The (political-military) command of the armed forces is the responsibility of the National Command Authorities (the Parliament, the President of Romania, the Supreme Council of National Defense, the Government, the Ministry of Defense and public administration authorities having responsibilities in the national defense field).
The President of Romania is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and also the Head of the Supreme Council of National Defense - an institution responsible for organizing and coordinating the activities of national defense. Based on the decisions made by the national command authorities, at strategic level, the General Staff is responsible of the operational and military command of the Armed Forces and of the operations carried out by it. TheSupreme Council of National Defense conducts the unitary coordination of these types of activities and actions.

The National Military Command Center is in charge with the current operational command of military actions in peacetime and in crisis situations (The Operational Center for Crisis Situations). In special situations, the General Headquarters is established by decision of the Supreme Council of National Defense , for the conduct of major military operations.
The Joint Task Force Headquarters, the Air Force and Naval Force Operational Commands and the territorial operational commands conduct the military actions at operational level. For the conduct of special military actions with a highly independent character or/and carried out in areas with distinct features, joint operational headquarters at division level have been set up.

The Joint Task Force Headquarters and tactical commands should be capable of carrying out operations anywhere on the national territory as well as in Romania's area of strategic interest, as part of combined joint forces. The conduct of the process of organization, procurement and training of forces, of the process of logistical and administrative support of troops and also the current operational conduct of territorial military operations are performed by the armed services staffs, which in peacetime will have in their subordination all combat, combat support and logistical structures. In crisis situations or in operations carried out outside the borders of our country, the armed services will provide the Joint Task Force Headquarters or the tactical operational commands with the forces necessary to fulfil the missions assigned by the General Staff.

The territorial commands are responsible for the protection of the Romanian territory, provide the training of the main and reserve forces and turning from peace time to war by gradually raising the combat readiness and directly by mobilization. The conduct of joint operations requires the improvement of the capabilities necessary for the continuous collection, processing and use of information. The conduct of forces requires the presence of C4I system at all echelons. These systems should provide, under the circumstances of special dynamic military actions and of fluidity of disposition lines, command possibilities in the whole area of responsibility of operational commands, as well as the command and control in real time of the available forces and assets. At peace, in crisis situations and at war, the command of the Ministry of Defense is conducted by the Minister who is its representative with the other ministries and governmental bodies, as well as with other public administration authorities and similar bodies of other states.

The Chief of the General Staff, the highest military authority, is the main military adviser to the President, the Supreme Council of National Defense and the Minister of Defense, being responsible for the military command of the Armed Forces. To carry out these responsibilities, the Chief of the General Staff is advised by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In emergency situations, in case of a threat against the national security or the constitutional democracy, the Ministry of Defense organizes and conducts activities for logistic support to the Ministry of Interior, if requested.

In case of a forthcoming disaster, the General Staff organizes and conducts - according to plans of cooperation/intervention and to steps established by the Governmental Commission for Disaster Relief - the participation of armed forces with forces and assets in confining and alleviating the effects of natural disasters and accidents. In siege situations, the Ministry of Defense is the main responsible body for coordinating the implementation of steps taken in the decision declaring this status.
The General Staff through the National Military Command Center (Operational Center for Crisis Situations) exercises the practical conduct of military actions. At the territorial level, in each county (and in the capital city), following a decision made by the National Defense Supreme Council, a military commander will be appointed. The responsibilities of the military commander are established in peacetime by the General Staff and are approved in a decision made by the National Defense Supreme Council. The organizational structure of headquarters in peacetime and at war, and the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of establishing the concepts, plans and documents for implementing them will be similar to NATO SOPs.

This process aims at improving the military command and control at all levels and at establishing the conditions for achieving interoperability with similar NATO and WEU structures