Contents: Basic issues of Joint Operations are dedicated in the book. The contents include basic concepts, the mechanism, function and organization of Joint Operations; joint combined cooperation and interoperability; command and control C2; information support system of Joint Operations; and advanced theories in post information age, i.e. Network Centric Warfare NCW and Cyberspace Operations CO. This book can be used as a teaching book for overseas students from English-speaking countries, a teaching material for domestic undergraduate and postgraduate level military basic theory courses, and a research reference for Joint Operations.
Joint Operations are destined to be complex endeavors. As denoted by General Omar N. Bradley, it takes all our services together plus the industrial efforts of our Nation to win any major war. Since the operation theory and principles of Cyberspace were presented by the government and Pentagon of U.S. in 2011, Joint Operation has evolved into a new version. In post information age, Joint Operation is facing much more challenges and opportunities, which are promoted by the information and networks, and other closely related reform, such as the theory of system operation based on information system, the revolution of military power structure adjustment, regulation and operations.
The manuscript of Basic Introduction of Joint Operations BIJO was first put forward in 2014 to meet the requirements of English language overseas students teaching of Joint Operations. And after 4 years trial, adjustment and optimization, the revised version is now formally presented. It should be announced that most of the contents are from teaching resources and presentations of overseas students in this course.
In the process of designing, compiling and optimizing, the revised version was encouraged and tended to contain more complex factors and essential elements of warfare. The Joint Publication, which is a document published by the U.S. military as a combat program, provides regulations to guide the daily military activities of the U.S. military, and offers the prediction for the future development direction of the U.S. military. Joint Operations in Joint Publication released by U.S. in 2016 reflected the current guidance for conducting joint activities across the range of military operations, and the release is the basis for U.S. participation in multinational operations while specific doctrines or procedures have not been ratified. What is more, with the development of military informatization, Joint Operations will comprise more information elements of post information age warfare. But what are the elements involved? How would the elements implement and act effectively in fast rhythm? When considering Network Centric Warfare and Cyberspace Operation, what should the coming version be?
The contents are organized in 7 chapters. Chapter I is the introduction of Joint Operations, including its impression, concepts and components, characteristics and principles. Chapter II shows the mechanism, function and organization of Joint Operations, and the idea and detail are revised based on recent Joint Publisher of U.S.. Chapter III focuses on the jointcombined cooperation and interoperability, meanwhile Command and Control in Chapter IV, and Information Support System in Chapter V. These chapters demonstrate the main contents in Joint Operations. As the advances of Joint Operations theory, Network Centric Warfare NCW and Cyberspace Operations CO are given in Chapter VI and VII. The two chapters are applied commonly in conceived special topic teaching and seminars, while they can also serve the purpose of research reference.