Describe the terms Combatant Command, Operational Control, and Tactical Control. Strategy National Security Strategy Military Strategy 7. Student Preparation A. Student Support Material 1. Student Guide B. Reference Publications 1. When the United States undertakes military operations, the U.S. Armed Forces are only one component of a national level effort involving the various instruments of national power.
Deterrence is the first line of our national security.
If deterrence fails, our objective is winning the war. By demonstrating national resolve and maintaining the ability to deal successfully with threats to the national interests, we deter those who would use military power against us. Readiness and military professionalism lessen the risk of our having to fight at all. When we fight, we fight to win. In stability and support operations, our purpose is to promote national security and protect our national interests.