Future warfare will see battlefield space expanded across all domains, operational elements coupled across all domains, and the mechanisms of victory transformed across all domains. What is at stake is not merely advantage in a single domain, but the response speed and coordination level of the all-domain operational system. Oriented toward all-domain operations, commanders must be adept at grasping changes in the form of warfare and adapting to the characteristics of joint operations, building systemic advantage in complex battlefield competition, and thereby effectively enhancing command effectiveness.
Improving battlefield cognitive capability. All-domain operations exhibit the characteristics of multi-dimensional integration and cross-domain control competition (跨域制权), placing new and higher demands on commanders. Only by taking a holistic perspective to perceive the laws of war and grasp battlefield situations can one effectively seize the initiative on the battlefield. It is necessary to broaden strategic vision—to think about operational problems from the standpoint of the overall national strategy and the top-level design of military strategy, to deeply grasp the evolutionary laws of warfare forms, the trends of battlefield space expansion, and the logic of combat force employment, and to coordinate the allocation of operational resources across all domains and advance operational actions in a coordinated manner from an all-domain perspective. It is necessary to strengthen the assessment of variables—through routine study of military history and battle cases, participation in complex scenario deductions, and precise analysis of battlefield data—to enhance the ability to acutely perceive and precisely anticipate multiple variables such as enemy situation dynamics, one's own force baseline, and environmental factors, thereby providing solid data support and logical basis for command decisions and achieving precise policy implementation.
Improving the capability to employ forces. Multi-service coordination and cross-domain linkage are the key logic of all-domain operations. How to integrate and aggregate diverse combat forces, break through coordination bottlenecks, and convert the advantages of each service and branch into overall operational effectiveness directly affects the achievement of operational objectives. First, commanders must be proficient in the specialized knowledge of multiple services and branches—through advanced study at academies, on-the-job tempering, and professional concentrated training—to clarify the functional positioning and coordination interfaces of different services and branches in all-domain operations, laying the foundation for precise force allocation and scientifically formulated plans. Second, commanders must strengthen cross-domain coordination and organization capability, skillfully employing joint command communication techniques and coordination mechanisms, precisely grasping the operational tempo and action requirements of each service and branch, and effectively coordinating to resolve contradictions among multiple services and branches in areas such as mission delineation, temporal-spatial linkage, and fire coordination, driving the formation of an operational posture of "objectives aligned, actions synchronized, and effectiveness converged (目标同向、行动同步、效能同聚)." Third, commanders must temper joint command decision-making capability—rapidly sorting through key operational elements, weighing gains and losses, scientifically allocating operational tasks and resources, and dynamically optimizing and adjusting operational deployments—to ensure that command decisions both conform to the overall requirements of all-domain operations and are adapted to the actual combat capabilities of each service and branch.
Improving the capability to adapt and break through deadlocks. The characteristic of dynamic sudden change on the all-domain battlefield is increasingly pronounced. Faced with various unconventional threats and complex battlefield deadlocks, commanders should proactively adapt, injecting into operational actions the vitality of dynamic adjustment and innovative breakthrough. On one hand, commanders should enhance emergency response, adaptability, and rapid reconstitution capability. When the battlefield situation undergoes sudden change, unconventional threats are encountered, or extreme dangerous situations arise, commanders must at the first moment precisely assess the nature of the threat, evaluate the scope of impact and operational risk, and—relying on a comprehensive grasp of the force characteristics of each service and branch and the distribution of battlefield resources—flexibly adjust operational deployments, reconstitute command chains and force compositions, and ensure that operational actions remain focused on core objectives at all times. On the other hand, commanders should enhance the capability for tactical innovation and breaking through deadlocks. Break free from traditional operational thinking patterns and path dependence, and proactively explore new models of cross-domain force combinations and new pathways for operational action. Combining cutting-edge technology application scenarios with actual battlefield requirements, innovatively design differentiated and asymmetric tactics (差异化、非对称战法), resolve battlefield deadlocks through the flexible employment of tactical strategies, and open up space for victory through innovative breakthroughs.