Civil-Military Command and Control in Foreign Internal Defense.

Abstract

The American experiences in Vietnam and Central America raise questions about the ability of the United States' civilian and military command and control structures to develop and implement programs which can help host regimes to effectively counter the seeds of revolution and insurgencies worldwide. This study concludes that while the structures in existence are adequate for the task, there are functional problems which degrade overall performance. Recommendations include Presidential strengthening of the State Department and establishment of a regional diplomatic agency colocated with the regional unified command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168433

Entities

People

  • Irving W. Irons Iii

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Intelligence
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Societies
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

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