Assessment of Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Training Activity

Abstract

In reaction to the growing threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) deployed by the Iraqi insurgency in 2003, GEN John Abizaid, Commander of U.S. Central Command at the time, asked the Department of Defense (DoD) to initiate a Manhattan like-Project to glean the expertise of all Services involved directly with countering IEDs. Ultimately, this led to the founding of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), on February 14, 2006. As specified in its foundational document,1 JIEDDO s mission is to focus (i.e., lead, advocate, and coordinate) all DoD actions in support of the Combatant Commanders (CCDRs ) and their respective Joint Task Forces efforts to defeat IEDs as weapons of strategic influence. To execute this mission, JIEDDO was given broad authority to identify threats, generate and validate requirements, develop solutions, and apply resources along three lines of operation (LOOs): Attack the Network (AtN), Defeat the Device (DtD), and Train the Force (TtF). While TtF directly involves training, all the LOOs involve training to some degree. The goal is speed and relevance. Speed allows rapid adaptation to a threat that is also evolving quickly. It allows solutions to be fielded when needed, not when slower development processes finally generate them. Although some longer process might be needed for enduring capability, JIEDDO s charter is to provide solutions that Services can then decide whether to sustain or substitute with their own solutions once developed. Inherent in this charter is the natural tension between speed and oversight. Oversight is necessary to avoid waste or misdirection but it also adds steps and time to the process, which could result in ceding the speed advantage to the enemy. This study examined training programs to see if there was evidence of duplication with Service initiatives and training functions to assess whether they are duplicative with Service or other agency functions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590699

Entities

People

  • Brad Martin
  • Dave Stebbins
  • James C. Crowley
  • Joseph Adams
  • Michael G. Shanley
  • Paul Steinberg
  • Thomas Manacapilli

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Detection
  • Doctrine
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Employment
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies