Commander's Intent - An Aerospace Tool for Command and Control?

Abstract

Commander's Intent is a command technique that supplies subordinate commanders their superior commander's vision of a mission's end goals and purpose as a method of focusing the subordinates' decisions and initiative. This paper contrasts the US Army's and Marine Corps' heavy emphasis on this command tool in their basic doctrine for all levels of command, with the minimal Air Force use of the concept. The paper describes why this concept is not an obvious aerospace tool by comparing the significant differences between land force and air force combat command and control. The paper then offers potential benefits in wider Air Force use of commander's intent and describes methods of incorporating the technique into the Air Force command and control system. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297920

Entities

People

  • Michael L. Straight

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Availability
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Schools
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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