1. United States Joint Forces Command
Emerging Concept for Joint Command and Control
The purpose of United States Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate is to:
Develop, Explore and Assess New Joint Concepts, organizational Structures and Emerging
Technology Through a process of Discovery, Innovation and Experimentation.
Mr. David J. Ozolek
Executive Director
Joint Futures Lab
US Joint Forces Command (J9)

2. Why have a new JC2 concept?
A new threat – globally networked
The information avalanche
Speed of operations
Complexity of operations
Global visibility and connectivity

3. Joint Command and Control
Command remains command
Command and control are different but inter-related
Command remains vested in a single individual with authority and responsibility for making the big decisions
Control, however, is undergoing a significant re-examination

4. Joint Command and Control Coherence
Deconflict Service Forces
Coordinate
Stitch Service Seams
Integrate
Services/SOCOM Capabilities
Coherently Integrate
Interdependent, Collaborative, Learning & Adaptive Coherently Joint Force
Multinational
Increased capability through greater degrees of integration is multiplicative, not additive. Here’s what we actually saw as we built up our joint and combined operation in Afghanistan:
fully integrate joint = ten fold capability increase
fully integrate interagency = another ten fold increase
fully integrate friends and allies = another ten fold increase
Result:
Effects-Based Outcomes
Supported/Supporting Relationships

5. Distributed Operations
Two dimensions:
Physical (non-contiguous operations)
Functional
Collaboration
Distributed problem solving
Adaptive decision making

6. Collaboration
Using a shared information environment to span the planning and coordination activities of functions or echelons of operations
Problem
Decision
Versus
Problem
Decision
Decision
Decision

7. Adaptive Decision Making
Centralized
Decentralized
Distributed

8. Standing Joint Command and Control
Old Paradigm:
Individual “joint” augmentation skill
Single Service
Army
Navy
Air Force
USMC + =
JTF
Headquarters
New Paradigm:
Standing Joint Force Headquarters
Service Manpower
Army +
Navy
JTF
Headquarters =
Air Force
USMC

9. Dynamic Tasking of Modular Capabilities
Requirement
Requirement
JTF
Headquarters
Capability
Requirement
Requirement
Requirement
Capability
Capability
Requirement
Requirement
Requirement
Requirement

10. Functional (really domain) Air
Componency
Today: Service
Functional (really domain)
Air
Land
Sea
Next: True functional
Strike?
Info Superiority?
Sustainment?
Other?

11. Coherent Interagency Operations Coherent Multinational Context
Next Big JC2 Hurdle
Coherent Interagency Operations
in a
Coherent Multinational Context

12. Questions?