DoD Intermediate Force Capabilities: Bringing the Fight to the Gray Zone

Abstract

Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program (JNLWP) created in 1996 out of impetus from Gen Zinni and his experiences in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope; Executive Agent (CMC) Oversight via DC, PP and O with Joint Integrated Product Team; Program has achieved many accomplishments with regard to advanced technology development and adoption of some capabilities into the Services; Over time, the Services have vectored their involvement in the program to policing and security force communities for advocacy and resourcing; In era of "lethality" investment, the naming convention of "non-lethal" has precluded the mainstreaming of critical capabilities into the warfighting paradigm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 2022
Accession Number
AD1163546

Entities

People

  • Wendell B. Jr Leimbach

Organizations

  • Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Denial System
  • Coast Guard
  • Collateral Damage
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Communities
  • Competition
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Gray Zone
  • Grenades
  • Investments
  • Lethality
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Nonlethal Agents
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Security
  • South China Sea
  • Sting Grenades
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.