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Joint Forces Operation in Comparison to IPT
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This article from the September 2003 issue of Armed Forces Journal addresses the advantages possibly gained from creating a new Joint Personnel Recovery Coodination Center (JPRCC). This new JPRCC would replace the current Joint Search and Rescue Center (JSRC). Since JPRCC’s commander would report directly to the joint forces commander, this change would not only be in name but in function as well. Currently, the joint search and rescue operation is delegated to a single component, usually the United States Air Force (USAF). This typical assignment forces the air component’s rescue coordination commander to be dual-hatted, acting as the JSRC commander and as the air component search and rescue commander. As described by the authors, Staff Sgt. Eric Barry and Senior Airman George Torres, in this journal article, the new JPRCC would be a good example of cross-functional team that definitely did things - personnel recovery. Each service component would provide member(s) to this joint team. Like a good self-managing team, the JPRCC would be empowered to make decisions about planning, evaluating alternatives and conducting the actual operation. The only caveat would be the requirement for final approval from the joint forces commander prior to conducting the personnel recovery operation. This approval requirement is designed for cases where the global political ramification may be involved such as personnel-recovery operations in hostile countries. The authors’ justifications for establishing this new joint center are based on: the elimination of dual-hatted commander; new requirements such as the ability to coordinate with nontraditional military forces; a shift in the makeup of the personnel to be recovered; and lessons learn from recent military operations such as repatriation. While this joint team may not look like the traditional corporate team, all of the reasons cited by the two authors for standing up this new joint team parallels the typical justifications used by corporations for establishing an integrated product team (IPT).
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