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 Information Warfare
There is, of course, no official information warfare doctrine and the efforts of the various services to describe command and control warfare as the military application of information warfare remain incomplete.
Developing a strategy of information warfare starts with serious, creative, and "color-outside-the-lines" thinking about current information technologies and ways in which these might be turned to strategic purpose to serve the national command authorities and military use.
The target of information warfare, then, is the human mind, especially those minds that make the key decisions of war or peace and, from the military perspective, those minds that make the key decisions on if, when, and how to employ the assets and capabilities embedded in their strategic structures.
www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/stein.html   (3753 words)

  
 ch4.html
The AFIWC serves as the Air Force command and control warfare executive agent with approximately 1000 military and civilian personnel assigned.
It is implemented during "joint military operations when U.S. military forces unilaterally or as part of an allied/coalition force are opposed or threatened by an organized military or paramilitary force." (Note 14) C2W focuses on an adversary's military command and control when military force is applied.
On the Joint Staff, proponency for IW is now shared between the Directorate for Operations, J3, and the J6, Directorate for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) under a Memorandum of Understanding signed in October 1994.
www.ndu.edu /inss/siws/ch4.html   (5822 words)

  
 JOINT COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INTELLIGENCE (C4I) SYSTEMS
Students will also gain a graduate level understanding of information operations as it applies in a civil-sector environment, as well as an understanding of command and control warfare as the military application of information warfare.
JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (JPME): Officers develop a graduate-level understanding of warfighting within the context of operational art, to include; national military capabilities and command structure, joint and service doctrine, joint planning and execution, and joint and multinational forces and systems integration at the operational level of war.
Fulfilled by completing the full Naval War College course series leading to Service Intermediate-level Professional Military Education (PME) and Phase I Joint PME credit.
www.nps.navy.mil /ofcinst/esr823.htm   (492 words)

  
 COMMAND AND CONTROL
There, the command and control arrangements, which ultimately directed a U.S. Military force of over 500,000 men, evolved from a small military assistance mission established in 1950.
Finally, the U.S. Eighth Army, the dominant command structure controlling all UN forces in combat in Korea, and the General Headquarters, United Nations Command, in Japan, existed prior to the beginning of the Korean War.
Rather, it is an analytical appraisal of the command- and control structure.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Vietnam/Comm-Control   (1393 words)

  
 Information Warfare: Glossary
Command and control warfare is an application of information warfare in military operations and is a subset of information warfare.
Command includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using available resources and for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions.
Command and control warfare applies across the range of military operations and all levels of conflict.
www.enolagaia.com /IWGlossary.html   (14446 words)

  
 Information Warfare - Defense Appendices G and H
command and control warfare -- The integrated use of operations security (OPSEC), military deception, psychological operations (PSYOP), electronic warfare (EW), and physical destruction, mutually supported by intelligence, to deny information to, influence, degrade, or destroy adversary command and control capabilities, while protecting friendly command and control capabilities against such actions.
Command and control warfare applies across the operational continuum and all levels of conflict.
The DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms," is promulgated for mandatory use by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Departments, Joint Staff, combatant commands, and Defense agencies.
all.net /books/iwd/iwd-gh.htm   (14446 words)

  
 Marine Corps Intelligence Doctrine: Does It Know The Information Age Has Arrived?
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence), Policy Memorandum for Secretaries of Military Departments and others, Subject: Selection of Migration Systems, (Washington, DC: November 12, 1993), 3.
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence), Policy Memorandum for Secretaries of Military Departments and others, Subject: Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM), (Washington, DC: June 23, 1994), 1.
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence), Policy Memorandum for Secretaries of Military Departments and others, Subject: Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM), Version 2.0, (Washington, DC: March 30, 1995), 1.
www.fas.org /irp/eprint/sillman.htm   (14446 words)

  
 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
Command, control, and communications command post in space: A further step for nuclear deterrence and preserving national security.
Energy Citations Database (ECD) Document #6907602 - Command, control, and communications command post in space: A further step for nuclear deterrence and preserving national security.
450400 -- Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense-- Nuclear & Radiological Warfare-- (1990-); USA-- NATIONAL SECURITY;WARFARE-- CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATIONS;DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS;LOSSES;MILITARY PERSONNEL;MILITARY STRATEGY;NUCLEAR DETERRENCE;PROGRESS REPORT;SPACE;USSR
www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=6907602   (14446 words)

  
 I. THE MEDICAL COMMAND STRUCTURE
Throughout the Vietnam conflict, Army medical staffs and headquarters were directed to co-ordinate their activities with the MACV Surgeon's Office, although the latter was riot an element in the command end control chain for Army medical Units.
The FASCOM commanding general, Major General Charles W. Eifler, was unconvinced of the need for a medical brigade, preferring instead that medical groups be placed under the operational control of the commanding officers of each of his three area support commands.
Headquarters, 68th Medical Group, remained the command and control element for units in III and IV CTZ, and was, along with Headquarters, 44th Medical Brigade, and all general support units, attached to the Saigon Area Support Command for administration and logistics.
25thaviation.org /history/id835.htm   (6851 words)

  
 Command and control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See command, control, and communications (C3) for more on the military view.
The term is also extended to include a reference to military intelligence as well, in command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I).
Command and monitoring of the outcome of control functions are performed through an arrangement of personnel (the command hierarchy), equipment (the signal infrastructure of communications facilities), and all other procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the mission.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Command_and_control   (373 words)

  
 Command and control warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When the target is something other than adversary command, control, and communications the more general terms information warfare and psychological warfare are used—these terms apply above the military level to politics and other forms of adversary communication.
W) is the integrated use of operations security (OPSEC), military deception, psychological operations (PSYOP), electronic warfare (EW), and physical destruction, mutually supported by intelligence, to deny information to, influence, degrade, or destroy adversary command and control capabilities, while protecting friendly command and control capabilities against such actions.
Command and control warfare applies across the operational continuum and all levels of conflict.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Signals_warfare   (211 words)

  
 Command and Control - North Korean Special Weapons Facilities
North Korea's military command, control, and communications system consists of extensive hardened wartime command facilities, supported by redundant communication systems, which are believed to be largely separate from systems supporting other sectors.
Command and Control - North Korean Special Weapons Facilities
A modernized telecommunications infrastructure will greatly increase the regime's ability to perform both peacetime and wartime management tasks, and as in any country, could provide critical backup for military communication systems if necessary.
www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/dprk/c3i.htm   (498 words)

  
 Command and Control Warfare: An Operational Imperative In The Information Age
Thesis:  That waging successful information war is how wars will be won in the future and that the key to operational success by military forces in information war is in the strategy and target set known as Command and Control Warfare (C2W).
Command and Control Warfare: An Operational Imperative In The Information Age
object of military deception under C2-attack is the enemy commander and his decision process.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1997/Lynes.htm   (7675 words)

  
 Glossary of Information Warfare Terms
The integrated use of operations security, military deception, psychological operations, electronic warfare, and physical destruction, mutually supported by intelligence, to deny information to, influence, degrade, or destroy adversary command and control capabilities, while protecting friendly command and control capabilities against such actions.
Command and Control: Command and control functions are performed through an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of a mission.
Joint Staff, Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers.
www.psycom.net /iwar.2.html   (1052 words)

  
 Vietnam War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Military critics of the war pointed out that the conflict was political and that the military mission lacked clear objectives.
Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs released figures on April 3, 1995, reporting that 1.1 million fighters—Viet Cong guerrillas and North Vietnamese soldiers—and nearly 2 million civilians in the north and the south were killed between 1954 and 1975.
Vietnam was a largely Buddhist nation (two-thirds were Buddhist in the Southern half), while Diệm and much of his administration were Roman Catholic, and Diệm was criticized as being out of touch with his citizens.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vietnam_War   (12404 words)

  
 Information Operations: The Command and Control Warfare (C2W)
]  As a subset of information warfare, command and control warfare (C2W) is an application of information warfare in military operations that specifically attacks and defends the command and control (C2) target set.[
  Its purpose is to deny critical command information from being passed within the enemy’s internal lines of communication and protecting and enhancing friendly command and control capabilities.
]  To achieve the latter, the commander directs the acquisition, use, and management of friendly and enemy information and conducts command and control warfare (C2W) attack and protect operations.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1997/High.htm   (4397 words)

  
 military_orders.txt
Serves as OPR for the Command and Control Warfare functions of PSYOP and OPSEC as they relate to TD.
Authority To Plan and Execute Tactic Military Deception (TD): 1.1 Under the authority of Commanders in Chief (CINC), tactical commanders at all levels develop and employ TD tactics during peacetime, crisis, or war.
Ensure that all NAFs and wings are familiar with the command TD program and objectives, and comply with this instruction.
www.hackcanada.com /blackcrawl/patriot/military_orders.txt   (869 words)

  
 CACI - News Release:10/10/96
CACI's efforts under this contract will also break new ground in modeling the impact of degraded command and control networks on the overall military effectiveness of joint forces.
CACI modeling and simulation expertise will allow the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center to train personnel under simulated warfare conditions, saving time and money while enabling the accurate evaluation of new doctrines and processes in command and control warfare.
For JMATS, CACI will develop simulations for training purposes in the command, control, and intelligence areas.
www.caci.com /about/news/10_10_96_NR.html   (312 words)

  
 Jim's CUCV Suburban "Command and Control Vehicle" Project
Military police top light bar, Streethawk (correct for Military Blazer Government issue) with control siren and lights control box and cast iron external speaker.
It is equipped with ultra heavy duty towing package, including upgraded brakes and cooling, as well as electric brake controls for a huge trailer.
The vehicle is very straight with not a speck of rust anywhere, but was adorned with Starcraft modifications when I purchased it, including the fiberglass flared fenders and running boards.
www.cucv.net /suburban/cucv.html   (312 words)

  
 Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence
This information exchange is provided by the Global Command and Control System (GCCS) which responds to the warfighter's need for a fused picture of the battlespace.
There are HSEs at every unified command except U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command, and both of those commands are scheduled to have HSEs in FY 1996.
The Department is also continuing to enhance tactical communications to support combat forces and the Joint Task Force Commander.
www.defenselink.mil /execsec/adr95/c4i_5.html   (312 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions About Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence
The Assistant Secretary for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence is responsible for providing capabilities that enable the military forces of the United States to generate, use, and share the information necessary to survive and succeed on every mission.
GCCS has replaced the World Wide Military Command and Control System.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence), (ASD (C3I)), is the principal OSD staff assistant for the development, oversight, and integration of DoD policies and programs relating to the strategy of information superiority for the Department of Defense.
www.iwar.org.uk /rma/resources/c4i/faq.html   (312 words)

  
 Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Our expertise in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) is based upon an exceptionally qualified cadre of engineers and associates with recent operational military and technical expertise in these mission areas.
Our personnel provide world class support to U.S. Air Force and joint system development testing and experimentation that will lead to the premiere command and control system for the 21
Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System (CCIC2S) and Space Battle Management Control System (SBMCS)
www.sverdrup.com /expertise/c4isr.shtml   (312 words)

  
 The U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
The application of task orientation for command and control is particularly suitable when objectives are predominantly military, combat is intensive, and changes of situation are rapid and often drastic.
Another result of the increased centralized command and control is that the planning and execution focus is almost exclusively on targets to be degraded, neutralized, or destroyed, not the objectives and tasks to be accomplished.
Task-oriented command and control is based on the conviction that subordinate levels of command act more quickly than higher levels in changing situations because of their proximity.
www.army.mil /professionalwriting/volumes/volume2/december_2004/12_04_4.html   (3656 words)

  
 Bruce Felknor's American Merchant Marine Historians Page
Those included having received military training, being subject to military justice, discipline, and control; lack of freedom to resign; susceptibility to assignment for duty in a combat zone; and whether it was reasonable to expect such service to be considered active military service.
The Military Sealift Command (MSC) handles logistics for all the armed forces on huge modern freighters and tankers crewed by civilian mariners.
Major military leaders hail the old men of the sea; the new World War II memorial in Washington celebrates them along with the soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines whose guns and gas and bombs and fighter planes they delivered.
www.usmm.org /felknor.html   (2289 words)

  
 eSpatial - next generation geospatial technology
Command and control systems, whether used by the military or emergency services, need to present a mass of diverse, and often complex, data in a timely manner to those in operational control.
This must be done in a way that will allow them to quickly and accurately analyse a situation and then generate and disseminate their plans.
Invariably this array of disparate data is best displayed against a graphic background, generally a geographic map, hydrographic chart or terrain imagery.
www.espatial.com /solutions_commandandcontrol.html   (247 words)

  
 Whiskey Bar: Command and Control
For conservatives, this made the White House the political equivalent of the Green Zone -- a fortified command and control center beyond the reach of the insurgent bureaucrats.
(The one exception, energy policy, was controlled by Cheney, and was treated like a Soviet state secret.)
And out in the agencies, hard-edged conservative subcabinet appointees began to take on something of the role of political commissars in the Soviet military, monitoring both their nominal superiors and their career subordinates for signs of disloyalty.
billmon.org /archives/002154.html   (1425 words)

  
 Command, Control, Conquer
This may sound intuitive, but a closer look reveals just how amazing the U.S.'s capability in command and control (what military types call "C2") really is. America's enemies may have weapons that can match or even beat ours in some cases.
The most stunning aspect of the Iraq war may have been the Pentagon's exceptional command and control structure.
Meanwhile the entire aerial ballet is commanded by air planners in a remote base in the Saudi desert.
www.weeklystandard.com /Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/613ilkce.asp   (631 words)

  
 Vietnam—Command and Control
As you may remember from a previous lesson, the Military Assistance Command-Vietnam, MACV, controlled the air war in route pack one.
Voice: The command and control of air activities during the Vietnam War could not have been conducted in a more disjointed fashion.
The widespread use of long range bomber forces was controlled by Strategic Air Command.
www.iwar.org.uk /military/resources/aspc/text/pow/v_cc.htm   (228 words)

  
 Military Assistance Command, Vietnam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MACV was first implemented to assist the Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG) Vietnam, which controlled all advisory and assistance efforts in Vietnam, but was reorganized on May 15, 1964 and absorbed MAAG Vietnam into its command structure when the deployment of U.S. combat units became too large for an advisory element to control.
The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, or MACV (phonetically mack vee), was the United States unified command structure for all its military forces in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
MACV was created on February 8, 1962 in response to a substantial increase in U.S. military assistance to South Vietnam.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam   (229 words)

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