Installation commanders are U.S. military base commanding officers empowered under 10-usc-130i to detect and mitigate UAS threats to their installations. Under the December 8, 2025 SecWar-signed JIATF-401 homeland counter-UAS guidance (src-jiatf-401-counter-drone-homeland-guidance-2026-01), installation commanders must issue installation-specific operating procedures within 60 days of the guidance.
The guidance frames installation commanders as the operational unit of decision in JIATF-401’s homeland C-UAS doctrine, supported by joint-c-suas-university training, knowledge sharing, and the jiatf-401-marketplace materiel pipeline.