Development of a Rapidly Deployable Special Operations Component Command (SOCC) Core Concept for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ)

Abstract

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) is the primary point of development, direction, and coordination for all NATO Special Operations-related activities. NSHQ could enhance the effectiveness of NATO Special Operations Forces (SOF) and increase the probability of mission accomplishment when NATO SOF assets are collectively employed in a combined manner by adding an operational command and control capability. This would be in the form of a Special Operations Component Command (SOCC) "Core." The SOCC Core is an advanced party of 70-150 personnel who provide an organic, rapidly deployable headquarters (HQ) capability for NSHQ. NSHQ does not currently have the ability to provide NATO with a rapidly deployable asset package, which would include a full suite of operational command, control, communication, computers, and intelligence (C4I) capabilities equipped with organic SOF and their enablers. The purpose of this thesis is to examine equipment and deployment configurations that will fulfill the mission requirements of the SOCC Core. An analysis of alternatives is conducted to determine which equipment types and configurations achieved the desired robust mission capability at the lowest possible cost. The focus is on the make-up of the four sub-components of the SOCC Core. These sub-components are the Operations Center (OPCEN), All- Source Center (ASC), Support Center (SUPCEN), and the Signals Center (SIGCEN). Possessing a rapidly deployable SOCC Core would be a sound step toward establishing and ensuring interoperability among allied SOF units and commands and would enhance the employment of NATO SOFs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA556385

Entities

People

  • Frank Morales
  • John Krott
  • William P. Livingston

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Equipment
  • Computers
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Surveillance
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.

Technology Areas

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