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IW Joint Operating Concept Offers A Framework For General Purpose Force

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Monday, June 7th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt The new Defense Department Irregular Warfare: Countering Irregular Threats Joint Operating Concept (IW JOC) was signed May 17 to help general purpose forces understand how they fit in the overall picture, according to the director of the Joint Irregular Warfare Center (JIWC) at U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM). The joint world defines irregular warfare as a violent struggle for "legitimacy and influence" over the relevant population, James O'Connell said in an interview. "What do you do with…

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