Joint Force Quarterly

The Joint Center for Lessons Learned (JCLL), which serves as the DOD executive agent for the joint lessons learned program (JLLP), enables the resolution of joint issues and shares knowledge on a range of joint matters. Through this process observations...

In the last issue of Joint Force Quarterly, I outlined my three top priorities as Chairman--winning the global war on terrorism, improving joint warfighting capabilities, and transforming the Armed Forces. In this issue, I want to discuss in more detail...

Increasing challenges are raising the operations tempo for military organizations and for personnel deployment, complicating training and education. An important aspect of readiness is the ability to plan and execute new missions amidst the turmoil....

To the Editor--In "Reassessing Joint Experimentation" (JFQ, Spring/Summer 01-02), Thomas Cooke gets to the heart of the problem with future experimentation. The problem is hampered by the debate between those who want to take us into the unknown and...

VITA Born in Catskill, New York; graduated from Lafayette College (1924); served with 26th Infantry at Plattsburg Barracks (1924-28); served with 35th Infantry, Hawaii (1928-31); graduated from Infantry School at Fort Benning (1932); served with...

Allied Force, the most intense and sustained military operation in Europe since World War II, represented the first extended use of force by NATO as well as the first major combat operation conducted for humanitarian objectives against a state committing...

Deception is as old as warfare. It can magnify strength for both attackers and defenders. It is among the least expensive military activities in terms of forces and assets. Yet for all its proven value, it generates little enthusiasm in the U.S. military....

The United States expends great effort to account for members of the Armed Forces who were lost while serving the Nation. Over the years no other country has done as much. The Department of Defense is responsible for personnel recovery and accounting....

In August, 2001, Paul Wolfowitz, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, said the Pentagon engaged in "a very significant paradigm shift" in the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review. (1) As he later explained, "We are trying to move from a threat-based strategy...

The Republic of Korea (ROK) has embarked on a journey that could transform its military in the next ten to twenty years. As a key U.S. ally, its force structure, along with underlying assumptions and doctrine, will have great impact on alliance maintenance,...