Domestic Natural Disasters: Developing Joint Leaders Through Deliberate Planning
Abstract
Military domestic operations today are rarely conducted by a single service and span a wide spectrum of joint operations which include not only Homeland Defense but also non-combat Defense Support of Civil Authorities.1 Accordingly, the Air Force needs more leaders within its squadrons - the core Air Force unit - prepared to meet the challenges associated with joint operations.2 Military responses to domestic natural disasters are organized into temporary Joint Task Forces using the joint operation planning process (JOPP).3 When responding to natural disasters, timeliness and Unity of Effort are critical.4 The reward for doing so is the possibility of saving additional lives, reducing unnecessary suffering, and preventing additional property and environmental damage.5 Deliberate planning for likely future domestic natural disasters using JOPP does more than establish critical relationships needed to adapt quickly to the uncertainties of natural disasters. 6 It also enables Air Force leaders to develop their critical thinking skills and increase their capacity to lead joint operations. A variety of deliberate planning processes presently exist throughout the Air Force. Using four plausible future scenarios, this paper explores what effects transitioning squadron-level planning to the JOPP may have upon Air Force joint leadership capability and Unity of Effort during joint responses to domestic natural disasters.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1054260
Entities
People
- Steven B. Baker
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College