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Changing change while it changes: The rise of disruptive military thinking (Part 3 of 3)

December 7, 2018December 18, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Adaptation, civilian design, complexity, critical thinking, decision making, decisions, Design, domain, human-centric design, IBM, industrial design, innovation, Israel, methodology, military design, military education, military philosophy, planning, swarm theory, systemic operational design (SOD)

Militaries need to introduce design education as early as possible; cadets and privates need to experience design.

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Changing change while it changes: The rise of disruptive military thinking (Part 2 of 3)

December 5, 2018December 16, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Adaptation, Brigadier General Shimon Naveh, civilian design, complexity, critical thinking, decision making, decisions, Design, human-centric design, IBM, innovation, Israeli Defense Force (IDF), methodology, military design, military philosophy, Operation Defensive Shield, planning, systemic operational design (SOD)

Military design is about constantly changing, transforming, challenging, and disrupting.

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OTH, multi-domain operations, emerging security environment

Changing change while it changes: The rise of disruptive military thinking (Part 1 of 3)

December 3, 2018December 16, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment Big Data, center of gravity, complexity, critical thinking, decision making, decisions, Design, digital age, garden weeding, innovation, Key Words: IBM, methodology, military design, military philosophy, operational environment, planning

Many of the seemingly successful mechanical planning processes of the last two centuries are now holding us back

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Modernizing C2 of ISR – Part 2: Breaking ISR’s Industrial Age Chains

November 23, 2018December 9, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments aerospace, air and space operations center, air component, air force, airpower, AOC, C2, CAOC, CFACC, Claire Chennault, CMA, collection management authority, collection operations management, collection requirements management, COM, combat cloud, command and control, CRM, data analytics, decision making, Desert Storm, F-22, F-35, Hap Arnold, IC21, indivisibility of ISR, Information Age, intelligence, Intelligence Community in the 21st Century, ISR, ISR Tactical Controller, ITC, Joint Force, multi-domain C2, Norman Schwarzkopf, OODA Loop, OTH, over the horizon, professionalization, reconnaissance, sensor, sensor-shooter, surveillance, Thomas DeWitt Milling, United States Air Force, usaf

Theater-level ISR C2 must be modernized to ensure the Joint Force is prepared for a complex future and can achieve multi-domain success.

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OTH, multi-domain operations, emerging security environment

Multi Domain Operations

Command & Control of Tomorrow’s War: Why Decisive Mission Commanders are Key to Multi-Domain Operations

October 1, 2018October 21, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments abm, air force, command, decision making, Leadership, MDC2, OIR, tac c2

As tactical-level warfare evolves, the emerging security environment will likely drive a level of chaos and friction that has not happened in recent conflicts. To effectively execute MDO in a contested environment, preparing Mission Commanders to act decisively will be essential.

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OTH, multi-domain operations, emerging security environment

Avoiding the Early Bird– Innovation in the US Air Force

July 11, 2018July 19, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments acquisitions, AFWERX, air force, decision making, innovation, Policy

“The early bird gets the worm. The early worm… gets eaten” – Norm Augustine With support from the highest levels

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OTH, multi-domain operations, emerging security environment

OTH Video: Interview with Lt Gen Jeff “Cobra” Harrigian

June 20, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 0 Comments AFCENT, Afghanistan, air component, Authorities, c4isr, CAOC, CENTCOM, CJTF_OIR, command and control, Data Fusion, decision making, Distributed Operations, Future AOC, innovation, Integration, Open Architecture, People, Shared Understanding, Tags: Multi Domain Operations, Tool Optimization, trust

At the end of the day it’s about killing and surviving. To do that, we’ve got to go faster and think beyond just air, space, and cyber.

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Lt Gen Deptula Remarks – OTH Speaker Series – Aerospace Power in an Age of Uncertainty

February 28, 2018September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment ACSC, aerospace, air and space operations center, Air Command and Staff College, air component, air force, Air University, Air War College, airpower, AOC, army, AU, AWC, C2, CAOC, CFACC, combat cloud, command and control, cyber, data analytics, David Deptula, decision making, Deptula, effects based operations, F-22, F-35, Goldfein, goldwaters-nichols, Gulf War, indivisibility of ISR, information, Information Age, intelligence, ISR, Joint Force, Marines, multi-domain C2, nation security, navy, nuclear forces, OODA Loop, OTH, over the horizon, reconnaissance, sensor, sensor-shooter, space, surveillance, United States Air Force, usaf

Retired Lt Gen David Deptula shares his thoughts on the future of warfare-in particular, aerospace power in an age of uncertainty.

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FIFTH GENERATION WARFARE: EMERGING NAVAL COMBAT CLOUDS

December 7, 2017December 21, 2017 Over The Horizon 0 Comments Algorithmic Warfare, C2, combat cloud, Command & Control, Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), decision making, Deptula, Fifth Generation, fusion warfare, future war, Layton, Maritime, Naval Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air (NIFC-CA), navy, strategy, technology, Warfare

Peter Layton explores how future warfighting concepts and network/combat cloud design are now interdependent – with the actual platform design of more secondary importance. He notes how, in moving to a fifth-generation force, networks and combat clouds are the fundamental building blocks and we need to get them right.

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Interview with Lt Gen (Ret.) David Deptula: Part 3

November 3, 2017September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment aerospace, air and space operations center, air component, air force, airpower, AOC, C2, CAOC, CFACC, combat cloud, command and control, data analytics, David Deptula, decision making, Deptula, F-22, F-35, Goldfein, Goldwater, goldwaters-nichols, indivisibility of ISR, Information Age, intelligence, ISR, Joint Force, Martin, Mitchell Institute, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Moseley, multi-domain C2, Nichols, O'Shaughnessy, OODA Loop, OTH, over the horizon, reconnaissance, sensor, sensor-shooter, surveillance, United States Air Force, usaf

In an interview, Lt Gen David Deptula (Ret) shares his perspective on current and future challenges for USAF leaders and joint operations.

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Interview with Lt Gen (Ret.) David Deptula: Part 2

November 1, 2017September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 1 Comment aerospace, air and space operations center, air component, air force, airpower, AOC, C2, CAOC, CFACC, combat cloud, command and control, data analytics, David Deptula, decision making, Deptula, F-22, F-35, Goldfein, Goldwater, goldwaters-nichols, indivisibility of ISR, Information Age, intelligence, ISR, Joint Force, Martin, Mitchell Institute, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Mosely, multi-domain C2, Nichols, O'Shaughnessy, OODA Loop, OTH, over the horizon, reconnaissance, sensor, sensor-shooter, surveillance, United States Air Force, usaf

Lt Gen David Deptula (Ret) shares his perspective on the Combat Cloud, ISR, and the need for airmen to serve as joint warfighting commanders.

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OTH Interview of Lt Gen David Deptula, USAF (Ret): Part 1

October 18, 2017September 17, 2018 Over The Horizon 4 Comments aerospace, air and space operations center, air component, air force, airpower, AOC, C2, CAOC, CFACC, combat cloud, command and control, data analytics, David Deptula, decision making, Deptula, F-22, F-35, Goldfein, Goldwaters, goldwaters-nichols, indivisibility of ISR, Information Age, intelligence, ISR, Joint Force, multi-domain C2, Nichols, OODA Loop, OTH, over the horizon, reconnaissance, sensor, sensor-shooter, surveillance, United States Air Force, usaf

In an interview, Lt Gen David Deptula (Ret) shares his perspective on current and future challenges for the USAF leaders and the Joint Force.

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Drop Zone: OTH Interview with Lt Gen David Deptula, USAF (Ret.)

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Over The Horizon 1 Comment aerospace, air and space operations center, air component, air force, airpower, AOC, C2, CAOC, CFACC, combat cloud, command and control, data analytics, David Deptula, decision making, Deptula, F-22, F-35, Goldfein, Goldwater-Nichols, indivisibility of ISR, Information Age, intelligence, ISR, Joint Force, multi-domain C2, OODA Loop, OTH, over the horizon, reconnaissance, sensor, sensor-shooter, surveillance, United States Air Force, usaf

In a candid interview, retired Lt Gen David Deptula, shares his perspective on current and future challenges for USAF leaders and the Joint Force.

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Combat Cloud: A High Tech Solution to a Low Tech Problem

May 24, 2017June 9, 2017 Over The Horizon 0 Comments combat cloud, decision making, information collection, ISR, Military Decision Cycle

Building a common operating picture from data stored in a cloud environment and creating the illusion of the availability of perfect information creates three large risks: joint forces become more vulnerable to Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) attacks and reflexive control strategies; command, control, and execution become increasingly centralized; and an information-denied environment causes decision paralysis.
By Katrina Schweiker

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DROP ZONE: Decision Making

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017 Over The Horizon 0 Comments air power, army, decision making, drop zone, dz, ISR, Military Decision Cycle

Innovation continues the quest to provide more perfect information and decrease the risk of making an incorrect decision.

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