Schriever Wargame 2010 - Air Force Space Command

Simple in concept, it is a fairly complex requirement to levy
on the commanders and engineers of the world—to provide true
understanding of the full spectrum, global C2 architecture. Not
just the tools and services used, but the actual systems on which
they reside. At one point during SW 10, it became clear that we
had better intelligence and understanding of the state of red’s
C2 than we had of our own systems. This clearly highlighted
the need to better understand the impact of blue system degradations
with a mindset of active management of blue systems
to mitigate the impact to operations. This requires savvy operators
trained and equipped to deal with both intentional and unintentional
effects, as well as capabilities that are available via
alternate paths, in multiple domains, and multiple platforms.
The world is changing; the face of future warfare will most
likely start in the realm of bits and bytes. Freedom of action in
space, as well as in cyberspace, clearly enables a more efficient
and more successful way to do business. However, these freedoms
come with a price—their value and vulnerability mark
them as targets and as asymmetric leverage points against the
US, and they no longer reside in a sanctuary. We, too, must
change and shape the future to our needs—operating in and
through the contested environments of tomorrow will require
cooperative planning, close integration, and a methodology to
assure access and freedom of action at the places and times of
our choosing. In this environment, we must ensure our core
enablers still function.
As we think of ways to protect the space and cyberspace enterprise,
we must consider alternatives—communication paths
across multiple domains and multiple platforms. If we cannot
complicate and obfuscate the vulnerable chokepoints on our
information highways, we may be handing future adversaries
a Google map that could potentially cripple any US-involved
operation.
The AOR of the GCCs and FCCs are explicitly linked and
the complex environment which we now operate demands continuous
deliberate planning. Habitual relationships must be
formed between GCC and FCC planning staffs to clarify and
coordinate the lattice of supporting and supported roles while
creating a single synchronized plan developed with the capabilities
and perspective of both the GCC and FCC. A geographically
isolated event can quickly become a global crisis that
demands a whole of nation approach. This makes continued
exercises and forums like SW 10 with robust participation from
multiple COCOMs and the entire DIME community absolutely
critical to promote dialog so our civilian and military leadership
are better prepared for those very difficult decisions with global
impact that they will inevitably face in the future.
Brig Gen Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy
(BS, Aeronautical Engineering, US Air
Force Academy; MS, Aeronautical Science,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
is the commander, 57 th Wing,
Nellis AFB, Nevada. He is responsible
for 38 squadrons at 12 installations
comprising the Air Force’s most diverse
flying wing. General O'Shaughnessy
is a 1986 distinguished graduate of the
US Air Force Academy. He earned his
wings at Sheppard AFB, Texas, and is a command pilot with more
than 2,900 hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. He has had numerous
operational F-16 assignments and served as an instructor in the F-16
Division of the US Air Force Fighter Weapons School. He has commanded
the 510 th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy; 57 th Adversary
Tactics Group, Nellis AFB; 35 th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan;
and 613 th Air and Space Operations Center, Hickam AFB, Hawaii.
His staff assignments include duty as chief, fighter programs, in the
Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison office, and chief, Air
Superiority Weapons Branch in the Secretary of the Air Force Global
Power Directorate. He also served as the senior special assistant to
the supreme allied commander Europe and commander, US European
Command, Mons, Belgium. General O’Shaughnessy is a graduate
of Air Command and Staff College, National Defense University, and
NATO Defense College. Prior to his current assignment, the general
served as vice commander of 13 th Air Force, Hickam AFB, Hawaii.
Lt Col Baron V. Greenhouse (BS, History,
US Air Force Academy; MS, Aeronautic
Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University) is the chief, special
technical operations for the 613 Air and
Space Operations Center, Hickam AFB,
Hawaii. He is responsible for integration
of specialized activities into joint air and
space operations. Colonel Greenhouse is
a career space and missile operator who
has served with distinction as a missile
instructor, within the operations directorate at Air Force Space Command,
and as the space control requirements lead at US Strategic
Command.
Lt Col Kurt M. Schendzielos (BS, Political
Science, US Air Force Academy;
MA, Military Space Application, Army
Command and General Staff College;
MA, Theater Operations, Army School
of Advanced Military Studies) is director,
Commander’s Action Group for
13 th Air Force, and is a senior navigator
with over 1,400 hours and 270 combat
hours. A distinguished graduate of Undergraduate
Space Training, he served as
an evaluator space control analyst and orbital analyst for US Space
Command. After completing Specialized Undergraduate Navigator
Training Colonel Schendzielos graduated from the US Air Force
Weapons School and served as a weapons officer instructor, evaluator
electronic warfare officer, and assistant director of operations.
Colonel Schendzielos holds multiple advanced academic degrees
and is a graduate of Army Command and General Staff College and
the School of Advanced Military Studies. Prior to his current assignment,
Colonel Schendzielos served as the chief of strategy plans
team and deputy chief of the strategy division for 613 th Air and Space
Operations Center.
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