The overall evaluation objective was to determine the effectiveness of the Joint War fighting Center in coordinating the development of joint doctrine and in providing joint training support to the combatant commanders in chief Specifically, the evaluation focused on assessing the Joint War fighting Center's role in the coordination, development, and standardization of joint doctrine and in the coordination and execution of joint training and exercises in support of the ...
Pre-positioning of war reserve materiel afloat supports the geographic combatant commanders and speeds response to force requirements in the theaters. Reliance on pre-positioned equipment has increased considerably in recent years with the drawdown of forces. Today, pre-positioning afloat programs include 14 Army ships with unit equipment, supplies, and munitions; 1 Navy hospital ship; 3 Air Force ships with munitions; 13 Marine ships with unit equipment, supplies, and munitions; and 3 ...
We initiated the evaluation in response to a request from the Director for Logistics (JA), the Joint Staff, for information on the U.S. Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Force Enhancement (MPFE) Program. The Director was particularly interested in data on force acquisition initiatives; the type, cost, and availability of the equipment to be added; and whether the program responded to the stated warfighting requirements of the geographic Unified ...