National Military Strategy

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United States military doctrine document strategic planning document

The National Military Strategy is a key U.S. defense document that outlines how the armed forces will organize, prepare, and employ military power to achieve national security objectives.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military doctrine document → strategic planning document →
addresses	alliances and partnerships → current and projected threats to U.S. national security → deterrence and warfighting concepts → employment of U.S. military forces in peace, crisis, and war → force planning and force development priorities → integration of all domains of warfare → joint and combined military operations → prioritization of theater and functional commands → readiness and modernization of U.S. forces → risk assessment and risk management in military planning →
appliesTo	U.S. Air Force → U.S. Army → U.S. Coast Guard when operating as a service in the Navy → U.S. Marine Corps → U.S. Navy → U.S. Space Force →
approvedBy	President of the United States → Secretary of Defense →
audience	combatant commanders → defense planners and policymakers → service chiefs →
basedOn	National Defense Strategy of the United States → National Security Strategy of the United States →
country	United States →
defines	ways the U.S. Armed Forces will organize, prepare, and employ military power →
firstIssued	1992 →
focusesOn	joint operations across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace →
guides	Joint Strategic Planning System → combatant command campaign and contingency plans → force development and capability investment decisions → joint doctrine development → joint training and education priorities →
issuedBy	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff →
legalBasis	Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 → Title 10 of the United States Code →
notableEdition	National Military Strategy of the United States of America 1997 → National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2004 → National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2011 → The National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2015 → The National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2022 →
purpose	to provide strategic direction to the U.S. Armed Forces → to support U.S. national security objectives →
relationship	implements aspects of the National Security Strategy → translates National Defense Strategy into military guidance →
scope	global →
timeHorizon	mid-term strategic planning →
updatedPeriodically	true →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Military Strategy ("National Military Strategy of the United States of America 1997") → National Military Strategy ("National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2004") → National Military Strategy ("National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2011") → National Military Strategy ("The National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2015") → National Military Strategy ("The National Military Strategy of the United States of America 2022") →	notableEdition
Defense Planning Guidance ("National Military Strategy of the United States") → National Intelligence Strategy →	relatedTo
National Security Strategy of the United States ("National Military Strategy of the United States") →	guides
National Security Strategy of the United States ("National Military Strategy of the United States") →	influences
United States national security apparatus ("National Military Strategy of the United States") →	policyInstrument
National Defense Strategy of the United States ("National Military Strategy of the United States") →	relatedDocument
Joint Strategic Planning System →	supports