Organizing for Planning

<p>This monograph examines how the corps planning organization transitions in the corps-to-JTF contingency operation scenario. The research question of the monograph is Should the corps form the separate planning elements of the J35 future operations and the J5 future plans in the corps-to-JTF contingency operation scenario. The monograph determines that the corps-based single planning organization model as employed by the XVIII Airborne Corps possesses the requisite competencies and efficiencies so as not to require the formation of two planning elements. The first part of the monograph examines the corps. It examines its mission role and staff organization. It continues by specifically examining the corps planning organization and procedures in detail. This doctrine and SOP based review determines the planning competencies of the corps planning organization. This research determines that the critical corps planning competencies include a combined operational and tactical level planning proficiency the ability to plan across the time and event horizon (near-term/branch and long-term/sequel) and planning joint and interagency supporting integration. The next part of the monograph researches the JTF. It considers its mission role and staff organization. It continues by specifically examining the JTF's planning organization and procedures in detail. This doctrinal review determines that the JTF staff possesses the same planning competencies and capabilities of any joint staff since joint doctrine does not differentiate between levels of joint staffs. It also determines that the JTF planning competencies include a complete operational-level planning capability an ability to plan across the time and event horizon and the ability to achieve unified action in planning joint interagency and multinational integration. Finally the monograph analyzes the research and evaluates it against the criteria of similarity of required competencies and staff planning</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>