Accession Number:

ADA415852

Title:

Self-Synchronization, the Future Joint Force and the United States Army's Objective Force

Descriptive Note:

Monograph rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Costanza, Charles D.

Report Date:

2003-05-22

Pagination or Media Count:

71.0

Abstract:

Self-synchronization is an idea that comes directly from Network-Centric Warfare but its foundations lie in complexity theory and the ideas of self-organization and emergent behavior. In order to understand self-synchronization the basics of complexity theory, specifically self-organization and emergent behavior, must be explained. Then, by expanding on the accepted definition of self-synchronization as defined by Admiral Cebrowski in his early literature on NCW it is clear that self-synchronization is a combination of complexity theory s ideas of self-organization and emergent behavior and information technology. Next, by comparing the requirements and conditions of self-synchronization against the conditions and requirements of JOW s Adaptive Command and Objective Force Battle Command it is clear that self-synchronization self-coordination in the 2003 Defense Transformation Guidance is a feasible concept for future Joint and Army forces. In fact, current doctrine supports the basic ideas behind self-synchronization and current Objective Force experiments demonstrate self-synchronizing behavior.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• *BEHAVIOR
• *ARMY OPERATIONS
• UNITED STATES
• ARMY PERSONNEL
• MILITARY DOCTRINE
• THEORY
• DOCUMENTS
• ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS
• SUPPORTS
• BATTLES

Subject Categories:

• Psychology
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE