Operational Seam: The Command and Control of Conventional and Special Operations Forces

Abstract

Twenty years after the Nunn-Cohen Amendment, an operational seam has been identified in regards to the and control of SOF and conventional forces when operating in shared battle space. In today's joint operational environment, this operational seam is adversely impacting both forces in achieving their tactical and operational objectives. At the tactical level, unity of command is required between forces to prevent diverging focus on the objectives, to minimize fratricide, and to leverage all capabilities to accomplish goals. Given the divergent focus on objectives between SOF and conventional forces, the supported / supporting command relationship may not adequately achieve sufficient level of unity of effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 06, 2007
Accession Number
ADA476433

Entities

People

  • James M. Bright

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Iraqi-War
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

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