2011 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 501 - 1805)
Chapter 43 - RANK AND COMMAND (§§ 741 - 750)
Section 747 - Command: when different commands of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard join

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 43 - RANK AND COMMAND
Sec. 747 - Command: when different commands of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard join
Containssection 747
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 90-235, §5(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 760.
Statutes at Large Reference81 Stat. 760
Public Law ReferencePublic Law 90-235

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10 USC § 747 (2011)
§747. Command: when different commands of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard join

When different commands of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard join or serve together, the officer highest in rank in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard on duty there, who is otherwise eligible to command, commands all those forces unless otherwise directed by the President.

(Added Pub. L. 90–235, §5(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 760.)

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