Militaries throughout the world have sought to improve organizational synchronization and integration since at least Napoleon's establishment of the Corps d'Armée in 1805. Convergence, from this perspective, is no different. Achieving it on the battlefield, however, depends on the development of an informed, collaborative, and purposeful Joint Force C2 system. Setting conditions to develop a C2 system with these characteristics starts by reconceptualizing the organization of the Joint Force, how it trains, and how it develops leaders. Through these efforts, the Joint Force can achieve an all-domain unity of effort-enabled by an informed, collaborative, and purposeful C2 system-that will allow it to effectively compete, deter, and win in the complex operating environments of today and tomorrow.

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