Interagency Operations Presents Greater Integration Challenges to JFACCs

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Interagency operations present more significant integration challenges to JFACCs than coalition operations. The former is inherently more complex and involves a much more comprehensive range of federal agencies and organizations, each with its own goals and priorities (U.S. Air Force, 2019). In a coalition setting, all participating troops often have the same understanding of the mission's goals. However, in an interagency situation, there may frequently be divergent objectives and arguments among multiple stakeholders, making it more challenging to coordinate the different forces in pursuing shared goals. Additionally, while duties and responsibilities for coalition forces are often well-defined, in an interagency environment, roles and obligations for many stakeholders may overlap and need to be more well-defined and understood, creating additional integration difficulties.
It is also challenging for a single JFACC to combine the various agencies and offer a unity of command and purpose due to the intricacy of...