Military Capabilities: Stronger Joint Staff Role Needed to Enhance Joint Military Training,

Abstract

Today, U.S. military strategy emphasizes that air, land, sea, and special operations forces must be capable of working together in large-scale combat and noncombat operations. The major regional conflict represented by Operation Desert Storm, the humanitarian relief efforts in Rwanda and Somalia, and the operation to restore democracy in Haiti illustrate the diverse missions U.S. forces can expect to perform. Because U.S. forces must be adequately prepared for joint operations, the former Chairmen and Ranking Minority Members, Subcommittees on Military Forces and Personnel and Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services (now the Committee on National Security), asked GAO to determine (1) the scope of the Department of Defense's (DoD) joint training activities, (2) the effectiveness of the management of these activities, and (3) the actions that have been taken and any additional actions needed to improve joint training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 06, 1995
Accession Number
ADA296602

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Computer Simulations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Strategy
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting