Joint Vision 2020

Joint Vision 2020 (English mutatis mutandis " perspective for the armed forces across Operations in 2020 ") is a strategy paper, which the Department of Defense on May 30, published in 2000, and the reflections on a " superiority across the board " ( original English term: full- spectrum dominance ) of the U.S. armed forces contained, so that they may face 2020 threats around the globe in the year. The ability to play a global strike (about: global shock) a central role.

Compared to its predecessor Joint Vision 2010 Joint Vision 2020 relaxed the time limit, ordered priorities and expanded the full- spectrum dominance on asymmetric foregoing opponents. The lessons of recent military operations, especially the acquisition of information and unrestrained cooperation of all concerned authorities and nations, were included in Joint Vision 2020. Also to these lessons was counted, that the armed forces would have to master all types of inserts in the future, but the combat is an absolute priority. The vast flow of information to expand the choices of decision makers and keep organizations of all sizes about the events up to date.

Since the publication of these guidelines have been implemented piece by piece as part of the general military doctrine. The result of this process is Network -Centric Warfare, a fully network-centric operations. While the major structural reforms like the transformation of the United States Army, to be completed by 2008, will take the procurement of the necessary equipment to implement the strategy, such as the Future Combat Systems including the infantryman module Future Force Warrior, at least until 2020.

With the implementation of his own command of the armed forces is entrusted, the Joint Forces Command.