Article history: Received 20 February 2013 Received in revised form 11 October 2013 Accepted 5 February 2014 Available online xxxx

Article history: Received 1 October 2011 Received in revised form 11 February 2012 Accepted 11 February 2012 Available online xxxx

Article history: Received 20 October 2008 Received in revised form 4 February 2009 Accepted 5 February 2009 Available online xxxx

Article history: Common snook (Centropom Received 19 February 2008 Received in revised form 17 October 2008 Accepted 22 October 2008

This paper explores the relationship between Situation Awareness, Common Operating Pictures and Data Fusion to expose the need for Situation and Impact Assessments. A framework for Situation Assessments is then proposed and illustrated through reference to footage from the movie, “The Hunt for Red October”

Article history: Received 17 October 2008 Received in revised form 3 February 2009 Accepted 10 February 2009 Available online 14 February 2009 PACS: 71.35.-y 71.15.-m 71.45.Gm 71.15.Qe

Article history: Received 30 December 2012 Received in revised form 7 October 2013 Accepted 9 February 2014 Available online 27 February 2014

Article history: Received 3 August 2008 Received in revised form 28 October 2008 Accepted 2 February 2009 Available online 20 February 2009

Article history: Received 8 October 2010 Received in revised form 22 January 2012 Accepted 6 February 2013 Available online 13 February 2013

Article history: Received 17 October 2012 Received in revised form 7 February 2013 Accepted 21 February 2013 Available online 29 March 2013