Joint force commanders choose the capabilities they need from the air, land, sea, space, and special operations forces at their disposal. The resulting team provides joint force commanders the ability to apply overwhelming force from different dimensions and directions to shock, disrupt, and defeat opponents. Effectively integrated joint forces expose no weak points or seams to enemy action, while they rapidly and efficiently find and attack enemy weak points.
Joint warfare is essential to victory.
As a graduate of this institution, you must be prepared to serve as a commander or staff officer in a joint or multinational force. The concepts we teach may seem ambiguous and too political to some of you, but they do reflect the real world in which you must be able to support the decision making process. This department will stretch your view of current events and challenge your notions about the nature and employment of military power. At some point in your future, you may participate in the drafting and planning of the various documents which articulate U.S. national security strategy or national military strategy. What you will study here is only the beginning of your joint professional military education.