Air-Sea Battle Jettisoned In Favor Of New Joint Concept

By Tony Bertuca / January 20, 2015 at 3:01 PM
The Defense Department has morphed its controversial Air-Sea Battle concept into a new Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the Global Commons (JAM-GC), according to a new Joint Staff memo, which follows concerns voiced by defense officials and analysts that ASB was too limited in its scope and failed to yield joint interoperability. "The Joint Staff J-7 directorate will monitor and support development of JAM-GC," according to the Jan. 8 memo signed by Air Force Lt. Gen. David Goldfein,...

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