Composite Warfare Commander Doctrine in the Age of the Joint Task Force: A New Approach.

Abstract

"Forward... From the Sea" defined the Navy's strategic concept for the 21st century as one in which naval forces, shaped for joint operations, will project power from the sea into the littoral regions of the globe. However, the Navy has not yet evolved its command and control doctrine to support its new strategic concept. The Composite Warfare Commander (CWC) doctrine, established to effectively manage blue water naval operations, continues to be the basis for Naval Command and Control in the littoral and joint environments. This doctrine does not, however, transition well into joint or combined operations nor does it adequately address command and control problems associated with a Navy-Marine Task Force, comprised of a Carrier Battle Group (CVBO) and an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), operating in the littoral. The development of a Joint Warfare Commander doctrine and the restructuring of the Navy-Marine Task Force command organization will retain the benefits of CWC, support the Navy's new strategic concept and allow the Navy-Marine Task Force to seamlessly transition to or establish a Joint Task Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1998
Accession Number
ADA348468

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Brown

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Airspace Control
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Composite Materials
  • Doctrine
  • Environment
  • Military Operations
  • Naval Doctrine
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Task Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

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