Joint Warfare: Unifying Forces in Modern Military Operations

By Fouad Sabry

What is Joint Warfare

Joint warfare is a military doctrine that places priority on the integration of the various branches of a state's armed forces into one unified command. Joint warfare is in essence a form of combined arms warfare on a larger, national scale, in which complementary forces from a state's army, navy, air, coastal, space, and special forces are meant to work together in joint operations, rather than planning and executing military operations separately.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Joint warfare

Chapter 2: United States Armed Forces

Chapter 3: Military doctrine

Chapter 4: Joint Chiefs of Staff

Chapter 5: Goldwater-Nichols Act

Chapter 6: United States Strategic Command

Chapter 7: United States Transportation Command

Chapter 8: United States Joint Forces Command

Chapter 9: Network-centric warfare

Chapter 10: Unified combatant command

(II) Answering the public top questions about joint warfare.

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Joint Warfare.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
• Release date: May 27, 2024

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Chapter 1: Joint warfare

A military concept known as joint warfare prioritizes the unification of all of a state's armed forces under a single command. In essence, joint warfare is a form of combined arms warfare that takes place on a larger, national scale. In joint operations, complementary forces from a state's army, navy, air force, coastal defense force, space force, and special forces are intended to cooperate rather than planning and carrying out military operations separately.

Although it shouldn't be viewed as having the same level of jointness as the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, its roots may be traced back to the 1938 founding of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, the world's first joint higher command structure.

Joint warfare is supported by the US Department of Defense as the primary doctrine for its troops, and is defined as Team warfare is described as requiring the coordinated and integrated use of all relevant capabilities. The resulting synergy maximizes combat potential in coordinated action. Joint warfare practitioners must recognize the significance of the inter-agency process, including the priorities, capabilities, and resources of other non-uniformed agencies (such as intelligence services) in military planning, as a result of the emphasis on national unity of effort.

The U.S. Department of Defense refers to military actions carried out by armed forces from two or more allies as combined operations.

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Chapter 2: United States Armed Forces

The military forces of the United States are known as the United States Armed Forces.

The U.S. Armed Forces have been crucial to American history since its establishment during the American Revolutionary War. Their triumphs in the First and Second Barbary Wars contributed to the development of a sense of national identity. They were essential to the United States' territorial development during the American Civil War. The contemporary U.S. military structure was established by the National Security Act of 1947, which was passed after World War II. The Act also established the National Security Council, the United States Air Force, and the National Military Establishment, which is led by the secretary of defense. The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense in 1949, and the cabinet-level Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force were combined to form the Department of Defense.

The Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), both federal executive departments, serve as the primary means by which military strategy is carried out. The president of the United States is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

In terms of personnel, the U.S. Armed Forces rank among the largest military forces. They recruit employees from a sizable pool of skilled volunteers. Although it has been utilized in the past, military conscription has not been practiced in the United States since 1973. All male citizens and residents of the United States who are between the ages of 18 and 25 must register with the Selective Service System, which retains the right to conscript them.

The U.S. Armed Forces are regarded as the most potent force in the world.

Even before the Declaration of Independence officially declared the United States to have been founded, on June 14, 1775, the Continental Army was founded, beginning the history of the U.S. Armed Forces.

In Article II of the Constitution, the president is designated as the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States, giving him or her authority over the country's armed forces.

Although it is not part of the operational chain of command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest ranking military organization in the US Armed Forces. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who serves as both the president's and the secretary of defense's primary military counselor, is in charge of it. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serves as their deputy. The commandant of the Marine Corps, the chief of naval operations, the chief of staff of the Air Force, the chief of space operations, and the head of the National Guard Bureau are additional members.

Unified combatant commands are combined military commands made up of personnel from various military branches, with the commanders of the combatant commands serving as the final link in the chain of command, which extends from the president to the secretary of defense. Through service component commands, each service assembles, equips, and trains its respective forces, which are ultimately delivered to the unified combatant commands. The theater special operations commands or joint force headquarters - cyber are also presented to other combatant commanders by Special Operations Command and Cyber Command. The theater special operations command is typically dual-hatted as the joint force special operations component, and Space Force components are typically dual-hatted as the joint force space component. Army components are typically dual-hatted as the joint force land component, Navy components are typically dual-hatted as the joint force maritime component, and Air Force components are typically dual-hatted as the joint force air component.

In order to support operating forces involved in planning for or carrying out military operations, including support during conflict or in the conduct of other military actions related to combating threats to U.S. national security, combat support agencies are Department of Defense organizations. This mission may not fully encapsulate the CSA's mission because it is concentrated on offering support to echelons below the CCMD level.

There are six equal military service branches that make up the United States Armed Forces. The United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States Air Force, and United States Space Force are five of the branches and are grouped under the military departments of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Coast Guard is formally a part of the Department of Homeland Security, but the president or legislature may move it to the Department of the Navy, which is the civilian organization in charge of managing the coequal U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy. The military services, with the exception of the Coast Guard, only organize, train, and outfit forces. Operational command of non-service retained forces is the responsibility of the unified combatant commands.

Each military service has a certain duty and domain allotted to it. While the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps carry out maritime operations, the U.S. Army carries out land operations. The Marine Corps specializes in amphibious and marine littoral operations in support of the Navy. While the U.S. Space Force handles space operations, the U.S. Air Force handles air operations. The U.S. Coast Guard is distinctive in that it is both a law enforcement organization and a military department with a focus on marine operations.

The largest and most established branch of the US Armed Forces is the United States Army (USA). One million soldiers make up the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard, which was first founded in 1775 as the Continental Army.

The Army's five primary skill sets are:

Quick and persistent land combat

combined-arms maneuvers:

Wide-area security and combined arms