Command Concepts and Staff Organization for Joint Vision 2010.

Abstract

Joint Vision 2010 (JV 2010) describes the need for new procedures and organizations to implement its concepts. Two significant and inseperable issues are how forces will be commanded and how the Joint Force Commander will organize his staff to conduct the type of operations described in JY 2010. JV 2010 places a premium on Information Age concepts such as non-linear dynamics, speed of command, network-centric warfare, and blurred levels of war. Our present hierarchical command structure, which is based upon linear reductionism, is inappropriate for Information Age operations. Additionally, the doctrine of "centralized planning, decentralized execution" is not flexible enough to handle the full spectrum of envisioned military operations. A more flexible command concept is required. A "Flat Ring" model for staff functions which emphasizes speed of command and network operations is described and recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348415

Entities

People

  • Guy R. Hooper

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Hierarchies
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Logistics
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design