COMMENTARY
Transformational technologies that link and connect between platforms, intelligence and missions will play a key role in making resilience possible by shortening the OODA loop decision cycles that shape the tactical, strategic and acquisition landscapes. And just like Waze, this will allow the U.S. military to always keep moving, to never be stopped, to adjust and become unstoppable.
For more information on the C5ISR Center and its mission, go to
https://c5isr.ccdc.army.mil/.
RICHARD A. NABORS, D.M., is the principal deputy director of the Combat Capabilities Development Command C5ISR Center’s Research and Technology Integration Directorate. He holds a doctor of management degree from the University of Phoenix, an M.S. in management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a B.A. in history from Old Dominion University. He is Level I certified in program management.
JACQUELINE A. RANDALL is a DOD contractor with AnaVation LLC supporting the C5ISR Research and Technology Integration (RTI) Directorate. She holds a B.A. in psychology from Siena College. She is a certified associate in project management.
NATHAN BURKHOLDER is a strategic analyst for KITEWIRE Inc. who supports C5ISR RTI. He holds a B.S. in engineering from Messiah College.
Orientation How to move away from feeling lost to being authori- tative? Whether it's knowing how much ammunition, water or fuel you have left or knowing about long-term portfolio investments, orientation is all about figuring out and characterizing your current state and under- standing how all the pieces fit together in a structured framework. For example, recently many within the Pentagon have seen the value in moving away from platform-focused investments and strategic planning towards an integrated portfolio approach.
Climate It's been said, “No plan survives first contact with the enemy.” How to move from surprised to being prepared? A changing climate affects acquisition, strat- egy and execution. The ability to identify and react to the barriers, boosters and barometers affecting your
FIGURE 3: DOMINANT OODA LOOP
BOOSTERS BARRIERS CLIMATE FROM SURPRISED TO PREPARED POSITION PROJECTS ORIENTATION
FROM LOST TO AUTHORITATIVE
PORTFOLIOS PROGRESS METRICS
UNSTOPPABLE PLANS
DISTANCE FOCUS MISSION DESTINATION
FROM AIMLESS TO RESULTS-BASED
MILESTONES BAROMETERS
plan allows you to not only survive first contact but to remain dominant over time.
Destination How to move from aimless to results-based? If you don’t know your mission, milestones and metrics you can’t have an unstoppable plan. Recent publications such as Christian Brose’s “The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare” point out how the emergence of new technologies and the grow- ing military threat posed by rivals, such as China, have placed America at grave risk of losing a future war. Without a holistic destination in mind, investments and military planning become aimless and chaotic. By mapping the missions, metric and milestone decisions become results-based rather than personality-based, and greater opportunities can emerge. See Figure 3.
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