Unifying Command and Control: Combating Piracy in the Indian Ocean

Abstract

This paper addresses the command and control structure of the U.S. counter-piracy mission in the Indian Ocean off the Horn of Africa as it currently exists under the cognizance of Combined Task Force 151(CTF-151), NAVCENT, and U.S. Central Command. The author proposes that the C2 architecture is inefficient, is contrary to sound operational art, and does not lend itself to a unified effort across the DIME. The pirate threat originates on the land and transitions to the maritime environment. The paper explores a reorganized C2 by proposing that CTF-151 move from NAVCENT and U.S. Central Command to U.S. Africa Command to provide a unified chain of command and thereby enable coordination across the DIME, under one Combatant Commander.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563763

Entities

People

  • Stephen A. Audelo

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • European Union
  • Indian Ocean
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Nato
  • Oceans
  • Task Forces
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Central Command
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security

Technology Areas

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