Due to be completed this fall, US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) is preparing a strategic military estimate of the Arctic. According to JP 5-0, a strategic estimate “is a tool available to [combatant commands] . . . as they design and develop campaign plans and subordinate campaign plans or operation plans.” JP 5-0 continues: “The result of the strategic estimate is a visualization and better understanding of the operational environment to include allies, partners, neutrals, and potential adversaries.”
NORTHCOM drafting first Arctic estimate for military planning
