Military Contribution to Cooperative Security Joint Operating Concept

The Military Contribution to Cooperative Security Joint Operating Concept (CS JOC), co-authored by U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), describes how the future joint force is expected to contribute to fostering a favorable security environment as well as establishing a basis for effective response when crises occur.

This operating concept describes an essential element of the joint force commander's day-to-day work to enhance regional security and advance the national interest. It focuses on routine activities taken well in advance of crisis. Many of these military activities contribute to whole-of-government pursuits led by other agencies of the U.S. government.

Ultimately, the concept provides a basis for future capability development targeted in the 2015-2027 time frame, but much of its solution can be implemented in the near term for more effective operation in today's security environment.

These efforts, accomplished by working in partnership with interested parties, foster and achieve a constructive security environment in a region. The CS JOC states this can be achieved through pursuit of the following five objectives by joint force commanders:

• Strengthen U.S. security posture in the region.
• Advance constructive security initiatives and build transnational and partner nation capacity and capabilities in the region.
• Thwart the emergence of transnational and host nation security threats in the region.
• Contribute to U.S. and international initiatives to alleviate the underlying conditions, motivators and enablers of violent extremism and destabilizing militancy
• Enable and improve cooperative security arrangements for improved multinational operating performance.

During 2009, USJFCOM, in partnership with U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Southern Command, USEUCOM and U.S. Africa Command, will conduct experimentation on various enabling capabilities of the CS JOC. The experiments will focus on delivering capabilities to improve strategic and steady-state campaign planning, execution and assessment.

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