Paid Drop 2: C2 fundamentals and a China ISR satellites cheat sheet (v1.0)

C4ISR Brown Bag Session 2 on command and control, plus a living PLA ISR satellite catalog for paid subscribers.

Welcome to the second paid‑subscriber release for Orders and Observations. This post delivers two products:

1. C4ISR Brown Bag Session 2: Command and Control

2. China ISR Satellites – Cheat Sheet (v1.0)

I will keep doing these paid drops (hopefully each week, schedule permitting). You will see the rest of the C4ISR primer series, more cheat sheets, additional slide decks, and longer analytical pieces in the coming weeks/months.

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1) C4ISR Brown Bag Session 2: Command and Control

Session 2 defines what command and control is: command as human authority and judgment, control as the processes, data, and mechanisms that turn intent into synchronized action. The deck walks through mission command versus detailed control, core C2 processes and artifacts, U.S. joint C2 architecture and liaison seams, delegated authorities, and how resilient C2 actually gets built and measured. It then contrasts U.S., PLA, and Russian C2 practice, looks at how Ukraine compressed kill chains, and closes with practical TTPs, AI and automation use cases, and what to do when you fight in a denied or degraded environment.

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