An Enemy within the System: Illustrative Examinations of C2 Questions using Distillations
Abstract
The events of 11 September have motivated a great deal of research within the United States Marine Corps Combat Development Command modeling effort called Project Albert. The beginnings of one such effort will be described in this paper. Distillation models are used by a collaborative team of researchers from the United States and Sweden to begin to examine questions related to homeland defense. Two basic types of illustrative scenarios are examined in this paper. In the first scenario the enemy blends within a general population, whereas in the second scenario the enemy is actually embedded in the force. The paper describes the results of base case scenarios and excursions with different C2 measures of effectiveness using the NATO Code of Best Practice for C2 Assessment as a guide. The distillation models ISAAC and Socrates were run many times within the process of Data Farming to support the risk and sensitivity analyses described in the code. Excursions examined in the research include changes in the nature and number of enemies, commander trust, communication intervals, and communication ranges. The results presented are preliminary, however, the robustness of various C2 structures across these changes in the system is the intended focus as this research continues. The paper is followed by 15 briefing charts that summarize the presentation. (11 figures, 6 refs.)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA425449
Entities
People
- Gary E. Horne
- Henrik Friman
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation