美国陆军在连一级设指挥所,在营一级设战术作战中心。通常,指挥官及其参谋军官在指挥所指挥作战行动,并制定下一步的计划。然而,当前作战行动的性质发生了变化,基层单位的责任加重,却缺乏履行指挥职责所需要的设备和人员。美军第1装甲师第2旅战斗队第35装甲团1营营长马修·法思中校指出:在过去的“常规”时代, The United States Army has a command post at one level and a tactical combat center at the battalion level. Commanders and their staff officers are usually commanders to command combat operations at the command post and plan further steps. However, the nature of the current operations has changed. The responsibilities of grass-roots units have been aggravated, but the equipment and personnel needed to perform their command duties have been lacking. U.S. Army 1st Armored Division 2nd Brigade Combat Team 35th Armored Regiment Battalion commander Matthew Farths pointed out: In the past “conventional” era,