Military operations and strategy cover how the armed forces plan, train for, and carry out missions, at home and abroad. Strategy sets goals and priorities, and operations turn them into actions such as deployments, exercises, strikes, and relief missions. The president, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, regional commands, and the military branches all have roles.
People usually ask how decisions about using force are made, what the military does in a conflict or a disaster, how it prepares for threats such as nuclear attack or cyber warfare, and how technology such as drones changes the way wars are fought.
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