Development and Dissemination of a Common Operational Picture in Preparation, Response and Recovery Operations. Workshop no. 4 (Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Volume 7-07, August 2007)

Abstract

The frequently strained interaction between the active component and the National Guard during the military's response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the summer of 2005 has led some to argue for a cultural migration away from strict "command and control" concepts toward a broader concept of "command, control, cooperation and coordination." Meanwhile, many experts believe that the destructive potential of hurricanes like Katrina and Rita actually represent the "lower end" of catastrophic events. Seeking further means for achieving "unity of effort" among all those envisioned to respond to any such catastrophe, the United States Army War College's Center for Strategic Leadership hosted Achieving Unity of Effort in Responding to Crises as its Reserve Component symposium for 2007. Symposium participants represented a broad spectrum of the leading stakeholders. After brief welcoming and introductory remarks, participants divided into four "workshops," each focused on one critical aspect of perceived response and recovery requirements for the military in support of federal, state and local government. Workshop # 4 dealt with "The Development And Dissemination Of A "Common Operational Picture" in Preparation, Response And Recovery Operations Between The Components Of The Military And Civilian Authorities at All Levels of Government." Participants easily reached consensus that the primary purpose of developing a Common Operational Picture [COP] was to "support decision making, coordination, and integration"; there was nonetheless a divergence on the specifics of that end. All agreed one key element of any COP framework was to gather data from multiple sources and make it available to multiple entities, thereby creating a "common database (COD)" as a precursor to any COP itself.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA515592

Entities

People

  • James Kievit
  • John Elliot

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Recovery
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Workshops

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

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