Which tenet concerns the integration of assets and capabilities across services to maximize effectiveness?

• A. Agility
• B. Convergence
• C. Endurance
• D. Depth

Answer: (B)

Convergence is the integration of assets and capabilities across services to maximize effectiveness. In joint operations, convergence means coordinating what air, land, sea, cyber, space, and logistical elements can do together so their combined effect is greater than any service could achieve alone. This requires interoperable systems, aligned planning, shared intelligence, and a common operating picture, enabling faster decision-making and synchronized actions.

The idea is to leverage diverse strengths from each service to create a unified effort—think packages of capabilities working in lockstep to deliver a strategic or operational outcome more efficiently and at greater tempo than isolated actions.

Agility focuses on rapid adaptation, Endurance on sustained presence, and Depth on broad or deep capabilities within a domain. While all are valuable, they don’t inherently emphasize the cross-service integration and synchronized effect across the joint force that convergence aims to achieve.