Strategies for Defining the Army's Objective Vision of Command and Control for the 21st Century

Abstract

The uncertainty in the changing world situation and the diversity of crisis situations U.S. forces may face in the future reinforce the need for force commanders at all levels to be better able to command and control their forces, particularly at the operational and tactical levels. By being able to execute command and control (C2) rapidly, effectively, and continuously, forces may be able to quell disturbances in early stages and perhaps limit the need for larger forces or for longer operations. With improved C2 as a goal, this document presents the results of a concept formulation study that took an initial look at the command and control on the move (C2OTM) situation as a whole, postulated a set of operational objectives derived from experiences in Operation Desert Storm (ODS) and from observations based on past RAND research in the area, and reviewed the Army's current and evolving C2 subarchitecture(1) against these objectives. The document also suggests some elements that can help any C2 subarchitecture better meet the postulated operational objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA428155

Entities

People

  • Edison M. Cesar

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Systems
  • Military Applications
  • Network Architecture
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Software Engineering
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

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