Maritime Command And Control For U.S. Coastline Protection Against Terrorists

Abstract

On September 11th 2001 the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Customs Service, Joint Forces Command, Pacific Command, Southern Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command, the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Treasury and the Department of Transportation found themselves lacking a structured command and control organization to protect 95,000 miles of U.S. coastline. On that day the United States had too many government departments, branches of the military, unified commands, component commands, and federal agencies trying to protect the United States with minimal interaction, directed authority or prior planning. Although major changes have occurred with the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and the establishment of Northern Command (NORTHCOM) within DoD, the question remains: what is the most efficient command and control organization for maritime protection of the U.S. coastline against terrorist threats?

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2003
Accession Number
ADA420240

Entities

People

  • Roy J. Kelley

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Northern Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.

Technology Areas

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