The fifth Cross-Domain Command Concept (CDCC) Workshop took place with the primary goal of bringing together experts working on the further development of the concept, along with the broader community of interest. The NATO Command and Control Centre of Excellence, a core member of the CDCC project team, hosted the event at the Kromhout Barracks in Utrecht, where the center is also based.
To facilitate effective Multi-Domain Operations, NATO is developing the Cross Domain Command Concept. This concept moves away from a centralized control model and emphasizes collaboration across domains. It fosters a culture of mission command, enabling commanders to orchestrate activities across domains and empower warfighters to make decisions closer to the action.
The Alliance’s approach to Cross-Domain Command will provide an agile framework of command principles, command culture elements, and command functions to address complex, dynamic, and contested conditions better and faster than that of NATO’s competitors. Moving towards a Cross-Domain Command approach will require a fundamental change of mind-set and organizational culture with less emphasis on control and more focus on orchestrating military activities.
