Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization

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Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization
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Active1997 to Present
Country United States of America
TypeDivision
RoleSupport the CJCS to coordinate development of air and missile defense capabilities
Part ofUnited States Department of Defense Seal.svg Department of Defense
Joint Staff
HeadquartersThe Pentagon
Nickname(s)JIAMDO
Motto(s)Solutiones Communes Nam Lentus Obstaculum
"Joint Solutions to Difficult Problems"
Commanders
Director Maj Gen Rodney D. Lewis USAF
Deputy Director COL Tony Behrens, USA
Technical DirectorJeffrey C. Boulware, PhD

The Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO) supports the CJCS, through the Director Joint Staff J-8, in their responsibilities to coordinate development of air and missile defense capabilities. JIAMDO facilitates collaboration between Services, CCMDs, and agencies to identify existing and emerging capabilities and will foster innovation and integration through support to simulations, technology demonstrations, and RDT&E projects. JIAMDO's roles include:

  • Representing Joint Force IAMD required capabilities and gaps within the requirements, acquisition, and PPBE processes
  • Assessing IAMD capabilities through studies, simulations, technology demonstrations, and other test and evaluation programs
  • Identifying and developing IAMD operational concepts and Joint requirements for system interoperability



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