Accession Number:

AD1018721

Title:

Overcoming the Sibling Rivalry: Enhancing Department of Defense Capability to Conduct Joint Expeditionary Warfare

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

Air War College Air University Maxwell AFB United States

Personal Author(s):

• Cabaniss,Christian G.

Report Date:

2011-02-16

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

Simply stated, joint doctrine drives best at the combatant commander level because the Geographic Combatant Commander GCC is in a position to drive the method of both the organization and the employment for the joint force. By perusing the available literature, it is evident that the most effective examples of joint integration occurred when the GCC exercised the role as the Joint Force Commander JFC. Although not always smooth, Operation DESERT STORM and the early stages of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM are replete with examples of effective integration of the joint force across the joint functions in combat. In these cases, the GCC was able to personally ensure the integration of his service and functional components through collaborative planning between the staffs of the Combatant Command and the service somponents.

Descriptors:

• military organizations
• department of defense
• unified combatant commands
• lessons learned
• combat operations
• military education
• military force levels
• expeditionary warfare
• air power
• military doctrine
• military capabilities

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE