21st-century challenges of command: a view from the field
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Authors
Simons, Anna
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2017
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Carlisle Barracks, PA; Naval War College Strategic Studies Institute
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Abstract
Among lessons said to have been learned over the past decade and a half is that the United States
should never again use force absent a coherent strategy. Yet, no matter how necessary a coherent
strategy is, it will prove insufficient unless the problem of too many competing hierarchies is
likewise addressed. A second complicating challenge for those in 21st-century command is churn:
churn of personnel, of units, and of responsibility. Without there being a commanding general, a
supreme commander, or some “one” individual placed in charge for the duration, decisive results
will remain elusive.
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Defense Analysis (DA)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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U.S. Army War College External Research Associates Program
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119 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.