The Falklands task force combined a carrier battle group, an amphibious task group, submarines, and Royal Marines. The Marines initially remained within the amphibious task group while the navy carried and sustained them. The brigadier and commodore both held task-group commands, with the commodore holding the final decision while naval forces were responsible for safe delivery. Once enough troops and supplies were established ashore, the chop, or change of operational command, gave the land force independent task-group status. The amphibious commander could then collect another landing force or become the inshore force commander, also described as a littoral force commander. The organizational boundary followed responsibility for moving and sustaining the troops during each phase.
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The Falklands command chop separates ship-to-shore delivery from the land campaign
While the navy is delivering the landing force, the amphibious commodore has the final say. Operational command changes once the troops and supplies are secure ashore.