Purpose:
The
purpose of the BMC2 (Battle
Management/Command and Control) working group is to promote the exchange
of analytical techniques, permit the peer review of methods and results, and
provide a means for continued growth of military operations research and related
disciplines as applied to BMC2.
Discussion:
Information superiority is
at the heart of Joint Vision 2020 (JV 2020).
It builds upon and extends the
conceptual template established by Joint
Vision 2010 to guide the continuing transformation of America’s Armed
Forces. The key enablers of
information superiority are Command, Control Communications and Computers (C4)
and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR).
ISR deals with the sensors by which targets on the battlefield are
acquired and C4 is the means by which information is distributed and processed
by battle command nodes and the shooters. The
concept of BMC2 integrates the elements of C4 and ISR into actions which direct
and monitor the performance of forces on the battlefield.
Working
Group 6 is concerned with issues including but not limited to: (1) major
theaters of war (2) operations other than war (3) the infrastructure (4)
information architectures (5) analytical techniques and tools and (6) lessons
learned from current combat operations. In coming years BMC2 will undergo
profound changes driven by the rapid advance of information systems technology,
implementation of the Global Information Grid (GIG), and the evolution of
threats we face. Also of major interest for the future is analysis aimed at
investigating the relative contribution of BMC2 to force effectiveness.
Other
Working Groups: WG 6
conducts joint sessions with other composite group B Working groups. These
include WG 5 - The Operational Contribution of Space, WG 7 - ISR and
Intelligence Analysis, WG 8 - Information Operations/Information Warfare, WG 9 -
Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures, and WG 10 – Military Environmental
Factors.
