Title: Guidelines to Design Adaptive Command and Control Structures for Cyberspace Operations
Abstract: Abstract : The effective command and control (C2) of cyberspace operations, as with other forms of military operations, are essential to success in the expected dynamic operating environment of the future.1 Despite the impossibility of foolproof forecasting, there is a general consensus among studies regarding the nature of the future military operating environment. The thought is that the next 25 years will challenge military forces with threats and opportunities across the range of military operations extending from regular and irregular wars, to relief and reconstruction in crisis zones, to cooperative engagement in the global commons.2 Confronting these threats and opportunities will require that operations are conducted in a highly integrated, networked, and distributed environment under a joint force commander. Since these operations serve a mixture of military and civil objectives, success in these operations demands the integration of capabilities from all government agencies, services, and coalition partners. Such integration stresses the need for an adaptive C2 approach for cyberspace operations built upon unified action that leads to unity of effort. 3 To guide a commander in the development of an adaptive C2 structure two key elements are needed: a clear understanding of the overall end state or goal, and identification of key variables that might influence the final design. Both of these elements were identified during an exhaustive study on C2 promoted by the United States Air Force Chief of Staff. This study on C2 was organized and conducted by the Air Force Research Institute (AFRI) at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 4 While the purpose of this article is to focus on cyberspace operations the AFRI study concluded that the C2 guidelines presented here are also applicable to all forms of military capabilities.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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