The Development of a Coalition Operational Architecture: A British and US Army Approach
Abstract
In January 1999, after discussions between staff from the UK's Command Support Branch, Directorate General of Development and Doctrine (DGD&D), and the US Army's TRADOC Program Integration Office Army Battle Command Systems (TPIO-ABCS) at Fort Leavenworth, it was agreed that the possibility of developing a Coalition Operational Architecture (COA) to support a US Corps operating as a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Headquarters with up to a UK Division as an integral part of its ORBAT would be investigated by staff from both countries' Army Operational Architecture (AOA) teams. The initial work was completed by August 1999. The paper sets out how the work was progressed using both the model that was built using the UK's Soft Systems Methodology and the utilization of US Army IDEFO models. Key issues that should be addressed in coalition operations are highlighted and it recommends how this work should be taken forward to support the issue of C2 interoperability in coalition operations of the future. The initial results were presented to the US-UK Staff Talks in September 1999. An agreement in principle to further develop the COA was agreed but resource priorities have meant that the next phase of work is yet to begin.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA461799
Entities
People
- J. C. Madigan
- K. E. Galvin
Organizations
- Ministry of Defense