General They've Captured Our Hard Drive

摘要

Joint Vision 2010 (JV 2010), an overview document describing the strategic visionof the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), was released in early 1997 and revealed a new joint armed forces battlespace concept called Full Spectrum Dominance (FULL SPECTRUM DOMINANCE). Information Operations (IO), which includes both Information Warfare (IW) and Command and Control (C2) doctrine, is the backbone of this emerging JV 2010 FULL SPECTRUM DOMINANCE concept. Are there any significant strategic level IO concerns, for our military leaders who practice the strategic art in today's and tomorrow's joint armed forces, which ultimately delay or degrade the capabilities detailed in the new JV 2010. This author believes that the answer to this thesis question is a resounding YES This Strategic Research Project (SRP) briefly reviews several basic, but recently updated, IO definitions, and describes the role that IO plays in the cyber missions depicted in the new JV 2010 and other related documents, such as the President's National Security Strategy (NSS), the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), the CJCS's National Military Strategy (NMS), as well as individual service concept documents. Furthermore, this SRP brings to light several key issues, which have the potential to negatively impact the total package, previously referred to as Full Spectrum Dominance. Several recommendations are also included, as food for thought for those who are now, or soon will be working hard in the strategic joint arena.