Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management
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2-JTF Formation <strong>and</strong> Planning<br />
• 3-series covers joint operations, covering the entire spectrum of war, including<br />
multinational operations <strong>and</strong> specific areas, such as air <strong>and</strong> amphibious operations,<br />
interdiction, close air support, reconnaissance, <strong>and</strong> meteorological <strong>and</strong> oceanographic<br />
operations (JP 3-59)<br />
2.3.2 US <strong>Joint</strong> Forces Comm<strong>and</strong>.<br />
The USJFCOM J-7 Training Directorate acts as a lead in developing <strong>and</strong> refining joint<br />
doctrine, <strong>and</strong> has initiatives underway to improve availability of joint training <strong>and</strong> lessons<br />
learned to improve JTF formation <strong>and</strong> planning processes. Refinements to joint doctrine<br />
<strong>and</strong> information on specific functions of JTFs are available online on the NIPRNET<br />
(http://www.jtasc.acom.mil), with more information available on SIPRNET<br />
(http://www.jtasc.acom.smil.mil).<br />
2.3.3 Armed Forces Staff College.<br />
AFSC publishes the "Purple Book", The <strong>Joint</strong> Staff Officer's Guide, which is a<br />
comprehensive, overall guide to DoD organization <strong>and</strong> joint staff guidance. The volume<br />
includes information on the <strong>Joint</strong> Staff, combatant comm<strong>and</strong>s, staff work, a survey of key<br />
joint publications, <strong>and</strong> overviews of the deliberate <strong>and</strong> crisis action planning processes,<br />
including formats for important documents (e.g., Intelligence Estimate, Comm<strong>and</strong>er's<br />
Estimate of the Situation, OPORDs, etc.) The Guide, known officially as AFSC Pub 1, is<br />
available through the Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office,<br />
Washington DC 20402, or from the school at Armed Forces Staff College, <strong>Joint</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
Combined Staff Officer School, ATTN: Pub 1 Coordinating Editor, 7800 Hampton Blvd,<br />
Norfolk VA 23511-1702. The Guide is also available online at<br />
http://www.afsc.edu/pub1/afsc0000.htm (NIPRNET) or http://www1.eucom.smil.mil/eccsor/library/ndu/afscpub1/<br />
(SIPRNET). A .PDF (Adobe Acrobat) version is available on<br />
USJFCOM METOC's SIPRNET homepage, http://157.224.120.250/weathr.nsf/metoc<br />
(scroll down to Pubs & Documents, click on <strong>Joint</strong> Operations--applicable documents).<br />
PDF <strong>and</strong> html versions are also available on the <strong>Joint</strong> METOC CD published by the U.S.<br />
<strong>Joint</strong> Forces Comm<strong>and</strong> METOC branch.<br />
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