In a broader sense, we've also learned the American way of war has undergone a remarkable evolution in terms of how we
command and control warfare, with respect to the speed and range with which we can deliver decisive effects, and, with respect to the global information dominance that enables our nation to see first, understand first, and act first.
According to LCDR Ron Merritt, a
command and control warfare officer at the FIWC (Norfolk, VA), the center's involvement in EW training traces its roots back to the old Fleet EW Support Group (FEWSG).
Since March 1993, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Memorandum of Policy Number 30 (MOP 30) has set forth definitions and relationships that have guided the joint community in its thinking about the related concepts of information warfare and
command and control warfare. As these seminal ideas have evolved, their definitions and relationships have changed as well.
In a broader sense, we've also learned that the American way of war has undergone a remarkable evolution in terms of how we
command and control warfare, with respect to the speed and range with which we can deliver decisive effects, and, with respect to the global information dominance that enables our nation to see first, understand first and act first.
Command and Control Warfare (|C.sup.2~W) is defined as "the integrated use of operations security (OPSEC), military deception, psychological operations (PSYOP), electronic warfare (EW) and physical destruction, mutually supported by intelligence, to deny information to, influence, degrade or destroy adversary |C.sup.2~ capabilities, while protecting friendly |C.sup.2~ capabilities against such actions....|C.sup.2~W is both offensive and defensive."