Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre

Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre
Abbreviation	DCDC
Formation	1998
Type	Think Tank
Location	Shrivenham;
Director	Major General Darrell Amison
Website	https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/development-concepts-and-doctrine-centre

The Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) is the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence’s (MOD's) think tank.

History[]

The DCDC, originally called the Joint Doctrine and Concepts Centre (JDCC), was established as a result of the 1998 Strategic Defence Review. The UK recognised that it needed to have a clearer long-term vision of the way in which it expected it forces and their methods of operation to develop.^[1]

Structure[]

The DCDC is headed by a two-star officer, located at Shrivenham and is under the UK's Strategic Command but reports to the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff (VCDS) who sets its priorities and outputs.^[2]

Outputs[]

DCDC produces many publications relating to the future global environment. It also has a Doctrine Team responsible for writing and maintaining a range of joint operational level UK and NATO doctrine publications, and Strategy, Analysis and Research and Legal Teams such as the Global Strategic Trends Programme.^[3]

Directors[]

The list of Directors of the JDCC and DCDC have been:^[4]

Director JDCC

Major-General Anthony Milton 1999-2002
Air Vice-Marshal Iain McNicoll 2002-2005
Rear Admiral Christopher Parr 2005-2008 (JDCC became DCDC around 2006)

Director DCDC

Major-General Paul Newton 2008-2010
Air Vice-Marshal M. Paul Colley 2010-2012
Major-General Andrew Sharp 2012-2013
Rear Admiral Paul Bennett 2013-2013
Rear Admiral John Kingwell 2013-2016
Major General Gerald I. Mitchell 2016-2020
Major-General Darrell Amison 2020-present.^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ "The background to the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". British Ministry of Defence. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre: the MOD's independent think tank" (PDF). British Ministry of Defence. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". British Ministry of Defence. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^ Mackie, Colin (15 December 2019). "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ "No. 62985". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 April 2020. p. 8110.

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[1] "The background to the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". British Ministry of Defence. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[2] "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre: the MOD's independent think tank" (PDF). British Ministry of Defence. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[3] "Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre". British Ministry of Defence. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[4] Mackie, Colin (15 December 2019). "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND TRI-SERVICE APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

[5] "Current generals" (PDF). Retrieved 15 December 2019.

[6] "No. 62985". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 April 2020. p. 8110.

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