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Joint
Interagency Coordination Group (JIACG)
U.S. Joint Forces Command's (USJFCOM) Joint
Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate (J9) participated in an multi-year
experimentation and exercise series to test the concept of
placing a civilian-oriented interagency element on combatant
commander staffs.
The joint interagency coordination group (JIACG) prototype
concept of operations outlined operational connections and
procedures to improve planning and coordination between a
combatant command staff and the civilian agencies of the
U.S. government. Experimentation identified both a secure,
virtual collaborative working environment and a core staff
interagency coordination element as key enablers to success.
A JIACG's role is to coordinate with U.S. government civilian
agencies operational planning in contingency operations.
It supports day-to-day planning at the combatant commander
headquarters and advises planners regarding civilian agency
operations, capabilities, and limitations. It also provides
perspective in the coordinated use of national power.
Proposed JIACG functions include:
• Participating in combatant command staff crisis planning
and assessment
• Advising the combatant command staff on civilian agency campaign
planning
• Working civilian-military campaign planning issues
• Providing civilian agency perspectives during military operational
planning activities and exercises
• Presenting unique civilian agency approaches, capabilities
and limitations to military campaign planners
• Arranging interfaces for a civilian agency crisis planning
activities
• Conducting outreach to key civilian international and regional
contacts
JIACG benefits include:
• Strengthened U.S. government interagency operational planning
• Increased effectiveness through more integrated operational
planning and tactical execution between civilian and military
agencies
• Coordinated options involving all elements of national power
to key decision-makers.
Operational JIACGs have been established at all regional
combatant command headquarters. A pre-doctrinal commander's
handbook for JIACG operations was published by USJFCOM's
Joint Warfighting Center in March 2007.
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