Does Current Joint and Service Doctrine Adequately Address the Force Protection Aspects of Rear Area Operations

Abstract

Rear area operations can be divided into two primary functions, supporting the force and protecting the force. This exposition focuses on the failure of current doctrine to adequately address the requirements for rear area operations to produce the conditions necessary for adequate force protection levels. The paper examines joint and service rear area doctrine to determine if it provides a satisfactory solution to future challenges. It provides some alternatives to the current procedures in order to provide the joint force commander the operational control he needs to not only to protect the force but also to better manage and synchronize his warfighting efforts at the operational level. Critical questions include: does componency help or hinder the JRAC (joint rear area coordinator), should the JRAC be a coordinator or a commander, should air and sea space be included in the JRAC's scope of responsibilities, and should the JRAC come from JFC's (joint force commander) headquarters or can he come from the component commander's staff?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1999
Accession Number
ADA371145

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Knapp

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Forces
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Force Protection
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Rear Areas
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Space