Networked forces in stability operations : : 101st Airborne Division, 3/2 and 1/25 Stryker brigades in northern Iraq / / Daniel Gonzales ... [et al.].

• Author: United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
• TeilnehmendeR: Gonzales, Daniel, 1956-; United States. Dept. of Defense.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-178).
• ISBN: 1281430234; 9786611430238
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Daniel Gonzales ... [et al.].

The Stryker brigade, one of the Army's newest units, has a full complement of Army digital networked communications and battle command systems. An important issue for the Department of Defense and the Army is whether these networking capabilities translate into an information advantage and, if so, whether that advantage results in greater mission effectiveness in stability operations. To answer those two questions, the authors compare three units that operated in the same area in Iraq's northern provinces between 2003 and 2005: the 101st Airborne Division (ABD) (which had only limited digital communications), the 3/2 Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT), and the 1/25 SBCT (both equipped with digital networks) and finds that leadership, training, and tactics and procedures are just as important as networking capabilities for improving mission effectiveness in stability operations.