Accession Number:

ADA576216

Title:

Operational Function to Achieve Synergy Between Special And Precision Strike

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT

Personal Author(s):

• Huff, William M.

Report Date:

2005-02-14

Pagination or Media Count:

33.0

Abstract:

This research identifies and analyzes the requirements for combatant commanders to effectively combine the capabilities of special operation and precision fires in context of the Global War on Terrorism GWOT. This examination describes the operational functions required from the appointed operational commander and his staff to achieve synergism through the combination of special operations and precision strike. Offensive Counterterrorism OCT is a critical part of the United States national strategy for counterterrorism and is implicit for operational leaders. Each combatant commander must ensure organizational systems and methods maximize information technology and achieve rapid decision making capability, leverage all-source intelligence that is analyzed efficiently and networked joint fires assets that provide effects timely and precisely without unnecessary collateral damage. Neither special operations nor precision fires alone will achieve desired results, but their cumulative effect in a balanced combination offers combatant commanders increasingly viable and effective options.

Descriptors:

• *COUNTERTERRORISM
• *PRECISION
• *SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
• COLLATERAL DAMAGE
• DECISION MAKING
• LEADERSHIP
• MILITARY COMMANDERS
• MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
• ORGANIZATIONS
• QUICK REACTION
• REQUIREMENTS
• STRATEGY
• STRIKE WARFARE
• SYNERGISM
• UNITED STATES
• WARFARE

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE