Joint-All Domain Operations is Missing All-Domain Command and Control Support

Abstract

A joint force command, tasked with defeating a modern military with comparable warfighting capabilities in a traditional war, will primarily require command and control support (C2S) conveyed by both cyberspace and the electro-magnetic spectrum (EMS) to converge joint cross-domain effects and preserve the advantages offered by network-enabled operations. The Joint Chiefs of Staff will publish the Joint-All Domain Operations (JADO) concept by the end of 2020. This paper uses the US Army's Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) concept as a source document to critique what the JADO concept may include. Specifically, the MDO concept did not appreciate or highlight the necessity of CS2 and network-enabled operations despite its tacitly documenting twenty-eight dependencies on communication systems and its proven value during Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. CS2 and network-enabled operations are essential to generating the combat power necessary to deter and defeat, if necessary, a numerically superior and near-peer competitor like the Peoples Republic of China. Further, the paper explores the PRCs military strategy for defeating the US, Opposing Operational System, and juxtaposes it with MDO. Finally, it provides doctrine, training, and joint functions recommendations for the US to prevail in Joint All-Domain Operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2020
Accession Number
AD1105289

Entities

People

  • Kyle D. Scott

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cross Domain
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Doctrine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • Networks
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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