Operational Reconnaissance: The Missing Link?

Abstract

This monograph examines the nature of operational reconnaissance. It proposes a theory of operational reconnaissance compatible with the demands of the U.S. Army's Objective Force concepts. The paper opens with a discussion on the relationship of reconnaissance in the overall command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system (C4ISR). It concludes that the ability to conduct reconnaissance is the limiting factor of the system and posits that existing doctrine fails to provide an adequate examination of reconnaissance at the operational level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2003
Accession Number
ADA594292

Entities

People

  • Matthew K. Green

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Reconnaissance
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Human Intelligence
  • Military Organizations
  • Order Of Battle
  • Reconnaissance
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Reconnaissance
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

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