NATO Combined Joint Task Force.

Abstract

One operational NATO initiative that seeks to address how the Alliance will conduct out-of-area (OOA) operations in conjunction with non-Alliance members is the NATO Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) concept. As many of the building blocks for the CJTF concept may be attributed to the U.S. experience in conducting JTF operations over the past decade, this paper compares U.S. JTF key lessons learned with the NATO CJTF concept under development. A brief discussion of U.S. JTF characteristics and lessons learned is followed by an analysis of NATO's requirements for conducting OOA military operations. An examination of the adequacy of the CJTF concept as currently outlined by the Major NATO Commanders (MNC) results in three principal conclusions regarding the CJTF concept and implications for future CJTF commanders.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293382

Entities

People

  • Christopher A. Melhuish

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Information Systems
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Nato Forces
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.