Command and Control (C2) In Future Warfare.

Abstract

Will the implementation of the 'C4I for the Warrior concept justify the elimination of the operational commander from the military C2 process? No, technology enhancements that the 'C41 for the Warrior' concept is designed to provide do not justify the elimination of the operational level commander from the military C2 process structure. Although the 'C41 for the Warrior' technologies appear to effectively bridge the strategic and tactical levels of the military C2 process structure, the operational commander (in reality) performs vital operational level functions in the C2 process. Three C2 process structures are presented and used as a means of comparing how the implementation of new technologies may allow and/or require a change in the C2 process structure as we have known it. New technologies will likely enhance the operational commanders ability to perform the operational functions. However, the potential for strategic level overcentralization/micromanagement of the operational/tactical levels and a reliance on technology without due regard for the Information Warfare (IW) threat will pose significant challenges for the operational commander as the military C2 process structure evolves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 1996
Accession Number
ADA307337

Entities

People

  • Mark A. Paylor

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

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