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Wargaming and Its Uses
November 1, 1984
This paper defines wargaming and briefly discusses its major characteristics and uses in exploring defense issues. It describes the different levels of wargame play and how wargames may be most appropriately employed. It concludes by comparing wargaming to systems and campaign analysis, showing how, despite some similarities of form, campaign analysis and wargaming are distinctly different approaches to addressing defense problems.
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COMMAND AND CONTROL ROLES AND STAFF FUNCTIONS OF MAJOR AMPHIBIOUS FORCE/GROUP COMMANDERS
June 1, 1974
A general concept of large scale amphibious assault operations is described in this research contribution. The command and control roles of major amphibious commanders and the operational tasks common to all amphibious operations are identified. The report determines the functions of the major staffs and groups them operationally into a set of vital functions which are described in detail. Supplements the OEG Amphibious Force Flagship (AGC) Study, OEG Study 720.
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AMPHIBIOUS STAFF FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS
June 1, 1974
Tasks and staff functions of the Commander Amphibious Task Force (CATF) and Commander Landing Force (CLF) are described in the report. Staff functional relationships are described in terms of sets and subsets of activities. A method is presented for determining the most typical activity pattern of a staff in response to external events. The method is applied to a sample of 52 hypothetical events to suggest optimal ways of staff partitioning.
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