Back to the Basics: Recapturing Command and Control of Contingency Installation Engineering

摘要

Back to the Basics: Recapturing Command and Control of Contingency Installation Engineering. In meeting the objectives of the 2011 National Military Strategy, perhaps the strongest statement the United States can make is committing its military forces to action on foreign soil. A vital component for joint force commanders to consider when basing forces in a contingency environment is the ability to project power and sustain forces across the respective theater via contingency base camps. The required capabilities to establish and operate a base camp, referred to as contingency installation engineering, are recognized by the Department of Defense as critical to the success of military operations; command and control of the contingency installation engineering mission is the focus of this paper. Command and control of contingency installation engineering across the range of military operations is inefficiently executed resulting in degraded mission effectiveness and wasted resources. This paper defines contingency installation engineering. Then the paper discusses operational command and control challenges with respect to unity of command and unity of effort. Finally, the paper provides recommendations in order to maximize engineer forces' efficiency.