Living Jointness

Abstract

There are two competing views of jointness in vogue. One is specialization which argues that the services should stick to the roles for which they were established. The other is synergism which holds that military capabilities of various services should be blended in response to a given crisis or contingency. In the former view the capabilities preexist while in the latter they must be cobbled together on an ad hoc basis. Neither view has gained ascendancy thus far, but the Armed Forces must define the practical meaning of joint operations and then adopt it as second nature. The Navy and Marine Corps should embrace synergism because it enshrines enabling, a concept advanced in ". . . From the Sea." If tested synergism is the most compelling view since it draws on common ground which the services have developed through joint exercises, operations, and war games.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA525659

Entities

People

  • William A. Owens

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Systems
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Sea Based
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Strategic Bombing
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design