Accession Number:

ADA463959

Title:

Saluting Suits: A Case for Military Subordination to Civilian Command during War Termination

Descriptive Note:

Research paper

Corporate Author:

NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT

Personal Author(s):

• Gage, Geoffrey S.

Report Date:

2005-02-14

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

Joint military and United States Government doctrine for interagency coordination relies on exhortations to cooperate, but lacks an effective command structure to ensure outcomes. Historical examples from the Balkans and Iraq illustrate that interagency coordination is particularly critical in the stability and reconstruction phase. A single chain of command at the operational level, led by a civilian Joint Executive Commander, is proposed to solve the problems inherent in current doctrinal solutions for interagency coordination during war termination.

Descriptors:

• *STABILIZATION
• *UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
• *COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
• *CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
• *POSTWAR OPERATIONS
• *LEADERSHIP
• MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
• IRAQI WAR
• OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
• CIVIL AFFAIRS
• MILITARY PLANNING
• LESSONS LEARNED
• JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
• MILITARY COMMANDERS
• STABILITY

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Military Forces and Organizations
• Unconventional Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE