Expert Knowledge in a Joint Task Force Headquarters

Abstract

Officers receive service-specific education and undergo experiences within their components that provide the expert knowledge that enables them to operate in their respective military departments. Given the Department of Defense (DoD) emphasis on service interoperability, what additional expert knowledge, if any, is necessary for an officer to operate effectively in a joint task force (JTF) headquarters? This article contends that officers in the grades of O-3 and O-4 (captains and majors, or lieutenants and lieutenant commanders in sea services) do not require additional formal expert knowledge because they receive an adequate amount during their service component education. Instead, it argues that informal expert knowledge in the form of true integration is essential to operate in a JTF headquarters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA527627

Entities

People

  • Joseph C. Geraci

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Warfare

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