Operational Command and Control: Lessons for Today's Joint Force from Grenada, Somalia, and Kosovo

Abstract

This paper examines operational command and control issues encountered during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, the deployment of Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia, and Operation Allied Force in Kosovo. Within the area of command and control, the paper examines two specific topics. The first is the role of organizational structure on the planning and execution of these operations. The second topic covered is the coordination and integration of joint, multinational, and inter-governmental organization support during these conflicts. The paper then closes with recommendations for today's joint force based on lessons learned from the analysis of these three operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 06, 2007
Accession Number
ADA476478

Entities

People

  • Joseph C. Foraker Iii

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Command And Control
  • Deployment
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Nato
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science

Technology Areas

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