Fortifying the Foundation of Combat Power: Network Centric Warfare and Principles of Logistics

Abstract

The United States has within its reach the ability to prevail in any foreseeable conflict by virtue of its ability to see, comprehend, and control all aspects of the battlefield. This paper will evaluate, from a naval perspective, four of the seven principles of logistics, apply a network centric warfare approach, and review the positive implications of network centric warfare application. Furthermore, a review of the Department of the Navy's network centric warfare vision and the Joint Chiefs of Staff JV2010 vision with respect to logistics will be addressed. Although each principle of logistics is equally important, the application of network centric warfare to responsiveness, flexibility, sustainability, and survivability offers the greatest impact to the warfighter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 2000
Accession Number
ADA378532

Entities

People

  • Michael S. Paulk

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Systems
  • Deployment
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies