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Adaptive Command and Control of Theater Airpower

By Major David K. Gerber, USAF

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Reproduction Date: 10/23/2012

Title: Adaptive Command and Control of Theater Airpower  
Author: Major David K. Gerber, USAF
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Language: English
Subject: Non Fiction, Military Science, Airpower
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Publisher: Air University Press
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David K. Gerber, Usa, B. M. (n.d.). Adaptive Command and Control of Theater Airpower. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/


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The Air Force doctrinally advocates centralized command and control (C2) with decentralized execution as the best means to concentrate force on any facet of an enemy’s power. Although there are historical examples of effective command and control that have been less centralized, the USAF views decentralization as the cause of inefficient and suboptimal use of airpower.

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . 1 Notes . . .10 2 A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMPLEXITY . . . . . .13 Notes . . .29 3 DESCRIBING CENTRALIZED COMMAND AND CONTROL WITH THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK . . .35 Notes . . .51 4 APPLYING COMPLEXITY THEORY TO DECENTRALIZE AIRPOWER COMMAND AND CONTROL . . . .55 Notes . . .88 5 ADAPTIVE COMMAND AND CONTROL . . . .93 Notes . . .100 6 CONCLUSION—A CULTURAL SHIFT . . . .103 Notes . . .108

 
 



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