Centralized Command, Distributed Control, and Decentralized Execution - a Command and Control Solution to US Air Force A2/AD Challenges

Abstract

This paper describes a three-part CC-DC-DE solution to USAF C2 challenges in A2/AD environments. This three-part solution includes the addition of a Regional Air Component Commander subordinate to the Theater JFACC, the physical distribution of USAF theater C2 systems, and the implementation of an adaptable Air Tasking Cycle. This solution will be explored over five sections in this paper. Sections one and two will frame the A2/AD problem, and then review research and historical solutions to A2/AD challenges. The focus of discussion will be in the third section when the CC-DC-DE solution is described at length. A counter argument against this solution will be proposed in section four and discussion will conclude with a rebuttal in section five.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 2017
Accession Number
AD1045432

Entities

People

  • Charles C. Bursi

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Area Denial
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Network Architecture
  • Second World War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control