Rapid Response Command and Control (R2C2): a systems engineering analysis of scaleable communications for Regional Combatant Commanders
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Authors
Sullivan, Lisa
Cannon, Lennard
Reyes, Ronel
Bae, Kitan
Colgary, James
Minerowicz, Nick
Leong, Chris
Lim, Harry
Lim, Hang Sheng
Ng, Chin Chin
Subjects
systems engineering
rapid communications
wireless technology
satellite communications
Combatant Commanders
humanitarian assistance
disaster relief
civil unrest
requirements
functional analysis
modeling
analytic hierarchy process (AHP)
rapid communications
wireless technology
satellite communications
Combatant Commanders
humanitarian assistance
disaster relief
civil unrest
requirements
functional analysis
modeling
analytic hierarchy process (AHP)
Advisors
Osmundson, John
Date of Issue
2006-06
Date
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Disaster relief operations, such as the 2005 Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, and wartime operations, such as Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, have identified the need for a standardized command and control system interoperable among Joint, Coalition, and Interagency entities. The Systems Engineering Analysis Cohort 9 (SEA-9) Rapid Response Command and Control (R2C2) integrated project team completed a systems engineering (SE) process to address the military’s command and control capability gap. During the process, the R2C2 team conducted mission analysis, generated requirements, developed and modeled architectures, and analyzed and compared current operational systems versus the team’s R2C2 system. The R2C2 system provided a reachback capability to the Regional Combatant Commander’s (RCC) headquarters, a local communications network for situational assessments, and Internet access for civilian counterparts participating in Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief operations. Because the team designed the R2C2 system to be modular, analysis concluded that the R2C2 system was the preferred method to provide the RCC with the required flexibility and scalability to deliver a rapidly deployable command and control capability to perform the range of military operations.
Type
Thesis
Description
Includes supplementary material
Department
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-97-06-002