An element of the Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) is undergoing developmental testing at U.S. Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA), Camp Pendleton, California.

In 1995, Lt. Gen. Albert J. Edmonds, USAF, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) director, called me asking for help. At that time I was the director of command and control systems (J-6) for ...

The Army is treating 2026 as a make-or-break year for its Next Generation Command and Control system, a software driven ...

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll looks at Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) equipment during a visit to Project Convergence - Capstone 5 at Fort Irwin, Calif., in March 2025. (Pfc. Janean Carr/U.S ...

Image Courtesy of Absen (Suzhou Public Security Rail Emergency Command Center, China) In today’s rapidly evolving world, the resilience and reliability of command and control centers are critical.

The U.S. Army doesn’t have a data problem. But it does have a “data-in-the-right-place-in-a-usable-format” problem. And that matters for decision-making in future war. Think about all the places we ...

Gone are the days of command centers being reliant solely on radios and static maps. Today, AV technology transforms these spaces with dynamic data visualization, seamless communication interfaces and ...

Fireground command dates back decades, and the different styles are too many to list in this article. However, all fireground commanders should understand the incident command system (ICS) and the ...

Tinna Jackson is the founder and principal of Jackson Consulting Group, with decades of experience building and leading effective teams. A command-and-control structure is a traditional organizational ...