U.S. Atlantic Command and Unified Endeavor '95

Abstract

Though volumes have been written on the lessons of the Persian Gulf War, many analysts overlook what is perhaps the most important point: an enemy should not give the United States and its coalition partners six months to prepare for battle. It is unlikely that an enemy will afford us as much time in the future to get command and control structures and logistics systems in place before an attack. It is more likely that the commander of a joint task force (JTF) and his forces will have to arrive in-theater ready to fight as a joint team. How can we assure that the forces which forward supported CINCs receive can fight jointly? What is the most effective and efficient way to train JTF staffs? How can we best leverage technology in joint training? U.S. Atlantic Command (ACOM) is working on the answers to these and other important questions. The current environment has forced us to find other ways of preparing for and responding to crises around the world. Training JTFs and their component staffs to operate as coherent units prior to deployment overseas is our goal. ACOM has been improving the capabilities of CONUS-based forces since its establishment in 1993. In the area of field training exercises, feasible service exercises have been modified to encompass joint mission essential tasks. We believe that joint warfighting capabilities can be enhanced the most by focusing on JTF commanders, components, and staffs. These command post exercises will incorporate the strides made in computer assisted exercises as well as modeling and simulation. Unified Endeavor (UE) exercises use an existing three-star service component commander and his staff and train them to form and operate a JTF. From January to April 1995, the Army's III Corps was the core element for one of these exercises, Unified Endeavor '95

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA529122

Entities

People

  • John J. Sheehan

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Damage Assessment
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Logistics
  • Military Science
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control