As a subsequent study has stated, "the majority of personnel involved in Operation FRICTION were the product of diverging environmental doctrines, and had little or no previous experience in joint operations."21 As a result, formulating new operating procedures and doctrine was difficult as there were very few starting points that were common to all three environments.
Lorsque les hauts fonctionnaires se sont rencontrés en octobre 1990 pour discuter des lacunes du QGDN en matière de doctrine interarmées et s’entendre sur l’établissement d’un quartier général approprié au MoyenOrient, ils ont passé beaucoup de temps à tenter de concilier leurs divergences d’opinion sur les opérations interarmées22.