U.S. Joint Forces Command Conducting First Joint Field Experiment

By Bridget Lee / August 15, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The U.S. Joint Forces Command began its first joint field experiment this week, the Defense Department announced. Running from Aug. 12 through Sept. 13, "Millennium Challenge 2000" will include three joint warfighting experiments and provide an "overarching joint context" for service initiatives, according to DOD. JFCOM officials said the month-long event was not planned from the ground up; it consists of service experiments that were already in motion and have been incorporated within a joint framework, as Inside the Navy...

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