Thinking Effects : Effects-Based Methodology for Joint Operations

By Edward C. Mann III; Gary Endersby; Thomas R. Searle

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Title:	Thinking Effects : Effects-Based Methodology for Joint Operations
Author:	Edward C. Mann III; Gary Endersby; Thomas R. Searle
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Military Science, Military
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago C. Mann Ii, B. E., Endersby, G., & Searle, T. R. (n.d.). Thinking Effects : Effects-Based Methodology for Joint Operations. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
In Thinking Effects: Effects-Based Methodology for Joint Operations, the authors propose that military actions should be employed through effects-based operations (EBO). Submitting that this methodology is extremely promising, they recognize two major areas of challenge. First, is modifying both service and joint doctrine to fully articulate what can be accomplished with EBO. Second, there are major issues in the area of command and control (C2). Effective C2 for EBO depends on how intelligence analysis and combat assessment not only are performed but also integrated into the planning process.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 TIME FOR A NEW PARADIGM? . . . . . . . . . . . .4 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON EFFECTS . . . 17 CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR EFFECTS . . . . . . . 29 A GENERAL THEORY OF JOINT EFFECTS BASED OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 AN IDEALIZED JOINT EBO PROCESS . . . . . . .55 WHAT ARE THE MAJOR CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING THE EBO METHODOLOGY?. . .77 CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95