Command and Control of Engineers in Joint Operations,

Abstract

Joint doctrine, which places the engineer staff element under the J-4, is seriously flawed. Recent operations are replete with examples where this doctrinal concept was either altered or ignored altogether. In those cases where it was reluctantly followed, success occurred in spite of established doctrine, not because of it. In a downsizing military, war fighters must maximize all potential combat enhancers and multipliers. In both war and military operations other than war (MOOTW), engineers are constantly in demand, never in abundant supply, and habitually overworked. Our doctrine must evolve within the context of our rapidly changing global threat. To simulate that change, we must encourage the combatant commanders and our sister services to enter the debate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA328415

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Davis

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

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