Avoiding Friendly Fire Incidents Through Performance Assessment

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
John K. Hawley
Keyword(s):  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Iraq War ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Air Defense ◽  
Friendly Fire ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
And Control ◽  
And Training

FEATURE AT A GLANCE: During the combat operations phase of the Iraq War, Patriot air defense missile units were involved in two fratricide incidents. Patriot's unacceptable fratricide rate (18% of engagements) prompted the commanding general of the air defense center to request a human-performance-oriented assessment of the fratricide incidents to complement the official board of inquiry investigation. This article summarizes the results and recommendations from that assessment. Recommendations for solutions to the fratricide problem involved both command and control and training modifications. The article's primary focus is the 3-year follow-on effort to implement and evaluate selected aspects of the recommended fixes.

Automation and Supervisory Control: A Perspective on Human Performance, Training, and Performance Aiding

1993 ◽  
Vol 37 (18) ◽  
pp. 1211-1215 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Lockhart ◽  
Michael H. Strub ◽  
John K. Hawley ◽  
Lourdes A. Tapia
Keyword(s):  
Process Control ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Supervisory Control ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Air Defense ◽  
Us Army ◽  
And Control ◽  
And Training ◽  
New Look

This paper is based on results from an on-going effort sponsored by the US Army Research Institute (ARI) concerned with human performance and training issues in automated, near-real-time air defense command and control systems. Air defense command and control is the specific applications context, but the paper's implications extend to many contemporary process control settings. Topics that are addressed in the paper include: (1) human performance problems associated with automation, (2) a new look at human performance requirements in near-real-time process control, (3) and training and job performance support requirements for supervisory controllers. The “new look” portion describes a reasonable and evolving concept for human participation in automated processing, designated Rule-Based Supervisory Control. The paper is intended to introduce these topics to concept developers, system designers, and trainers dealing with automated process control technology.

The Special Corps of Railway Troops’ command and control staff training in the Moscow Military Railway School (1932–1941)

2021 ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
Denis S. Lapay
Keyword(s):  
Staff Training ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Red Army ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training

The study is devoted to the Moscow Military Railway School activities in the command and control staff qualifying for the Special Corps of Railway Troops during its existence from 1932 to 1941. The relevance of the research is due to the lack of the issues of construction and training studies of the Special Railway Corps military personnel and the little studied aspects of command and control staff training in the Moscow Military Railway School during the period of Russian historiography. Factor analysis of justification of Railway School foundation historical necessity is carried out. We reveal the main activities of the military authorities, management and teaching staff of the school to train specialists for the Railway troops of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. The experience of deploying the material and training base of the military school within a limited time frame is analyzed. The specificities of the school’s variable staffing system are also noted. The background for the school establishment discontinuing is analyzed, and the conclusion is drawn that this reorganization in March 1941 on the eve of the Great Patriotic War is unjustified, as well as the need to restore historical memory of the school.

Legibility Criteria in Design and Selection of Data Displays for Group Viewing

1979 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 411-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Shurtleff ◽  
W. Wuersch
Keyword(s):  
Human Performance ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
And Control ◽  
Display Systems ◽  
Selection Of

This study proposes a methodology and legibility criteria for use in the design and selection of group display systems for new and existing command and control facilities. The methodology and criteria are based upon objective human performance data derived from studies in which key display parameters were related to observers' ability to identify displayed data.

DYNAMIC CONTINGENCY PLANNING WITHIN A COMMAND AND CONTROL FRAMEWORK1

1995 ◽  
Vol 1995 (1) ◽  
pp. 651-655
Author(s):  
Jeff Simmerman
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Contingency Planning ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
Contingency Plan ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Response Organization ◽  
And Control ◽  
And Training

ABSTRACT In the development of the area contingency plan, the federal on-scene coordinator (FOSC) received a vast array of response expertise from the membership of each area committee. This expertise provided a wealth of response knowledge vital in contingency planning. Additionally, each agency in the area committee could be involved in the response command structure. These agencies, each with very different policies and procedures, offer a unique challenge to the FOSC in implementing that area contingency plan. Another challenge faced by the FOSC is ensuring that the operational expertise contained in the area contingency plan is available to each member of a diverse response organization, including personnel mobilized from agencies in areas outside the FOSC area of responsibility, who may be unfamiliar with both the contingency planning process and the command and control (C & C) structure they are augmenting. The solution to both these challenges lies in arranging the area contingency plan in a format outline directly representing the C & C response structure determined by the FOSC and the area committee. This paper discusses the steps in the Savannah Area Contingency Plan and the evolution of its format; the operational and training advantages of this format; and the potential for this format to incorporate improvements.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Emergency Fire Response to the Colorado 2012 Waldo Canyon and 2013 Black Forest Fires

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory S. Marzolf ◽  
Ronald M. Sega
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fire ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
Black Forest ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Key Events ◽  
And Control ◽  
And Training

Abstract This research hypothesizes that changes in command and control along with increased levels of trust and training led to a stronger response in Colorado’s 2013 Black Forest fire than that of the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire. Because the fires were categorized as the worst in the region’s history, and because they occurred in very close succession, in roughly the same area, involving many of the same responders, the fires provide valuable insights into how the response system adapted, or failed to adapt, to overcome key events under both scenarios. The study found that the ability to tailor command and control and supporting response structures to a particular event instead of using traditional rigid frameworks were instrumental to a more effective response. The study goes on to suggest that even though the Black Forest fire was met with an improved response, a systems approach is needed to better accommodate increasingly complex future events.

Shipboard Communications: Quantifying Operator Capabilities and Limitations

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (23) ◽  
pp. 1900-1904
Author(s):  
E. Bardine Debra ◽  
F. Wallace Daniel ◽  
Udo Goff ◽  
Christine Schlichting
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Navy ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
Command And Control ◽  
The United States ◽  
Breaking Point ◽  
Voice Communications ◽  
Audio Channel ◽  
Subject Experiment ◽  
And Control

As the United States Navy moves towards a reduction in manning aboard future ships, the number and complexity of tasks the warfighter must perform remains high. One responsibility of the warfighter that is very taxing on his/her audio channel is the handling of voice communications. To determine the “breaking point” in handling these voice communications, researchers used a fully developed scenario to test the capabilities and limitations of typical Navy watchstanders when subjected to a varying number of active communications circuits. Metrics such as accuracy and latency of response were used to measure human performance. In addition, a between-subject experiment was used to determine whether or not a simulated speech-to-text tool would help to improve warfighter performance on a communications task, while not degrading performance on a primary, tactical task. The experiment was performed in the Integrated Command Environment (ICE) lab at NAVSEA Dahlgren, a testbed for future command and control concepts and a vehicle to solicit valuable feedback from members of the fleet.

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