U.S. Joint Forces Command clarifies Joint Operating Environment 2008
U.S. Joint Forces Command releases a clarification on the Joint Operating Environment 2008.
(NORFOLK, Va. – Dec. 10, 2008) -- On Dec. 4, 2008, U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) released the Joint Operating Environment 2008 (JOE 2008), a report that discusses the trends and contexts of the future operating environment and their implication for the future joint force.
JOE 2008 is designed to spark discussions with national security and multinational partners about the nature of the future security environment and its potential implications for the future joint force.
The JOE 2008 contains a statement regarding nuclear powers on page 32. The statement regarding North Korea does not reflect official U.S. government policy regarding the status of North Korea. The U.S. government has long said that we will never accept North Korea as a nuclear power. This clarification has been communicated to the embassy of the Republic of Korea.
This JOE is fundamentally speculative in nature and is intended to serve as a starting point for discussions about the future security environment. The Joint Operating Environment is not meant to be a statement of policy.
In the broadest sense, the Joint Operating Environment examines three questions:
1. What future trends and disruptions are likely to affect the joint force over the next quarter century?
2. How are these trends and disruptions likely to define the future contexts for joint operations?
3. What are the implications of these trends and contexts for the joint force?
By exploring these trends, contexts, and implications, the Joint Operating Environment provides a basis for thinking about the world a quarter of a century from now. Its purpose is not to predict, but to suggest ways leaders might think about the future.
Any news media interested in interviews about JOE 2008, should contact Kathleen Jabs at the USJFCOM Public Affairs Media Section (757-836-6553) or kathleen.jabs@jfcom.mil.
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