RE-RELEASE: THE FUTURE IS EXPEDITIONARY: JOINT WARFIGHTING HQ

About this episode

Tom Bruscino and Lou Yuengert discuss the need for a new approach to joint warfighting headquarters in the U.S. military.

Successful military organizations are always assessing and adapting; this includes methods of command and control. The joint task forces with constituent air, land, and maritime components currently used by the U.S. military have demonstrated benefits, but are all too often ad hoc structures that take too long to stand up and fight as a cohesive team. Tom Bruscino and Lou Yuengert are in the studio to talk about their recently released manuscript, The Future of the Joint Warfighting Headquarters: An Alternative Approach to the Joint Task Force, which they wrote with fellow authors Eric Bissonette, Kelvin Mote, Matthew Powell, Marc Sanborn and James Watts. Tom and Lou argue that now is the time to create standing, numbered, and regionally aligned joint warfighting headquarters— American Expeditionary Forces (AEFs)—around a command council and a staff organized into Joint centers and cells. They join host Darrell Driver to share the thought process behind the organizational structure and why the U.S. military must become a superior and sustainable joint force sooner than its adversaries.

People in this episode

Host: Darrell Driver

Guests: Tom Bruscino, Lou Yuengert

Topics covered

• military organization
• joint warfighting
• command and control
• American Expeditionary Forces
• task force structure
• military adaptation

Keywords

• joint task force
• military command
• expeditionary forces
• warfighting headquarters
• U.S. military
• organizational structure

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Future of the Joint Warfighting Headquarters: An Alternative Approach to the Joint Task Force

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