Book/Printed Material Organizing for information warfare at the geographic combatant commands : lessons from the United States Central Command joint effects process Lessons from the United States Central Command joint effects process

Title

• Organizing for information warfare at the geographic combatant commands : lessons from the United States Central Command joint effects process

Other Title

• Lessons from the United States Central Command joint effects process

Summary

• Information power is increasingly recognized as a critical source of national power and a key component of military operations. Between 2020 and 2023, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) made changes to better integrate information and information warfare issues into its battle rhythm. These activities rely on cross-functional staff integration groups, referred to as boards, bureaus, centers, cells, and working groups (B2C2WG) and operational planning teams. The meetings and processes generated by the B2C2WG are part of a command's routine cycle of command and staff activities that synchronize current and future operations. These changes have resulted in several USCENTCOM operations notably integrating information and information power into planning and execution, which offers opportunities for assessment and learning. Thus far, the extent to which these operations succeeded in integrating information as a joint function has not been well documented, nor have the effects been fully captured. This report documents the processes and information activities of these operations and assesses their effectiveness. In addition, the report includes lessons for distribution to relevant elements within the joint force and presents a framework for drawing further lessons from the commander's decisionmaking cycle and for the execution of future operations. Research methods included a comprehensive review of relevant documentation and literature, both internal and external to the command; more than 35 interviews with subject-matter experts drawn from current and previous USCENTCOM and CENTCOM service component command personnel; and case studies of three instances of operations planned under the USCENTCOM joint effects process (JEP).

Names

• Paul, Christopher, 1971- author
• Schwille, Michael
• Webber, Stephen E., Jr
• Demus, Alyssa
• Van Hegewald, Erik
• Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division
• Rand Corporation
• United States. Central Command

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, [2024]

Contents

• U.S. Central Command Joint Effects Process Planning and Battle Rhythm Events -- Assessing Process: What Characteristics Are Desirable in a Joint Effects Process? -- Assessment and Analysis of U.S. Central Command Battle Rhythm Events -- Findings and Recommendations.

Headings

• -  United States.--Central Command--Decision making
• -  United States.--Central Command--Operational readiness
• -  Information warfare--United States
• -  Military intelligence--United States
• -  Unified operations (Military science)
• -  Decisionmaking
• -  Information Operations
• -  Joint Operations
• -  Military Intelligence
• -  Operational Readiness
• -  United States Department of Defense
• -  Guerre de l'information--États-Unis
• -  Service des renseignements militaires--États-Unis
• -  Opérations interarmes (Science militaire)
• -  POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage
• -  POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism
• -  SCIENCE / Research & Methodology
• -  TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
• -  DECISION MAKING
• -  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• -  INFORMATION WARFARE
• -  JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES
• -  LESSONS LEARNED
• -  MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
• -  OPERATIONAL READINESS

Notes

• -  Title from PDF document (title page; viewed May 14, 2024)
• -  "Prepared for the United States Central Command"
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-77).
• -  Description from electronic resource
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xi, 77 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• U163

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739316

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739316

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• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

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• Unrestricted online access

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• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739316

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