*Administration of Barack Obama, 2011 *

**Memorandum on Disestablishment of United States Joint Forces Command **

*January 6, 2011 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense *

*Subject:* Disestablishment of United States Joint Forces Command

Pursuant to my authority as Commander in Chief and under 10 U.S.C. 161, I hereby accept the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and approve the disestablishment of United States Joint Forces Command, effective on a date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense. I direct this action be reflected in the 2010 Unified Command Plan.

Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 161(b)(2) and 3 U.S.C. 301, you are directed to notify the Congress on my behalf.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the *Federal Register*.

BARACK OBAMA

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., January 10, 2011]

NOTE: This memorandum was published in the *Federal Register* on January 11.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : U.S. Joint Forces Command, memorandum on disestablishment*.*

*Subjects:* Defense, Department of : U.S. Joint Forces Command disestablishment.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201100008.