The Power of Mass: Collaboration for a Netted Force

Abstract

Network-Centric Warfare has demonstrated an increase in combat power using massed effects as a force multiplier. Further expansion and hardening of the Global Information Grid and the information infrastructure are needed. But to support a dispersed, collaborative force, we need to look at how the civilian world has already incorporated the concepts and exploited the netted world. This paper reviews some successful civilian uses of mass collaboration and the tools used today, as well as looking at innovative uses the military has implemented. It describes some of the shortcomings and concerns regarding command and control of a netted force, and provides recommendations on how to better integrate the tenets of mass collaboration among a decentralized force into operational design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2008
Accession Number
ADA494355

Entities

People

  • Nancy A. Norton

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Global Information Grid
  • Information Operations
  • Infrastructure
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Knowledge Management
  • Military Operations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Networks
  • New York
  • Teamwork
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

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