Title: Decentralized Execution: Will It Become a Lost Art
Abstract:Abstract : Decentralized execution, a concept that every service doctrine promotes and warfighters most cherish, is being challenged by mounting external forces that may be making it increasingly diff...Abstract : Decentralized execution, a concept that every service doctrine promotes and warfighters most cherish, is being challenged by mounting external forces that may be making it increasingly difficult to practice this philosophy. The stakes are high, for the implications not only encompass civil-military issues, i.e., political control, but the very professionalism of our military forces. An examination of trends in high technology (command-and control issues) , military - media relations, the spectrum of conflict, international law, and Joint operations illustrates many of the obstacles combatant commanders are having to face. Despite our beat efforts, these challenges may soon become overwhelming, and although decentralized execution will not be rendered obsolete, it may become a lost art.Read More
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-06-18
Language: en
Type: report
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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