Cognitive Readiness in Network-Centric Operations

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ID20139760
AuthorsNancy J Wesensten (corresponding author), Gregory Belenky (0000-0003-3611-9073), Thomas J Balkin (0000-0002-4177-7719)
Year2005
Volume35
Issue1
Publication date2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723
PublisherUnited States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.55540/0031-1723.2247
OpenAlexW246036259
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited3

Arthur Cebrowski and John Garstka de- scribed network-centric warfare as the "next revolution in military affairs," 3 comparable in magnitude to the revolution triggered by mass conscription during the Napoleonic era. The term network-centric operations refers to military operations enabled by networking the military force. Networking has multiple meanings, but in the network-centric context it means computer networkbased provision of an integrated picture of the battlefield, available in detail to all levels of command and control down to the individual soldier. The latter is achieved through command post, vehicle, and helmet-or head-mounted displays, and individual soldier computers, all linked by radio-frequency networks. As stated in a 2001 Defense Department report to Congress, "Network-Centric Warfare is to warfare what e-business is to business." 5 E-business applications may have come first, but as indicated in the introductory quote from S. L. A. Marshall, "battle is the freest of all free enterprises," making battle and network-centric organization a natural fit

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