Getting in the Game: Overcoming Cultural Biases in the Mission Partner Environment
Abstract
The message that coalition operations are a critical component of US strategy has not resonated with senior DoD leadership. This disconnect is most apparent in the lack of an effective strategy for implementing the Mission Partner Environment (MPE), which is the DoD's definitive framework for enabling integration with coalition command and control (C2) systems infrastructures. Three recent examples of mission-specific implementations of effective coalition C2 systems include: Afghan Mission Network (AMN), CENTRIXS-International Security Assistance Force (CX-I), and Battlefield Intelligence Collection and Exploitation System (BICES). These systems demonstrate that the MPE framework is technically feasible and show it can support specific operations, but they fall short of the requirement for a global C2 systems capability. Further, analysis of the requirement for coalition C2 systems, based on the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), shows that cultural biases are the greatest challenges to successful coalition C2. The MPE is a valid framework for enabling global coalition C2 interoperability, but it will only succeed if DoD leadership prioritizes it as an operational requirement and mitigates cultural biases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1176214
Entities
People
- Joshua N. Nunn
Organizations
- Marine Corps University