IV. Fundamentals of Joint
Warfare
A. Unity of Effort – starts
with Pres creating the national security
strategy turned into national
military strategy with advice from JCS
B. Concentration of Military
Power – overwhelm the enemy with quantity and quality of planning, skill, and
training
C. Seizing and Maintaining the
Initiative – continue offensive action (calculated risk) to off-balance the opponent
D. Agility – quick and
flexible (faster planning too); can disorient an enemy weak in 1+ dimensions of
warfare
E. Operations Extended to
Fullest Breadth and Depth – force enemy to spread forces over a broad area
F. Maintaining Freedom of
Action – done through op security and logistical support
G. Sustaining Ops – done with
focused deployment and standardized logistical support; plays role in agility, ext. of ops, and freedom of action
H. Clarity of Expression – use
common terms and procedures; keep plans simple
I. Knowledge of Self – understand
of friendly capabilities and limits facilitated by the JFC and subordinate CDRs
J. Knowledge of the Enemy – understand
enemy capabilities and intentions; amass pertinent data to attack “heart” of
the enemy
K. Employment of Friendly
Strength Against the Enemy’s Weakness and Avoid Exposing Friendly Weaknesses to
Enemy Strengths – comes from Knowledge of Self and Enemy; diversity and
flexibility of joint forces give CDR more options
V. Multinational Operations –
conducted by 2+ nations … types:
A. Combined Forces – joined by
formal alliance for long-range objectives
B. Coalition Forces –
temporary agreement for provisional action
C. Multinational Force
Commander (MFC) – power varies from force to force; never absolute
D. Command Structures
1. Parallel Command – nations
control their forces
2. Lead Nation Command –
nation with most forces leads the effort
3. Combination – 2+ nations
control different groups of nations (Ex: Arabic forces under Saudi, western
forces under US)
VI. Examples of Joint
Operations
A. Civil War Riverine
Operations – Anaconda plan req. Army and Navy to divide the Confederacy; 1862-3
ships transported troops and bombarded Confederate batteries; ground forces
held shore installations
B. The Solomon Islands
Campaign – marines and army units land on Guadalcanal in ’42 and capture the
airfield; Jap and Allied fleets fight while planes from both branches supported
the offensive; Japs evac in Feb ‘43
C. Operation Desert Storm /
Shield – Shield built up forces after Iraq invaded Kuwait in ’90 … Storm: air
strikes hit targets desig by lands forces; amphib forces and army land units
were put in position; amphib demo baits Iraq and land force flank them; US-led
coalition ousts Iraq in <100 hours from the start
VII. Future of Joint Operations
A. Joint Vision 2010 issued in
July 1996 – founded on information-specific tech advances
1. Info Superiority – the capability to collect, process, and
disseminate an uninterrupted flow of info while exploiting or denying an
adversary’s ability to do the same
2. Traditional Ideas –
maneuver, strike, protection, logistics
3. Four New Concepts
a. Dominant Maneuver – apply
info, engagement, and mobility capabilities to employ a variety of forces to a
task
b. Precision Engagement –
enable our forces to target, generate the desired effect, assess success, and
be able to re-engage
c. Full-Dimensional Protection
– ability to protect our forces while maintaining freedom of action
d. Focused Logistics – use
info, logistics, and transportation to provide rapid response, track assets en
route, and tailor packages
VIII. The American Character in
Foreign Policy
A. US as a Model: Gov. Winthrop of MA Bay Colony: “We are as a city on a hill…” –
everyone is looking to us, we should not hide; repeated by Reagan
B. US as a
C.
D. Expectation that other
countries will want to replicate the
1. 50s and 60s: Amer model
rejected by Africa, Latin Amer, Asia … Kennedy calls for Peace Corps, Alliance
for Progress, space race
2. 70s:
3. 80s: Reagan; global wave of
democracies and failure of communism in
4. 90s: somewhat muted
expectation; The Lexus and the Olive Tree
describe
5. 00s: confidence shaken by
Iranian clerics (US is “the Great Satan”) and bin Laden (calls Amer corrupt and
hatred-bent)
E. US has periods of
aggressive endeavors to transform the world which lapse in less than a decade
1. Kennedy: “Let every nation
know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we will pay any price, bear any
burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure
survival and the success of liberty.”
2. Nixon retracted … Reagan
revitalized …
IX. Graduate in Review – RADM
Quigley (’75); excelled in academics and graduated with distinction; intended
to study law eventually
A. First served on FFG-2
Ramsey; transferred to Public Affairs; promoted to RADM while serving as
Special Asst. of Public Affairs to SecNav
B. USNA Class president for 10
years
Week 9:
Platforms (all USAF planes)
|
Platforms |
E-8 JSTARS |
E-3 Sentry
(AWACS) |
F-22 Raptor |
C-5 Galaxy |
C-17 Globemaster III |
|
|
Ground
Surveillance |
Surveillance,
command, control and comm |
Air
superiority fighter |
strategic
airlift |
Cargo
and troop transport |
|
Speed |
.84
Mach (max) |
.48 Mach (cruise) |
1.5
Mach / 1.8 Mach (cruise / max) |
.72
Mach |
.77
Mach |
|
Crew |
Standard
Endurance
|
4* + 13-19 specialists (varies by mission) |
1 |
6
(pilot, co-pilot, 2x flight engineers, 2x loadmasters) |
3
(2x pilots , 1 loadmaster) |
|
Weapons |
Nil |
Nil |
20mm
Gatling Gun 2xAIM-9
Sidewinders 6xAIM-120C
AMRAAM 2xJDAMs
(1k lbs) |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Note |
USAF;
Radar range >155mi; 24ft** |
USAF;
Radar range >200mi; 30ft** |
USAF;
has supercruise |
USAF;
5940mi range; Lockheed |
USAF;
6000mi range; Boeing |
|
Visual ID |
Modified
Boeing 707 (E-3 is too) Looks
like an ordinary jet |
Radar
rotating on top |
Fighter |
Flat
piece on top of tail |
Curled
up wingtips |
all
info from www.fas.org… AWACS = Airborne
Warning And Control System … * = flight crew … ** = radar dome size