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JFCOM’s closure doesn’t spell end of military ‘jointness’

Rear Admiral Walter Carter of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command joined the Federal Drive to discuss the disestablishing of the Joint Forces Command. He sa...

Federal News Network Staff

August 4, 2011 9:54 am

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Military commands don’t often disappear. But today marks the end of the road for the Joint Forces Command.

JFCOM was targeted for closure in the round of departmental savings, known as efficiencies, initiated in August 2010 by then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Ceremonies for what the military calls disestablishment get underway at 9 a.m. this morning. They’ll take place at the Joint and Coalition Warfighting Center in Suffolk, Virginia.

Overseeing the ceremonies will be Rear Admiral Walter Carter of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command. He joined the Federal Drive for an exclusive interview ahead of the ceremonies.

Adm. Carter discussed JFCOM’s relatively short history — it was established 12 years ago — and the future of military jointness in the wake of the its closure.

The disestablishment ceremonies will be broadcast live on the Pentagon Channel.

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