Joint Interoperability

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the definitions and applications of 'joint interoperability' and what it is perceived to mean in terms of benefits and outcomes in the United States Armed Forces and the different divisions of forces in their interactions with one another during actionable crisis and war actions. It suggests that joint interoperability, the capability of systems or key elements of systems being able to work with each other, both physically and logically, will aid military operations greatly when executed correctly. The author gives a background to the study as well as the methodology used. Literature reviews on several books on joint interoperability are also included.

Table of Contents:
Chapter One:
Objective
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Introduction
Background of the Study
Methodology
Chapter Two:
Review of the Literature
I. Seeking To Define and Understand Joint Interoperability
II. Fundamental Challenges
III. Lack of Fully Integrated Interoperable Communication Systems
IV. Problem for Military Joint Interoperability Spans Decades
V. Network Centric Warfare Plays a Prominent/Dominant Role in Emerging Joint Operations
Findings of the Literature Review
Recommendations for Future Research
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"Quite clearly much confusion exist in the area of joint operability evidenced in the research. Joint interoperability is an issue that must be addressed by the armed forces of the United States and as well addressed must be precisely what constitutes workable, actionable and reliable 'joint interoperability' as much confusion surrounds precisely what joint interoperability actually is comprised of. In all the literature reviewed in this study it is highlighted that a need for future research into 'joint interoperability' exists and that this is a critical area that needs to be better understood in the very near future."

Sample of Sources Used:

• National Research Council, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, Committee to Review DOD C4I Plans and Programs, Realizing the Potential of C4I: Fundamental Challenges (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, December 1999), Chapter Two, 1, 2, [On-line]. URL: http://books.nap.edu/books/0309064856/html/64.html
• Hillman Dickinson, "Planning for Defense-Wide Command and Control," in Seminar on Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence, Guest Presentations, Spring 1982 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Program on Information Resources Policy, I-82-3, December 1982), 23, [On-line]. URL: http://www.pirp.harvard.edu/pubs_pdf/dickins\dickins-i82-3.pdf
• Snyder, Frank M. (1993) Command and Control: The Literature and Commentaries (Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, 1993), 111.; as cited in Faughn (2002) p. 19
• VADM Arthur K. Cebrowski, and John J. Garstka, "Network-Centric Warfare--Its Origin and Future," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, January 1998, pp. 28-35. VADM Cebrowski has since retired and is currently the Director of the Secretary of Defense's Office of Transformation; as cited in Roberts and Smith (2003) p.4.
• U.S. Joint Forces Command, Toward a Joint Warfighting Concept: Rapid Decisive Operations. Norfolk,Virginia, July 18, 2001, p. 13. as cited in Roberts and Smith (2003) p.9

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