Command and Control of MSC Shipping.

Abstract

The Military Sealift Command(MSC) exercises command and control over a large number of Ships, which provide services and support to a diverse group of users. The ships fall under different types of ownership, management, and regulatory bodies. The organizations involved with MSC ships often do not have an understanding of the normal command channels or have misassumptions of how civilian manned ships fit into a particular command channel. The diverse nature of MSC shipping in conjunction with the often frequent transfers of operational control makes it difficult at times to determine which organization has command responsibilities. This paper analyses when MSC exercises operational and/or administrative control over various types of ships and also explains why these control functions are often exercised differently from other naval activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1996
Accession Number
ADA307349

Entities

People

  • Daniel P. Hawley

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Coast Guard
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels (Combatant)
  • Personnel Management
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Transportation Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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