Employing the US Navy's Composite Warfare Commander Construct to a US Army Corps to Conduct Command and Control in Multi-Domain Operations

Abstract

The Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) operating concept is informing and influencing United States Army modernization efforts in ways that will bring major changes to how it prepares to command and control during a potential future conflict. This paper analyzes the US Army's continuous struggles with mission command and its embracement of the MDO concept to show that the time for evaluating new C2 constructs is here. It will propose how the US Navy's Composite Warfare Commander (CWC) approach to C2 is theoretically suited for a US Army Corps. Given its theoretical underpinnings, a proposed implementation of a CWC-like structure for a US Army Corps reveals a versatile command structure to help meet the demands of mission command across the multidomain combat depicted in the MDO concept. An analysis of application results in recommendations for the US Army to further analyze and wargame CWC-like or functional command structures in MDO to leverage the principles of mission command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 2021
Accession Number
AD1152828

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  • Mark P. Ziegenfuss

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  • Naval War College

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  • C4I
  • Cyber

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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
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  • United States
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  • Warfare

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