Standing Joint Task Forces -- A Way to Enhance America's Warfighting Capabilities?

Abstract

This study answers the following question: Would American warfighting capabilities be enhanced by creating standing joint task forces for all but the most unlikely contingencies? In answering the foregoing question, the monograph first part examines the new United States (US) military strategy. The second portion reviews current procedures for allocating forces for contingency operations. The third section outlines a concept for creating standing joint task forces. The next presents a comparative analysis whose purpose is to develop a basis for determining whether current force allocation procedures or standing joint task forces better serve America's future warfighting needs. For the comparative analysis, doctrine, command and control, interoperability, and teamwork serve as analytic criteria. The monograph's final section includes appropriate conclusions and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 1992
Accession Number
ADA256594

Entities

People

  • Marc R. Hildenbrand

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Teamwork
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control