Mission Command is essentially Swarm Intelligence. On the surface, this might appear to be a new way to look at Mission Command, but it’s not. We have made the idea of Mission Command so confusing ...

Last summer the Army made a big move toward forging a common operating picture when the Program Executive Office folded Project Manager Joint Battle Command-Platform into Project Manager Mission ...

Disruptive technologies drive doctrinal and operational changes for modern militaries. Particularly in the last 120 years, industrial and technological advancements have revolutionized warfare. In the ...

There's a fundamental rule on the battlefield: To command effectively, you must be able to communicate. The Army continues its push to modernize mission command capabilities and embrace rapidly ...

A new system being installed at U.S. Army posts enhances the ability of commanders in garrison to lead forces deployed potentially thousands of miles away. It provides seamless communication for ...

Leaders trust, develop the people around them, and think strategically. Managers administer, rely on control, and focus on the nearer term. When renowned management professor John Kotter made these ...

Tanks rumbled through Sadr City’s narrow alleys like unleashed lions in a crowded arena, each turret ready to strike at ...

The U.S. Army has selected Systematic to provide the service with a new command and control, and battle-management system designed to direct digital information across handheld, mounted and command ...

With the resurgence of Russia and China in the maritime environment and a renewed era of what Naval Surface Forces commander Vice Adm. Richard Brown calls "Great Power competition," the Navy must ...

Mission Station police officers sent out department-wide emails on Friday and again on Saturday, soliciting their colleagues to work overtime hours out of the RV-sized mobile command unit parked at ...