Operational Art on the Superhighway: Success with the Press.

Abstract

In the future, successful commanders at the operational level must emphasize the importance of press implications prior to, during, and after their operations. As regional economic and ethnic disparities become flashpoints, the press, with its advanced communication technology, will expand the battlespace globally and blur the differences between the strategic and operational level. The capability to transmit instant images to a global audience will fracture military organizations that are unprepared to articulate, argue the merits, and defend the implications of their policy. The successful military leaders will understand the vast implications of this concept and use it to their advantage. This paper examines the impact of the press on future JTF commanders at the strategic and operational levels, citing examples from the Persian Gulf War and the Somalia and Raiti operations. It concludes by recommending ways for the commander to be successful in the future "media" wars. (KAR) P. 1

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297846

Entities

People

  • Stuart W. Wagner

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Global Communications
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • New York
  • Persian Gulf
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Security
  • War
  • War Colleges

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