The Future of Marine Corps Command and Control.

Abstract

The Marine Corps is developing a new command and control (C2) system in support of their newly emerging warfighting doctrine, "Operational Maneuver from the Sea" (OMFTS). The OMFTS environment differs from the traditional amphibious operational concept in its fast tempo operations that exploit enemy vulnerabilities via direct movement of forces from ship to shore. A new C2 philosophy that embraces mission type orders, commanders intent, and information technology are critical to the quick and exploitive nature of OMFTS. Full potential of the new C2 system will be achieved through a balanced approach that considers the four C2 system elements: people, doctrine, training, and hardware/software/facilities. These elements are discussed and recommendations are made as how best the Corps may proceed in the development of a new C2 system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 16, 1998
Accession Number
ADA345035

Entities

People

  • Steven Elkins

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Organizational Structure
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

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