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for Enhancing Operational Capabilities Executive Summary ES.1
WHAT ARE NETWORK-CENTRIC NAVAL FORCES? ES.1.1 Network-Centric
Operations Defined This report responds to a request from the
Chief of Naval Operations to help the Navy “[realize] . . . the
full potential of network-centric warfare. . . .”1 The committee
received many briefings on the subject, none of which defined
“network-cen