NATO's Amphibious Forces: Command and Control of a Multibrigade Alliance Task Force

Abstract

In 2017 and 2018, the RAND Corporation designed and facilitated a series of wargames and seminars on behalf of the Amphibious Leaders Expeditionary Symposium (ALES), a forum for general and flag officers to discuss opportunities for improved interoperability, command and control (C2), and utilization of amphibious forces within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). With a scenario centered on confrontation with a near-peer competitor providing context, maritime and amphibious leaders explored how to leverage the Alliances existing amphibious capacity by aggregating national capabilities under a coherent C2 structure. This report provides a summary of RAND-facilitated ALES events, the methodology employed, and the resultant observations and recommendations. We also highlight several overarching findings from the research to inform NATOs evolving command structure, upcoming exercises, and planning for collective defense.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1086677

Entities

People

  • Anthony Atler
  • Bradley Martin
  • David A. Shlapak
  • Gene Germanovich
  • John D. Williams
  • Stacie L. Pettyjohn

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Boats
  • Combat Areas
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Landing Craft
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Navy
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

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