Decision Support Systems for Command and Control: The Need For a Commander's Strategic Decision Aid.

Abstract

Future Joint Force Commanders (JFCs) will use the Global Command and Control System (GCCS) for their command and control needs. This study examines this automated decision support system for command and control: the Global Command and Control System. It briefly describes the functional areas of this system and some of the specific applications currently fielded. This overview analyzes the functional areas to determine the various types of information that the system is able to track. The needs of a strategic military leader are investigated to determine if the GCCS system can provide the required decision support. For needs not currently met, decision support technologies in artificial intelligence are examined to see what is currently available external to GCCS that can be used as a decision aid to assist a strategic level commander. The paper addresses and presents designs for incorporating these decision aids into the current and proposed future system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 14, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326935

Entities

People

  • Eduardo Cardenas

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Control Communications And Computer Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Expert Systems
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Based Systems
  • National Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control