Command and control
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Ronald C. Bethmann and Karen A. Malloy
Contributors: Malloy, Karen Allene; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Description: The authors present an introduction to command and control (C2) and establish a foundation for understanding the complex nature of C2 and the C2 process. A historical perspective is presented which demonstrates the importance of effective C2 to national, military, and political objectives. The command and control process is described, and the basic characteristics of a C2 system are specified. The command and control structure of the United States military organization is presented. An introduction to the architecture of C2 systems is described, and a conceptual architecture of the C2 process is developed. The authors describe the U.S. strategic nuclear command and control structure and provide a basic description of the tactical warfighting doctrines and C2 structures of the U.S. Armed Forces including the wartime operations of the Coast Guard. The authors conclude with a fundamental approach to the process involving the evaluation of complex command and control systems. Keywords: Command/control, Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Unified commands, WWMCCS, PPBS. Theses.
Notes: Thesis advisor: Hoever, M. H.

"March 1989."

Thesis (M.S. in Systems Technologies) : Naval Postgraduate School, March 1989.

Includes bilbiographic references.

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