What is joint operations? What are the characteristics of joint operations? What kind of war is it suitable for?

Joint operations are a method of combat in which the overall or basic external form is transformed due to combat practice activities after the force structure of multiple services and arms is formed. Its essence is unity, cohesion and mutual trust.

Joint operations have the following characteristics:

1. Diversification of participating services

Joint operations match different combat forces according to different combat tasks, and use different The specialties of the service's combat functions make various combat forces and various combat operations an organic whole, leveraging strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and forming a comprehensive advantage in the multi-dimensional battlefield space.

2. Clear operational purpose

In joint operations, all services participating in the war must have a unified and clear operational purpose, and all actions must be planned, organized and closely centered around the operational purpose. unfold in an orderly manner. For example, in the Iraq War, all U.S. military operations were carried out around the operational purpose of "eliminating the main force of the Iraqi army and capturing Baghdad."

3. Unified combat principles

Joint operations involve diverse forces. Different services have different combat functions and perform different combat missions in different battlefield spaces. It is necessary to use various combat forces and various For combat operations to become an organic whole, it will inevitably require all participating forces to follow the principle of unified combat, plan and organize operations and command and control troop operations under the guidance of the principle of unified combat.

4. Complete combat system

Joint operations must connect various combat units and different functional systems through information networks into a unified whole that supports and interacts with each other, so that different levels of The combat elements are more closely connected and can implement a three-dimensional, efficient and complete functional element of all-round attack and full-dimensional protection to improve the overall combat effectiveness of the system.

Joint operations are the development trend of future wars and an inevitable choice for future wars. They will play an increasing role in future wars.

Extended information

The earliest joint operations can be traced back to 480 BC. In order to resist the invading Persian army, Greece fought at Thermopylae and the Gulf of Salamis (Battle of the Gulf of Salamis). Implemented joint army and navy operations. Although this operation cannot be compared with joint operations in the modern sense, it does possess some of the characteristics and basic attributes of joint operations. It can be said to be the prototype of modern joint operations.

The concept of joint operations was first proposed by the US military in the first joint operations doctrine "Joint Operations of the Army and Navy" issued in 1920. Since then, the U.S. military's understanding of the nature of joint operations has also continued to evolve. One of the changes has been to expand the concept of joint operations from "combat operations" to "military operations," which has greatly expanded the application scope of joint operations.

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