Combined Arms: The Right Basis for Joint Doctrine

Abstract

Among the major reforms and adjustments of the Goldwater -Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 was a provision making the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff responsible for the developmental of joint military doctrine. This Article examines the reasons for congressional concern over joint doctrine, and the role joint doctrine should play in national military operations. A proposal is made that joint doctrine should be based on the established principle of combined arms, which has found wide application in the internal doctrine of the services but not at the joint level. Keywords: Joint military activities, Cooperation, Military commanders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195626

Entities

People

  • Dennis H. Long

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Teamwork
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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