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Maggart, L. E., & Hubal, R. C. (1999). A situation awareness model. In S. E. Graham, & M. D. Matthews (Eds.), Infantry situation awareness: Papers from the 1998 Infantry Situatin Awareness Workshop (pp. 19-28). U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA371869&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
Battlefield success depends on having the necessary information about the situation. However, information alone does not guarantee battlefield success. To be successful, the commander must have the battle command skills to visualize information so that it can be used effectively, the ability to motivate soldiers and to use force of character to impose his/her will over the enemy. Without question the Army needs to understand why some commanders appear to have a natural feel for battle command and others have no clue.