Operation Stabilise: U.S. Joint Force Operations in East Timor

Abstract

US support to the Australian-Led Operation Stablise in East Timor demonstrated a willingness to play a very new and unfamiliar role in regional issues. The experience of serving in a strictly supporting role in a coalition presents new options for the US Armed Forces, but it also challenges Joint Doctrine that only considered the leading role of Coalition and Joint Force Operations. This paper explores the establishment and composition of a Joint Task Force and the doctrinal, organizational, training, and equipment implications for the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401242

Entities

People

  • James F. Glynn

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • International Relations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.