The Standing Joint Force Headquarters Plan-Does It Go Far Enough?
Abstract
Since the Goldwater-Nichols Act (GNA) in 1986, the military continues to evolve to meet the requirements and intent of the law, that of becoming an innately joint force. One such initiative, to be implemented by 2007, is the Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ). The intent behind this initiative is to alleviate some of the problems, such as interoperability, flexibility, timeliness and others discussed in detail in Chapter 2, that have been discovered or experienced with Joint Task Forces (JTFs) over the last three decades with respect to command and control, planning, and execution from the headquarters and staff perspective. There have been numerous papers and articles written about the SJFHQ recently, discussing the faults of our current structure and the need for such an organization. The research for this paper is intended to show there is no argument against the need of some form of a standing joint force or joint force headquarters, but there is unsettled discussion about the organization and functions. This paper will discuss not only those topics, but will make recommendations for further research and discussion on expanding the current concept, if the research indicates.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 13, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA436541
Entities
People
- William T. Dolan
Organizations
- National Defense University