This article is about a term used in economics. For other uses, see service (disambiguation).

In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. Service provision has been defined as an economic activity that does not result in ownership, and this is what differentiates it from providing physical goods. It is claimed to be a process that creates benefits by facilitating either a change in customers, a change in their physical possessions, or a change in their intangible assets.

By supplying some level of skill, ingenuity, and experience, providers of a service participate in an economy without the restrictions of carrying stock (inventory) or the need to concern themselves with bulky raw materials. On the other hand, their investment in expertise does require marketing and upgrading in the face of competition which has equally few physical restrictions.

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U.S. Joint Forces Command

USJFCOM planners play vital role in force deployment
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:42:41 -0000
When requests come in for troops for locations around the world, U.S. Joint Forces Command takes on the mission of deciding where those forces would come from and what missions they will take on.
Command welcomes back team from Kabul
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:25:18 -0000
Twenty-five members of U.S. Joint Forces Command's (USJFCOM) Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) have returned home after helping to establish the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command (IJC) in Afghanistan.
Command pays tribute to veterans at annual concert
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:27:38 -0000
U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) recognized the sacrifices of veterans from “yesterday, today and tomorrow” at its 14th annual “Salute to Veterans” concert Nov. 6 at Norfolk's Chrysler Hall
Joint Knowledge Online successfully tests integration with Air Force portal
Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:27:10 -0000
The U.S. Army and Air Force have partnered with U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Knowledge Online Web portal to increase joint online training capabilities and connectivity.
Simulator allows JTACs to train wherever, whenever
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:17:32 -0000
During Bold Quest 09, U.S. and coalition joint terminal attack controllers (JTACs) had the opportunity to work with the JTAC Virtual Trainer, a system that allows them to train with their equipment without weather or flight availability holding them up.
Command capability development director discusses leader-centric, net-enabled C4ISR
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:04:55 -0000
U.S. Joint Forces Command's (USJFCOM) senior joint capability development leader discussed how command and control is improving decision making at the the third annual Distributed Common Ground System conference.

USJFCOM's Joint Concept Development and Experimentation News Channel

Wargame results continue to shape future forces, doctrine
Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:42:11 -0000
Participants from DoD, coalition partners and other government agencies examined the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations and found it a conceptually sufficient guide to future joint force operations.
Command names Junior Civilian of the Quarter
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:29:00 -0000
A program analyst with the Joint Capabilities Development and Experimentation Directorate was recently recognized for her work during the third quarter of 2009.
Situational awareness experiment prepares for real world crises
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:58:34 -0000
During the recently completed Interagency Shared Situational Awareness (IA SSA) Limited Objective Experiment (LOE), U.S. Joint Forces Command and its partners addressed standards, policies and procedures involving sharing of information with interagency, multinational and non-government agencies during crisis operations.
Joint wargames test today's, tomorrow's security challenges
Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:52:58 -0000
Representatives from the United States military, government, and foreign militaries have gathered to test the Department of Defense's (DOD) recently-revised Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO) in war games which look ahead to 2020 and feature scenarios that pit U.S. joint forces against three types of threats: a globally networked terrorist threat, a peer competitor, and a failed or failing state.
Command releases concept development vision
Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:15:25 -0000
U.S. Joint Forces Command has released a new vision for how the command will address joint concept development.
Joint experimentation contracts awarded
Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:01:23 -0000
Multiple awards to four different companies will support U.S. Joint Forces Command's joint concept development and experimentation efforts.

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