Combined Control of Special Operations Forces in the Central Region of Allied Command Europe

Abstract

Remarks on the changing priorities facing the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization point out the growing importance of special operations forces. Based on the expected shift towards national development of these forces, a review of special operation employments sets the stage for an examination of appropriate control structures for them in the multinational, alliance environment. The central region of Allied Command Europe offers one of the more challenging environments and serves as the basis for an analysis of the constraining factors which define the control requirements. Control requirements change during the three principle phases of a special operation: planning, training, and execution. The final chapter, drawing on the analysis of mission requirements and control environment limitations, provides a proposed solution for ensuring appropriate control of special operations forces in a complex combined application. (kr)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217324

Entities

People

  • William R. Byars

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Seal Teams
  • Space Systems
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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