Command and Control Warfare. Putting Another Tool in the War-Fighter's Data Base

Command and control warfare (C2W) is the military strategy that implements information warfare (IW) on the battlefield. Its objective is to attack the command and control (C2) decision-making capabilities of an adversary while protecting friendly C2. C2W's focus is, sealing the eyes and ears of the enemy commander. It does this by disrupting and dominating the flow of information between the enemy's combat forces and their associated decision- making command elements. Ideally, through information dominance, friendly commanders will be able to work inside the enemy commander's decision-making cycle forcing him to be reactive and thus cede the initiative and advantage to friendly forces. In any conflict, from large scale transregional to small scale, localized counter-insurgency, a joint or coalition team drawn together from the capabilities of each service and orchestrated by the joint force or theater- level commander will execute the responses of the United States armed forces. Units should perform their specific roles in accordance with the doctrine and policies provided in joint publications. The training and execution of a unit's response and a commander's C2W actions should be based on doctrine, policies, and terminology provided in joint publications.