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Collection	Master of Military Art and Science Theses
Title	Blue and purple: optimizing the command and control of forward deployed Naval Special Warfare.
Author	Collins, James W.
Abstract	This study examines naval special warfare's roles, missions, and command structures from various periods in its evolution to determine a set of principles for effective and efficient command and control. The study examines selected case studies utilizing joint publication 3-05, Doctrine for Joint Special Operations, as the framework for analysis. The case studies examined include World War 2 and the formation of underwater demolition teams (UDT); the Korean War and UDT's initial raids ashore; Vietnam and the creation of SEALs; Operations Earnest Will, Just Cause and Desert Shield/Storm; and concludes with current theater special operations command (SOC) and fleet taskings. The analysis reveals two primary requirements for effective and efficient command and control of naval special warfare forces. The first requirement is a command and control structure that can coordinate and integrate with conventional and unconventional supporting assets. The second requirement is a formalized mechanism to ensure that employed forces are designed, organized, and integrated in support of the theater commander's operational or strategic objectives. The study concludes that past commanders most effectively exercised these principles by assigning in theater naval special warfare assets under the command and control of a single, forward deployed senior officer responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of assigned roles and missions.
Keyword	Naval special warfare; Missions; Command and control; Joint operations; World War, 1939- 1945; Military doctrine; Underwater demolition teams (UDT); Korean War, 1950- 1953; Raids; Vietnam; Sea-air-land teams; Operation Earnest Will; Operation Just Cause; Operation Desert Storm; Special operations Command; Commanders; Theater strategy; Joint special operations task forces
Series	Command and General Staff College (CGSC) MMAS thesis
Publisher	Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College,
Date, Original	1997-06-06
Date, Digital	2007
Resource Type	Textual
Format	PDF; Adobe Acrobat Reader required; 141 p.; 4.22 MB.
Call number	ADA 331532
Release statement	Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the student-authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency. (References to these studies should include the foregoing statement.)
Repository	Combined Arms Research Library
Library	Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Date created	2007-04-20

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