Memorandum for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Secure Balance and Flexibility in Future Joint Forces. Insights from the 25th Annual Strategy Conference: 'Balancing the Joint Force to Meet Future Security Challenges' Held on April 8th-10th, 2014

摘要

This Memorandum for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is open analysis of the major outcomes and implications emerging from the United States Army War College s 25th Annual Strategy Conference Balancing the Joint Force to Meet Future Security Challenges. This public event was organized by SSI, in close partnership with the Joint Staff J-7 Future Joint Force Development Branch, and occurred April 8th-10th, 2014 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. This year s conference proceeded from acknowledgement that the use of military forces will change as a consequence of 13 years of continuous operations, fewer material resources, changing threat perceptions, and new levels of discrimination in the conduct of foreign and security policy. The various conference events featured a range of experts from the policymaking, military, research and analysis, academic, and the private sectors. They were asked to attack two foundational questions from their regional or functional perspective. First, what are the most important military demands for U.S. and partner military forces over the next decade and, second, how should they prepare to meet them.