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Joint Doctrine, Education and Training Electronic Information System

The Joint Staff maintains the Joint Doctrine, Education and Training Electronic Information System (JDEIS) to provide a searchable database of joint publications and direct access to common joint task force headquarters standard operating procedures.

JDEIS also links the Universal Joint Task List with applicable joint doctrine publications and provides user-friendly access to the Combatant Command Master Training Guide.

Doctrine is the basis of training. Joint doctrine is the authoritative, generic baseline against which concepts and experimentation results are compared to assess their transformational value. JWFC uses doctrine to train and educate warfighters, while simultaneously gleaning best practices from training, planning, and current operations to further refine doctrine.

The services and combatant commands are full partners with the Joint Staff in developing joint doctrine. JWFC assists the Joint Staff in leading the development of joint doctrine through the analysis and integration of validated concepts, strategies, new capabilities, policies, and lessons learned.

The transition to doctrine begins as warfighting concepts mature and lessons learned become best practices. JWFC publishes pre-doctrinal documents to capture emerging concepts and best practices for the warfighter and assist in the transition to doctrine.

When new doctrine is proposed, JWFC analyzes the proposal for currency and relevance. Once accepted by the Joint Staff, JWFC assists in writing the doctrine, often drafting the initial joint publication. The services and combatant commands review drafts and jointly compose further revisions.

The chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff or the director of the Joint Staff sign joint publications upon completion. Doctrine maintains currency through a three year development cycle. Continuous review may result in changes to publications to reflect updated doctrine. Two and a half years after publication, JWFC conducts a formal assessment of the joint publication, beginning the revision process.