Jointness in the Acquisition World

Abstract

Over the past decades, our operational military forces have transformed themselves from Service centric combat forces to a truly joint force, operating under unified commands, employed across Service boundaries with a healthy understanding of other Service force capabilities, and achieving synergies previously unattainable. We are far from perfect, certainly, but most would agree that there has been a culture change, with new legislation, Service-level edicts, changes in promotion and selection board precepts, and a stronger educational foundation. As a result of those efforts, our operational forces now think how best to operate and execute as a synergistic joint force, and not necessarily strictly from a Service-specific perspective. Our forces understand the strengths and weaknesses of their fellow Services and know where Service-specific capabilities can complement the overall battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1016153

Entities

People

  • Frank Morley

Organizations

  • Naval Air Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Case Studies
  • Combat Forces
  • Communities
  • Competition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • Personnel Management
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Northern Command
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.