The nexus of simulation with command and control: what each community can offer the other

Summary form only given, as follows. Along with the expansion of core simulation technology over the past few years there has also been an expansion in both the number of people in nonsimulation-oriented communities that are "simulation-aware" and the ability of the this technology to support new fields of endeavor beyond the well-recognized ones of training and requirements analysis. During this same period, the command-and-control world has been exploring ways to address functionality requirements - such as automated decision support-for their next-generation systems. The situation we are in now is that both communities have people, technology and innovation that can be shared with the other. Unfortunately, the cultural phenomenon of organizational stovepiping, combined with the fact that-especially within the command and control world-the operational requirements are not well-understood, has made it difficult to merge the simulation and command-and-control communities. This paper addresses how each community could help the other achieve their respective next-generation operational goals with the hope of starting a common dialog that will allow the cross-fertilization of ideas.