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National Level Interagency & National Level Interagency & The Joint Staff J-5The Joint Staff J-5

Maj Gen Steve SheproMaj Gen Steve SheproVice DirectorVice Director

Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5)Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5)The Joint StaffThe Joint Staff

WelcomeWelcome

UNCLASSIFIED12 March 2015

Functions:•Advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies •Principal arm for coordinating policies across various government agencies

Statutory Statutory AdvisorsAdvisors

CJCS DNI

US Rep to UN

Treasury

Homeland SecurityPresident Vice

PresidentSecretary of State

Secretary of Defense

EnergyAttorney General

White House

Chief of Staff

National Security Advisor

The President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters

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National Security CouncilNational Security Council

National Security

Policy

Interagency PolicyInteragency PolicyCommittee Committee

(IPC)(IPC)

Sub - IPCsSub - IPCs

DeputiesDeputiesCommitteeCommittee

(DC)(DC)

DeputiesDiscussion

PrincipalsPrincipalsCommitteeCommittee

(PC)(PC)

Interagency Discussion

Issue

National Security National Security CouncilCouncil(NSC)(NSC)

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National Policy & the IA ProcessNational Policy & the IA Process

DRRS CRS

QRRC JFRR

JCCA

War Plans

PPBS&

JSPS

TCPs

Force Employment & ManagementForce Development

Strategic Assessment Strategic Direction

CRA

JSR

CJA UCP

NSS

CRSDRRS

GFMIG

NMS

CGA

CCJO

What should the Future Joint Force look like?

CPA

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GFMAP

J JCCA

JFRR

PB

FYDP

QDR

CPR

GEFJSCP

Approval•POTUS•SecDef•CJCS•CCMD/SVC

How will the Armed Forces advance/ protect Interests?

What are our National Interests & Priorities?

What are the means available?

What roles & how will we organize our commands?

Comprehensive SITREP from CCMDs& Services: How well are they doing?

Develop a Common Strategic Picture; What are Strategic Risk origins?

How well are we protecting our National Interests? Alignment of E-W-M? Macro Feedback Mechanism

What are our priorities & Outcomes?

Who gets priority of avail rotational forces?

How ready is the force for current operations, contingency missions?

What are priority planning &military tasks?

What Forces Avail: Assigned, Allocated, Apportioned?

Current Missions to meet GEF Priorities

CONPLANS to meet JSCP Direction

What are the President’s fiscal requirements considering all USG?

Did the Services meet DPG priorities?

What are DoD’s fiscal requirements for POM + current & next year?

What are the Service Plans & Programs to meet DPG?

What are priority programs & investments tomeet defense strategy?

What are the priority programs/capabilities: riskinformed, Joint perspective

What Joint Capabilities best meet CCDR needs & reduce risk?

DPG

POMs TPPs Theater Posture Plans to meet GEF Priorities

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Tier 4 – Humanitarian Crises (HA/DR)

Tier 3 – Transnational Criminal Organizations

Tier 2 – Trans-Regional Insurgencies

Tier 1 – Interstate War

6 X National Security Interests

Ends Ways (Missions/Plans) Means

Where do we think we are with defense strategy?Where do we think we are with defense strategy?

4 X Enduring National Interests

(NSS)

JAN2014

Afghanistan BSA

Syria Chinese

ADIZ

AQAP

JAN2015

Transition Afghanistan

Chemical Weapons

Russia Crimea

Ebola

UnaccompaniedChildren

ISIL Cyber Threats

Ukraine

BOKO Haram AQAP

CTOC

Nigeria

NATO Cohesion

Pandemic Disease

Homeland Defense

Building Partnerships

Questions?Questions?

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