National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism

The United States National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism is a planning document by the United States Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that "constitutes the comprehensive military plan to prosecute the Global War on Terror for the Armed Forces of the United States...including the findings and recommendations of the 9-11 Commission and a rigorous examination with the Department of Defense."
It was signed March 3, 2005 by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Richard Meyers, and published in an unclassified form February 1, 2006.
The "significantly expanded" the role of the military, however, particularly special forces deployed in areas outside the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan. Still, the report de-emphasized military tactics as part of the strategy and indicated that commanders should focus on undermining eight areas of support for terrorism, ranging from finances to communications., and also highlighted the importance of U.S. humanitarian aid in developing countries, informed by the experience following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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