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{{short description|Military exercise of authority by a commanding officer over assigned forces}}
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'''Command and control''' (abbr. '''C2''') is a "set of organizational and technical attributes and processes ... [that] employs human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions" to achieve the goals of an organization or enterprise, according to a 2015 definition by military scientists [[Marius Vassiliou]], [[David S. Alberts]], and [[Jonathan R. Agre]].<ref>Vassiliou, Marius, David S. Alberts, and Jonathan R. Agre (2015). ''[https://www.crcpress.com/C2-Re-envisioned-The-Future-of-the-Enterprise/Vassiliou-Alberts-Agre/p/book/9781466595804 C2 Re-Envisioned: the Future of the Enterprise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802135408/https://www.crcpress.com/C2-Re-envisioned-The-Future-of-the-Enterprise/Vassiliou-Alberts-Agre/p/book/9781466595804 |date=2 August 2019 }}''. CRC Press; New York; p. 1, {{ISBN|9781466595804}}.</ref><ref>
Versions of the United States Army [[List of United States Army Field Manuals|''Field Manual 3-0'']] circulated circa 1999 define C2 in a military organization as the exercise of [[authority]] and direction by a properly designated [[commanding officer]] over assigned and attached [[Armed forces|forces]] in the accomplishment of a [[Military operation|mission]].<ref>''para'' 5-2, [[List of United States Army Field Manuals#FM 3-0|United States Army Field Manual: FM 3–0]]<br/>{{cite book |author=Headquarters, Department of the Army |author-link=United States Department of the Army#Headquarters, Department of the Army |title=FM 3–0, Operations |date=14 June 2001 |place=Washington, DC |publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office|GPO]] |oclc=50597897 |url=http://155.217.58.58/cgi–bin/atdl.dll/fm/3-0/fm3-0.exe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020219134603/http://155.217.58.58/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/3-0/fm3-0.exe |archive-date=19 February 2002 |url-status=dead |format=PDF inside [[Zip (file format)|ZIP]]–[[Self-extracting archive|SFX]] |access-date=19 August 2013 }}<br/>[https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-0.pdf Newer versions of FM 3-0] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075453/http://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-0.pdf |date=4 March 2016 }} do not define ''Command and control'', even though they use the term extensively.</ref><ref>Builder, Carl H., Bankes, Steven C., Nordin, Richard, [https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2006/MR775.pdf "Command Concepts – A Theory Derived from the Practice of Command and Control"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002035632/http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/2006/MR775.pdf |date=2 October 2012 }}, MR775, [[RAND]], {{ISBN|0-8330-2450-7}}, 1999</ref>
A 1988 [[NATO]] definition is that command and control is the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated individual over assigned resources in the accomplishment of a common goal.<ref>{{cite book |title=Modelling Command and Control: Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork |author1=Neville Stanton |author2=Christopher Baber |author3=Don Harris |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |date=1 January 2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chqJM48ZBBkC |access-date=15 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517064757/https://books.google.com/books/about/Modelling_Command_and_Control.html?id=chqJM48ZBBkC&redir_esc=y |archive-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all |author1-link=Neville A. Stanton |isbn=9780754670278 }}</ref> An [[Australian Defence Force]] definition, similar to that of NATO, emphasises that C2 is the system empowering designated personnel to exercise lawful authority and direction over assigned forces for the accomplishment of missions and tasks.<ref name=ADDP001>{{cite web |title=ADDP 00.1 Command and Control |date=27 May 2009 |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |pages=1–2 |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/adfwc/Documents/DoctrineLibrary/ADDP/ADDP_00_1_Command_and_Control.pdf |access-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214093126/http://www.defence.gov.au/adfwc/Documents/DoctrineLibrary/ADDP/ADDP_00_1_Command_and_Control.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
==Overview==
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The US ''[[Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms]]''<ref>[http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary/ DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010194329/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary/ |date=10 October 2016 }}, www.dtic.mil</ref> defines command and control as: "The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. Also called C2. Source: JP 1".<ref>[http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary/data/c/3226.html Command and control] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629002310/http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/dod_dictionary/data/c/3226.html |date=29 June 2011 }}, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, www.dtic.mil</ref>
The edition of the ''Dictionary'' "As Amended Through April 2010" elaborates, "Command and control functions are performed through an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and [[Military operation|operations]] in the accomplishment of the mission."<ref name=JP12010>{{cite book|last1=Joint Chiefs of Staff (U.S.)|title=Joint Publication 1-02. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (As Amended Through 31 January 2011)|date=8 November 2010|entry=Command and Control|page=65|url=http://ra.defense.gov/Portals/56/Documents/rtm/jp1_02.pdf|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918211120/http://ra.defense.gov/Portals/56/Documents/rtm/jp1_02.pdf|archive-date=18 September 2014|url-status=
Commanding officers are assisted in executing these tasks by specialized [[Staff (military)|staff officers]] and enlisted personnel. These ''military staff'' are a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional [[information flow|flow of information]] between a [[Officer (armed forces)|commanding officer]] and subordinate [[military units]].<ref name="crumley90">{{
The purpose of a military staff is mainly that of providing accurate, timely information which by category represents information on which command decisions are based. The key application is that of decisions that effectively manage unit resources. While information flow toward the commander is a priority, information that is useful or contingent in nature is communicated to lower staffs and units.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
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==Derivative terms==
There
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"Command and control" have been coupled with:
* Communication / Communications▼
* [[Collaboration]]▼
* (Military) [[Military intelligence|Intelligence]]▼
* Information / Information Systems▼
* Computers /
In modern warfare, [[computer]]s have become a key component as [[cyberspace]] is now seen as "[[Cyberwarfare|the fifth ___domain of warfare]]" – refer:
{{cite book |author=Clarke, Richard A. |title=Cyber War |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2010}} and<br>
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* [[Electronic warfare]]▼
* [[Interoperability]]▼
* [[Reconnaissance]]▼
* [[Surveillance]]
* [[Target acquisition]]
▲* [[Reconnaissance]]
▲* [[Interoperability]]
▲* Collaboration
▲* [[Electronic warfare]]
and others.
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Some of the more common variations include:
* AC2 - Aviation command & control
* C2I – Command,
* C2I –
* R2C2I - rapid advanced manufacturing, command, control & intelligence [developed by SICDRONE]
* C2IS – command and control information systems
* C2ISR – C2I plus
* C2ISTAR – C2 plus [[ISTAR]] (
* C3 –
* C3 –
* C3 – consultation, command, and control [NATO]
* C3I – 4 possibilities; the most common is
* C3ISTAR – C3 plus ISTAR
* C3ISREW – C2ISR plus
* C3MS -
* C3/SA - C3 plus [[
* C4, C4I, C4ISR, C4ISTAR, C4ISREW, C4ISTAREW – plus
* C4I2 – command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, and interoperability
* C5I –
* C5I – command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence (US Army)
* C6ISR –
*
*
* NC3 − nuclear command and control and communications
and others.
:Command: The exercise of authority based upon certain knowledge to attain an objective.
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==Command and control centers==
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File:Soviet command ship SSV-33.jpg|The Soviet nuclear-powered command and control naval ship [[SSV-33 Ural|SSV-33 ''Ural'']] in
File:US Navy 040616-N-3725R-009 Joint Operations Center watch standers review the latest battle assessment.jpg|Joint Operations Center watch standers aboard the command ship [[USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)|USS ''Mount Whitney'']] in
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A '''command and control center''' is typically a secure room or building in a government, military or [[prison]] facility that operates as the agency's dispatch center, surveillance monitoring center, coordination office and alarm monitoring center all in one. Command and control centers are operated by a government or municipal agency.
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==Command and control warfare==
Command and control warfare encompasses all the military tactics that use communications technology. It can be abbreviated as C<sup>2</sup>W. An older name for these tactics is "signals warfare", derived from the name given to communications by the military. Newer names include [[information operations]] and [[information warfare]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Exploiting Electronic Warfare |last=Larson |first=Doyle E. |author-link=Doyle E. Larson |date=1981-07-01 |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0781electronic/ |magazine=[[Air & Space Forces Association#Programs|Air & Space Forces Magazine]]|publisher=[[Air & Space Forces Association]]|access-date=2025-01-26}}</ref>
The following techniques are combined:
* [[Operations security]] (OPSEC)▼
with the physical destruction of enemy communications facilities. The objective is to deny [[information]] to the enemy and so disrupt its command and control capabilities. At the same time precautions are taken to protect friendly command and control capabilities against retaliation.▼
In addition to targeting the enemy's
* [[Electronic warfare]] (EW)▼
* [[Military deception]]
▲* [[Operations security]] (OPSEC)
* [[Psychological operations]] (PSYOP)
▲* [[Electronic warfare]] (EW)
* [[Psychological warfare]]
▲* [[Cyberwarfare|Cyber Operations]]
▲with the physical destruction of enemy communications facilities. The objective is to deny [[information]] to the enemy and so disrupt its command and control capabilities. At the same time precautions are taken to protect friendly command and control capabilities against retaliation.
▲In addition to targeting the enemy's [[Command and control (military)|command and control]], [[information warfare]] can be directed to the enemy's [[politics|politicians]] and other civilian communications.
==See also==
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* [[Signal Corps (disambiguation)]]
* [[Signals intelligence]] (SIGINT)
* [[Situation room]]
* [[Surveillance and Target Acquisition]] (STA)
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* [[505th Command and Control Wing]]
* [[Command and Control Research Program]] (CCRP)
* [[Command systems in the United States Army]]▼
* [[Deployable Joint Command and Control]]
* [[Future Combat Systems Command and Control Vehicle]]
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* [[NORAD]]
* [[Worldwide Military Command and Control System]]
▲* [[Command systems in the United States Army]]
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'''Other'''
* [[Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technologies]]
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==External links==
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* [http://www.dodccrp.org/files/Alberts_UC2.pdf ''Understanding Command and Control''] by D. S. Alberts and R. E. Hayes (2006)
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