The Task Force Tactical Operations Center: An Organization for Success

Abstract

This monograph attempts to fill the current doctrinal void concerning practical solutions to recurring Tactical Operation Center (TOC) weaknesses. First, current task force command and control doctrine is reviewed to form a foundation on which to build. Next, command and control execution tasks that a TOC must accomplish are presented. Current unit Tables of Organization an Equipment are then reviewed to establish what assets are normally available to the task force with which to establish a TOC. Then, recurring National Training Center task force TOC faults are addressed. Finally, three task force TOC configurations are presented and compared. This paper concludes that additional tactics techniques, and procedures must be included in Army doctrinal manuals, and recommends an effective operational configuration for the task force TOC which can accomplish its command and control tasks on the Airland Battlefield. Keywords: Command and control, Tactical operations center, TOC operations, Task force operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 1988
Accession Number
ADA208320

Entities

People

  • Thomas R. Goedkoop

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Fire Support
  • Information Processing
  • Lessons Learned
  • Personnel Management
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation

Technology Areas

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