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Executive Summary<br />

Joint Education<br />

Joint Training<br />

Lessons Learned<br />

Education is a key aspect <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> joint <strong>for</strong>ce development<br />

process. Joint education is <strong>the</strong> aspect <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

military education that focuses on imparting joint<br />

knowledge and attitudes. Joint education can be broadly<br />

parsed into three categories: joint pr<strong>of</strong>essional military<br />

education; enlisted joint pr<strong>of</strong>essional military education;<br />

and o<strong>the</strong>r joint education.<br />

Joint training prepares joint <strong>for</strong>ces or joint staffs to<br />

respond to strategic, operational, or tactical requirements<br />

considered necessary by <strong>the</strong> CCDRs to execute <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

assigned or anticipated missions. Joint training<br />

encompasses both joint training <strong>of</strong> individuals as well as<br />

collective training <strong>of</strong> joint staffs, units, and <strong>the</strong> Service<br />

components <strong>of</strong> joint <strong>for</strong>ces.<br />

The joint lessons learned component <strong>of</strong> joint <strong>for</strong>ce<br />

development entails collecting observations, analyzing<br />

<strong>the</strong>m, and taking <strong>the</strong> necessary steps to turn <strong>the</strong>m into<br />

“learned lessons”—changes in behavior that improve <strong>the</strong><br />

mission ready capabilities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> joint <strong>for</strong>ce. Properly<br />

assessed, <strong>the</strong>se positive and negative observations help<br />

senior leaders identify and fix problems, rein<strong>for</strong>ce<br />

success, and inside <strong>the</strong> joint <strong>for</strong>ce development<br />

perspective, adjust <strong>the</strong> azimuth and interaction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

various lines <strong>of</strong> ef<strong>for</strong>t.<br />

Joint Concepts and Assessment Joint concepts examine military problems and propose<br />

solutions describing how <strong>the</strong> joint <strong>for</strong>ce, using military<br />

art and science, may operate to achieve strategic goals<br />

within <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> anticipated future security<br />

environment. Joint concepts lead to military capabilities,<br />

both non-materiel and materiel, that significantly<br />

improve <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> joint <strong>for</strong>ce to overcome future<br />

challenges. A joint assessment is an analytical activity<br />

based on unbiased trials conducted under controlled<br />

conditions within a representative environment, to<br />

validate a concept, hypo<strong>the</strong>sis, discover something new,<br />

or establish knowledge. Results <strong>of</strong> an assessment are<br />

reproducible and provide defensible analytic evidence <strong>for</strong><br />

joint <strong>for</strong>ce development decisions<br />

CONCLUSION<br />

This publication is <strong>the</strong> capstone joint doctrine publication<br />

and provides doctrine <strong>for</strong> unified action by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Armed</strong><br />

<strong>Forces</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong>. It specifies <strong>the</strong> authorized<br />

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