The authority granted to a commander or individual assigned responsibility for coordinating specific functions or activities involving forces of two or more countries or commands, or two or more services or two or more forces of the same service.

In sum, since technology and war operate on a logic that is not only different but actually opposed, the conceptual framework that is useful, even vital, for dealing with the one should not be allowed to interfere with the other. In an age when military budgets, military attitudes, and what passes for military thought often seem centered on technological considerations and even obsessed by them, this distinction is of vital importance. In the words of a famous Hebrew proverb: "The deed accomplishes,...

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Page 208 ... necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned. Tactical control is inherent in operational control. Tactical control may be delegated to, and exercised at any level at or below the level of combatant command. Appears in 30 books from 1963-2007

Page 223 Logistics we will achieve the fusion of information, logistics, and transportation technologies to provide rapid crisis response, to track and shift assets even while enroute, and to deliver tailored logistics packages and sustainment directly at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of operations. Appears in 31 books from 1962-2007

Page 18 In a tale of war the reader's mind is filled with the fighting. The battle — with its vivid scenes, its moving incidents, its plain and tremendous results — excites imagination and commands attention. The eye is fixed on the fighting brigades as they move amid the smoke; on the swarming figures of the enemy; on the General, serene and determined, mounted in the middle of his Staff. The long trailing line of communications is unnoticed. The fierce glory that plays on red, triumphant bayonets dazzles... Appears in 13 books from 1950-2007

Page 208 Operational control may be delegated and is the authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission. Appears in 23 books from 1974-2007

Page 111 I want to tell you from the Russian point of view, what the President and the United States have done to win the war. The most important things in this war are machines. The United States has proven that it can turn out from 8,000 to 10,000 airplanes per month. Appears in 17 books from 1946-2007

Page 208 ... giving authoritative direction to subordinate commands and forces necessary to carry out missions assigned to the command, including authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations, joint training, and logistics... Appears in 18 books from 1987-2005

Page 9 Further, the fact that technological solutions are inappropriate in certain situations does not mean that technology is always unsuited to problem resolution. Technology cannot be viewed as a separate entity within either the military or society in general. This illusion of discreteness simply does not exist. It is and will remain an integral part of both. The real issue is to recognize that technology is a tool with limitations, and these limitations should be considered in reacting to particular... Appears in 6 books

Page 8 ... to expand and improve them hastily once conflict has broken out. This may not be as possible in the future as it has been in the past. A declining industrial base, flat or declining defense budgets, force drawdowns, and base closures have contributed to eliminating or restricting the infrastructure that made rapid expansion possible. Appears in 6 books

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