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	United States Joint Forces Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		U.S. Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified combatant commands of the U.S. military.
		Unlike the five commands with responsibility for war plans and operations in specified portions of the world, JFCOM is a functional command that provides specific services to the military.
		JFCOM was formed in 1999 when the old U.S. Atlantic Command was renamed and given a new mission: leading the transformation of the U.S. military through experimentation and education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Joint_Forces_Command (205 words)

	Encyclopedia: United States armed forces
		United States military officers are appointed from a variety of sources, including the service academies, ROTC, and direct appointment from both civilian status and the enlisted ranks.
		The United States Army is not as portable as the Marine Corps, but Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker announced a reorganization of the Army's active-duty units into 48 brigade groups with an emphasis on power projection.
		Under the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-armed-forces (2840 words)

	United States Armed Forces Article, UnitedStatesArmedForces Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The United States and its close allies are responsible for approximatelytwo-thirds of all military spending on Earth (of which, in turn, the U.S. is responsiblefor two-thirds), dollar for dollar.
		The United States Army is not as portable as the MarineCorps, but Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker announced areorganization of the Army's active-duty units into 48 brigade groups with an emphasis on power projection.
		However, the United States military was still organized along lines of command that reported to their respective servicechiefs (Chiefs of Staff of the Army and Air Force, Commandants of the Marine Corp and Coast Guard, and Chief of NavalOperations).
	www.anoca.org /military/command/united_states_armed_forces.html (2316 words)

	ipedia.com: United States armed forces Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In peacetime it is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of Defense, specifically to the United States Navy.
		It continued with Cold War during which it was believed that the United States must maintain a global military presence to defend against Communist forces lead by the Soviet Union.
		United States military organization now flows from service arm generals (such as the commander of an Army division or corps), to the appropriate regional or functional CINC.
	www.ipedia.com /united_states_armed_forces.html (2500 words)

	US Army Forces Command [FORSCOM]
		United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) is the Army Component of the United States Joint Forces Command and a major Army command.
		Army National Guard forces in the Continental U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, when not federalized, are under the command and control of The Adjutant General of their respective states, territories, and the District of Columbia.
		Among the new missions imposed were the planning and conduct of joint exercises, providing a general reserve of deployable Army forces to reinforce other commands as directed, and conduct joint training and exercises as appropriate.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/forscom.htm (2058 words)

	STATEMENT BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL ROBERT WAGNER, USA DEPUTY COMMANDER UNITED STATES JOINT
		Joint Forces Command is a dynamic command that learns from and works with our Department of Defense partners, the interagency, and coalition partners to transform U.S. warfighting forces and capabilities to ensure our Nation’s continued ability to rapidly and decisively conduct military operations.
		Joint Force Commanders like Generals Franks and Abizaid will tell you “it’s not the plan, it’s the planning.” They understand that the ability to plan and adapt to changing circumstances and fleeting opportunities is the difference between success and failure on the modern battlespace.
		Joint Forces Command, in partnership with the joint community, is leading an important initiative to develop a common command and control capability for the joint warfighter called Joint Battle Management Command and Control (JBMC2).
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/congress/2004_hr/040226-wagner.htm (5018 words)

	The Avalon Project : Statement of General William F. Kernan, U.S. Army Commander in Chief United States Joint Forces ...
		As the command responsible for the land and maritime defense of the continental United States, we work closely with many federal organizations to achieve unity of effort.
		Joint Task Force-Civil Support is a command and control headquarters ready to respond today to support the lead federal agency in the event of an attack by weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
		Joint Forces Command is tasked only with training and readiness oversight of the WMD-CSTs and does not assume that responsibility until a WMD-CST receives Secretary of Defense certification.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/sept_11/kernan_001.htm (3066 words)

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		In peacetime it is normally subordinate to the United States Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy.
		During and immediately after World War II, the United States military was organized along lines of command that reported to their respective service chiefs (i.e.
		This combined arms commander would be responsible for fielding a force capable of employing AirLand battle doctrine (or its successors), with all assets available to the military.
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	Joint Forces Command - SourceWatch
		"Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., U.S. Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified commands in the Department of Defense.
		Our joint force concept development and experimentation focus is EBO, an inherent component of this mission, and will transport the concept to reality.
		And our role as joint force provider will monitor and deploy these effects-based forces to our combatant commanders for the variety of missions they are tasked to perform.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Joint_Forces_Command (504 words)

	National Defense Authorization Act for 2004 Analysis--Section 848 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		`(b) COMMAND DESCRIBED- The commander to whom authority is delegated under subsection (a) is the commander of the unified combatant command that has the mission for joint warfighting experimentation, as assigned by the Secretary of Defense.
		The committee is concerned that urgent joint warfighting requirements are not always conceived, developed, and fielded in the most expeditious manner.
		As the command responsible for joint experimentation and joint concepts development, JFCOM, through this authority, would have the ability to rapidly respond to the joint warfighting needs JFCOM identifies, as well as to satisfy the requirements of the regional combatant commanders for solutions that otherwise may not be provided by the individual services.
	www.wifcon.com /dodauth4/dod04_848.htm (837 words)

	USJFCOM: Leading the transformation of the U.S. military
		During a ceremony on a Navy aircraft carrier, Air Force Gen. Lance L. Smith became the Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation and the commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, becoming the first Air Force general to hold both positions.
		USJFCOM teamed with the Air Force and Army during exercise Unified Endeavor 06-1 to train Army headquarters and staff for joint operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism.
		U.S. Joint Forces Command and Lockheed Martin Corporation have agreed to enter into a cooperative effort to research and develop Joint Command-Future capabilities.
	www.jfcom.mil (555 words)

	AirWave - Wireless Network Management Software - U.S. Joint Forces Command (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, the U.S. Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified commands in the Department of Defense and is responsible for transformation, experimentation, joint training, interoperability and force supply.
		The Command uses AirWave to add centralized configuration management and wireline monitoring to their multi-layered security approach for protecting their wireless network.
		The Department of Defense appointed the U.S. Joint Forces Command as the transformation laboratory for the U.S. military.
	www.airwave.com /newsroom/press_releases/USJF.html (533 words)

	Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command (Unclassified)
		An Air Force widow was presented the Purple Heart for her husband, who suffered enemy fire during the Korean War, in a posthumous ceremony at Bob Hope Air Force Enlisted Village.
		Those were the orders I gave the Special Forces A-Team commander as he and his 12-man team moved into the Lware District in Afghanistan during the winter of 2003/04.
		The 6th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., is the only unit in the United States military with a wartime mission to assess, train, advise and assist foreign aviation forces.
	www.socom.mil (1984 words)

	Northrop Grumman - Mission Systems - Market Segments - Key Programs - Joint Warfighting Center
		The Mission Systems JWFC Support Team, a leader in joint training, distributed learning, modeling, simulation, and C4I systems, is providing the innovation and support required to meet the challenges of joint training programs.
		They mentor the joint force commander or joint task force commander and staff during joint exercises, providing a wealth of battle-proven experience.
		Coordinating with other combatant commanders to provide tailored exercise support with the maximum level of fidelity and rigor for their specific training audiences.
	www.ms.northropgrumman.com /markets/MDJointWarfightingCenter.html (414 words)

	Welcome to Character Development at USNA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Brigadier General Nash's assignments have included Fleet Marine Force tours in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Marine Divisions, and with I, II and III Marine Expeditionary Forces.
		He has commanded infantry units at the platoon, company, battalion and regimental levels, and served at different times as executive officer, operations officer, and logistics officer in a variety of operational units.
		In the spring of 1998, he commanded Joint Task Force Auburn Endeavor in support of Department of Energy efforts in Tbilisi, Georgia.
	www.nadn.navy.mil /CharacterDevelopment/Capstone/Bios/generalnash.html (260 words)

	USJFCOM: Robotics to play major role in future warfighting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Project Alpha, a U.S. Joint Forces Command rapid idea analysis group, is in the midst of a study focusing on the concept of developing and employing robots that would be capable of replacing humans to perform many, if not most combat functions on the battlefield.
		The workshop, featuring key speakers who are experts in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence, was designed to develop a skeletal operational concept for the employment of autonomous machines and to raise awareness throughout DoD about current robotic technology and it’s future potential on the battlefield.
		Perhaps an even larger imperative, according to Richards, is that the United States is not the only nation that recognizes the future of integrated battlefield robotics.
	www.jfcom.mil /newslink/storyarchive/2003/pa072903.htm (976 words)

	Veterans Day 2005 Special - U.S. Department of Defense Official Website
		Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, served as a lieutenant during the Battle of Hue City in 1968.
		The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff represented the 2.4 million Americans in uniform as he assured veterans that today's military would continue to pass on their gift of freedom.
		EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Nov. 10, 2005 – Their strides might not have been as long as the adults in the crowd, but each step they took meant just as much.
	www.defenselink.mil (935 words)

	Headquarters United States European Command (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The symposium brought together recognized authorities from Department of Defense, Department of State and the private sector t...
		General James L. Jones, welcome to the United States European Command.
		USEUCOM is a unified combatant command whose mission is to maintain ready forces to conduct the full spectrum of military operations unilaterally or in concert with the coalition partners; to enhance transatlantic security through support to NATO; to promote regional stability; and advance U.S. interests in
	www.eucom.mil (320 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Media Availability at United States Joint Forces Command
		But it is great to be here today at Norfolk with Admiral Gehman and with Secretary Cohen for the establishment of Joint Forces Command.
		The new name accurately, I think, more accurately captures what this command's role in leading the transformation of our armed forces is really all about, and that's to meet the security challenges of the 21st century.
		Space Command has some built-in potential in that regard, in terms of the types of experts they have, both in computers, communications and space assets.
	www.fas.org /spp/starwars/program/news99/t10071999_t007usac.htm (963 words)

	The United States Army Home Page
		The U.S. Northern Command was created in the wake of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, to serve as the Department of Defense's lead for homeland defense and defense support to civil authorities.
		William J. Gainey, who visited USNORTHCOM's headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., in his capacity as the first senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
		We will not be effective and relevant in the 21st century unless we become much more agile but with the capacity for a long-term, sustained level of conflict.
	www.army.mil (483 words)

	RUSI- Conference
		On 14-15 March 2005, the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, in partnership with United States Joint Forces Command, held a conference in Norfolk, Virginia entitled ‘Transformation of Military Operations on the Cusp’.
		The conference started from a shared recognition that, with a continued strategy of projecting stability and promoting democracy in parts of the world, US and allied armed forces increasingly will have to operate outside the established, traditional boundaries of military and non-military activities.
		The conference agreed on the need to create urgently a roadmap towards a coherent, integrated reform of military, inter-agency and inter-allied capabilities for these new ‘cusp’ challenges.
	www.rusi.org /hsr/events/ref:E420A391DB7029 (162 words)

	Find in a Library: A study of joint transformation at United States Joint Forces Command
		A study of joint transformation at United States Joint Forces Command
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	[ozdip-l] [Fwd: Diplomacy] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I am a Concept Developer in the Operations Branch of the Concept Development Division of the Experimentation Directorate (J9) of United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM).
		Much of our work here revolves around wargames and other conflict simulations.
		We hope to soon graduate to a third iteration that we hope will involve much larger nation teams, from many more countries, sufficient to more fully test joint and interagency behaviors and interactions.
	thingy.apana.org.au /pipermail/ozdip-l/2003-April/006344.html (534 words)

	Official Website for the United States Marine Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Employment advice and referrals to returning disabled service members, recently medically retired service members, and their spouses.
		Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, MEU Service Support Group, wait in the well deck of the dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), as a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) unloads their gear.
		Marines from Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participated in their last amphibious assault training with the Philippine Marine Corps here Oct. 29.
	www.usmc.mil (337 words)

	Encyclopedia article on United States armed forces [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		United States Northern Command (http://www.northcom.mil) (NORTHCOM), Admiral Timothy J. Keating (USN), Commander
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	UGS :: UGS' Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management Software Helps United States Joint Forces Command Win Department of ...
		UGS' Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management Software Helps United States Joint Forces Command Win Department of Defense Award
		USJFCOM is one of nine unified commands in the DoD and its programs help the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines integrate their war-fighting capabilities.
		Note: UGS, Teamcenter and Transforming the process of innovation are trademarks or registered trademark of UGS Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries.
	sev.prnewswire.com /computer-electronics/20051031/DAM02131102005-1.html (634 words)

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