USJFCOM's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation News Channel

Huber helps kick off 2010 CD&E Conference

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:32:50 GMT

The USJFCOM deputy commander delivers a keynote address at the four-day 2010 Concept Development and Experimentation Conference in Norfolk, Va.

USJFCOM conducts MNE 6 seminar in Belgium

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:12:12 GMT

USJFCOM’s Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate and partners from around the world focused on developing improved coalition capabilities to counter the activities of irregular adversaries during a senior leader seminar at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Experiment looks to inform future joint force operations

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:48:21 GMT

USJFCOM's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate recently completed an experiment to develop and assess processes and technical capabilities to improve the execution of joint future joint distributed operations. The experiment, running for almost two years and ending soon, brought a human element together with previous simulations conducted during the project.

Experiment results to improve interagency, multinational information sharing

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:18:15 GMT

USJFCOM’s Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate released the results of an experiment that looked into the best ways for agencies share information in multinational and interagency environments.

Experiment helps Afghanistan efforts

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:11:12 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate recently finished an experiment that evaluated how civil-military partnerships plan security sector reform efforts. The results have already borne fruit with aid to Task Force 435 in Afghanistan.

Air Force major general to oversee experimentation efforts

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:13:16 GMT

Air Force Maj. Gen. Joseph Reynes Jr. will become U.S. Joint Forces Command's next director of joint concept development and experimentation.

Project results lay path for cyberspace operations

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:21:01 GMT

A cyberspace operations project recently completed by a team from U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate delivered several documents which will help shape the future of joint cyberspace operations.

Wargame results continue to shape future forces, doctrine

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:42:11 GMT

Participants from DoD, coalition partners and other government agencies examined the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations and found it a conceptually sufficient guide to future joint force operations.

Command names Junior Civilian of the Quarter

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:29:00 GMT

A program analyst with the Joint Capabilities Development and Experimentation Directorate was recently recognized for her work during the third quarter of 2009.

Situational awareness experiment prepares for real world crises

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:58:34 GMT

During the recently completed Interagency Shared Situational Awareness (IA SSA) Limited Objective Experiment (LOE), U.S. Joint Forces Command and its partners addressed standards, policies and procedures involving sharing of information with interagency, multinational and non-government agencies during crisis operations.

Joint wargames test today's, tomorrow's security challenges

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:52:58 GMT

Representatives from the United States military, government, and foreign militaries have gathered to test the Department of Defense's (DOD) recently-revised Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO) in war games which look ahead to 2020 and feature scenarios that pit U.S. joint forces against three types of threats: a globally networked terrorist threat, a peer competitor, and a failed or failing state.

Command releases concept development vision

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:15:25 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command has released a new vision for how the command will address joint concept development.

Joint experimentation contracts awarded

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:01:23 GMT

Multiple awards to four different companies will support U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint concept development and experimentation efforts.

Experiment to examine joint operations concept

Thu, 28 May 2009 16:59:35 GMT

Representatives from the United States military, government, and foreign militaries will gather in McLean, Va., from May 31 - June 5 for a week-long wargame to test the Department of Defense's (DOD) recently-revised Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO).

ACT releases Multiple Futures Project final report

Fri, 08 May 2009 14:35:51 GMT

Representatives from U.S. Joint Forces Command worked closely with NATO's Allied Command Transformation in the development of a report to ensure U.S. thinking about the future reflects the Alliance’s efforts.

Intelligence lab tests best practices, emerging concepts

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:16:53 GMT

New capabilities at U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Intelligence Laboratory will allow intelligence personnel the opportunity to experience information in a realistic three-dimensonal environment.

Technology to enable, not replace warfighters

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:41:40 GMT

During a recent appearance at the Brookings Institute, the commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command discussed how robots are helping to save warfighters' lives as they bring incredible new capabilities to the battlefield, but probably won't ever replace humans in combat.

Capstone Concept for Joint Operations released

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:47:08 GMT

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently released a document U.S. Joint Forces Command helped prepare which will help drive future joint solutions.

Command to begin next step in multinational experimentation

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:34:08 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and its multinational experiment partners met to prioritize an agreed upon set of issues and experiment objectives for Multinational Experiment 6 (MNE 6), a venue to develop better methods to plan and conduct coalition operations.

Requests for proposal released

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:14:48 GMT

Two requests for proposal to support U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint concept development and experimentation efforts have been released.

Command begins new capability development on three projects

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:38:26 GMT

USJFCOM recently began work on three high-demand capabilities as part of its participation in the Department of Defense's Joint Concept Technology Demonstration program.

Multinational conference focuses on joint solutions

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:08:09 GMT

More than 230 participants from 33 countries are meeting at the Concept Development and Experimentation Conference in Norway to focus on the problems facing their armed forces and to develop partnerships to solve those problems in the long term.

Command provides contract pre-solicitation information to industry

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:31:08 GMT

Representatives from more than 140 companies received information about an upcoming U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) contract recompetition during a conference in Norfolk, Va.

Allied Command Transformation, USJFCOM begin co-sponsored conference on urban operations

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:59:59 GMT

NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) began a co-sponsored four-day conference focused on urban operations.

USJFCOM to hold re-compete for joint concept development and experimentation

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:20:58 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command will hold a re-competition for the command’s Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate contract.

Noble Resolve 08's information sharing integrating event commences next week

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:01:24 GMT

The latest event in the Noble Resolve 08 campaign begins July 28. This U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command homeland defense campaign is designed to enhance military support to civil authorities in the wake of a natural or man-made disasters.

Command looks at future capabilities with DoD leadership

Mon, 19 May 2008 17:18:37 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's operational managers who oversee programs that rapidly and efficiently deliver urgently needed technology to commanders in the field met with the Department of Defense leader who oversees the efforts for the whole U.S. military.

Newsmaker Profile: Director of Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Rear Adm. Dan Davenport

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:30:23 GMT

Responsible for joint experimentation and joint concept development, U.S. Joint Forces Command plays an important role in finding solutions to the challenges the joint warfighter faces. Recently, Navy Rear Adm. Dan Davenport, who oversees these efforts, discussed his goals and expectations, the progress under his watch, and what lies ahead.

Joint Urban Warrior 08 comes to a close

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:10:42 GMT

The U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory and U.S. Joint Forces Command recently wrapped up Joint Urban Warrior 08 at the Bolder Leadership Center in Potomac, Md., a series of experiments to address and improve joint/combined urban operations concept development and experimentation.

Phase two of Multinational Experiment 5 kicks off

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:19:16 GMT

The second major experimentation phase of Multinational Experiment 5, an experimentation campaign plan led by U.S. Joint Forces Command and conducted with multinational experimentation partners, kicked off this week in Enköping, Sweden.

Workshop looks at strengthening capabilities in the urban environment

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:23:19 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory recently wrapped up a workshop in Alexandria, Va. aimed at strengthening capabilities used during complex operations in the urban environment.

Phase one of Multinational Experiment 5 wraps up

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:10:42 GMT

The first phase of Multinational Experiment 5, an experimentation campaign plan led by U.S. Joint Forces Command and conducted with multinational experimentation partners to prevent and manage international crisis has come to a close in Paris, France.

USJFCOM readies for Noble Resolve 08

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:13:32 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command recently began planning for Noble Resolve 08, a series of events designed to enhance homeland defense measures and military support during natural or man-made disasters.

New USJFCOM super computer will enhance command efforts

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:33:40 GMT

A new super computer, assigned to U.S. Joint Forces Command, arrived at the Joint Training and Experimentation Center recently. Armed with the power of more than 1,000 individual computers, the new system will help joint operators enhance modeling and simulation experimentation and training efforts in support of the warfighter.

Command continues preparations for multinational effort

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:46:18 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and its multinational partners continue to prepare for experimentation events which focus on the processes, procedures and tools government needs in order to facilitate stability in nations wracked by war or natural disaster.

Commands bring together experimentation leaders

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:28:42 GMT

Allied Command Transformation and U.S. Joint Forces Command brought together an international group of innovative thinkers to discuss various concept development and experimentation initiatives examining the dynamic face of war in a conference in Istanbul.

Joint Force Support Component Command enhances logistical flow

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:05:22 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Experimental Deployment and Support program used a real-time evaluation in Korea to look at the Joint Force Support Component Command capability to enhance logistics and support functions for the warfighter.

Command moves forward with Joint Urban Fires Prototype

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:47:43 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate will continue testing the technology that makes up the Joint Urban Fires Prototype, a combination of cutting edge software and the latest hardware designed to give the warfighter an edge in urban combat.

Noble Resolve 07-2 comes to a close

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:36:55 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve 07-2 used modeling and simulation tools and long-distance virtual connections to help make an experiment possible as part of ongoing efforts to enhance homeland defense measures and military support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

Liveblogging: Noble Resolve 07-2

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:44:56 GMT

Robert Pursell from U.S . Joint Forces Command Public Affairs is blogging live Aug. 22 from Noble Resolve 07-2, the latest in the command's series of experiments examining ways to improve information sharing between various levels of government and improve military support to civil authorities both before and after natural and man-made disasters. The experiment brings together numerous partners at the federal level, such as the Department if Homeland Security and U.S. Northern Command, and at the state level, such as the state of Oregon.

Noble Resolve 07-2 kicks off

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:25:20 GMT

Long-distance virtual connections came online as simulations began to support decision-making and working together in a crisis situation as U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve 07-2 started in Suffolk, Va.

Noble Resolve 07-2 aims at making communication easier

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:39:13 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve 07-2 will use modeling and simulation and long-distance virtual connections as tools to help make an experiment possible as it begins later this month to enhance homeland defense measures and military support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

Winnefeld nominated to command U.S. Navy's 6th Fleet

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:15:15 GMT

Rear Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., director of Joint Innovation and Experimentation Directorate, has been nominated to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as the new U.S. Navy 6th Fleet commander.

USJFCOM, others to test Coalition Combat Identification capability during Bold Quest 07

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:09:03 GMT

During the upcoming exercise Bold Quest, U.S. Joint Forces Command will team with the U.S. military and international allies to assess the technologies to be used with the Coalition Combat Identification Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration designed to reduce friendly fire incidents and increase situational awareness.

USJFCOM Advanced Concept Development Demonstration named finalist for award

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:27:43 GMT

A U.S. Joint Forces Command – sponsored Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration dealing with Theater Effects Based Operations has been named a finalist for the 2007 Intergovernmental Solutions Awards.

Noble Resolve 07-1 yields new opportunities for experimentation

Thu, 31 May 2007 18:22:34 GMT

The initial experiment of U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve campaign designed to look at ways of enhancing homeland defense and support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster proved to yield promising results.

Navy rear admiral to oversee experimentation efforts

Wed, 30 May 2007 20:17:35 GMT

Rear Adm. Dan Davenport will become U.S. Joint Forces Command's next director of joint experimentation and innovation.

USJFCOM testing Sense Through Structures capabilities

Wed, 23 May 2007 20:35:36 GMT

Using aspects of an agreement with an industry partner, U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Urban Operations Office has begun initial testing of some joint capabilities that will enable detection, location and tracking of personnel, weapons and explosives inside buildings.

Liveblogging: Joint Urban Warrior 07

Mon, 21 May 2007 21:20:51 GMT

MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir from U.S. Joint Forces Command Public Affairs blogged live all day May 21 from Joint Urban Warrior 07. Co-sponsored by the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory at the Bolger Center in Potomac, Md., the latest iteration of the Joint Urban Warrior series of wargames focuses on how actions in a tactical urban environment affect operations across the whole spectrum of conflict.

U.S. Joint Forces Command, Marines begin Joint Urban Warrior 07

Fri, 18 May 2007 17:25:41 GMT

The latest iteration of the Joint Urban Warrior series of wargames focuses on how actions in a tactical urban environment affect operations across the whole spectrum of conflict.

Joint Futures Lab flexes cross-domain translation capability during Trident Warrior 2007

Fri, 04 May 2007 12:20:42 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Joint Future’s Laboratory successfully demonstrated a language translation capability in the Cross Domain Collaborative Information Environment during the Navy’s annual Trident Warrior sea trial event, allowing servicemembers from many countries to communicate seamlessly in text messages.

Liveblogging: Noble Resolve 2007

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:35:46 GMT

MCC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir from U.S . Joint Forces Command Public Affairs blogged live all day April 25 from Noble Resolve 2007, the first in the command's series of experiments examining ways to enhance homeland defense and improve military support to civil authorities both before and after natural and man-made disasters. The experiment brings together numerous partners at the federal level, such as the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Northern Command, and at the state level, such as the commonwealth of Virginia.

Noble Resolve 07 kicks off

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:10:57 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Noble Resolve has began the first phase of its series of experiments to enhance homeland defense measures and military support in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

Joint Concept Technology Demonstrations to speed up fielding new capabilities

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:07:26 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command will begin to use Joint Concept Technology Demonstrations instead of Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations to help develop possible new capabilities for the warfighter.

USJFCOM seeks to pass Joint Force Projection ACTD's final exam

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:06:55 GMT

The Joint Force Projection Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration will participate in its Joint Military Utility Assessment, the last hurdle in fielding it to the warfighter.

USJFCOM gears up for Noble Resolve

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:35:22 GMT

Working closely with U.S. Northern Command to support its mission of homeland defense, U.S. Joint Forces Command will soon begin the Noble Resolve experimentation series which will examine ways to enhance homeland defense and improve military support to civil authorities in advance of and following natural and man-made disasters.

Personnel recovery capability continues process of fielding to the warfighter

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:01:52 GMT

The Personnel Recovery Extraction and Survivability aided by Smart Sensors ended its Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration and has since entered the transition phase expediting the process of fielding its technology to the warfighter.

JIOC-X continues to improve intelligence support for joint warfighter

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:14:01 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Transformation Command for Intelligence continues to develop its Joint Intelligence Operations Center to aid combatant commands' JIOCs through joint operational intelligence innovation, experimentation and training.

New data technology makes aerial reconnaissance video available to users in the field

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:55:49 GMT

USJFCOM's Joint Intelligence Directorate's Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Information Service (ISRIS) makes video and data from manned and unmanned aircraft available on the ground using off the shelf technology.

Congressman calls command modeling and simulation hub

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:02:07 GMT

Congressional Modeling & Simulation Training Caucus Chairman Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-Va.) dubbed U.S. Joint Forces Command and their modeling and simulation efforts as the future of conflict resolution during the Second Annual Modeling & Simulation Leadership Summit.

JPADS continues to improve the way it delivers aerial drops to the warfighter

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:22:25 GMT

After using limited acquisition authority to speed an earlier version to warfighters fighting the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan, U.S. Joint Forces Command continues its role in the development of the Joint Precision Airdrop System with new ways of delivering supplies to ground forces minimizing the level of risk for the warfighter.

USJFCOM begins Integrated Battle Command Experiment Series

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:47:36 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command recently teamed with the Defense Advanced Research Products Agency for an Integrated Battle Command Limited Objective Experiment to test a whole-of-government approach to conducting stability operations in a disadvantaged country.

USJFCOM hosts first-responder focused modeling and simulation demonstration event

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:46:36 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command is showing how officials and first-responders can use modeling and simulation to prepare for the catastrophe of a simulated 10-kiloton nuclear explosion in Washington, D.C. in an event designed to share information on the capabilities of several different systems.

U.S. Joint Forces Command bringing together military, interagency for Multinational Experiment 5

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:27:54 GMT

Representatives from eight countries and NATO will look at how to share knowledge and fully integrate joint international interagency operations in troubled countries suffering instability or natural disasters during an experiment that spans the next three years.

2006 -- The Year in Review

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:46:42 GMT

During 2006, U.S. Joint Forces Command’s made great strides, working with governmental and nongovernmental agencies and other nations to develop better ways of supporting each other, forging new partnerships with industry and academia, and supporting the warfighter around the world. The command conducted experiments that investigated how the U.S. military and its allies and partners will train and operate together in the future, and its efforts in analyzing lessons learned in the Global War on Terrorism yielded a groundbreaking report on Saddam Hussein’s regime.

USJFCOM’s new super computer to enhance joint experimentation, trainingUSJFCOM’s new super computer to enhance joint experimentation, training

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:33:00 GMT

The High Performance Computing Modernization Program recently assigned U.S. Joint Forces Command with a super computer to help joint operators enhance modeling and simulation experimentation and training efforts in support of the Long War.

Milestone reached in development of Cross Domain Collaborative Information Environment

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:34:00 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command recently reached the next milestone in the development of the Cross Domain Collaborative Information Environment aimed at opening even more lines of communication between the joint warfighter and coalition allies.

Omni Fusion ties Army into UR 2015

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:28:55 GMT

The U.S. Army partnered up with U.S. Joint Forces Command recently when it participated in Urban Resolve 2015 through its own experiment known as Omni Fusion to help bridge capability gaps for the warfighter.

Planning discussions continue for next multinational experiment

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:32:25 GMT

Officials from U.S. Joint Forces Command and countries around the world are continuing the planning process for Multinational Experiment 5, which will focus on developing a capability for effective day-to-day involvement across agencies to support crisis prevention.

U.S., international partners gain knowledge from conference

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:17:00 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and NATO's Allied Command Transformation's Concept Development and Experimentation Conference in Athens, Greece came to a close with substantial learning on all sides.

Cooperation key for partnerships

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:16:35 GMT

The success which comes from cooperation and interagency effort became very evident for the more than 300 attendees from 35 different nations who heard about efforts from around the world at the 6th Annual Concept Development and Experimentation Conference.

International conference discusses current operations

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:54:21 GMT

Attendees to U.S. Joint Forces Command's and Allied Command Transformation's Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) Conference in Athens, Greece examined how the concepts of today are impacting both current operations and the operations of the near future.

USJFCOM, ACT host 6th CD&E Conference in Greece

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:10:19 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) and NATO's Allied Command Transformation (ACT) have brought together military innovators from around the globe to discuss the latest developments in military thought.

Urban Resolve 2015 comes to a close

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:42:45 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and its partners brought Urban Resolve 2015, a series of experiments designed to improve the warfighter's ability to operate in an urban environment, to a close as they revealed some initial insights.

Urban warfare experiment draws many players

Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:19:50 GMT

Air Force personnel are flying virtual missions from a suite of rooms in the Pentagon known as the Air Force C4ISR Visualization Center which houses one of 19 nodes during Urban Resolve 2015 (UR2015), a major series of joint urban warfare experiments involving all five U.S. military services and participants from thirteen nations.

USJFCOM, USTRANSCOM commanders sign joint vision statement

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:49:35 GMT

The commanders of U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Transportation Command recently signed a joint vision statement which will help to guide the two commands' partnership as they work together to improve joint deployment and distribution efforts in the Department of Defense.

Command's experiment bringing focus to urban challenges

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:41:04 GMT

During Urban Resolve 2015, U.S. Joint Forces Command and partners from across the services and the government are aiming to examine the challenges which come with operating in cities.

Urban Resolve 2015 leaders meet with the media

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:21:07 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Experimentation Directorate and its partners met with the media today at the Joint Futures Laboratory to show a behind-the-scenes look at Urban Resolve 2015.

Liveblogging: Urban Resolve 2015

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:15:30 GMT

All day today, MCC Chris Hoffpauir from USJFCOM Public Affairs will blog live from Urban Resolve 2015's human in-the-loop experiment which looks at better ways to operate in the urban environment. Please watch http://www.jfcom.mil throughout the day for updates.

Urban Resolve 2015 continues with personnel-controlled experiments

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:30:00 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and its partners will take the next phase of experimentation to improve the warfighters' ability to control the urban environment.

UR 2015 multinational participation combines operational experience with cultural heritage

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:20:22 GMT

Among the 12 multinational partners participating in Urban Resolve 2015, a nation’s culture combined with its military experience can result in some unique proposed solutions to capability gaps.

Initial trial of Urban Resolve 2015 wraps up

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:19:18 GMT

The first phase provided U.S. Joint Forces Command the opportunity to work with its partners during the initial trial of Urban Resolve 2015 aimed at improving the warfighters’ ability to operate and control the urban environment and isolate the adversary.

Value of experimentation to the joint warfighter stressed in urban experiment

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:11:40 GMT

Urban Resolve 2015 (UR2015), a major series of joint urban warfare experiments involving all five U.S. military services and participants from thirteen nations, has brought multiple aspects of joint experimentation together to help look at solutions for challenges warfighters face in urban environments.

Urban Resolve 2015 kicks off to support warfighters

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:11:33 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and its partners take the next step in conducting a series of experiments to improve the warfighters' ability to control the urban environment.

Command's simulation tool changes name as it expands scope

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 10:43:47 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command changes the name of its Joint Warfare System to Joint Analysis System to better reflect the program's capabilities.

USJFCOM, Singapore Armed Forces meet to collaborate on transformation

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:03:14 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command hosted Brig. Gen Jimmy Khoo, who oversees the Future Systems Directorate of the Singapore Armed Forces, to participate in an inaugural collaboration workshop, designed to increase sharing between the two nations, particularly in joint and combined experimentation.

Command exercises joint concept development support contract option

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:25:45 GMT

U.S Joint Forces Command has picked up the third year of a contract with an Arlington, Va.-based firm to support the command's extensive joint experimentation and concept development efforts.

JxDS transforms U.S. military supply-chain management

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:26:05 GMT

Working closely with military and industry partners, Joint Forces Command's Joint Experimental Deployment Support is developing new ways to manage the flow of supplies to joint warfighters.

Commander calls multinational experiment a success

Mon, 22 May 2006 11:48:43 GMT

Air Force Gen. Lance Smith, NATO's supreme allied commander for transformation and commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, discussed the recently-concluded Multinational Experiment 4, an international test of various aspects of international power, such as diplomacy, information, military and economics, and how these variables influence the behavior of an adversary.

Liveblogging Unified Quest 2006

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:47:43 GMT

JOC(SW/AW) Chris Hoffpauir will blog live Tuesday from the Suffolk, Va.-based Global Cell of the U.S. Joint Forces Command and the U.S. Army co-sponsored wargame Unified Quest 06. Check http://www.jfcom.mil throughout the day for updates from the wargame.

USJFCOM and Army co-sponsor Unified Quest 06 wargame

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:03:38 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and the U.S. Army are co-sponsoring Unified Quest 06, the fourth in an annual series of wargames designed determine how the joint force will conduct irregular warfighting beyond the year 2017.

USJFCOM and U.S. Marine Corps Co-sponsor Joint Urban Warrior 06

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:18:02 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and the U.S. Marine Corps are exploring the urban battlefield of the future as they co-sponsor the third Joint Urban Warrior seminar wargame at the Bolger Center in Potomac, Md.

Newsmaker Profile: Duane Schattle

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:17:04 GMT

After decades of experience with open-field warfare, the U.S. military has realized that a majority of future operational missions will likely migrate into urban areas. Faced with operating in cities, U.S. Joint Forces Command is focused on designing and implementing successful joint warfighting processes and capabilities for urban environments. As part of a continuing series allowing command personnel to highlight command priorities, challenges, and solution paths for the future within their field, Duane Schattle, who heads the command’s joint urban operations office, discusses the challenges of urban operations as part of an ongoing series of articles profiling command leaders who are helping to deliver solutions to joint warfighters.

Afghanistan, Iraq lessons learned part of joint war game

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:56:37 GMT

A U.S. Joint Forces Command and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command cosponsored wargame set in 2015 will use lessons learned harvested from the battlefields of today.

Command takes industry award for wireless network efforts

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:47:22 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Experimentation Directorate recently earned recognition at a major industry trade show for trailblazing work on creating a highly secure wireless network inside of the Joint Futures Laboratory facilities.

USJFCOM takes on stability operations in complex urban terrain in third Urban Resolve LOE

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:12:08 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command recently completed a limited objective experiment in preparation for Urban Resolve 2015, which examines possible solutions for challenges warfighters face in conducting stability operations in the complex and evolving urban battlespace.

Commander visits Multinational Experiment 4 war simulation center

Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:12:13 GMT

The commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command talked about the importance of working together and the role of modeling and simulation in experiments and exercises when he visited a NATO facility participating in the USJFCOM-led Multinational Experiment 4.

MNE4 experiment controllers make life interesting for role players

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:48:37 GMT

In Multinational Experiment 4, which explores new processes for averting military confrontation in an insurgency-based scenario, experiment controllers are thinking up ways to disturb the peace.

A day in the life of Multinational Experiment 4

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:22:33 GMT

For all of March 1, USJFCOM Public Affairs writer Jennifer Colaizzi live-blogged on her experiences and discussions she had with participants at Multinational Experiment 4's U.S. node at the Joint Futures Laboratory in Suffolk, Va. Multinational Experiment 4 (MNE 4) is an international experiment scheduled to run until March 17, 2006. Led by USJFCOM’s Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate, the participating nations will examine multinational interagency group coordination, multinational logistics interoperability, information operations and medical support.

USJFCOM, international partners begin Multinational Experiment 4

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:55:04 GMT

MNE4 brings together personnel from Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States and explores the full range of using an effects based approach to operations to influence an adversary's behavior.

USJFCOM to test Multinational Interagency Group concept during MNE4

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:34:08 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command will test the Multinational Interagency Group (MNIG) concept, a blueprint for improve coalition operational planning and execution in future crises, during Multinational Experiment 4.

Multinational experiment will yield real change, officials say

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:56:09 GMT

More than 800 people working together from around the globe will examine asymmetric threats, stability operations and reconstruction during Multinational Experiment 4 beginning in late February.

Danish, U.S. Joint Forces Command sign agreement, encourage information sharing

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 21:06:53 GMT

A memorandum of understanding signed by representatives of Defence Command Denmark and U.S. Joint Forces Command establishes formal liaison between the two nations and allows the assignment of a full-time Danish officer at USJFCOM.

Congressman calls command catalyst for modeling and simulation

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:33:48 GMT

During recent remarks, the Congressional Modeling & Simulations Training Caucus chairman touted U.S. Joint Forces Command as a catalyst for the modeling and simulation industry.

USJFCOM prepares for next step in logistics system concept development

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:30:56 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command will explore the Joint Experimental Deployment and Support (JxDS) concept, a logistics system designed to make best use of available resources for warfighters, during Multinational Experiment 4.

USJFCOM, partners to examine roles of multinational health service support and civil-military operations during medical portion of MNE4

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:01:33 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command health care professionals will partner with military health care professionals from six nations including the U.S., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as well as interagency groups during a major multinational experiment as they examine the evolving roles of health service support and civil-military operations in theaters of operation.

USJFCOM examines advanced technology demonstration during joint force projection experiment

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:30:36 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command, along with the military services and others, looked towards ways to simplify and improve the Joint Force Projection Request for Capabilities process during a limited objective experiment that also assessed the Joint Capabilities Requirements Tool (JCRT).

USJFCOM: 2005 year in review and highlights for what to expect in 2006

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:57:01 GMT

2005 was an active and productive year for U.S. Joint Forces Command. Throughout the year, the command's public affairs writing staff followed the command’s major efforts and milestones and provided the latest news on the many facets of the command's mission. For this story, we linked back to what we saw then and look ahead to what the command has planned for 2006.

Knowledge support cell makes preparations for Multinational Experiment 4

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:36:53 GMT

This article is the first in a series profiling several of the concepts under examination in the upcoming Multinational Experiment 4 (MNE4), an event which will bring together personnel from Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States in early 2006. Personnel from these countries, along with NATO, make up a multinational team of experts that recently helped prepare the Knowledge Support cell for MNE4.

Senior Leaders Focus On Urban Fight

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:48:13 GMT

Leaders from across the U.S. government and NATO gathered together at a U.S. Joint Forces Command-sponsored meeting to discuss operating in the highly challenging urban zones of today's military operations.

Command harvesting benefits of working with academia

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:39:59 GMT

Armed with results of past work, U.S. Joint Forces Command officials agree that partnering with academic and educational institutions is beneficial to the command and the future of joint warfighting.

USJFCOM, NDU and RUSI examine operations on the cusp

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:53:54 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command, National Defense University and the United Kingdom's Royal United Services Institute participate in their third conference on how to deal with adversaries who operate on the cusp of military operations.

Experimentation chief nominated for deputy commander slot

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:43:50 GMT

President George W. Bush has nominated Army Maj. Gen. John R. Wood to become the next deputy commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM). Wood currently serves as USJFCOM's director for joint experimentation.

Tour highlights advances in modeling and simulation

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:04:03 GMT

As the modeling and simulation field continues to develop, U.S. Joint Forces Command works with its partners to harness this technology and share the command's work in this field with a group of reporters.

Author gives keynote speech for CD&E 2005

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:03:37 GMT

A noted strategic thinker shared his impressions on the future global strategic environment with attendees at the NATO/U.S. Joint Forces Command-sponsored Concept Development & Experimentation Conference 2005 in Berlin.

USJFCOM, ACT partner with German Ministry of Defense to conduct CD&E conference

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 11:43:01 GMT

Senior military thinkers from around the world have come to Germany to examine the future of coalition operations during the Fifth Annual Concept Development and Experimentation Conference.

USJFCOM signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Lockheed Martin Corporation

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:28:31 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and Lockheed Martin Corporation have agreed to enter into a cooperative effort to research and develop Joint Command-Future capabilities.

U.S. Joint Forces Command to assume management of JWARS simulation

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:17:00 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command will assume management of Joint Warfare System, a faster-than-real-time, theater-level simulation tool which combatant commanders can use to test battle campaigns and facilitate risk reduction before deploying.

Command garners coveted award for wireless local area network efforts

Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:27:06 GMT

The U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Joint Experimentation Directorate has been showered with accolades for achieving a phenomenal feat—a wireless local area network that provides voice over internet protocol capabilities and a soon to be realized remote access capability. The directorate is also assisting in creating a fully mobile and deployable wireless capability for warfighters with the Deployable Experimentation Suite, which will provide high resolution streaming video capabilities and changing the way the military, industry and others envision future wireless networks.

Newsmaker Profile: Orville E. "Bud" Hay

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 14:05:41 GMT

With the intent to raise awareness of USJFCOM's continuing transformation efforts, this is part of a series of profiles, which allow command subject matter experts to highlight command priorities, challenges, and solution paths for the future in their field. Focused on providing recommendations for where our nation should invest time and resources to ensure successful military operations in the next decade, Bud Hay, the Joint Concept Development Pathway Director shares his insights on moving joint concepts to joint warfighting capabilities.

Wargame uses interagency cell to examine future global issues

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:10:25 GMT

Using representatives from the U.S. Department of Defense, coalition nations, government and non-government agencies, the Unified Quest wargame discussed how various strategies can be used as alternatives to war.

Unified Quest 05 insights unveiled

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:55:39 GMT

Findings from the latest in a series of co-sponsored joint wargames indicate the need to think globally across service, interagency and coalition lines to better accomplish major objectives both in warfare and after major conflict has stopped.

Joint Urban Warrior 05 provides catalyst for coordination in urban environments

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:55:14 GMT

Multinational forces, interagency and non-governmental communities examine the future of urban operations during Joint Urban Warrior 05.

USJFCOM and U.S. Marine Corps Co-sponsor Joint Urban Warrior 05

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:54:33 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command and the U.S. Marine Corps are set to co-sponsor the second Joint Urban Warrior seminar wargame through May 26 at the Bolger Center in Potomac, Md.

Command advances jointness in co-sponsored wargames

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:53:54 GMT

U.S. Joint Forces Command's continuing series of co-sponsored wargames provides a unique avenue for creating the integrated capabilities of the future by involving all the services, allies and other government and non-government agencies.