Information Dominance in a Denied Environment Reflections from USS BONHOMME RICHARD LHD 6 Captain John Funk 6 April 2011 Operational Background Career HSL pilot Command HSL-44, Aug 2001-Dec 2002 USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) WESTPAC 2007 (Arabian Gulf) WESTPAC (Gulf of Aden) RIMPAC 2008 / 2010 Challenges of the Denied Environment Command and Control Intelligence Tactical situation Data accuracy Data processing Decision making Speed of information flow Dynamic and changing environment Reach backReach out Operating in a Denied Environment: Not if, but when Challenges of the Denied Environment Command and Control Intelligence Tactical situation Data accuracy Data processing Decision making Speed of information flow Dynamic and changing environment Reach backReach out Operating in a Denied Environment: Not if, but when Tools for the Warfighter Operating in the denied environment is the expectation What happens when the information flow stops? Practice your offense Networks & comms Train, maintain, sustain Warfighter Plan, Prepare Train, Practice Empower decision makers Challenges The systems Reliable, redundant, interoperable Train, maintain, sustain The Fleet Train to operate in a denied environment Network discipline Treat like a combat system Configuration management Upkeep, update, PMS Information dominance certification Insatiable demand