Joint Advanced Warfighting School

Abstract

When the United States employs military power, it does so as a joint force. The cornerstone for effective joint force employment remains Service competency, but truly effective Service warfighters must think, plan and fight jointly. The key to developing officers who can think, plan and fight jointly is education. The vehicles employed to attain that objective are known as Service Professional Military Education (PME) and Joint Professional Military Education (JPME). In 1987, the House Armed Services Committee established a Panel on Military Education chaired by Representative Ike Skelton (D-Mo). This panel's findings and recommendations led to numerous reforms in the U.S. military JPME program. The panel studied Service PME programs at both the Intermediate Level School (ILS) and Top Level School/Senior Service College (TLS/SSC) to ensure that U.S. officers changed from Service-centric to joint thinkers, planners and warfighters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2003
Accession Number
ADA421634

Entities

People

  • Jon M. Davis
  • Kelvin C. Bowen
  • Lee W. Schonenberg

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Army Personnel
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Instructors
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Military Tactics
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.