The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned forces in the accomplishment of the mission. Command and control functions are performed through an arrangement of personnel, equipment, communications, facilities, and procedures employed by a commander in planning, coordinating, and controlling forces and operations in the accomplishment of the mission. [JP1-02]

The facilities, equipment, communications, procedures, and personnel essential to a commander for planning, directing, and controlling operations of assigned forces pursuant to the missions assigned. [JP 1-02]

The integrated use of operations security (OPSEC), military deception, psychological operations (PSYOP), electronic warfare (EW), and physical destruction, mutually supported by intelligence, to deny information to, influence, degrade, or destroy adversary command and control capabilities, while protecting friendly command and control capabilities against such actions.
Note: Command and control warfare applies across the operational continuum and all levels of conflict.… (Read More →)

In data transmission, a frame, containing a command, transmitted by a primary station.

1. The form or point of interface, usually indicated by a command prompt, on some operating systems in which a command is entered. [Bahorsky]
2. Describing a system that uses a command-line interface. [Bahorsky]

A list of all the different commands that may be given to a computer or communications system by an operator.
Note: Commands on a command menu may be selected by the operator by (a) using an electromechanical pointer, such as a light pen, (b) touching the display screen with a finger, (c) speaking to a voice-recognition system, or (d) positioning… (Read More →)

A communications network which connects an echelon of command with some or all of its subordinate echelons for the purpose of command and control. [JP 1-02]

A protocol data unit (PDU) transmitted by a logical link control (LLC) sublayer in which the PDU command/response (C/R) bit is equal to "0".

The capabilities required by commanders to exercise command and control of their forces. [JCS Pub 18, Operations Security, Dec.198
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1. Integrated systems of doctrine, procedures, organizational structures, personnel, equipment, facilities, and communications designed to support a commander's exercise of command and control, through all phases of the operational continuum. [JP1]
2. Integrated systems of doctrine, procedures, organizational structures, personnel, equipment, facilities, and communications designed to support a commander's exercise of command and control, across the range of military operations.… (Read More →)