The complexities of the future security environment demand that the United States be prepared to face a wide range of threats of varying levels of intensity. Success in countering these threats will require the skillful integration of the core competencies of the Services into a joint force tailored to the specific situation and objectives. Commanders must be afforded the opportunity to achieve the level of effectiveness and synergy necessary to conduct decisive operations across the entire range of military operations. When combat operations are required, they must have an overwhelming array of capabilities available to conduct offensive and defensive operations and against which an enemy must defend. Other complex contingencies such as humanitarian relief or peace operations will require a rapid, flexible response to achieve national objectives in the required time frame. Some situations may require the capabilities of only one Service, but in most cases, a joint force comprised of both Active and Reserve Components will be employed.

Joint Vision 2020 is the conceptual template for how we will channel the vitality of our people and leverage technological opportunities to achieve new levels of effectiveness in joint warfighting.

The US military today is a force of superbly trained men and women who are ready to deliver victory for our Nation. In support of the objectives of our National Security Strategy, it is routinely employed to shape the international security environment and stands ready to respond across the full range of potential military operations. But the focus of this document is the third element of our strategic approach – the need to prepare now for an uncertain future.Joint Vision 2020 builds upon and extends the conceptual template established by Joint Vision 2010 to guide the continuing transformation of America's Armed Forces. The primary purpose of those forces has been and will be to fight and win the Nation's wars. The overall goal of the transformation described in this document is the creation of a force that is dominant across the full spectrum of military operations – persuasive in peace, decisive in war, preeminent in any form of conflict.In 2020, the nation will face a wide range of interests, opportunities, and challenges and will require a military that can both win wars and contribute to peace. The global interests and responsibilities of the United States will endure, and there is no indication that threats to those interests and responsibilities or to our allies, will disappear. The strategic concepts of decisive force, power projection, overseas presence, and strategic agility will continue to govern our efforts to fulfill those responsibilities and meet the challenges of the future. This document describes the operational concepts necessary to do so.If our Armed Forces are to be faster, more lethal, and more precise in 2020 than they are today, we must continue to invest in and develop new military capabilities. This vision describes the ongoing transformation to those new capabilities.

The US military today is a force of superbly trained men and women who are ready to deliver victory for our Nation. In support of the objectives of our Nation Security Strategy. It is routinely employed to shape the international security environment and stands ready to respond across the full range of potential military operations. But the focus of this document is the third element of our strategic approach - the need to prepare now for an uncertain future.

Over time, an increasingly diverse team has executed U.S. military operations. From the Revolution to recent operations in the Balkans, the efforts of uniformed military personnel, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians and contractors have been synchronized to execute the U.S. National Security Strategy. This trend will continue in operations conducted under the Joint Vision 2020 concept, the benchmark for how the U.S. military will fight future wars. Operational concepts under Joint Vision 2020 include dominant maneuver, precision engagement, focused logistics, full dimensional protection, with information dominance and innovation as enablers. This study examines the requirements of the six tenets of Joint Vision 2020 Focused Logistics and proposes changes that must be made to contracting policy, programs, doctrine, organization, and training to support the Focused Logistics concept. It does so by outlining the history of contractor support, the essentiality of contractor support, and the risks associated with contracting support to U.S. military operations. In providing a final analysis, it addresses four key challenges facing contractor support of focused logistics: 1) improving the responsiveness and flexibility of contracting; 2) balancing requirements for contracting support against risk; 3) balancing costs against operational requirements; and 4) incorporating JV2020 contracting into military doctrine, education and training. This study examines contractor support to operational military missions but does not cover base operations or installation contracting.

Over time, an increasingly diverse team has executed U.S. military operations. From the Revolution to recent operations in the Balkans, the efforts of uniformed military personnel, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians and contractors have been synchronized to execute the U.S. National Security Strategy. This trend will continue in operations conducted under the Joint Vision 2020 concept, the benchmark for how the U.S. military will fight future wars. Operational concepts under Joint Vision 2020 include dominant maneuver, precision engagement, focused logistics, full dimensional protection, with information dominance and innovation as enablers. This study examines the requirements of the six tenets of Joint Vision 2020 Focused Logistics and proposes changes that must be made to contracting policy, programs, doctrine, organization, and training to support the Focused Logistics concept. It does so by outlining the history of contractor support, the essentiality of contractor support, and the risks associated with contracting support to U.S. military operations. In providing a final analysis, it addresses four key challenges facing contractor support of focused logistics: 1) improving the responsiveness and flexibility of contracting; 2) balancing requirements for contracting support against risk; 3) balancing costs against operational requirements; and 4) incorporating JV2020 contracting into military doctrine, education and training. This study examines contractor support to operational military missions but does not cover base operations or installation contracting.