jp1_02

As Amended Through 15 March 2013
joint base — For purposes of base defense operations, a joint base is a locality from which
operations of two or more of the Military Departments are projected or supported and
which is manned by significant elements of two or more Military Departments or in
which significant elements of two or more Military Departments are located. See also
base. (JP 3-10)
joint captured materiel exploitation center — An element responsible for deriving
intelligence information from captured enemy materiel. It is normally subordinate to
the intelligence directorate of a joint staff. Also called JCMEC. (JP 2-01)
joint civil-military operations task force — A joint task force composed of civil-military
operations units from more than one Service. It provides support to the joint force
commander in humanitarian or nation assistance operations, theater campaigns, or
civil-military operations concurrent with or subsequent to regional conflict. It can
organize military interaction among many governmental and nongovernmental
humanitarian agencies within the theater. Also called JCMOTF. See also civilmilitary
operations; joint task force. (JP 3-05.1)
joint combined exchange training — A program conducted overseas to fulfill US forces
training requirements and at the same time exchange the sharing of skills between US
forces and host nation counterparts. Also called JCET. (JP 3-05)
joint communications network — The aggregation of all the joint communications
systems in a theater. The joint communications network includes the joint multichannel
trunking and switching system and the joint command and control
communications system(s). Also called JCN. (JP 6-0)
joint concept — Links strategic guidance to the development and employment of future
joint force capabilities and serve as “engines for transformation” that may ultimately
lead to doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel
and facilities (DOTMLPF) and policy changes. (CJCSI 3010.02)
joint contracting support board — A joint task force or subunified commander
established board to coordinate all contracting support and to determine specific
contracting mechanisms to obtain commercially procured common logistic supplies
and services within the joint operational area. Also called JCSB. See also combatant
commander logistic procurement support board; joint acquisition review board.
(JP 4-10)
joint counterintelligence unit — An organization composed of Service and Department of
Defense agency counterintelligence personnel, formed under the authority of the
Secretary of Defense and assigned to a combatant commander, which focuses on
combatant command strategic and operational counterintelligence missions. Also
called JCIU. (JP 2-01.2)
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