COMPUTER-MEDIATED GROUP PROCESSES IN DISTRIBUTED COMMAND AND CONTROL

Abstract

These studies investigate the effects of computer-mediated communications on distributed Command and Control (C2). The military C2 system presently is distributed functionally and geographically and will be distributed even more in the future. This distribution will enhance increased survivability and will increase the breadth of command and control. To support collaboration of distributed remote command staffs, computer- mediated communications may be needed to share information, provide supervision, coordinate objectives, perform analyses, and provide recommendations and decisions.