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 />
(5) The Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB), is a principal advisor to SecDef<br />
through <strong>the</strong> CJCS on matters involving non-federalized National Guard <strong>for</strong>ces and through<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r DOD <strong>of</strong>ficials as determined by SecDef. In domestic US situations, National Guard<br />
<strong>for</strong>ces are a unique multi-status component with roles and responsibilities defined by federal<br />
and state law.<br />
(6) In a <strong>for</strong>eign country, <strong>the</strong> US chief <strong>of</strong> mission is responsible to <strong>the</strong> President <strong>for</strong><br />
directing, coordinating, and supervising all USG elements in <strong>the</strong> HN, except those under <strong>the</strong><br />
command <strong>of</strong> a CCDR. GCCs are responsible <strong>for</strong> coordinating with chiefs <strong>of</strong> mission in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
geographic AOR (as necessary) and <strong>for</strong> negotiating memoranda <strong>of</strong> agreement (MOAs) with<br />
<strong>the</strong> chiefs <strong>of</strong> mission in designated countries to support military operations. Force protection<br />
is an example <strong>of</strong> a military operation/requirement where an MOA would enhance<br />
coordination and integration.<br />
2. Strategic Guidance and Responsibilities<br />
a. Military Planning. Military planning consists <strong>of</strong> joint strategic planning with its<br />
three subsets: security cooperation planning, <strong>for</strong>ce planning, and joint operation<br />
planning. Regarding <strong>for</strong>ce planning <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> future, DOD conducts capabilities-based<br />
planning (CBP). The essence <strong>of</strong> CBP is to identify capabilities that adversaries could<br />
employ against <strong>the</strong> US or a multinational opponent and to defend <strong>the</strong>mselves; identify<br />
capabilities, US and multinational, that could be available to <strong>the</strong> joint or combined <strong>for</strong>ce to<br />
counter/defeat <strong>the</strong> adversary; and <strong>the</strong>n identify and evaluate possible outcomes (voids or<br />
opportunities), ra<strong>the</strong>r than <strong>for</strong>ecasting (allocating) <strong>for</strong>ces against specific threat scenarios.<br />
Integral to a capabilities-based approach are joint capability areas (JCAs), DOD’s capability<br />
management language and framework. JCAs are collections <strong>of</strong> like DOD capabilities<br />
functionally grouped to support capability analysis, strategy development, investment,<br />
decision making, capability portfolio management, and capabilities-based <strong>for</strong>ce<br />
development. They link <strong>the</strong> strategies <strong>for</strong> developing, managing, and employing <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>ce by<br />
providing an organizing construct that facilitates collaboration among <strong>the</strong> many related DOD<br />
activities and processes. As <strong>the</strong> specific capabilities <strong>for</strong> given JCAs mature, <strong>the</strong>y are vetted<br />
and verified through best practices based on extant capabilities and, when appropriate,<br />
incorporated into joint doctrine.<br />
b. National Planning Documents<br />
(1) The national security strategy (NSS), signed by <strong>the</strong> President, addresses <strong>the</strong><br />
tasks that, as a Nation, are necessary to provide enduring security <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> American people<br />
and shape <strong>the</strong> global environment. It provides a broad strategic context <strong>for</strong> employing<br />
military capabilities in concert with o<strong>the</strong>r instruments <strong>of</strong> national power. In <strong>the</strong> ends, ways,<br />
and means construct, <strong>the</strong> NSS provides <strong>the</strong> ends.<br />
(2) The national defense strategy (NDS), signed by SecDef, outlines DOD’s<br />
approach to implementing <strong>the</strong> President’s NSS. The NDS supports <strong>the</strong> NSS by establishing<br />
a set <strong>of</strong> overarching defense objectives that guide DOD’s security activities and provide<br />
direction <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> NMS. The NDS objectives serve as links between military activities and<br />
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