Validated concepts may impact favorably on present doctrine, training, and education. The results of experimentation are not sufficient to require doctrinal change. The concept must clearly demonstrate value-added to current joint doctrine and represent an extant capability. In other words, joint doctrine is an authoritative baseline against which concepts and experimentation results will be compared to assess their transformational value. Current Combatant Command operation plans provide situationspecific application of current doctrine, which can be useful in evaluating a developing concept. Concepts typically are not copied directly into joint doctrine, but their central themes and essential constructs may be incorporated in a number of ways.
DesignationCJCSI 5120.02D
EditionJan 2015
StatusActive
Pages20
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
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