2012 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
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 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 |
| Contains | section 747 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 90-235, §5(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 760. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 81 Stat. 760 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 90-235 |
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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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