Command and Control Over the Military Role in 'Common Defence'

Abstract

The author provides an overview of command and control (C2) in 'common defence'. The approach is to show the linkage between the American people and operational performance of the U.S. military during combat. The Preamble to the Constitution and the basic definition of C2 stated in the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Publication 1 are used as the start point for the thesis. From this start point, a tracing of C2 in 'common defence' is conducted. These levels are hierarchical with a two-way vertical and horizontal flow of information. Low/high context and external transference are used to describe and trace the flow of C2 in 'common defence' through the hierarchical levels. The author documents the actual means of decision making, planning, directing, influencing, coordinating, and/or controlling the operational performance of the military force. Keywords: National security; Information systems; Command and control; Command control and communications; Command control communications and intelligence; Military thesis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209475

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Williams

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Government Procurement
  • International Organizations
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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