Pacific Operational Science and Technology Conference

--------The Art and Science

of theJoint Warfight

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Lieutenant General Bob WoodUSJFCOM

16 July 2008

Pacific Operational Pacific Operational Science and Technology ConferenceScience and Technology Conference

----------------The Art and Science The Art and Science

of theof theJoint WarfightJoint Warfight

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Lieutenant General Bob WoodUSJFCOM

16 July 200816 July 2008

Joint Warfighting

•• Jointness is not a natural state Jointness is not a natural state –– Deserves our best effortDeserves our best effort

•• Our enemy means every word it saysOur enemy means every word it says

•• We will fight future wars with partnersWe will fight future wars with partners

•• Our military must improve capability in the irregular fightOur military must improve capability in the irregular fight

•• Maintain our conventional dominance Maintain our conventional dominance

•• Design integrated, properly structured joint command and controlDesign integrated, properly structured joint command and control

Joint Warfighting is Human Endeavor; Technology is a Key Enabler but Not a Silver Bullet

Alternative Business Models

[Reference: The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen

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[Reference: The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen

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IED’s

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Hamas, Hezbollah Acquisition

ROI: Precision EffectMinimize Casualties

ROI: Mass EffectsIndifferent to Casualties

Alternative Business ModelsDefense AT&L Life Cycle Management Framework Chart

Final Thoughts• Must build to the Joint capability requirements of both irregular war and the conventional fight• One aspect of our future we can’t overlook or underemphasize is our own human capital situation and solutions•Time Dilemma

• COCOMs are in the here and now; S&T is predominately in the future • Must recognize/exploit S&T opportunities early vice reliance on long term research• Future may be now, more than we care to admit it

• An Art and Science imbalance exists by the lack of COCOMs authorities and resources to direct S&T• S&T and Warfighters need Rosetta Stone

• Adopt the right lexicon -- a capabilities-based language• Need better exposure of S&T to exploit the realm of technology • Technologies don’t emerge; they’re made to emerge

Technology Dominance is not a Privileged U.S. Domain … A Clever and Adaptive Enemy Can Prevail