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GAO United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
National Security and
International Affairs Division
B-278198
February 17, 1999
Congressional Committees
In 1993, the U.S. Atlantic Command was assigned the mission to maximize America's military
capability through joint training, force integration, and deployment of ready U.S.-based forces
to support the geographic commands', its own, and domestic requirements. This report
discusses the Atlantic Command's actions to establish itself as the joint force trainer, provider,
and integrator of most continental U.S.-based forces; views on the value of the Command's
contributions to joint military capabilities; and the recent expansion of the Command's
responsibilities and the possible effects on the Command. We conducted this review under our
basic legislative responsibilities and are addressing this report to the committees of jurisdiction
because we believe it will useful to your committees when they discuss joint operations with
the Department of Defense. This report contains recommendations that the Secretary of
Defense direct the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Command to adopt performance
goals and measures and that the Secretary fully incorporate the Command's functional roles,
authorities, and responsibilities in appropriate Department of Defense directives and
publications.
We are sending copies of this report to the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. Copies will also be made
available to others on request.
If you or your staff have any questions concerning this report, please contact Marvin Casterline,
Assistant Director, on (202) 512-9076. Major contributors to this report are listed in
appendix VIII.
Henry L. Hinton, Jr.
Assistant Comptroller General
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