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NFTF - French Participation in JWA How to Prepare Our Future Together

This article discusses the French Army’s participation since 2018 in the Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) series. As part of the strategic bilateral objectives with the U.S. Army’s Strategic Vision Statement, the French Army’s vision is to conduct a lasting and long-term commitment to JWA, because it considers this exercise a key event for improving interoperability at the brigade level, as well as a means for testing new concepts. The author provides the lessons learned from JWA 19 and how this will prepare them for 2020.

NFTF - Hurricane Maria Relief Operations

The purpose of this article is to share initial lessons and best practices observed by the units supporting the relief efforts in Puerto Rico following the landfall of Hurricane Maria. The intended audiences for the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) outputs are Major Commands (MACOMs), interagency partners, and Commanders and staffs executing Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) missions.

NFTF - Joint Force Land Component Command - Synchronization of the Land Domain

In November 2018, United States Army South hosted the second annual Joint Force Land Component Command Planning Conference at Joint Base San Antonio/Fort Sam Houston. This year's theme was "Synchronization of the Land Domain." The event brought together key land domain stakeholders across the United States Southern Command area of responsibility. The focus of the event was to plan and collaborate on complex mission sets, prioritize resources, establish timelines, and set the conditions for current and future operations.

NFTF - Medical Preparation and Prevention in the Horn of Africa

There are numerous health risks throughout the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) area that are potential threats to deployed personnel. The information presented will familiarize you with the environment of the Horn of Africa (HOA) and will help you recognize your potential “enemies.” As the preponderance of military forces are in Djibouti, this news from the front (NFTF) article discusses medical preparations and preventive measure leaders and Soldiers should take when deploying to the Horn of Africa, Djibouti City and Camp Lemonnier (CLDJ).

NFTF - Multinational Interoperability: Tactical-level considerations in Afghanistan

This article highlights Task Force (TF) Manchu operations, activities, and actions focusing on deployment train-up, mission planning, and mission execution. The TF executed three lines of effort (LOEs) in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel: 1. Protecting the largest base in Afghanistan (Bagram Airfield), 2. Disrupting the enemy, and 3. Enabling Afghan partners. The seamless execution of these LOEs helped TF Manchu excel at multinational interoperability.

NFTF - Multinational Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development: U.S. Army South and the Colombian Army

The Programa Integral Para Suboficiales de Alta Jerarquia (PISAJ) program is a semi-annual event as recorded in U.S. Army South-Colombian Army (COLAR) bilateral staff talks agreed-to-actions through 2023. Specifically, it is a military-to-military engagement with the Colombian Military Joint Sergeants Major Academy. Based on a several desired outcomes for this 12th iteration of PISAJ, U.S. Army South orchestrated and facilitated specialized training to build on senior NCO leader competencies and increase the medical capabilities and knowledge of the COLAR sergeants major.

NFTF - Operating in the Interorganizational Environment: Insights from U.S. Army Africa

U.S. military leaders and planners must understand the purpose and mission of the many governmental, nongovernmental (NGO) and international organizations in the area of operations to facilitate collective cooperation. This paper highlights some challenges the U.S. Army faces when operating in the interorganizational environment and provides insights to enhance collaboration to achieve mutual objectives. These insights were collected during the civilian-led Interorganizational Tabletop Exercise (ITX) conducted in Washington D.C., hosted by the U.S.

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