The position of a new platoon asset, the Robotics NCO (RNCO), is introduced in the Objective Force Operational and Organizational (O&O) Plan (Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab, 2003). The RNCO is expected to assist the Platoon Leader in employing unmanned systems, to be a subject matter expert in platoon robotics systems, and to coordinate unmanned assets in support of reconnaissance and surveillance tasks (Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab, ...
The 21st Century Military is shifting its focus from traditional combat operations to stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations (Department of Defense Directive, 2005). US policy on SSTR operations requires full interoperability among representatives across US Departments and Agencies, foreign governments and security forces, international organizations, US and foreign non-governmental organizations, and members of the private sector. This shift in focus has drawn attention to the idea that one ...
In response to technological advances, Network Centric Warfare (NCW) emerged as a theory to leverage the technology available in today's world. Advocates of NCW claim that technology will improve information sharing by "&robustly networking a force", thereby improving mission effectiveness. This study proposes a methodology with which to test the first tenet of NCW: a robustly networked force improves information sharing. Lessons learned from Human Systems Integration (HSI) demonstrate that ...
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