The Israeli Defense Force's Operational Synchronization During the Six Day War of 1967.

Abstract

This paper examines the synchronization of Israel's major air and ground operations in the Sinai Campaign of the 1967 Arab-Israeli Six Day War. It first provides a short background on operational synchronization. This is followed by a detailed analysis of the synchronization of Israel's military actions and operational functions during the employment phase of the campaign. It shows that the synergistic effect of Israel's air and ground actions efficiently neutralized Egypt's forces in the Sinai and achieved their operational objectives. The operational lessons learned as a result of Israel's success in the Sinai Campaign highlight several prerequisites for successful synchronization. These include: realistic objectives, a clear commander's intent, sound command and control, simplicity, a full intelligence picture, and sufficient logistics for force sustainment

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325045

Entities

People

  • Jimmy D. Smithers

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Battles
  • Command And Control
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • New York
  • Task Forces
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

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