JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States - Defense ...

Executive Summary
Nuclear Command and Control
System
assigned, and direction can be communicated to CCDRs
or the commanders of other commands.
The Nuclear Command and Control System supports
the Presidential nuclear C2 of the CCMDs in the areas of
integrated tactical warning and attack assessment,
decision making, decision dissemination, and force
management and report back.
Defense Continuity Program
The Defense Continuity Program is an integrated
program composed of DOD policies, plans, procedures,
assets, and resources that ensures continuity of DOD
component mission-essential functions under all
circumstances, including crisis, attack, recovery, and
reconstitution.
Joint Force Development
Principles of Joint Force
Development
Authorities
Joint Force Development
Joint Doctrine
Joint force development entails the purposeful
preparation of individual members of the Armed Forces
(and the units that they comprise) to present a force
capable of executing assigned missions. It includes joint
doctrine, joint education, joint training, joint lessons
learned, and joint concept development and assessment.
Joint force development involves synergistic execution of
the legislated authorities of the CJCS, the Service Chiefs,
and others (such as CDRUSSOCOM). US law (Title 10,
USC, Section 153) gives the CJCS authority regarding
joint force development, specifically providing authority
to develop doctrine for the joint employment of the
Armed Forces, and to formulate policies for the joint
training of the Armed Forces to include polices for the
military education and training of members of the Armed
Forces.
Joint force development is a knowledge-based
enterprise. A discussion of each of the force
development subordinate processes follows.
Joint doctrine consists of the fundamental principles that
guide the employment of US military forces in
coordinated action toward a common objective. It
provides the authoritative guidance from which joint
operations are planned and executed.
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