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Accession Number:
ADA464562
Title:
Operational Net Assessment: A Framework for Social Network Analysis and Requirements for Critical Debate
Descriptive Note:
Research paper
Corporate Author:
NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
Report Date:
2005-02-14
Pagination or Media Count:
28.0
Abstract:
Operational Net Assessment ONA is critical to the new Standing Joint Force Headquarters SJFHQ concept. SJFHQs were designed by the U.S. Joint Forces Command USJFCOM to provide Regional Combatant Commanders in-depth analysis for a specific adversary or situation within their area of responsibility. This paper does not seek to debunk the ONA process, nor antagonize the SJFHQ concept. The author desires to provide insight into perceived weaknesses in existing doctrine and promote issues for further discussion within the Joint Intelligence Community. The collaborative ONA process as designed by JFCOM is subjective. The lack of a formal vetting process to review information applied for analysis is dangerous. Current network modeling tools, the cornerstone of ONAs analytical construct, have limitations that must be recognized as tenuous assumptions. Product output must be sufficiently analyzed in concert with operational planners and scaled to mission requirements to support the Commanders Intent. The author has drawn from current literature on the ONA template and reviewed the construct to create a truth in lending approach. The goal is not simply to identify the present limitations of ONA, but provide recommendations and areas for improvement. For ONA to be relevant, its level of confidence must be clearly understood by the warfighter.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
