Command and Control in the High North.

Abstract

Command and control in Northern Europe is very complicated, with all three Major NATO Commands involved (European, Atlantic and Channel). This study focuses on the AFNORTH area of responsibility and adjacent waters, in particular the maritime-continental interface in the region. It discusses the strategic importance of Northern Europe and the balance of power in that region. The present NATO command structure also has important consequences at the operational and tactical level, in particular in areas such as amphibious operations, shore bombardment, air control and air support. The study operations, shore bombardment, air control and air support. The study recognizes that the command and control arrangements within a theater are based on political, as well as military considerations. It concludes that improvements should be made in the NATO command structure in the High North and provides options for how they could be achieved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195305

Entities

People

  • Ola Aabakken

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Command And Control
  • Deployment
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Terrain
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Oceanography.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

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