Accession Number:

ADA428786

Title:

Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Enabling Joint Force Capabilities - Phase II

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

2004-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

32.0

Abstract:

Events of the past decade provide compelling evidence that the national security environment continues to evolve at a rapid pace and in unpredictable directions. Further, it is clear that meeting the demands of the evolving environment calls for new levels of adaptable military capabilities that, in turn, demand joint forces that are responsive and effective across a range of operations from small scale operations through major theater conflict. In the two most recent major contingencies - Operation Enduring Freedom OEF and Operation Iraqi Freedom OIF - we have seen new levels of understanding of the need for truly integrated joint capabilities and new levels of innovation in leveraging existing capabilities to achieve the needed level of effectiveness. Lessons Learned activities have verified important shifts in focus leading to a series of emerging concepts for more effectively integrating capabilities.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY CAPABILITIES
• *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
• THEATER LEVEL OPERATIONS
• INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• NATIONAL SECURITY
• LESSONS LEARNED
• TASK FORCES

Subject Categories:

• Military Intelligence
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE