Joint Operation Planning: Joint Publication 5-0

Joint operation planning consists of planning activities associated with joint military operations by combatant commanders (CCDRs) and their subordinate joint force commanders (JFCs) in response to contingencies and crises. It transforms national strategic objectives into activities by development of operational products that include planning for the mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, and demobilization of joint forces. Strategic direction is the common thread that integrates and synchronizes the planning activities and operations of the Joint Staff (JS), combatant commands (CCMDs), Services, JFCs, combat support agencies (CSAs), and other Department of Defense (DOD) agencies. It provides purpose and focus to the planning for employment of military force. As an overarching term, strategic direction encompasses the processes and manner by which the President and the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) provide strategic guidance to the joint force.

Author: U. S. Joint Force Command

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jul 28, 2014

Number of Pages: 262 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1500662429

ISBN-13: 9781500662424