The JCS: Evolutionary or Revolutionary Reform

Abstract

Since World War II, the United States has organized its military establishment in a joint manner, recognizing that in an increasingly dangerous, complex, and interconnected world, single-service warfare is gone forever. The resulting joint military establishment consists of the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the unified and specified commands. nonetheless, vestiges of the World War II service-oriented military establishment continue to exist in the form of the military departments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA521552

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey S. Mckitrick

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • International Organizations
  • Monitoring
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies