command and control

command and control
The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. Command and control functions are performed through an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures employed by a commander in planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the mission. Also called C2.

Military dictionary. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • command and control — comˌmand and conˈtrol noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES a style of management in which only one person or a small group take all the important decisions and tell people what to do: • The traditional approach to organizing a company relies on… …   Financial and business terms

  • Command and control — This article is about command and control in the military. For command and control in the context of civilian organizations, see Command and control (management). Warfare Military history Eras …   Wikipedia

  • Command and control (military) — Command and control can be defined as the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. [5 2, FM 3 0] Command and control functions are performed… …   Wikipedia

  • Command and control warfare — encompasses all the military tactics that use communications technology. It can be abbreviated as (C 2 W). An older name for these tactics is signals warfare, derived from the name given to communications by the military. The following techniques …   Wikipedia

  • Command-and-Control-Systeme — (oft auch als C2I: Command, Control and Intelligence bezeichnet) bezeichnen militärische Führungssysteme. Beispiele sind etwa das fliegende Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Kategorien: Militärische Informations und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Command and Control Research Program — For other uses, see CCRP (disambiguation). The Command and Control Research Program (CCRP) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (NII) focuses upon (1) improving both the state of the art and the state of the practice of command …   Wikipedia

  • Command and Control Research Program (CCRP) — [http://www.dodccrp.org The Command and Control Research Program (CCRP)] within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (NII) focuses upon (1) improving both the state of the art and the state of the practice of command and control (C2)… …   Wikipedia

  • Command and control (government) — In politics, command and control refers more generally to the maintenance of authority with somewhat more distributed decision making. In these civilian contexts, the term command is unfashionable but the meaning is the same.Some management… …   Wikipedia

  • Command and control (management) — In management, command and control refers more generally to the maintenance of authority with somewhat more distributed decision making. In these civilian contexts, the term command is unfashionable but the meaning is the same. Some management… …   Wikipedia

  • command and control warfare — The integrated use of operations security, military deception, psychological operations, electronic warfare, and physical destruction, mutually supported by intelligence, to deny information to, influence, degrade, or destroy adversary command… …   Military dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”