Cyber Power for the Joint Force Commander: An Operational Design Framework
Abstract
In modern and future warfare, the Joint Force Commander (JFC) must skillfully and effectively leverage cyber power. Anecdotal evidence suggests, however, that the JFC is unable to assemble, coordinate, and integrate elements of cyber power within an operational design to employ a dominant, full spectrum capability. Significant but not insurmountable barriers to accomplishing this outcome exist in current doctrine, policy, and organizational relationships. JFCs do not have a conceptual and pragmatic mission-focused construct for planning, employing and leveraging available cyber power in concert with other existing capabilities to develop a modern operational warfare approach. At this point, the JFC lacks the integration means to think about and apply cyber power. Cyber capabilities need to be planned for, coordinated, and employed from Phase I to Phase V as part of an integrated operational plan. To do this, a cyber operationalization framework is needed with which to shape JFC operational art and operational design to meet the requirements of modern warfare. To address this deficit, a JFC cyber operationalization framework incorporated within operational design is proposed to empower the JFC to fully leverage cyber power in campaign conception, planning, and employment. The framework provides an integrated cyber operational approach and attempts to improve and rebalance the JFC and USCYBERCOM working dynamic while meeting requirements for a JFC's operationally phased campaigns.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 26, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA603670
Entities
People
- William S. Angerman
Organizations
- National Defense University