34 th IFPA-Fletcher Conference on National Security Strategy and Policy Security Planning and Military Transformation after Iraqi Freedom LTG Robert Wagner.

34th IFPA-Fletcher Conferenceon National Security Strategy and Policy

Security Planning and Military Transformation after Iraqi Freedom

LTG Robert WagnerDeputy Commander, USJFCOM

3 December 2003

Overview

USJFCOM

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• The need to transform in a changing environment

• Dedicated transformation organizations can accelerate

change – if integrated and resourced

• Transformation is comprehensive: all organizations and

functions – military, interagency, and partner nations

• Transformation incorporates doctrine, training,

resources, employment & lessons learned – it is not just

theoretical

• Partnerships are essential and powerful

Main Points

Transformation is about Culture and Product

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Department of Defense Priorities1. Successfully Pursue the Global War on Terrorism

2. Strengthen Combined/Joint Warfighting Capabilities

3. Transform the Joint Force

4. Optimize Intelligence Capabilities

5. Counter Proliferation of WMD

6. Improve Force Manning

7. New Concepts of Global Engagement

8. Homeland Security

9. Streamline DoD Processes

10. Reorganize DOD and USG to Deal with Pre-War Opportunities and Post-War Responsibilities

= JFCOM Priority

Transformation is a top U.S. defense priority

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USJFCOM Mission

USJFCOM maximizes the Nation’s future and present

military capabilities by leading the transformation of

joint forces, through (1) joint concept development and

experimentation, identifying (2) joint requirements,

advancing interoperability, conducting (3) joint training,

and (4) providing ready continental U.S.-based forces

and capabilities – all to support the Combatant

Commands.

USJFCOM maximizes the Nation’s future and present

military capabilities by leading the transformation of

joint forces, through (1) joint concept development and

experimentation, identifying (2) joint requirements,

advancing interoperability, conducting (3) joint training,

and (4) providing ready continental U.S.-based forces

and capabilities – all to support the Combatant

Commands.

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Transformation

Changing the nature of military competition and cooperation through new combinations of concepts, capabilities, and organizations to help underpin peace and stability in the world.

Transformation includes a full range from new high tech weapons to changing the way we think, train, exercise, fight and our partnerships in a complex world.

Transformation is about Culture and Product

PeacePeace ConflictConflict WarWar

Why Transform?

The Threat is Changing

Our adversaries will:

• fight by any means

• seek to deceive us

• exploit opportunities

• learn as they go

The Environment is ChangingCurrently optimized for this

Need better balance across the spectrum

Our Capabilities are Evolving

Capabilities must be optimized for the changing environment

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Transforming the Joint Force The U.S. approach

Deconflict Service Forces

Stitch Service Seams

Integration of Service

Capabilities

Coherently JointCollaborative Coordination

Effects-BasedNetwork Centric

Interagency-Multinational

Army Forces

Air Forces

Marine Forces

Navy Forces

Army Forces

Air Forces

Marine Forces

Navy Forces

Army Forces

Air Forces

Marine Forces

Navy Forces

Services Deconflicting

Services Coordinating

Services Integrating

A Full Spectrum capabilities-based

joint force

Multination

al

Interagency

The Future is our new “AOR”

SOF

SOF

SOF

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JFCOM’s Transformation Engines

Integrating all enterprises to create coherent joint and combined capabilities

JointForce Trainer

JointInteroperability

Joint ForceProviderIntegration

Joint Concept Development and Experimentation

Trained and Ready Forces today are the foundation for transformation for tomorrow

Building tomorrow’s joint force today

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Emerging Views

Industrial Age

Large heavy forces

Massed forces

Linearly

Long Build Up

Information Age

Terrorism and non-nation states

Massed Effects

Non-Linear

Rapid initiation & termination

Information Age

Knowledge Enabled

System understanding and analysis

Collaboration

Reach back

Networked

Precision

to

to

to

to

to

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x x x x x x

Corps Marine ExpeditionaryForce (MEF)

x x x

Conventional

I I I

AIRGROUND

From Battlefield to Battlespace

HUMINT

UNMANNEDSENSORS & STRIKE

HomelandInformationEnvironment

SOFLight

SOF SOFSOF

SystemsAnalysis

INTEGRATEDAIR-GROUND

INTEGRATEDSOF-

CONVENTIONAL

PRECISION STRIKE

SYMMETRIC

ASYMMETRIC

PRECISION STRIKE

IO/PSYOP

WMD

SPACE

CYBER-SPACE

UNMANNED SYSTEMS

Threat

Allies

Heavy

Massed Forces Massed effects

Deconflicted Integrated Interdependent

Linearly – Sequential Simultaneous depth of space

Attrition warfare Rapid start/stop

Military to Military All elements of national power

Independent Networked

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OIF vs Desert StormFewer land and air forcesExtensive use of SOFFirst use of Land Component CommanderRobust Collaborative Planning EffortGreater maneuver distances Fewer Iraqi missile launchesFewer oil wells set ablazeFewer munitions usedReduced costs

A Campaign of significant scope, scale, complexity and risk, and new capabilities

IRAQI FREEDOM in Context

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Contributing FactorsNorthern/Southern Watch--12 yr prep / 1 yr selected air interdiction OEF Afghanistan Experience Existing Component (Land, Sea, Air, SOF) & JTF HQ’sExisting C2 facilitiesLand and Sea prepositioned stocksLift improvements ($48B)Greater bandwidth capabilityMission rehearsal exercisesOvermatching Power

Determined time and place of attackRapid Air and Sea supremacyPrecision fires; Speed and depth of maneuver

A Campaign of significant scope, scale, complexity and risk, and new capabilities

IRAQI FREEDOM in Context

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The Big Issues – Quick Look

1. Capabilities that reached new levels of performance, and need to be sustained and improved Joint Integration and Adaptive Planning Joint Force Synergy SOF and SOF-Conventional Integration

2. Capabilities that demonstrated considerable effectiveness, but need enhancement Urban Operations Information Operations Intelligence, Surveillance, and

Reconnaissance3. Capabilities that fell short of expectations or

needs, and need to be redressed through new initiatives Battle Damage Assessment Fratricide Prevention Deployment Planning and Execution Reserve Mobilization Coalition Information Sharing

4. Second-Tier Issues Joint Fires Time Sensitive Targeting Overmatching Strike Training Theater Logistics Public Affairs/Media Integration Shaping Interagency Involvement EUCOM/CENTCOM Seam

5. Insights to future concepts Emerging Battlespace Knowledge-Enabled Warfare Effects-Based Operations

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Allied Command Transformation Vision

NATO’s forcing agent for change, leading the

continuous improvement of Alliance capabilities

to uphold NATO’s global security interests

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Allied Command Transformation JFCOM Relationship

• Cooperation and collaboration with NATO and Allies

is vital and mutually beneficial – a two way street

• Foundation for common understanding and

transformation

• Output and Outcome oriented

• Dedicated & complementary organizations

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Allied Command Transformation JFCOM Near Term Effort

• Share Joint Force Training model and lessons learned

• NATO Response Force (NRF) Training

• Multinational Concept Development and

Experimentation

• Two Way Street with Allies’ Ideas and Concepts

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1. Transform NATO’s military capabilities.

2. Prepare, support and sustain Alliance operations.

3. Implement NATO Response Force and other deployable capabilities.

4. Achieve ACT full operational capability.

5. Assist transformation of partner capabilities.

Allied Command Long Term Priorities (draft)

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Joint Concept Development Path

Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Strategy

FY 01

Joint Prototype Path

Provide actionable recommendations from experimentation results to senior leaders to inform options for future force investments

Field the Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ) – including the enabling concepts for developing transformational joint command and control

Deliver rapid, prototyping of capabilities to improve joint warfighting now

Include our Combatant Commands, Services, Defense Agencies and Multinational partners; collaborate in experimentation activities

FY 04 FY 05 FY 06

FY 04 FY 05 FY 06

UnifiedUnifiedVisionVision20012001

Millennium Millennium Challenge 2002Challenge 2002

Operational Operational Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

FY 02 FY 03

Joint Prototype Path Approach

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Conventional S-Curves(Micro View)

Innovation

t (or effort)

Pro

duct

Per

form

ance

Conventional S-Curve(Macro View)

Period of ‘Sustaining Innovation’Purpose: Maintain Market Dominance

Method: Continuous Product Improvement

What the “data” show (i.e, case studies)[Reference: The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen]

Thinking Skill SetLeadership

Focus Processes _

Sustaining DisruptiveInnovation Innovation

Period of ‘Disruptive Innovation’Purpose: Attain market dominance

Method: Put current capabilityor technology out of business

J9’s Focus

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Delivering Innovation

What prototypes should be embedded in training

… and when?

1

2

4

3

What concepts to develop?

What concepts become prototypes?

What concepts become fielded capabilities?

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• The need to transform in a changing environment

• Dedicated transformation organizations can accelerate

change – if integrated and resourced

• Transformation is comprehensive: all organizations and

functions – military, interagency, and partner nations

• Transformation incorporates doctrine,training,

resources, employment & lessons learned – it is not just

theoretical

• Partnerships are essential and powerful

Main Points

Transformation is about Culture and Product