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This thesis is designed to do two things. First, this study examines the evolution of command and control (C2) systems through history. Second, this study examines the Army's current Force XXI digitization initiative. The first pa...
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This thesis is designed to do two things. First, this study examines the evolution of command and control (C2) systems through history. Second, this study examines the Army's current Force XXI digitization initiative. The first part develops the research areas; the second applies them to Force XXI. History reveals that C2 systems evolve when three areas are evolved holistically: organizations, procedures, and communications. The subject areas are the basis for a comparison of Force XXI with commercial and academic trends where increased information technology (IT) is involved. In the first subject area: organizations, commercial firms have adapted to leverage technology by moving from hierarchies to flat and networked organizational structures Force XXI proposes a 'flattened organization to achieve efficiencies through information technology. In procedures, the Army and commercial organizations face similar challenges: micromanagement and information overload. In the Army, most C2 procedures stem from the Military Decision-Making Process. Commerce uses similar procedures to address the two challenges and achieve greater effectiveness. In communications, commercial firms insist on interoperability, flexibility, upgrade-ability, and portability. Commonly used technologies such as the Internet and Microsoft Windows/Office usually drive the baseline of compatibility. Force XXI implements a number of systems which perform similar functions.
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This research evaluates how effectively the reengineering process concept has been communicated within the Southwest Division in San Diego, California. It clearly defines reengineering, why reengineering has been embraced by South...
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This research evaluates how effectively the reengineering process concept has been communicated within the Southwest Division in San Diego, California. It clearly defines reengineering, why reengineering has been embraced by Southwest Division, and what senior leadership's communication objectives and strategies have been since its inception. The research analyzes senior leadership's communication of organizational reengineering and some of the obstacles they have encountered. The research provides action recommendations, where warranted, for greater success in communicating the reengineering process transformation.
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This paper gives an overview of technologies considered pertinent to Command,Control and Communications (C3) systems within the next 15 years. The style of the document is tailored deliberately for the non-specialist community. Th...
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This paper gives an overview of technologies considered pertinent to Command,Control and Communications (C3) systems within the next 15 years. The style of the document is tailored deliberately for the non-specialist community. The report draws primary from research being conducted within Defense Science and Technology Organization (DSTO), and mentions significant world trends. The report discusses significant near-term issues influencing C3 system design. It proposes the functionality and architecture for a future C3 system, and then maps the technologies which could support migration to such a proposed future C3 system. Command and control, Communications Networks, C3 Architecture, C3 Systems.
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C4I for the Warrior sets forth a concept a unifying Theme-guiding principles anda roadmap for achieving global C41 joint interoperability that: (1) will allow any Warrior to perform any mission any time, any place, (2) is responsi...
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C4I for the Warrior sets forth a concept a unifying Theme-guiding principles anda roadmap for achieving global C41 joint interoperability that: (1) will allow any Warrior to perform any mission any time, any place, (2) is responsive, reliable, secure and (3) is affordable. C4I for the Warrior realizes the concept of a global Command and Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence system that directly links and supports the Warriors combat troops of all Services who engage in military operations in a rapidly changing world. The C41 for the Warrior concept provides an interoperable, fully integrated C41 system for Warriors to assess, respond, lead, and fight: (1) with maximum effectiveness, (2) on arrival, and (3) in unison with any other element. It will bring to the Warriors: (1) accurate and complete pictures of their battles pace, (2) timely and detailed mission objectives, and the clearest view of their targets.
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This monograph considers whether existing US Command, Control, Communications,Computers, and Intelligence (C41) systems enhanced the effectiveness of US operational commanders' decision-making processes in Operations Other Than Wa...
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This monograph considers whether existing US Command, Control, Communications,Computers, and Intelligence (C41) systems enhanced the effectiveness of US operational commanders' decision-making processes in Operations Other Than War (OOTW) in Somalia. The author accepts an inherent lag in time between the decision to employ military forces and the execution of missions by tactical units which those decisions generate. The work considers operational agility as a function of the decision making processes employed at the strategic, operational and tactical levels and the transition of decision between the levels of conflict.
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Information warfare (IW) has become central to the way nations fight wars and technological advances on the horizon will only increase the importance of IW to the operational commander. The growing significance of IW requires the ...
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Information warfare (IW) has become central to the way nations fight wars and technological advances on the horizon will only increase the importance of IW to the operational commander. The growing significance of IW requires the development of measures for determining its effectiveness. This paper specifically explores measures of effectiveness for C2-attack. Measuring the effectiveness of C2-attack actions is critical to the operational commander because effective C2-attack allows a commander to gain the initiative, thereby establishing and maintaining a primary advantage over an adversary. Since it is important to align measures of effectiveness with mission objectives or goals, possible measures of effectiveness are developed for each of the four goals of C2-attack. Developing meaningful measures of effectiveness for C2-attack is quite a challenge due to its significant subjective content. The dilemma is how to combine objective and subjective measures so the commander has a complete picture. In many respects, objective measures can be rolled up into an overall subjective measure. Some measures, however, just don't quantify well. As a commander plans a specific action and then implements that action, it is imperative he be able to measure the effectiveness of that action, analyze the results of that measurement, and then finally use the results of that analysis to plan the next action. Mastering this process may very well be one of the greatest challenges of command.
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The Command, Control, Communications Countermeasures (C3CM) Joint Test Force (JTF) was established to plan for, conduct, and report the results of Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) activities directed toward the following mission: to provide information which can be applied by combat commanders in the field so that they may improve the effectiveness of their forces by disrupting the enemy's command, control and communication system. This document describes the Program Approach proposed to fulfill the requirements of the C3CM JTF mission. This document represents the current JTF view on a feasible test program and serves as the framework within which changes can be accommodated and from which a Program Design Plan can be developed....
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The Command, Control, Communications Countermeasures (C3CM) Joint Test Force (JTF) was established to plan for, conduct, and report the results of Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) activities directed toward the following mission: to provide information which can be applied by combat commanders in the field so that they may improve the effectiveness of their forces by disrupting the enemy's command, control and communication system. This document describes the Program Approach proposed to fulfill the requirements of the C3CM JTF mission. This document represents the current JTF view on a feasible test program and serves as the framework within which changes can be accommodated and from which a Program Design Plan can be developed.
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We anticipate the next wave in the information technology revolution to be the convergence of control, i.e., sensing and actuation, with communication and computing. This dissertation addresses the broad set of issues that we beli...
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We anticipate the next wave in the information technology revolution to be the convergence of control, i.e., sensing and actuation, with communication and computing. This dissertation addresses the broad set of issues that we believe to be important to the design, implementation, and proliferation of such systems. In particular, we expound on the topics of the architecture of such systems, methodologies for design, distributed time, services, and middleware. We describe our design and implementation of a testbed.
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Martin Van Crevald says that certainty on the battlefield is an unattainable goal due to the 'fog' and 'friction' of war. Yet, the operational commanders who blindly accepts this notion without a fight is dooming his forces to cer...
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Martin Van Crevald says that certainty on the battlefield is an unattainable goal due to the 'fog' and 'friction' of war. Yet, the operational commanders who blindly accepts this notion without a fight is dooming his forces to certain defeat. While accepting a limited degree of uncertainty is tolerable, to resign oneself to viewing the battlefield as a three-dimensional stage for events to unfold outside the influence of the commander is unexcusable. Moreover, it is understandable that commanders are turning to command, control, communications and computer (C4) technology to solve critical information needs, thereby side stepping uncertainty in conflict. Constantly being bombarded with the requirement to make decisions that translate into decisive victories, the operational commander who fails to master the application of C4 technology as a hedge against the unpredictability in war is doomed to failure. The purpose of this paper is to address the operational mind set required with respect to C4 technology for the CINC or JTF commander to win on the battlefield.... Command, Communications, Computers, Technology, Uncertainty, C4.
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