The Challenges of Intelligence Dissemination in Maneuver Warfare

Abstract

Intelligence dissemination and battle damage assessments are critical components of success during large-scale combat operations. This monograph studied the First Gulf War in 1990-1991 to determine what did and did not work with intelligence dissemination and damage assessments at the operational level. During Operation Desert Shield, intelligence dissemination overcame manning deficiencies, interoperability problems, and a lack of communications architecture. During the war of maneuver in Operation Desert Storm, a lack of communications architecture hampered communication. Battle damage reporting was inaccurate because the Army lacked doctrine and an effective method to measure appropriately. Failure to understand and correct the deficiencies from the First Gulf War could lead to further problems in the immediate environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 2020
Accession Number
AD1165810

Entities

People

  • Ryan E. Peacock

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Damage Assessment
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Governments
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Intelligence Dissemination
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies