Episode Notes:

Steve is joined by Greg Malandrino for a look inside the Joint Staff and the machinery behind how U.S. forces get allocated around the world. Malandrino explains what the Joint Staff actually does, where the J5 fits, and why so much of its work comes down to advising rather than commanding. During this conversation, Steve and Greg also discuss whether the U.S. military is "joint enough", and what that jointness has cost the Navy's own instinct for independent action.

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