OODA Loop 2.0: A Model For Competition And Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations

Abstract

The character of modern warfare is shifting toward one of competition with peer adversaries, and it is important that command and control models and concepts are adapting as well. Given that the Marine Corps' command and control doctrine is based primarily on the theories of John Boyd, it is important to examine how the observe-orient-decide-act (OODA) loop can be augmented and modified in order to account for the impact of technological systems. This thesis examines decision-making theories, command and control doctrine and theories, and the operational environment in order to develop a modified OODA loop that can benefit tactical decision-making while executing expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO). This research used the updated OODA loop to examine two vignettes based on EABO concepts of employment in order to identify command and control challenges during normal operations and in a denied or degraded information environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1151039

Entities

People

  • Michael Kennedy

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Employment
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Mesh Networks
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Psychology
  • Situational Awareness
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Systems
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

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