The Complex Leadership Challenges of Joint Basing

Abstract

In 2005 the Base Realignment and Closure Commission s Recommendation (BRAC) 146, recommended 26 bases, from the four Services, to consolidate and realign into 12 separate joint bases. In a bold move by the Department of Defense (DoD), joint basing became the test bed for synergizing the Services under one joint environment for installation support operations. This paper examines how the Secretary of Defense s vision shaped the DoD into a transformation that led the U.S. military to a more joint , inter service, organization, with one of its by-products being joint basing. This research project also examines the joint base s leader s vision and the role subordinate leaders play in facilitating the vision, understanding the joint base s organizational culture and finally, the importance of teambuilding that ultimately results in installation support mission accomplishment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589243

Entities

People

  • William S. Galbraith

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Base Closures
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Leadership
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Test Beds
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).