Can a warfighter organization be classified as a major headquarters activity?
• Answer: Yes, a warfighter organization can be classified as a major headquarters activity. The applicable portions of DoD 5100.73 are paragraph 3.1.2 and enclosure 2. “Warfighter organizations” or combatant headquarters that are primarily responsible for overseeing, directing, and controlling the planning for the employment of global or theater-level U.S. military forces would be considered a major headquarters activity. Military personnel and civilians assigned to, or employed in functions in support of major headquarters activities would be considered MHA personnel. This could also include personnel assigned to an activity involved in direct support to a combatant command headquarters if the activity’s sole function is to support a combatant command headquarters classified as a Major Headquarters Activity. Enclosure 2 of DoDD 5100.73 lists defense-wide combatant command headquarters and major military department combatant headquarters activities that are categorically designated as
