Intelligence Communications: Have We Put Into Practice the Lessons Learned in Grenada?

Abstract

Lieutenant General James A. Williams (USA, RET.) was the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, from 1981 to 1985. During his tenure, he saw the United States involvement in Grenada and the very obvious communications problems that existed within the Department of Defense. In 1984, with the strong backing of Congress, General Williams announced the formation of the Intelligence Communications Architecture (INCA) Project Office within his agency. He established goals in both the mid- and long-term, with the early 1990s as the expected time to see the benefit of the effort. The deployment of forces to Saudi Arabia in 1990 provided an opportunity to see what progress has been made. The results of this study suggest that many of the same problems still exist. This paper is drawn from articles written by General Williams in 1984, an oral history interview with him, plus a current look at the INCA program and the failures of intelligence communications during Desert Shield/ Desert Storm. The paper also projects the need to correct these continuing problems given the emerging doctrine of AirLand Battle Future and the expectation of smaller forces and reduced forward deployment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236907

Entities

People

  • Walter M. Loendorf

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Centers
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • Human Intelligence
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Lessons Learned
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military History
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies