Commanders Critical Information Requirements - Operational Level - Focus Paper #1 - July 2007

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Preface

This paper1 discusses the challenges of developing CCIRs to support operational level commanders’ understanding and decision making in today’s complex operational environment. The Joint Warfighting Center’s joint training group and joint doctrine group are afforded the unique opportunity to visit and support commanders and staffs of joint headquarters worldwide as they prepare for, plan, and conduct operations. We gain insights into their challenges and their derived solutions as they support our national interests. We analyze and compare practices amongst the different headquarters, reflect on the various challenges, techniques and procedures, and draw out and refine what we term “best practices,” which inform and shape joint doctrine.

We want to get your thoughts on this subject area. Please pass on your comments, insights, and best practices so that we may share them throughout the community. We have developed an interactive web page for this on Joint Knowledge Online at http://jko.jfcom.mil (Go to joint training group under the joint communities of interest heading). An alternative is contacting the POC at the Joint Training Group (JTG) for insights and best practices, Mike Findlay at (757) 203-5939 or email at JWFC.best.practices@jfcom.mil.