Instruments of Power: Revitalizing the Interagency Process at the Combatant Command Level

Abstract

Lack of interagency coordination below the National Security Council level challenges the United States government's ability to accomplish strategic objectives. While all instruments of Power are focused on achieving these objectives, barriers to success exist. These barriers come from undefined processes and procedures within the Joint Planning process and ill-defined interagency structures and processes within the interagency construct. Joint Publication, 5-0, provides guidance and instruction for overall operational planning and the campaign planning process. Operational planning teams lead this process, and while the Joint Publication includes direction on when and how to coordinate plans with interagency partners, it does not provide for collaboration within the interagency process; instead, it provides for coordination only. To break down these barriers, integrated planning teams must replace operational planning teams at the Combatant Command Level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 2023
Accession Number
AD1201565

Entities

People

  • Thomas F Jr Cook

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Applications
  • Military Governments
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).