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“We have a moral obligation to address this new triad – 4 out of 5 killed in action are primarily from the infantry,” said Kamiya.

Kamiya said we have some compelling senior leadership direction built upon our moral obligation to actually do something about this third triad.

 “There is an enormous operational demand like joint enablers such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and the array of joint fires that are now in the hands of squad leaders and platoon leaders in combat today and we see these small units led by sergeants and lieutenants in increasingly complex environments,” Kamiya said.

He said these problem sets are faced by our national first responders and there is a need for joint advocacy. a task USJFCOM fills by serving as a joint force integrator as well as the joint force trainer. 

“It falls nicely into Joint Forces Command mission set.  It comes to the third triad, our concept is not to own it, but to answer the question of so what,” Kamiya said. ”To work with the communities and determine how and when… and what best to facilitate the transition from science to something that kind of gets in the hands of the soldiers and first responders.”

Stay tuned for what Kamiya says about the bold initial steps taken.