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JOINT DOCTRINE PUBLICATIONS HIERARCHY JOINT DOCTRINE PUBLICATIONS HIERARCHY JP 4-0 JP 5-0 JP 6-0 LOGISTICS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PLANS JP 1 JOINT DOCTRINE JP 1-0 PERSONNEL Maintenance Approval Development Initiation JOINT DOCTRINE PUBLICATION ENHANCED JOINT WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY JP 3-0 OPERATIONS JP 2-0 INTELLIGENCE STEP #4 - Maintenance     JP published and continuously assessed by users Formal assessment begins 24- 27 months following publication Revision begins 3.5 years after publication Each JP revision is completed no later than 5 years after signature STEP #3 - Approval STEP #2 - Development STEP #1 - Initiation    JSDS delivers adjudicated matrix to JS J-7 JS J-7 prepares publication for signature JSDS prepares JS staffing package JSDS staffs the publication via JSAP for signature       LA selects Primary Review Authority (PRA) to develop the first draft (FD) PRA develops FD for staffing with JDDC FD comment matrix adjudication JS J-7 produces the final coordination (FC) draft, staffs to JDDC and JS via Joint Staff Action Processing Joint Staff doctrine sponsor (JSDS) adjudicates FC comment matrix FC Joint working group       Joint Doctrine Development Community (JDDC) submission to fill extant operational void Joint Staff (JS) J-7 conducts front- end analysis Joint Doctrine Planning Conference validation Program Directive (PD) development and staffing/joint working group PD includes scope, references, outline, milestones, and draft authorship JS J-7 approves and releases PD to lead agent (LA) (Service, combatant command, JS directorate) All joint publications are organized into a comprehensive hierarchy as shown in the chart above. is in the series of joint doctrine publications. The diagram below illustrates an overview of the development process: Joint Publication (JP) 3-0 Operations