Security and Stability Operations Measures of Effectiveness

Abstract

Security and stabilization operations (SASO) will continue to confront Joint Task Force (JTF) Commanders with a unique set of challenges and concerns. Future joint forces will require new skill sets to meet the challenges of SASO. The current measures of effectiveness (MOEs) are not adequate and need to be adjusted. There are potentially many MOEs that could be used to evaluate SASO success. This paper will address three MOEs that JTF Commanders can employ in the future. These MOEs are military in nature and narrow in scope. They are based on a realistic expectation of what the JTF Commander can and should influence in his joint operations area (JOA). The MOEs are as follows: indigenous force participation in the mission, number of humanitarian operations, and quality/quantity of enemy attacks. This paper attempts to define the current issues and scopes the problem in the first section. Then historical examples are used to present and validate the MOEs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 14, 2005
Accession Number
ADA464303

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  • David Nathanson

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  • Naval War College

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  • Civil War
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