Design of an Experiment to Investigate ISR Coordination and Information Presentation Strategies in an Expeditionary Strike Group: Combined A2C2 and CMD-21 Research

Abstract

This paper describes the design of an experiment that combines research of the Adaptive Architectures for Command and Control (A2C2) and the Command 21 programs, both sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. The experiment focuses on the nexus of organizational design and information presentation strategies - both of which are undergoing dramatic changes in form and function within the US military. The formation of Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs) is one example of the transformational vision provided in the Naval Operating Concept wherein an ESG provides a flexible force package, capable of tailoring itself to a wide variety of mission sets. In this effort, the objective is to examine experimentally how ESGs with alternative structures and processes - here specifically related to the incorporation of an ISR officer and different information presentation strategies - affects performance and information flow in an information rich planning and execution environment. We present the process used to develop the scenario environment in which the team-in-the-loop simulation experiment is conducted. This scenario reflects the new mission areas faced by ESGs that include Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR), Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) and Maritime Security Operations (MSO).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA481628

Entities

People

  • David Lee Kleinman
  • Doug Kennedy
  • Elliot Entin
  • Gene Averett
  • Heather Oonk
  • Karl Pfeiffer
  • Shawn Weil
  • Susan G. Hutchins
  • Susan P. Hocevar
  • William G. Kemple

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Command And Control
  • Disasters
  • Electronic Mail
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Measurement
  • Military Organizations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Organizational Structure
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

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