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Executable Architectures And Their Application To A Geographically Distributed Air Operations Center, Robert J. Beal, Jeremy P. Hendrix, Garth P. Mcmurray, William C. Stewart

Theses and Dissertations

Integrated Architectures and Network Centric Warfare represent two central concepts in the Department of Defense's (DoD) on-going transformation. The true power of integrated architectures is brought to bear when they are combined with simulation to move beyond a static representation and create an executable architecture. This architecture can then be used to experiment with system configurations and parameter values to guide employment decisions. The process of developing and utilizing an executable architecture will be employed to assess an Air Operations Center (AOC). This thesis applies and expands upon the methodology of Dr. Alexander Levis, former Chief Scientist of the Air …