Joint Force Air Component Commander. The key is that this TACON applies to all joint air forces from all services that are made available to the joint force. In other words, only those air assets the joint force has assigned or made available to the JFACC can be directed under TACON for execution.

This makes the JFACC the central figure for planning and conducting joint air campaigns, coordinating air tasks across services, while assets not made available to the JFACC remain under their original service commands. The other options would place TACON in the hands of different commands (such as the senior service component commander or the JFC) or only within a smaller task force, which does not align with how joint air operations are typically organized.