Training as We Will Fight: Institutionalizing Permanent Joint Task Forces Within the Unified Commands and Abolishing the "Just in Time" Approach to Crisis Management

Abstract

This paper seeks to demonstrate that given the current international security environment, the Defense Department should undertake two major initiatives to increase the readiness of our Armed Forces: first, to restructure the geographic unified commands from the existing Service Component framework into a series of standing, task organized JTFs that would each be assigned distinct geographic sectors to manage; and second, to direct substantial increases in the exercise of troops either assigned or task organized to standing JTFs for contingency operations. This study will argue that the best way for U.S. forces to develop the characteristics to deal effectively with the full spectrum of future threats is to restructure the Geographic Unified Commands and redefine the general approach to training and exercising of joint forces in the Armed Forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 04, 2001
Accession Number
ADA400918

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Fenzel

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Crisis Management
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • International Security
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies