Research for Communications

Since May 1994, a research study team at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) has been providing the U.S. Naval Doctrine Command (NDC) with analysis on Multinational Maritime Operations (MMOPS) and Operations Other Than War (OOTW). One of the several MMOPS efforts, conducted from February to June 1995, analytically supported an NDC effort designed to provide documents for eventual release universally to maritime forces of any nation that can be expected to work with the U.S. Navy in the future. This briefing is divided into two sections. The first covers NDC's publication development program. It provides background for the second section on CNA's analytical support.

At the request of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command (COMUSNAVCENT), the Center for Naval Analyses conducted a reconstruction of selected events involving Naval forces during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. This volume of the Desert Storm Reconstruction Report documents observations derived from the reconstruction of selected portions of the Navy's Command, Control, and Communications and Space and Electronic Warfare (C3/SEW) efforts. Within the time limits imposed, the C3/SEW team focused on the following areas of concern: command structure, control and decision-making; communications connectivity and capacities; airborne electronic warfare; surface electronic warfare; operational deception; reconnaissance; space systems support; and contribution of the TRAP broadcast.

Results of the transmitter site manpower planning, electronics maintenance division manpower planning, receiver site manpower planning and the Fleet Center manpower planning are presented. The work systematically relates manpower requirements at each naval communications station to the communications services it provides.