Situational awareness/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Cognitive science [r]: The scientific study either of mind or intelligence and includes parts of cognitive psychology, linguistics and computer science. ^[e]
• Human factors engineering [r]: Add brief definition or description

Subtopics

• Target fixation [r]: Failure to maintain overall situational awareness by fixating on one specific goal; in military aviation, the classic example is so concentrating on delivering a bomb to a target that the pilot flies into the ground ^[e]

Other related topics

• John Boyd [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • OODA loop [r]: A human knowledge acquisition and decision process defined by John Boyd: repeated cycles of Observe-Orient-Decide-Act ^[e]
• Information overload [r]: A perception by a person (or observer) that the information associated with work tasks is greater than can be managed effectively, and a perception that such overload creates a degree of stress for which the coping strategies are ineffective. ^[e]
• Fratricide (military) [r]: The killing of one's brother, but in a military context, the killing of one's own forces ("friendly fire"). ^[e]
• Fighter aircraft [r]: Military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat. ^[e]
• Information overload [r]: A perception by a person (or observer) that the information associated with work tasks is greater than can be managed effectively, and a perception that such overload creates a degree of stress for which the coping strategies are ineffective. ^[e]
• Span of control [r]: The number of individuals, and discrete tasks, that the average individual can manage ^[e]
• Command and control [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Centers of gravity (military) [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Common operational picture [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Blue Force Tracker [r]: A U.S. military command and control system, including soldier- and vehicle-level workstations, originally designed for battalion and brigade, but, with network improvements, capable of reaching to higher headquarters and rear areas ^[e]
• Enhanced Position Location Reporting System [r]: A portable or vehicle-mounted U.S. Army device that transmits friendly force positions for command and control, fires with precision-guided munitions, and logistical support ^[e]
• Deconfliction [r]: The process of avoiding mutual interference, or destruction, among resources under one's control ^[e]
• Battle of Los Angeles [r]: Peculiar occurrence of wartime hysteria experienced by the City of Angels in the early hours of February 25, 1942. ^[e]
• Air combat maneuvering [r]: Add brief definition or description