Joint Force Maritime Component Command (JFMCC) (pronounced "Jiff-Mick"), is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term.
The Joint Force Maritime Component Commander refers to an individual of flag officer that is responsible for maritime forces within a joint operations environment.
As defined in Joint Doctrine Document 1-02, the JFMCC is: "The commander within a unified command, subordinate unified command, or joint task force responsible to the establishing commander for making recommendations on the proper employment of assigned, attached, and/or made available for tasking maritime forces; planning and coordinating maritime operations; or accomplishing such operational missions as may be assigned.
While the position is usually held by a United States Navy officer in most joint warfighting environments, an officer of another service can be a JFMCC, if that service has the preponderance of maritime forces in theater and the means to command and control those forces (i.e. a Marine Corps unit commander).
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