In Pursuit of 21st Century Distributed Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations

<p>Many DoD often reasonably conclude that the Air Force's distributed ISR architecture of Predator and Global Hawk Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) intelligence centers seamlessly operate as a collective team perhaps akin to a crew on an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) or E-8C Joint Surveillance Attack Radar System (JSTARS). Unfortunately this is not the case. What is seldom understood is that crew members of RPA front and DCGS back-end components do not operate as an integrated crew. They do not plan debrief or discuss the mission together. In fact the members rarely know one another. Though a cyber network links these nodes a framework to optimize their employment does not exist. Framework limitations include a comprehensive Air Force-level direction to integrate operations a lack of mechanisms to build a virtual crew between the elements a dearth of operational doctrine and procedures and the absence of inter-nodal training. Developing an AF-level Program Action Directive to improve MAJCOM-level coordination in acquisition procedures training and funding will improve coordination between all distributed ISR nodes as well as overall mission effectiveness.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>