Commander's Intent. An Aerospace Tool for Command and Control?

Abstract

Planning for employment of joint teams begins with articulating and understanding the objective, purpose of the operations, and commander's intent (the commander's vision of the end state to be achieved). THIS ARTICLE examines the mission-tasking concept of "commander's intent" from an Air Force perspective. What is it? Why do both the Army and Marine Corps consider it a vital combat leadership technique for all levels of command while the Air Force puts little official emphasis on it? Could greater use of commander's intent make a good Air Force command and control system even better?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA392585

Entities

People

  • Michael Straight

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Fire Support
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

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