E Pluribus Unum: Enhancing Intelligence Support in the Network Centric Environment

Abstract

Network Centric Warfare's emphasis on timeliness and targeting challenges the Intelligence Community to concurrently support tactical combat operations and operational planning and execution while maintaining strategic situational awareness. To successfully accomplish each requirement obligates the Intelligence Community to make fundamental changes in the authority of the Supported Theater Intelligence Officer relative to the other members of the Intelligence Community. Additionally, a renewed emphasis must be placed on the collection of human intelligence, the development of regional expertise, and utilization of imagery analysts. Lastly, the Network Centric Warfare's requirement to concurrently support the Strategic, Operational, and Tactical levels places a premium on accessing archived intelligence via the Information Grid. As a consequence, the Intelligence Community must use available technology to filter information and better allocate analytical resources to achieve real time intelligence support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363102

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Greenwood

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Human Intelligence
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Surveillance
  • Target Recognition
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.