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U.S. Joint Forces Command

Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., U.S. Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified commands in the Department of Defense. Among his duties, the commander of USJFCOM oversees the command's roles in transformation, experimentation, joint training, interoperability and force provision as outlined in the Department of Defense's Unified Command Plan. This channel provides updates on the command's activities.

Family, friends welcome back Task Force Ramadi

Service members from Task Force Ramadi return after a nine-month deployment in Iraq.

Command announces solicitation dates

U.S. Joint Forces Command officials have announced when the process for requests for proposal for two major command support contracts will begin.

Distance learning efforts garners awards

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability received the Association for Enterprise Integration's Excellence in Enterprise Integration Award and two awards from Training Magazine for excellence in contributions to joint training.

USJFCOM hosts concert to honor local veterans

U.S. Joint Forces Command hosted the 13th annual Salute to Veterans concert Nov. 8 at Norfolk’s Chrysler Hall honoring veterans both past and present.

Command provides contract pre-solicitation information to industry

Representatives from more than 140 companies received information about an upcoming U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) contract recompetition during a conference in Norfolk, Va.

Joint fires team, Army's BCTP team prepare corps headquarters for deployment

Personnel from U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team (JFIIT) and the Army's Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) worked with the Joint Warfighting Center's Deployable Training Team to enhance the joint fires knowledge of the U.S. Army's I Corps as part of Unified Endeavor 09-1.

Joint fires team supports joint training integration event

U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team recently supported U.S. and coalitions partners in a joint training integration event between an Air Force exercise and an Army brigade combat team training rotation.

USJFCOM working to prepare forces for deployment

U.S. Joint Forces Command will conduct the final phase of Unified Endeavor 09-01 Operation Iraqi Freedom from Oct. 21 - 31 at selected locations in the United States and United Kingdom to prepare units slated to deploy to Iraq early next year.

Command posts contract conference details notice

U.S. Joint Forces Command posted a notice on the Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPS) Web site to notify industry of a conference later this month which will provide an overview of a major upcoming joint concept development and experimentation contract recompete.

Command moves C2Pedia to unclassified network

U.S. Joint Forces Command recently moved its C2Pedia Registry to the unclassified Internet to allow more potential users to access the site hoping it will improve the quality of data.