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Joint Publications Reference Series

CJCSI 5120.02F, Joint Doctrine System, 31 May 2023
This instruction establishes policy to assist the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) to develop doctrine for the joint employment of the Armed Forces of the United States in accordance with Section 153 of Title 10, US Code.

CJCSI 5705.01H, Standardization of Military and Associated Terminology, 4 April 2023
Establish policy and implement procedures for the standardization of Department of Defense (DoD) terminology.

CJCSM 5120.01C, Joint Doctrine Development and Revision Process, 20 June 2023
This manual establishes the joint doctrine development and revision process in support of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s (CJCS’s) responsibility to develop joint doctrine for the employment of the Armed Forces of the United States, as directed in Title 10, US Code, section 153, and as established in JP 1, Volume 1, Joint Warfighting, and CJCSI 5120.02, Joint Doctrine System.

DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, as of September 2023
The DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms [Short title: DoD Dictionary] sets forth standard US military (joint doctrine) and associated (policy gap fill) terminology to encompass the joint activity of the Armed Forces of the United States.