The Unified Command Plan: Operational Command and Control in the Arctic

Abstract

Arctic nations are paying more attention to their Arctic territories and to defining their respective boundaries. A more accessible Arctic opens the possibilities for shorter shipping routes, tourism, and industry through natural resource exploitation that appeals to non-Arctic nations as well. However, the Arctic poses its own set of challenges, including boundary disputes, overlapping continental shelf claims, environmental protection, and security. For the United States to protect its own interests, it needs a command and control structure that will encourage unified action and facilitate unity of effort. To achieve this, the boundaries as drawn by the Unified Command Plan should be revised to divide the Arctic between United States Northern Command and United States European Command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2010
Accession Number
ADA525337

Entities

People

  • Michelle L. Heath

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Continental Shelves
  • Environmental Protection
  • Homeland Security
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • United States Northern Command
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Polar and Arctic Studies

Technology Areas

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