Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization

Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization
Active	1997 to Present
Country	United States of America
Type	Division
Role	Support the CJCS to coordinate development of air and missile defense capabilities
Part of	Department of Defense Joint Staff
Headquarters	The Pentagon
Nickname(s)	JIAMDO
Motto(s)	Solutiones Communes Nam Lentus Obstaculum "Joint Solutions to Difficult Problems"
Commanders
Director	Brig Gen Roy Collins, USAF
Deputy Director	COL Chris Efaw, USA
Technical Director	Jeffrey 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