LandCyber Operations: A Double Edged Sword or a Dream Team?

Abstract

Recognizing the inseparability of the land and cyberspace domains as well as the requirement to dominate both, the Army has developed the LandCyber operations strategy which goes beyond cross-domain operations and proposes a partnership that seeks to unify the effects created through cyberspace and land dominance. This monograph describes LandCyber in theory and then in action through the lens of the Army's Prevent, Shape, Win operating construct. At first glance, the LandCyber strategy looks like a dream team for commanders, but further examination reveals its threat as a double edged sword. Will LandCyber enable micro-managing leaders to be the wet blanket of mission command? Or will it open new doors for more effective maneuver and influence operations? The Army should embrace the LandCyber strategy as an approach for operations in the current and future environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA590221

Entities

People

  • John L. Rafferty Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Cross Domain
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Digital Communications
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Social Media
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber