NASA Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

20040073796 Naval War Coll., Newport, RI
Embedded Media and the Operational Commander
Lehman, Patrick R.; Feb. 9, 2004; 22 pp.; In English
Report No.(s): AD-A422789; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
Embedded media, effectively employed, can be an operational commander’s most effective means to gain American
public support and counter enemy propaganda. By employing embedded media, an operational commander is not only
carrying out an assigned task from a higher authority, but also making use of a powerful asset. Embedded media have proven
to be extremely successful in widely distributing information. This same information is the major source of news most
Americans use to form their opinions concerning the nation’s conflicts. Since public opinion has considerable leverage on
leadership and national decision makers, overall mission success is critically linked to an operational commander’s ability to
accurately inform the public of current military actions. Embedded media have become considerably more potent in recent
years, partly due to increased access to military operations and partly due to advances in technology. Live media coverage is
now available from even some of the most remote locations in the world. Operation Iraqi Freedom will be used as an
illustrative example to outline the operational commander’s benefits of employing the embedded media to gain public support
and counter enemy propaganda. This paper will sequentially show that embedded media have a significant impact on the
operational commander, that embedded media can provide a valuable service for the operational commander, and that the
embedded media program is the most effective asset available for both increasing public support and countering enemy
propaganda. Proper employment and cautious treatment of embedded media can yield a powerful return for minimal
investment, while failure to devote sufficient attention to embedded media may result in detrimental press coverage that
ultimately affects the accomplishment of an operational commander’s objectives. (28 refs.)
DTIC
Embedding; News Media
20040073800 Naval War Coll., Newport, RI
Stop The Phasing: A Single Integrated Navy and Marine Air Command and Control System for Sea-Based Operations
Hague, Michael E.; Feb. 9, 2004; 22 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Report No.(s): AD-A422809; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
In order to maximize the benefits of the Sea Basing concept, sea-based forces must have air command and control
agencies which are organized, trained and equipped to seamlessly project power from the sea-base to the objective. Current
amphibious air command and control doctrine and organization, which is predicated on the cumbersome process of phasing
control from sea-based to land-based agencies, does not fully support the Sea Basing concept. This paper advocates the
development of a single, fully-integrated Navy and Marine air command and control system, which is primarily sea-based and
has the capability to effectively provide services throughout the battlespace, both over-land and over-water. This integrated
system must be fully compatible with Joint aviation command and control systems and have the ability to maximize the
operational flexibility and freedom of action envisioned in the Sea Basing concept. Successes encountered in the integration
of Navy and Marine air command and control systems should serve as the model for the development of a Joint air command
and control system, which would allow a Joint Force to effectively operate from the sea-base. The Sea Basing concept, as
currently envisioned, provides an unprecedented level of operational flexibility to the Joint Force Commander, and a fully
integrated Joint air command and control system will be critical to enabling this flexibility.
DTIC
Command and Control; Military Operations; Navy; Seas
20040073802 Naval War Coll., Newport, RI
Can Decentralized Command And Control Complement Network-Centric Warfare?
Hansen, Donald K.; Feb. 9, 2004; 21 pp.; In English; Original contains color illustrations
Report No.(s): AD-A422815; No Copyright; Avail: CASI; A03, Hardcopy
Future technology will allow the Joint Force Commander unprecedented access to the tactical level of war. Depending
on his personality, he may chose to directly control events unfolding at the tactical level or leave the fighting to individuals
charged with employing their weapon systems. The ability of a pilot, tank driver or infantry battalion commander in the future
to share his operational picture with the entire chain of command (shared situational awareness) and vice versa, begs the need
for sound, authoritative command and control doctrine to maximize the inherent benefits of this information advantage. All
players in this future system must share a common rule set in order to exploit the war fighting advantages described in Joint
Vision 2020 (JV 2020). Command and control doctrine must now outline this new rule set. With a common rule set,
reorganization, training and education of staffs and combat units can begin. Overcoming old paradigms will be difficult, but
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