Targeting Command and Control Warfare as Operational Fires

摘要

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how to apply conventional targeting techniques in sequencing and synchronizing the Operational Fires of Operational C2W. It proposes a methodology for applying the Decide portion of the Decide, Detect, Deliver, and Assess process used for targeting in the U.S. Army. It describes how the lethal and non-lethal fires of C2W can be applied at the operational level of war as Operational Fires. Further, it recommends giving the responsibility for planning and execution of C2W to the Joint Special Operations Task Force Commander on a permanent basis. These recommendations are designed to make the Joint Task Force Commander more comfortable with the employment of C2W and to increase the importance of C2W role in mission accomplishment.