In the TACS/AAGS framework, which pairing correctly assigns the responsibility for apportionment and allocation?

• A. Apportionment — AAGS; Allocation — TACS.
• B. Apportionment — JFCE; Allocation — AAGS.
• C. Apportionment — TACS; Allocation — AAGS.
• D. Apportionment — AAGS; Allocation — JFC.

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is how fire support power is distributed and then executed across the theater. Apportionment is the high-level decision about how much air and fire support should be allocated to different commands or geographic areas, based on priorities and available assets. Allocation is the follow-on step that translates those high-level decisions into concrete tasking of actual air assets and timing for the supported units.

In this framework, the Theater Air Control System is charged with setting that theater-wide apportionment—determining the share of air support that goes to various components and areas. The Air-Ground System takes those apportionment decisions and allocates the specific air assets (sorties, munitions, timing) to the subordinate commands and tasks, ensuring the plan can be executed in coordination with airspace control and ground operations.

So, apportionment belongs to the theater-level control (TACS), while allocation belongs to the asset-level execution (AAGS). This mapping is why that pairing is the best fit.