The Service And The Joint Force

The Marine Corps ability to execute in such an environment hinges on the MAGTF’s center of gravity, the Aviation Combat Element (ACE), and specifically its ‘game-changer’, the MV-22 Osprey. The unique capabilities of this aircraft, especially when coupled with the refueling capability of the C-130, truly provide a unique and efficient method to flow forces over distances inconceivable merely a generation ago. In this instance, the aircraft is the innovation: determining to apply a unique capability in regions of instability is simply logical. However, the semantics of what qualifies innovation is inconsequential. Marines, deployed as a self-contained package, with all of their associated things, can rapidly respond to crisis, bridge gaps between

a. ADP 6.0, Mission Command prescribes a circular application of the tenants of mission command which emphasizes the fact that commanding troops requires a constant, cognizant application of energy. The trust of our subordinates as well as that of our higher orders, is built upon a constant and dynamic dialogue of performance, information exchange, and perceptual understanding. The development and propagation of a positive, constructive command environment is built upon the implementation of the principles of Mission Command. These

1. This is a position paper about how the military can survive current fiscal constraints. I am advocating that the military should look at all the operations and resources they have and prioritize what needs to be done to survive the fiscal constraints. I will discuss the problem, then explain different solutions. Finally, I will explain why the best solution is to prioritize.

Mission command doctrine expects officers to be exemplary followers. It requires officers to act on their own initiative, accept prudent risk, be actively engaged in executing the commander’s intent, and finding multiple

After five deployments including trips to Afghanistan and Iraq, I have seen the full spectrum of the deployment process. I have seen the process for conventional and special forces and how they differ. Over the years, I have experienced how the Army sustains the force and how it has made changes to the process. Sustainment in Army operations is not always smooth and effective.

The army... when you think about the army what do you think of? The army is a key member of a joint defense company, dominant across the full spectrum of operation. The Army provides the Joint Force with the campaign-quality combat, combat support, and combat service support capabilities necessary to conduct sustained land warfare; this is the unique contribution to the Joint Team and it will be maintained. The Army must always be ready to defend the United States and its territories; support national policies and objectives; and defeat adversaries responsible for aggression that endangers the peace and security of the United States and our allies.

Throughout the history of warfare, the demands placed on the military from changes in fighting styles have pressured engineers from coast to coast to develop a software and hardware that would ultimately lend the title of the “World’s Strongest Military” to the United States. The fact that the engineering field has been able to constantly change and adapt to accommodate the United States military needs is reflected in the American soldier’s ability to adapt to any crisis from. The military field requires people to constantly keep up with the times and to use logical thinking in order to solve an issue. The engineering field in turn, runs parallel with the military field in that new strategies of thinking must be applied in order to keep pace with the ever growing demand for technological advancements in society. One could easily argue that the military field deeply ties with the engineering field in that without one, the other would be obsolete or left behind due to our modern society which heavily relies on new, state of the art technology. Whether it be in the dense, moist jungles of Vietnam, or the arid, blistering heat of Afghanistan, a soldier’s performance will reflect solely on his equipment. The equipment that soldiers carry must be top of the line in order to be able to defeat his enemy, especially in the case of The Vietnam War, in which the “enemy” had a superior home front advantage. This is where the field of engineering ties into the military and its

a. The United States Army Functional Concept for sustainment has drastically changed throughout the years. Logistics, personnel services and health services have advanced and progressed with its time, but sustainers remain uncertain to operational environmental changes. Moving forward, sustainers must continue to apply all sustainment warfighting functions even through adverse of conditions and environmental changes.

On a daily basis courageous service member’s risk their lives to serve the United States of America. Armed forces ensure that a country is safe, such that every person can live in peace acknowledging that he or she is protected. Through the approaches of weaponization, military prevention methods have changed over the years. However, the goal remains to safeguard the land and be strong to fight in warfare with the best approaches available. Previously, armies used swords, knives, shields and spears to safeguard themselves during the battle, but today they use heavy machine guns, missiles, pistols, and bulldozers. Clearly, most of weaponization methods have changed over the years, indicating the changes that have steadily developed within the

• Formulated and implemented individually and team training programs include tactical security operations, weapons qualifications, physical training, and equipment readiness.

Considering that the Army will not able to replace all HMMWVs with JLTV at once. Thus, field officers in each unit must develop some distribution systems in order to maintain the ability of the unit to conduct unified land operations. Brigade size unit will enhance Armies feasibility to deploy capable force with needed capability to any region of the world. Once the ABCT is the armored brigade, the JLTV will not be the main combat fighting vehicle for this particular unit. Thus we should focus on KPP of the JLTV and prioritize our distribution to the subordinate units with the method that will enhance our capability of mission command, be able to sustain and provide main protection to the most movable and vulnerable assets of the ABCT. In order to increase the ability of ABCT within unified land operations, we must utilize the warfighting functions as a criterion to determine the priorities of distribution of JLTV in each unit. The developed distribution system will focus on warfighting functions as criterion to enhance the application of mission command, fires, robust information flow and to protect our movement and sustainment assets within the ABCT.

In order to achieve overwhelming defeat of our adversaries, The United States must apply the proper amount of force at the appropriate time and place. To accomplish mission success, defeating the enemy requires future technological superiority as it relates to rebalancing the joint force in 2025. The focus of this paper will touch on the strategic guidance as a background to validate the requirement for technological superiority. Secondly, this brief will discuss specific capability requirements of the joint force by component. Lastly, this paper will discuss the associated risks inherent in developing technological superiority and the steps to mitigate these risks.

When it is suggested that the military should be cut down to a smaller size,

Due to the broad objectives of defending national security and interests imposed on the military, demand for the flow of material and personnel across military supply chains can be extremely variable and unpredictable. Furthermore, the differences in specific operations and functions of the military can be significant, spanning from small peacekeeping operations to major combat deployments to disaster relief. The figure in Appendix A illustrates this complexity by summarizing key military operations and deployments for the Canadian Forces from 1990-2004, and grouping them by mission type and geography (Girard, et al.).

The central problem discussed in this paper is determining the general capabilities needed in the Joint Force 2025 to rebalance the force considering the current strategic challenges and the global security environment. This paper proposes that the Joint Force of 2025 must focus on its competitive advantages and it must curtail ineffective and expensive programs to preserve its ground forces capability to provide deterrence and defeat capabilities critical to our National Strategic Objectives. To support this position, this paper first articulates the emerging threats to U.S. National Interests and compares them to the key strategic direction of published Department of Defense (DoD) strategy and strategic concepts. Secondly, this proposal provides broad capabilities that the Joint Force must aggregate from the services of the DoD, and the general capabilities of each service. Finally, this paper highlights and mitigates the inherent risks to its proposed capabilities.