Joint Military Utility Assessment for the CINC 21 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration

The Commander in Chief 21st Century (CINC 21) is an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) that was designed to improve command and control and decision- making through network-centric, knowledge-enabled staff functions. CINC 21's goal is to improve command and control of forces by exploiting advanced visualization techniques and decision support systems (e.g., presentations, cueing, triggers, alerts), collaboration capabilities, and knowledge and enterprise management technologies. CINC 21 used information technology to reduce dependence on centralized, single-crisis command centers in favor of decentralized, rapidly configured coalition and interagency enclaves. To evaluate the technologies developed as part of the CINC 21 ACTD, a Joint Military Utility Assessment (JMUA) was planned and executed. The purpose of the JMUA was to determine how well the CINC 21 products met warfighter requirements.
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