Modernizing COCOMs: Information Warfare in the 21st Century

Abstract

Modernizing COCOMs: Information Warfare in the 21st Century. Since Goldwater-Nichols, Geographic Combatant Commanders execute planning and operations supporting national strategy. Over the years, the organizational structure of the COCOM has largely remained unchanged. For some warfare areas, this has led to successful joint interoperability. New and emerging technologies, threats, and service capabilities are driving a need to modernize the joint force for information warfare. One method is to enable a new component commander, the Joint Force Information Warfare Component Commander. By analyzing strategic competitors information warfare advancements, service and allied information warfare efforts, and the current COCOM staff model, it becomes clear that change is necessary to fight and win in the information environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 2022
Accession Number
AD1184067

Entities

People

  • Sean Lee

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Environment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geographic Regions
  • Information Operations
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies