JP 1, Doctrine for the Armed Forces of the United States - Defense ...
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<strong>Doctrine</strong> Governing Unified Direction <strong>of</strong> <strong>Armed</strong> <strong>Forces</strong><br />
b. Interoperability. Unified action demands maximum interoperability. The <strong>for</strong>ces,<br />
units, and systems <strong>of</strong> all Services must operate toge<strong>the</strong>r effectively, in part through<br />
interoperability. This includes joint <strong>for</strong>ce development; use <strong>of</strong> joint doctrine; <strong>the</strong><br />
development and use <strong>of</strong> joint plans and orders; and <strong>the</strong> development and use <strong>of</strong> joint and/or<br />
interoperable communications and in<strong>for</strong>mation systems. It also includes conducting joint<br />
training and exercises. It concludes with a materiel development and fielding process that<br />
provides materiel that is fully compatible with and complementary to systems <strong>of</strong> all Services.<br />
A key to successful interoperability is to ensure that planning processes are joint from <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
inception. Those responsible <strong>for</strong> systems and programs intended <strong>for</strong> joint use will establish<br />
working groups that fully represent <strong>the</strong> services and functions affected. CCDRs will ensure<br />
maximum interoperability and identify interoperability issues to <strong>the</strong> CJCS, who has overall<br />
responsibility <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> joint interoperability program. O<strong>the</strong>r government departments and<br />
agencies, IGOs, and NGOs should be invited to participate in joint training and exercises<br />
whenever possible.<br />
10. Interagency Coordination<br />
a. General<br />
(1) Interagency coordination is <strong>the</strong> cooperation and communication that occurs<br />
between departments and agencies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USG to accomplish an objective. Similarly, in <strong>the</strong><br />
context <strong>of</strong> DOD involvement, coordination refers to coordination between elements <strong>of</strong> DOD<br />
and IGOs or NGOs to achieve objectives.<br />
(2) CCDRs and subordinate JFCs must consider <strong>the</strong> potential requirements <strong>for</strong><br />
interagency, IGO, and NGO coordination as a part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir activities within and outside <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong>ir operational areas. Military operations must be coordinated, integrated, and deconflicted<br />
with <strong>the</strong> activities <strong>of</strong> interorganizational partners, including various HN agencies within and<br />
en route to and from <strong>the</strong> operational area. Sometimes <strong>the</strong> JFC draws on <strong>the</strong> capabilities <strong>of</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r organizations, provides capabilities to o<strong>the</strong>r organizations, and sometimes <strong>the</strong> JFC<br />
merely deconflicts activities with those <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs. These same organizations may be<br />
involved during all phases <strong>of</strong> an operation including pre- and post-operation activities. Roles<br />
and relationships among USG departments and agencies, state, tribal, and local governments,<br />
must be clearly understood. Interagency coordination <strong>for</strong>ges <strong>the</strong> vital link between <strong>the</strong><br />
military and <strong>the</strong> diplomatic, in<strong>for</strong>mational, and economic instruments <strong>of</strong> national power.<br />
Successful interorganizational coordination helps enable <strong>the</strong> USG to build international and<br />
domestic support, conserve resources, and conduct coherent operations that efficiently<br />
achieve shared goals.<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on interagency coordination, see <strong>JP</strong> 3-08, Interorganizational<br />
Coordination During Joint Operations.<br />
b. Interagency Unity <strong>of</strong> Ef<strong>for</strong>t<br />
(1) Achieving Unity <strong>of</strong> Ef<strong>for</strong>t. Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> techniques, procedures, and systems<br />
<strong>of</strong> military C2 can facilitate unity <strong>of</strong> ef<strong>for</strong>t if <strong>the</strong>y are adjusted to <strong>the</strong> dynamic world <strong>of</strong><br />
interagency coordination and different organizational cultures. Unity <strong>of</strong> ef<strong>for</strong>t can only be<br />
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