'Systematic Watch' in the Corps Rear Area

摘要

The deputy corps commander requires a reliable system with which to gauge andmonitor enemy activity and other conditions in the corps rear area. Most of the corps' dedicated ground-based and aerial surveillance assets are weighted forward, in support of close and deep operations. Thus, the deputy corps commander must fully exploit the information gathering capabilities of those assets normally located within or transiting the corps rear area. The command and control facilities necessary to accomplish this exist; however, the doctrine does not. The thesis argues that a reliable system for gauging and monitoring activities in the corps rear area can be established, without increasing force structure, through the organization of a rear area command structure to streamline information gathering and reporting processes in the corps rear area; organization of the corps rear area into sub-areas, under the control of rear area operation centers, for the purpose of coordinating information gathering activities; and the development of an integrated base detection system which uses pooled surveillance assets to provide surveillance coverage in high priority areas. Keywords: Rear areas; Command control communications; Surveillance; Threat evaluation; Military intelligence; Corps level organizations; Control centers; Information systems; Data acquisition; Theses. (rwj)