Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

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The Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 is a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure to strengthen joint operations, clarify the chain of command, and enhance the authority of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
defense reform law ⓘ
affects Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
Unified Combatant Commands ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
clarifies chain of command from President to Secretary of Defense to combatant commanders ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
considered landmark in U.S. defense reform ⓘ
coSponsor William Flynt Nichols ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates position of Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
enactedBy 99th United States Congress ⓘ
enhances role of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as principal military adviser ⓘ
establishes requirement for joint duty assignments for officer promotion ⓘ
governs joint officer career progression ⓘ
relationships among military services in joint operations ⓘ
impact greater integration of service components in combat operations ⓘ
increased emphasis on joint training and education ⓘ
introducedInChamber United States Senate ⓘ
jurisdiction United States armed forces ⓘ
limits operational role of the service chiefs ⓘ
motivatedBy lessons from the 1983 invasion of Grenada ⓘ
operational problems in the 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt ⓘ
perceived failures of inter-service coordination in the Vietnam War ⓘ
namedAfter Barry Goldwater ⓘ
William Flynt Nichols ⓘ
primaryPurpose clarify military chain of command ⓘ
enhance authority of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
improve military advice to the President and Secretary of Defense ⓘ
strengthen joint military operations ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 99-433 ⓘ
reforms joint officer personnel management ⓘ
military command structure ⓘ
organization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
roles and responsibilities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
requires development of joint doctrine ⓘ
greater interoperability among U.S. military services ⓘ
shortName Goldwater–Nichols Act ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
signingDate 1986-10-01 ⓘ
sponsor Barry Goldwater ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 100 Stat. 992 ⓘ
strengthens authority of unified combatant commanders ⓘ
operational control of combatant commanders over assigned forces ⓘ
subjectMatter civil–military relations ⓘ
defense organization ⓘ
military command and control ⓘ

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