| Toward a Regional Triad -- The Nature of Future US Strategic Engagement in the South China Sea |
14 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Justin Y Lawlor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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 | The current rebalancing of U.S. forces to the Pacific requires an understanding of a number of factors. Among these factors are a greater understanding of emerging trends in the Chinese military, and a clearer assessment of the Chinese regional strategic plan. In addition, an examination of the political and geographical features of the South China Sea region and how these support and limit the U.S. response is required. When the ... |
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| Loss of Life, Evacuation and Emergency Management - Application of Dutch Models to US Case Studies |
16 Nov 2012 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Sebastiaan N Jonkman; DELFT UNIV OF TECHNOLOGY (NETHERLANDS)
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| The objective of this project is to investigate the application of Dutch models for Loss of life and evacuation analysis to US case studies. Within this first phase data has been collected for the first case study, the Natomas Basin, and runs with the Evacuaid model have been made. In addition, a plan for flood and loss of life simulations has been prepared for the second case study, New Orleans. ... |
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| The Future of American Landpower: Does Forward Presence Still Matter? The Case of the Army in Europe |
Oct 2012 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
John R Deni; ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE
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| For at least 50 years, many American politicians, scholars, and observers of European affairs have complained about perceived inequitable burdensharing in NATO. If only the United States would withdraw its military forces from Europe, our European allies would pick up the slack and start paying more for their own defense. The decision to station U.S. forces in Europe during peacetime was in substance and style a major commitment to European ... |
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| Nothing is Simple in Afghanistan: The Principles of Sustainment and Logistics in Alexander's Shadow |
Oct 2012 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew P Betson; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS MILITARY REVIEW
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| In 329 B.C., Alexander the Great led his Macedonian army east from Persia, along the Helmand River, through Herat, Kandahar, and Kabul before crossing the Hindu Kush mountain range with approximately 100,000 troops and followers. After more than 2,300 years, the most modern militaries on earth struggle to sustain their forces in the same lands. Alexander's execution of his Bactrian Campaign in what is now Afghanistan exemplifies why modern military ... |
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| Potential Natural Vegetation of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Bayou Meto Basin, Arkansas, Field Atlas |
Sep 2012 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Klimas; Thomas Foti; Jody Pagan; Malcolm Williamson; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| Over the past three decades, extensive field studies of wetland plant communities have been conducted in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. These field studies have been carried out for various purposes under the auspices of federal and state research programs or in conjunction with Corps of Engineers project planning efforts. In the process, a wetland site classification approach has evolved based on hydrology, soils, and geomorphic setting. The research data and ... |
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| Tropical Cyclone Reconnaissance Over the Western North Pacific with the Global Hawk: Operational Requirements, Benefits, and Feasibility |
Sep 2012 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
III Atkinson Robert E; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF METEOROLOGY
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| Over the North Atlantic Ocean, tropical cyclone (TC) reconnaissance is conducted by the U.S. Air Force with manned aircraft. However, no aircraft reconnaissance is conducted over the western North Pacific (WPAC), where the maximum annual number of TCs occur. Rather, remotely sensed observations from satellites provide data on TC characteristics in the WPAC. While operational forecasts of TC tracks over the WPAC have improved, the rate of improvement has declined. ... |
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| Cognitive Load Study Using Increasingly Immersive Levels of Map-based Information Portrayal on the End User Device |
Sep 2012 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth S Redden; William Harris; David Miller; Daniel D Turner; ARMY RESEARCH LAB FORT BENNING GA HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE FIELD ELEMENT
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| This study was an investigation of the effect of the four different types of maps (2-D north up [2D-NU] map; 2-D rotating [2D-R], course up map; third-person perspective [3PP] map; and an augmented reality [AR] display) on map-based task performance and cognitive load. Thirty-one Soldiers from the Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, GA, and one Staff Sergeant participated in the study. Each Soldier completed four scenarios; one with ... |
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| Lake Michigan Bluff Dewatering and Stabilization Study - Allegan County, Michigan |
Sep 2012 |
182 pages |
| Authors:
M E Glynn; Ronald B Chase; Alan E Kehew; James P Selegean; Michael G Ferrick; Clarissa M Hansen; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURES LAB
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| In the Great Lakes region, bluff recession is a major cause of residential, commercial, municipal, and federal property loss. The average rate of recession in Allegan County, Michigan, ranged from 1 to 2 ft per year, from 1831 to 1958, or a total of 130 to 258 ft over 127 years (Powers 1958). From 1938 to 1996, a 0.1 to 1.7 ft per year recession rate was measured, for a ... |
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| Africa Knowledge, Data Source, and Analytic Effort (KDAE) Exploration |
20 Aug 2012 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Deveans; Sara Lechtenberg-Kasten; Samuel Buttrey; Ronald Fricker; Jeffrey Appleget; Walter Kulzy; ARMY TRADOC ANALYSIS CENTER MONTEREY CA
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| The TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC), Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), and other Department of Defense (DoD) organizations are currently conducting large data capture and analysis efforts on areas all around the world. As efforts in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), particularly in both Iraq and Afghanistan draw down, many senior decision makers expect that the US African Command (AFRICOM) AOR will be the focus of future efforts ... |
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| Most Geographic Combatant Commands Effectively Planned and Executed Disaster Relief Operations, but Improvements Could Be Made |
14 Aug 2012 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our objective was to evaluate the ability of the combatant commands (COCOMs) to plan and execute disaster relief operations to prevent instability in their areas of responsibility (AORs). However, we focused our fieldwork on evaluating the planning and execution of foreign disaster relief (FDR)1 operations by U.S. European (USEUCOM), Central (USCENTCOM), Southern (USSOUTHCOM), Pacific (USPACOM), and Africa (USAFRICOM) Commands to alleviate the suffering of foreign disaster victims. We also assessed ... |
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| The East Mediterranean Basin: A New Energy Corridor? |
17 Jul 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Denise Natali; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| On June 5, 2012, the INSS Center for Strategic Research conducted a conference on east Mediterranean basin energy discoveries and their influence on regional economies, political relations, and U.S. energy policy. Regional energy experts, U.S. government officials, private sector companies, and academics examined the opportunities and constraints in developing offshore energy sources in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of Israel and the Republic of Cyprus (RoC), as well as in ... |
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| Unfinished Business: A Framework for Peace in the Great Lakes (Africa Security Brief, Number 21, July 2012) |
Jul 2012 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Rigobert M Bihuzo; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| * Conflict in Africa's Great Lakes region persists because of a complex mixture of regional politics, financial incentives, ethnic polarization, and weak and illegitimate governance. * Previous peace agreements have made important contributions to stability but have only been partly successful because they have not addressed some key conflict drivers. * Given the regional nature of the instability, international actors, especially those in Europe and the United States that provide ... |
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| The Need for a Regional Security System Multinational Coast Guard Unit in the Eastern Caribbean |
08 Jun 2012 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Aquinas J Clarke; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This paper is an academic examination of the need for the formation of a multinational Regional Security System (RSS) Coast Guard Unit. It concludes that among RSS operational-level maritime forces leaders, there is a common perception that the formation of a multinational RSS Coast Guard is a necessity and that such an entity would enhance the security of the sub-region. Though over time the nomenclature of the security challenges to ... |
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| Protecting the Turkish Straits from Maritime Terrorism: A Scheme to Impede Propeller Efficiency |
Jun 2012 |
151 pages |
| Authors:
Tolga Koptu; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The protection of the Turkish Straits against maritime terrorism is an important security problem that must be solved because the straits are highly vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The main purpose of this research is to increase the security of the Turkish Straits against maritime terrorism by designing an underwater system that can stop a terrorist ship by impeding its propeller efficiency. The underwater system wraps ropes and nets around the ... |
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| Index of Available Research on Military Impacts: Optimal Allocation of Land for Training and Non-training Uses |
Jun 2012 |
152 pages |
| Authors:
Marcus E Ricci; Anne P Dain-Owens; Alan B Anderson; Randolph A Jones; Heidi R Howard; Alex M Effinger; Jeffrey S Fehmi; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| The US Department of Defense (DOD) is the nation?s fifth-largest Federal land management agency. The DOD employs several pro-grams to assess the impacts of military training on Army installation lands. These programs must in turn meet the Army?s environmen-tal technology requirements. One Army User Requirement for Land Characterization calls for the development of methods applicable for use at the installation level that characterize suitability of lands for mission use, the ... |
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| Geo-Environmental Change and the United States Military: How History Can Inform Future Arctic Operations |
17 May 2012 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
David K Spencer; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph investigates the hypothesis that increases in U.S. military responsibilities in geographic regions (with limited resources) -- or geo-environmental changes -- lead to an increase in operational risk. It does so by analyzing three case studies. The first two case studies are historical, feature the U.S. military, occur for the most part after 1900, and focus on areas dominated by seas, oceans, and littorals. The first historical case study ... |
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| Determination of Sustainment Requirements for Operations by the U.S. Military in an Ice-free Arctic Using the Tenets of Operational Art |
04 May 2012 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey S Dixon; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Global warming and the associated melting of sea ice are altering the character of the Arctic environment. The changing Arctic is important to the United States due to its potential to provide economic gain, improved energy security, increased human activity, and national security. A framework to address the changing Arctic exists within the U.S. government and U.S. military, but it is not mature. This paper performs an analysis of preparations ... |
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| Sustaining Military Operations in the Arctic -- The U.S. Cannot do it Alone |
04 May 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
III Koss Anthony J; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| For a number of reasons, the Arctic region is seeing a significant increase in maritime activity (e.g., shipping, commercial fishing, resource extraction, tourism), and there is significant potential for that increase to continue in the future. While currently the U.S. military role in the Arctic is limited, strategic-level and operational-level leaders have recognized that as Arctic activity increases, so too will the requirement for a U.S. military presence in the ... |
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| CNA Maritime Asia Project. Workshop One: The Yellow and East China Seas |
May 2012 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A McDevitt; Catherine K Lea; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Because security concerns in East Asia have increasingly revolved around problems in the maritime domain, the Center for Naval Analyses has elected to make maritime security in East Asia the focal point for a series of workshops that will explore these issues in depth. In recent months, the South China Sea has been the most discussed East Asian maritime security issue. Still, a credible case can be made that the ... |
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| Framing the China Dynamic |
05 Apr 2012 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Zachary S King; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| In January 2012, the United States Secretary of Defense released a strategy document entitled, Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense. U.S. national challenges, interests, priorities, and goals were detailed and as a result, direction and guidance were set forth to shift U.S. strategic priorities and resources to the Asia-Pacific region. If the United States' strategy for the Asia-Pacific region and China is not properly framed and does ... |
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| The Human Touch: Geospatial Engineering Meets Local Afghans |
Apr 2012 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher J Scott; ARMY ENGINEER SCHOOL FORT LEONARD WOOD MO
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| Alpha Company, 4th Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was responsible for four districts along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan in southern Nangarhar Province. The company inherited the mission of connecting the local population to the government, separating them from antigovernment forces, and improving economic opportunities in the 4,000-square-kilometer area. The company partnered with four district governors, five district police forces, an Afghan border patrol company, and ... |
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| Civilization's Drying Cradle: Water Politics in the Tigris-Euphrates River Basin |
22 Mar 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L Hansen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The finite water supply of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is increasingly out of balance with the demands of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Turkey's Southeast Anatolia Development Project (GAP), which will eventually include 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric plants in the upper Tigris-Euphrates basin, gives Turkey tremendous ability to control both rivers, and provides significant political and economic influence over Syria and Iraq. The countries have failed to reach a ... |
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| Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for United States Pacific Command |
22 Mar 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
James D Golden; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| While scientific debate continues over the degree to which carbon emissions derived from human activity drive climate change, discernable trends toward change in the world's climate are clear. These changes have the potential to accelerate instability, likely providing the tipping point for humanitarian disasters, major population migrations, conflict over scarce resources, and failed states. With its vast ocean expanses, tremendous amount of coastline, and increased competition for resources, the United ... |
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| Conflicts of Shared Resources: A Case Study of River Nile |
22 Mar 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Kang'ethe; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper has attempted to discuss the possible conflicts of shared resources with a case study of the Nile River. Natural resources are a natural heritage within a country that are typically exploited for economic gain. Natural resources that extend or transit beyond international borders require agreements or cooperation between countries on their fair use and management. Such resources are likely to be major source of conflicts if there are ... |
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| West Africa Since the Cold War: Implications for U.S. Strategy |
22 Mar 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A Miller; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan begins to wind down, political and military leaders are already beginning to make uncomfortable choices about the military's future force structure, missions, and procurement programs. These decisions are being shaped by the ongoing economic down-turn, domestic issues, public opinion, transnational threats, and increasing competition with China. The recently issued Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense indicates that the United States ... |
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| U.S. Arctic Policy: Climate Change, UNCLOS and Strategic Opportunity |
22 Mar 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Wayne M Bunker; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The changing Arctic environment holds significant implications for U.S. national security interests. A measurable increase in average annual temperature in the Arctic region has resulted in icecap melting. As this trend continues, U.S. national interests in the Arctic will become increasingly important. The strategic implications of this environmental change include access to previously inaccessible natural resources. Additionally, this environmental change holds the possibility for the opening of previously un-navigable trade ... |
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| More than Money: The U.S. Army's Future in Europe |
21 Mar 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
II Sims Douglas A; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| Current requirements to decrease the Department of Defense's (DoD's) base budget, and national desires for an increase in the European community's participation in international security have led to numerous calls for a withdrawal of United States Army forces from Europe, and the reinvestment of both money and personnel in the Continental United States. Leaving Europe all together may force Europeans to readdress current military obligations, but such disengagement is not ... |
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| U.S. Troops Stationed in South Korea, Anachronistic? |
12 Mar 2012 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Tommy R Mize; PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The stationing of U.S. military personnel in South Korea is viewed by many as a Cold War holdover that serves no contemporary purpose. Reasons given for ending the U.S. military presence in South Korea are that these forces are no longer needed to defend South Korea against North Korea, the cost of maintaining U.S. forces in South Korea is too high, the commitment of U.S. forces in Korea limits U.S. ... |
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| Enduring U.S. Interests in the Persian Gulf Region |
02 Mar 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Mitchell A Cook; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Despite the withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq in 2011, the United States maintains significant national security interests in the Persian Gulf region. Those interests need to be protected and advanced by proactive political, military, and other measures, including shared responsibility for the navigation and trafficability throughout the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The global economy remains largely affected if not heavily dependent on the export of a substantial ... |
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| The Strategic Alternatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Disruption of Maritime Traffic in the Arabian Gulf as a Result of Iranian Threats to Close the Strait of Hormuz |
Mar 2012 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Mohamed K Al-Kaabi; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The Arabian Gulf is a strategically significant region of the world with regard to the global energy supply chain as well as maritime trade and commerce. For the past three decades, this region and the Strait of Hormuz, in particular, have witnessed major crises, wars, and foreign interventions that have undermined the stability, peace, and security of the region. Since the collapse of Saddam's regime, Iran has found propitious opportunity ... |
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| More Airfields Equals More Opportunities |
Mar 2012 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel C Furleigh; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Owning and operating airports is an expensive business. For many local governments and private corporations involved in this endeavor, the business of airport management can be extremely lucrative when the facility and the operation are effectively and efficiently administered. For the Department of Defense (DoD), airport management is a huge expense. During this time of historic budget reductions, one wonders whether the existing portfolio of military airfields can be sustained. ... |
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| A Statistical Multimodel Ensemble Approach to Improving Long-Range Forecasting in Pakistan |
Mar 2012 |
149 pages |
| Authors:
Shane D Gillies; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF METEOROLOGY
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| We have designed, developed, and tested a method for generating long-range forecasting systems for predicting environmental conditions at intraseasonal to seasonal lead times (lead times of several weeks to several seasons). The resulting systems use statistical, multimodel, and lagged average ensemble approaches. The ensemble members are generated by multiple regression models that relate globally distributed oceanic and atmospheric predictors to local predictands. The predictands are three tercile categorical forecast targets. ... |
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| Cyberspace: Regional and Global Perspectives |
22 Feb 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Brett Reister; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| As the newest war-fighting domain, cyberspace, and the authorities, roles, and responsibilities associated with it, continue to cause confusion despite concerted efforts of clarification. Significant friction exists between the geographic combatant commands, specifically responsible for operations within their theater, and the newly established United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), the sub-unified command responsible for the global defense and operations in and through this critical domain. Acknowledging the cyberspace domain exists without ... |
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| Arctic Ship Design Impacts: Green Arctic Patrol Vessel (GAPV) Project |
Feb 2012 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
W S Weidle; Parker Field; Nicholas Buckley; NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CARDEROCK DIV BETHESDA MD
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| Arctic warming and the resulting polar ice break up is expected to increase traffic through the Arctic region for tourism, research, resource extraction, and transportation purposes. Understanding that the United States will have a strategic objective in the region in the coming decades, the current U.S. Navy (USN) fleet is not designed to meet the challenges of operating in an Arctic environment. Anticipating that need, the Green Arctic Patrol Vessel ... |
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| Assessment of a Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Correction of Above-Water and Satellite Water-Leaving Radiance in Coastal Waters |
10 Jan 2012 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Soe Hlaing; Alexander Gilerson; Tristan Harmal; Alberto Tonizzo; Alan Weidemann; Robert Arnone; Samir Ahmed; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS DETACHMENT STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| Water-leaving radiances, retrieved from in situ or satellite measurements, need to be corrected for the bidirectional properties of the measured light in order to standardize the data and make them comparable with each other. The current operational algorithm for the correction of bidirectional effects from the satellite ocean color data is optimized for typical oceanic waters. However, versions of bidirectional reflectance correction algorithms specifically tuned for typical coastal waters and ... |
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| Arctic Capabilities: DOD Addressed Many Specified Reporting Elements in Its 2011 Arctic Report but Should Take Steps to Meet Near- and Long-term Needs |
Jan 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
John H Pendleton; Suzanne Wren; Susan Ditto; Nicole Harms; Timothy Persons; Steven Putansu; Frank Rusco; Jodie Sandel; Amie Steele; Esther Toledo; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The gradual retreat of polar sea ice, combined with an expected increase in human activity -- shipping traffic, oil and gas exploration, and tourism in the Arctic region -- could eventually increase the need for a U.S. military and homeland security presence in the Arctic. As a result, the Department of Defense (DoD) must begin preparing to access, operate, and protect national interests there. House Report 111-491 directed DoD to ... |
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| The Geology of Yemen: An Annotated Bibliography of Yemen's Geology, Geography and Earth Science |
Jan 2012 |
386 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L Hadden; CORPS OF ENGINEERS ALEXANDRIA VA
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| A bibliography on Yemen prepared by the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) to assist the US government in understanding the geological and hydrological problems of this country, by identifying citations on geography, topography, transportation, water, medical concerns, and security. |
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| Promoting International Energy Security. Volume 1: Understanding Potential Air Force Roles |
Jan 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
James T Bartis; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA
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| The dramatic rise in oil prices in 2008 increased attention on the sources of imported oil, the workings of the world oil market, and the potential problems of meeting future demand for liquid fuels. This technical report is the first in a four-volume series examining U.S. Air Force roles in promoting international energy security. In this first volume, we examine the world oil market, energy security issues associated with petroleum, ... |
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| Promoting International Energy Security. Volume 2: Turkey and the Caspian |
Jan 2012 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew S Weiss; F S Larrabee; James T Bartis; Camille A Sawak; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA
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| The dramatic rise in oil prices in 2008 has increased attention on the sources of imported oil, the workings of the world oil market, and the potential problems of meeting future demand for liquid fuels. Energy security concerns often focus on the Middle East. But most of the world s oil and natural gas production occurs in countries outside that area. Political instability, governance shortfalls, armed conflict, and the potential ... |
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| Promoting International Energy Security. Volume 3: Sea-Lanes to Asia |
Jan 2012 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan Henry; Christine Osowski; Peter Chalk; James T Bartis; DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF PLANS AND OPERATIONS (AIR FORCE) WASHINGTON DC DIRECTORATE OF PLANS
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| Security for Asia s major energy sea-lanes running from the Hormuz Strait, into the Indian Ocean, through the Malacca Strait to Singapore, and into the South China Sea currently lags behind the growing criticality of these waterways. Key economic powers in the region depend on sea-lane transport for the vast majority of their oil supplies, which in turn help to fuel their economic growth. Although the U.S. Navy has traditionally ... |
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| Airborne Lidar Detection and Characterization of Internal Waves in a Shallow Fjord |
Jan 2012 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
James H Churnside; Richard D Marchbanks; Jennifer H Lee; Joseph A Shaw; Alan Weidemann; Percy L Donaghay; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS DETACHMENT STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| A dual-polarization lidar and photography are used to sense internal waves in West Sound, Orcas Island, Washington, from a small aircraft. The airborne lidar detected a thin plankton layer at the bottom of the upper layer of the water, and this signal provides the depth of the upper layer, amplitude of the internal waves, and the propagation speed. The lidar is most effective when the polarization filter on the receiver ... |
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| Chinese Algebra: Understanding the Coming Changes of the Modern Chinese State |
Jan 2012 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn A Goddard; ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Much is written concerning the impending hegemony of an emerging Chinese state that will dominate the world economically. Like its predecessors, the British and American empires, the Chinese empire will likely require a large military to ensure the continuity of this economic empire and thus possibly be a threat to the national interests of America and other democratic nations. A glance at the numbers behind these predictions supports a near ... |
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| Human Security in the Asia-Pacific: In Australia's National Interests? |
16 Dec 2011 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew J Patching; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Threats to security within the Asia-Pacific region continue to evolve. Traditional and nontraditional threats to state sovereignty and individuals exist across the region. The dominant type of security policy within the Asia-Pacific region remains state-centric. This policy approach could generate instability by undervaluing the importance of individual security. The United Nations (UN) advocates human security as a means of providing freedom from want and freedom from fear for individuals. However, ... |
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| The Geopolitical Destiny of East Asia |
16 Dec 2011 |
230 pages |
| Authors:
David H Park; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The art and science of geopolitics was developed to explain history and international relations by identifying and incorporating the roles of geography and climate in the complex adaptive organic system that is human civilization. The application of the geopolitical framework of analysis to East Asian history confirms the roles of geography and climate in influencing human decisions in that region. This study identified several broad geopolitical trends for the sub-regions ... |
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| Operational Lessons Learned in the Korean War |
01 Dec 2011 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Dale B Woodhouse; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| More than 60 years since the outbreak of war on the Korean Peninsula, U.S. Armed Forces continue to stand by the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines of the Republic of Korea in an effort to deter further North Korean aggression. The purpose of this monograph is to capture operational lessons learned during the Korean War that should be taken into consideration by operational planners as they prepare for future conflict ... |
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| Verification and Validation of the Coastal Modeling System. Report 3: CMS-Flow: Hydrodynamics |
Dec 2011 |
148 pages |
| Authors:
Alejandro Sanchez; Weiming Wu; Tanya M Beck; Honghai Li; III Rosati James; Robert Thomas; Julie D Rosati; Zeki Demirbilek; Mitchell Brown; Christopher Reed; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| This is the third report, Report 3, in a series of four reports toward the Verification, and Validation (V&V) of the Coastal Modeling System (CMS). All details of the V&V study specific to the hydrodynamic modeling are provided in this report. The primary goal of this study task was to perform a comprehensive assessment of the predictive skills of the CMS-Flow model for a wide range of problems encountered in ... |
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| Verification and Validation of the Coastal Modeling System. Report 2: CMS-Wave |
Dec 2011 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Lihwa Lin; Zeki Demirbilek; Rob Thomas; III Rosati James; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| There are four reports documenting the Verification and Validation (V&V) of the Coastal Modeling System (CMS): an executive summary, waves, circulation, and sediment transport/morphodynamics, respectively. This is the second technical report (Report 2) that describes the wave modeling component of the V&V study. The goal of the report was to critically assess both general and special predictive skills of CMS-Wave, a spectral wave model in the CMS developed to address ... |
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| Verification and Validation of the Coastal Modeling System. Report 1: Summary Report |
Dec 2011 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Zeki Demirbilek; Julie Rosati; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| This report summarizes the framework and provides key findings of the Verification and Validation (V&V) study for the Coastal Modeling System (CMS), a product of the Coastal Inlets Research Program (CIRP). There are three components of the study: Verification, Calibration, and Validation, and these are termed for simplicity as V&V herein and in the companion reports. This is the first report, Report 1, in a series of four reports, and ... |
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| Verification and Validation of the Coastal Modeling System. Report 4. CMS-Flow: Sediment Transport and Morphology Change |
Dec 2011 |
100 pages |
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Alejandro Sanchez; Weiming Wu; Tanya M Beck; Honghai Li; Julie D Rosati; Zeki Demirbilek; Mitchell Brown; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| This is the fourth report in the series of four reports, toward the Verification and Validation (V&V) of the Coastal Modeling System (CMS). This report contains details of a V&V study conducted to assess skills of the CMS sediment transport and morphology change for a wide range of problems encountered in coastal applications. The emphasis is on coastal inlets, navigation channels, and adjacent beaches. This evaluation study began by considering ... |
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| Study on Persistent Monitoring of Maritime, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Border Regions |
Dec 2011 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
John Leggat; Tatyana Litvak; Ian Parker; Abhijit Sinha; Serge Vidalis; Albert Wong; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR SECURITY SCIENCE
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| This study employed a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis to better understand the current and arising capability gaps relating to the security of the maritime, Great Lakes and St.Lawrence Seaway (GLSLS) border regions. It examined strategies and technological approaches for persistent small vessel surveillance, and evaluated potential solutions that would address the identified gaps. The approach included a review of the technical literature, a qualitative survey of stakeholders, an analysis of ... |
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