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Information Dominance in a Denied Environment Reflections from USS BONHOMME RICHARD LHD 6. Captain John Funk 6 April 2011. Career HSL pilot Command HSL-44, Aug 2001-Dec 2002 USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) WESTPAC 2007 (Arabian Gulf)
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Information Dominance in a Denied EnvironmentReflections from USS BONHOMME RICHARDLHD 6 Captain John Funk 6 April 2011
Career HSL pilot • Command HSL-44, Aug 2001-Dec 2002 • USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) • WESTPAC 2007 (Arabian Gulf) • WESTPAC 2009-10 (Gulf of Aden) • RIMPAC 2008 / 2010 Operational Background
Command and Control • Intelligence • Tactical situation • Data accuracy • Data processing • Decision making • Speed of information flow • Dynamic and changing environment • Reach back…Reach out Challenges of the Denied Environment Operating in a Denied Environment: Not if, but when
Command and Control • Intelligence • Tactical situation • Data accuracy • Data processing • Decision making • Speed of information flow • Dynamic and changing environment • Reach back…Reach out Challenges of the Denied Environment Operating in a Denied Environment: Not if, but when
Operating in the denied environment is the • expectation • What happens when the information flow stops? • Practice your offense • Networks & comms • Train, maintain, sustain • Warfighter • Plan, Prepare • Train, Practice • Empower decision makers Tools for the Warfighter
The systems • Reliable, redundant, interoperable • Train, maintain, sustain • The Fleet • Train to operate in a denied environment • Network discipline • Treat like a combat system • Configuration management • Upkeep, update, PMS • Information dominance certification • Insatiable demand Challenges