Military Forces in Colombia need to evolve according to new threats. Currently, the Army's eight divisions are deployed territorially throughout the nation with a view toward developing the full range of military operations -- defensive, offensive, stability, and defense support to civil authorities (DSCA). Under this construct, the Colombian Army is the supported organization while the Air Force and Navy are supporting organizations. Each Colombian security force has specific roles and responsibilities, but overall the Army controls the battle space. As new threats continue to emerge in Colombia, the country's national strategy must evolve to address these threats. This becomes exponentially difficult as the Army re-organizes after a long conflict against insurgents. The Colombian Military Forces (and other government ministries and agencies) must synchronize, coordinate, and integrate all activities to address new challenges to the nation. This study provides an academic approach to how the Colombian Military Forces can achieve unified, legal action in the operational environment. Using the United States Unified Command as an organizational model for comparison, and with a set of Colombian joint task forces as national operational cases, a command structure led by a single senior military commander per designated operational area emerges as a preferable organizational formula for achieving unified action. Creation of the geographic unified command (GUC) in Colombia would facilitate synchronization, coordination, and interoperability among the Colombian Security Forces and with other governmental entities to achieve the commander's operational objectives in designated areas. Colombia's highly differentiated geography, its different cultures, areas, climates, and various customs affect military operations uniquely in each potential operational area. Accordingly, any designated operational area and its attendant GUC would have to be uniquely tailored.
"Jointness" The Next Step For The Columbian Military Forces To Achieve Real Unified Action
2019
65 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Sciences , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Military forces (foreign) , Colombia , Guerrilla warfare , Military operations , Military history , United states central command , United states special operations command , South america , Task forces , Air force , National security , Unified combatant commands , Columbian military forces , Unified forces , Joint operations , Military occupation , Mitu (colombia) , Operation marquetalia , Operation flight of angel , Andes region , Caribbean area , Pacific area , Amazonas (brazil) , Llanos (colombia and venezuela)
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