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USJFCOM Drops Effects Based Operations Terms and Concepts

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Monday, August 18th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Interpretations of effects-based operations (EBO) have been "misapplied and overextended" and caused confusion in the joint force and international allies, thus the commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command is changing course. Marine Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM), issued guidance for the command's use of EBO, effects-based approach, operational net assessment (ONA) and system-of-systems analysis (SoSA) in future force development, training and experimentation. "Effective immediately, USJFCOM will no longer use, sponsor or export…

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