Warfighter Support: Challenges Confronting DoD's Ability to Coordinate and Oversee Its Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices Efforts
Author: William M. Solis
Publisher: DIANE Publishing Inc.
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 22
ISBN-13: 1437925324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Improvised explosive devices (IED) are the number-one threat to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, accounting for almost 40% of the attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. Although insurgents' use of IEDs in Iraq has begun to decline, in Afghanistan the number of IED incidents has significantly increased. The Joint IED Defeat Org. (JIEDDO) was created to lead and coordinate all DoD efforts to defeat IEDs. Its primary role is to provide funding to the military services to rapidly develop and field counter-IED solutions. The auditor is recommending that JIEDDO: (1) improve its visibility of counter-IED efforts across DoD; (2) develop a complete plan to guide the transition of initiatives; and (3) define criteria for its training initiatives to help guide its funding decisions. Illustrations.