Airmen and Mission Command

Abstract

Mission command is a hot topic that affects Airmen. In April 2012, Gen Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, published a white paper emphasizing the necessity of mission command and the importance of having all of the services and the joint force ensur[e] that mission command is a common attribute of our Profession of Arms. The paper also declares that mission command must be institutionalized and operationalized into all aspects of the joint force our doctrine, our education, our training, and our manpower and personnel processes. It must pervade the force and drive leader development, organizational design and inform material acquisitions. 1

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA582411

Entities

People

  • James W. Harvard

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Area Denial
  • Command And Control
  • Directives
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Guidance
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation