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8/20/24, 5:30 PMJeremiah nello
Joint Operations
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Goldwater - Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. Established
Genesis of the Current Joint Environment
the framework for the way the DOD operates today
Key Components:
1. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff became the "principal military advisor to the President
of the U.S., the SECDEF, and the National Security Council.
2. Forces were "assigned" to the Combatant Commands for employment
Goldwater - Nichols Department of Defense
3. Service Chiefs retained responsibility to "train, organize, and equip" but not employ
Reorganization Act of 1986.
forces
4. Although the concept of joint forces employment continues to evolve, the tenets
have been proven successful on the battlefield with Operation Desert Storm in 1991,
Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Consists of the Chairman of Staff (CJCS), the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
(VCJCS), and the Chief of each major branch of armed service in the US armed forces
Primary responsibility of each member of the JCS is to ensure the readiness of the
respective military service. The JCS also acts in an advisory military capacity for the
Purpose of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President and the SecDef. In this strictly advisory role, the JCS constitutes the second
highest deliberating body for military policy, after the National Security council.
Assists the CJCS in accomplishing his responsibility for the unified strategic direction of
Purpose of the Joint Staff (JS) the combatant forces, the operation of combatant forces under unified command, and
the integration of combatant forces into an efficient team of land, naval and air forces.
Composed of officers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and MC in number that roughly
correspond to the relative size of the Services. The Marines make up about 20 percent
The Joint Staff
of the number allocated to the Navy. The JS has no executive authority over combatant
forces. No longer executes operational command of US military forces.
JS no longer executes operational command of US military forces. Responsibility for
Unified Combatant Commands conducting military operations goes from POTUS to the SecDef, directly to the
combatant commanders.
The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces
Navy
capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.
Joint Operations
support of combatant commanders.
Air Force The mission of the US AF is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.
The USMC is a branch of the US military responsible for providing power projection
Marine Corps from the sea, utilizing the mobility of the US Navy to rapidly deliver combined arms task
forces to global crises.
The Nature of American Military Powe Joint Warfare
An enduring requirement for force projection. As a global power with global interest,
the US must maintain the credible capability to project military force into any region of
Why Military Power is needed
the world in support of those interests. Operational access contested by armed
opposition is the most important.
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