| Trusted Emergency Management |
Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Ganesha Bhaskara; Cynthia Irvine; Timothy Levin; Thuy Nguyen; Terry Benzel; Paul Clark; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY STUDIES AND RESEARCH
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 | The ability for emergency first responders to access sensitive information for which they have not been pre-vetted can save lives and property. We describe a trusted emergency management solution for ensuring that sensitive information is protected from unauthorized access, while allowing for extraordinary access to be authorized under the duress of an emergency. Our solution comprises an emergency access control policy, an operational model and a scalable system security architecture. ... |
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| Value-Driven Enterprise Architecture Score: Evaluation Applied to Joint Force Protection Future State Design |
Mar-2009 |
187 pages |
| Authors:
Larry D Cotton; Garry A Haase; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This research presents a methodology to evaluate the quality of a system's architecture using principles drawn from Value-Focused Thinking (VFT) and resulting in a Value-Driven Enterprise Architecture Score (VDEA-Score). This is an overall numerical quality score that can be used to identify the advantages and disadvantages of a system's design and associated architecture documentation, or to track its quality across discrete evaluation epochs. This effort determined which aspects of the ... |
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| The Technologies and Principles Needed for the Powering of Remote Nodes in an Interoperability Network |
Mar-2009 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
Chadrick Beidalah; Aaron Coudray; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis investigates the various power system solutions and options available for affording remote network nodes autonomy. The approach taken is to first identify the particulars of a network that affect the power needs and requirements of remote network nodes. Secondly, this thesis examines candidates, and combinations of those candidates, for fulfilling the power needs of the remote nodes. Additionally, monitoring and management of power sources are studied. The purpose ... |
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| Systems Architectures for a Tactical Naval Command and Control System |
Mar-2009 |
261 pages |
| Authors:
Shaun P Hayes; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| Command and control (C2) is an enigma that has been studied by military leaders and warfare analysts for hundreds of years. As a result of the numerous definitions and concepts of C2, the design of C2 systems is a challenge to systems engineers. Adding to the challenge is the understanding and integration of new operational concepts, such as Network-Centric Warfare, identified by stakeholders as necessary to meet operational needs. Through ... |
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| Exploring the Lack of Interoperability of Databases within Department of Homeland Security Interagency Environment Concerning Maritime Port Security |
Mar-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey S Olk; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Federal agencies that are within The Department of Homeland Security have many missions to support the security of the United States. One mission concurrent with this thesis topic is Maritime Interdiction Operations, which protects America's maritime borders from all intrusions by halting the flow of illegal drugs, aliens, and contraband into the United States through maritime routes. All government agencies within The Department of Homeland Security are continuing to focus ... |
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| An Analysis of Defense Information and Information Technology Articles: A Sixteen-Year Perspective |
Mar-2009 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel K Smith; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Over the past two decades, information and information technology (IT) have evolved significantly and have become increasingly important to the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense (DoD). Information is a strategic asset and is crucial to national security. Leadership depends on information and information systems to support integrated operations. The rapid evolution of technology and its potential vulnerabilities has transformed the ways in which wars are conducted ... |
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| Exploring Alternatives for Strategic Access to Afghanistan |
Mar-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt J Ryan; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In 2009, U.S. troop commitments will increase in Afghanistan, complicating the ability to deploy and sustain forces operating in the region. The U.S. must tackle the challenges of a larger military footprint in Afghanistan, including diplomatic, economic, and military impacts on nations in the region. This paper will explore the processes involved to deploy and sustain U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan and address options to overcome strategic access challenges. The ... |
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| Decisive Routing and Admission Control According to Quality of Service Constraints |
Mar-2009 |
110 pages |
| Authors:
Cindy C Reese; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This thesis will research, model, and propose options to enhance command and control in for communication networks. My goal is to research the viability of combing past research in the areas of network prediction, context-aware routing, and QoSbased routing optimization in order to create an intelligent routing protocol platform for mobile networks. It will consolidate efforts from an Intelligent Agent Based Framework to Maximize Information Utility by Captain John Pecarina, ... |
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| Joint Command Decision Support 21st Century Technology Demonstration: Human Factors Style Guide |
Mar-2009 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
CAE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| The aim of the Joint Command Decision Support for the 21st Century Technology Demonstrator Project (JCDS 21 TDP) is to demonstrate a Joint Net-enabled, Collaborative Environment to achieve Decision Superiority at the strategic and operational levels of command. JCDS 21 applications are intended for short-duration, domestic operations that may require military and civil responders to work together to resolve the impact of natural or man-made incidents. This document is intended ... |
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| Standardization and Implementation of a Standard Emergency Code Call System within Estern Region Medical Command |
Mar 2009 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Michael W Wissemann; MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER TACOMA WA
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| This project examines the benefits of a standardized Emergency Code Call system for healthcare facilities of the Western Region Medical Command (WRMC). It looks at the need for standardize or universal overhead calls in an emergent situation and what other agencies are doing, to include the American Hospital Association and Washington State Hospital Association, to mitigate the problem. A survey was done to gain the perceptions of the staff in ... |
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| Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Command and Control Alignment |
23-Feb-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph B Herold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To meet Department of Defense requirement to support civilian authorities when incident response requirements exceed local authorities? abilities, the Services have established Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer (EPLO) authorizations across the country. Personnel selected to serve as EPLOs work with US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in planning for, and implementing, that assistance. Recognizing that proper organizational alignment and reporting chains are a vital component in meeting strategic goals, the Services and USNORTHCOM ... |
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| The Common Aviation Command and Control System: Worth the Wait? |
20-Feb-2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
J M Steinkamp; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Initially scheduled for full operational capability (FOC) in 2008, the Common Aviation Command and Control System's (CAC2S) current FOC target date is unknown. Plagued by recent setbacks, the program has received intense scrutiny with regard to delays and overall viability. CAC2S is designed to support the Marine Corps' capstone warfighting concept, expeditionary maneuver warfare (EMW), as well as to ensure success during naval and joint/combined operations across the spectrum of ... |
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| A New View of Command and Control Systems |
20-Feb-2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
E H Larsen; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| No command and control system will ever remove the uncertainty associated with the battlefield; at times these systems introduce more friction than they were designed to reduce. More systems require more operators, more communications bandwidth, and more organizational overhead. Command and control systems are moving the Marine Corps away from maneuver warfare because they lead to explicit control, centralization, and the mitigation of creativity. Modern command and control systems can ... |
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| Providing Command and Control Communications to Commanders Aboard Mobility Airlift Platforms |
12 Feb 2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
John K Arnold; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The current and planned command and control communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems for existing and future aircraft weapon systems are inadequate to support commanders on the contemporary battlefield and inconsistent with Service requirements particularly while conducting counterinsurgency operations. Historically, the demand for information in the military has increased ahead of the technological capability to provide adequate services. Future battlefields will continue this paradigm. In order to achieve ... |
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| 7th Army LandWarNet Training and Readiness Oversight (TRO) |
12 Feb 2009 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Dana S Tankins; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The 7th Army LandWarNet (LWN) is the Army network in Europe and a net-centric system which cuts across the United States Army Europe/ 7th Army (USAREUR/7A) vertical command authorities and echelons of organizational structure. Training and readiness oversight (TRO) is inherent to command authority; executed through the vertical chain of command; and is command focused and organizationally based. The 7th Army LWN is not an organization but a system spanning ... |
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| Control of Marine Unmanned Air Vehicles: Concepts for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Family of Systems Command and Control in Amphibious Operations |
10-Feb-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
D C Lemke; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) have been mitigating risks since February 1863, when Charles Perley used an alarm clock timer linked to bomb bay doors on a hot air balloon to drop ordnance behind enemy lines in the Civil War. The desire to wage war with tools that mitigate risk to human life and that are resistant to the environmental, physical, and mental stresses of combat has led to the growth ... |
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| Phoenix Architecture |
Feb-2009 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Hillman; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY INFORMATION DIRECTORATE
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| This technical report documents the effort, known as Phoenix, that leveraged all of the existing AFRL expertise and knowledge of Information Management (IM), along with colleagues and customers, to define a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based IM solution that will have significant meaning now and well into the foreseeable future. The goal was to define an abstract architecture which defines the concepts and interfaces necessary for an effective set of ... |
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| Command and Control of Airpower--A New Paradigm for the Future |
Feb 2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory S Marzolf; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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| Recent experiences in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom have highlighted the need for adaptable and tailorable airpower command and control (C2) systems that can better serve the joint force across the entire range of operations. Though the Air Force has done a good job adapting adapt the existing C2 system to the task, at times using a variety of control frameworks, it has not yet looked at future C2 ... |
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| Local-Rapid Evaluation of Atmospheric Conditions (L-REAC) |
15 Jan 2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Gail Vaucher; ARMY RESEARCH LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM BATTLEFIELD ENVIRONMENT DIV
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| In a chemical/biological attack or accident, installation commanders, Emergency Operations Centers, and first responders need immediate knowledge of local wind and other meteorological conditions at the fine scales appropriate to the emergency. Therefore, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Battlefield Environment Division has proposed developing a Local-Rapid Evaluation of Atmospheric Conditions (L-REAC) System. The objective networking design for the L-REAC system will use real-time networked meteorological sensors placed at optimum ... |
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| Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa |
05 Jan 2009 |
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| Authors:
Lauren Ploch; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | On February 6, 2007, the Bush Administration announced its intention to create a new unified combatant command, U.S. Africa Command or AFRICOM, to promote U.S. national security objectives in Africa and its surrounding waters. Prior to AFRICOM's establishment, U.S. military involvement on the continent was divided among three commands: U.S. European Command (EUCOM), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). The new command's area of responsibility (AOR) includes ... |
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| Controlling the Cost of C4I Upgrades on Naval Ships |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mark V Arena; John F Schank; Christopher G Pernin; Carter C Price; Susan K Woodward; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems are some of the most important components on naval ships. Through a variety of sensors, receivers, computers, networks, and software, diverse information is received, processed, and disseminated both throughout the ship and to other ships in the battlegroup. C4I systems provide continuous status information about the operational condition of the ship and support net-centric-warfare concepts by reporting on the environment in which ... |
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| Secure Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) Supporting NEC (Architecture orientee service (soa) gerant la NEC) |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Michael Schmeing; Dominique Georgel; Ole-Erik Hedenstad; Marc Slimani; Jean-Yves Savery; Rolf Rasmussen; Marek Malowitzki; Raymond Haakseth; Anders Eggen; Peter-Paul Meiler; NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| This report describes the work of NATO/RTO IST-061 RTG-027 on Secure Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) Supporting Network Enabled Capabilities. The primary focus of this work has been the creation of a demonstrator for tactical data communication in a combined and joint scenario. In this scenario, Service Oriented Architecture technologies have been used to exchange information such as sensor data among different units belonging to different nations. The report explains how ... |
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| Toward Harmonizing Command and Control with Organization and Management Theory (The International C2 Journal, Volume 3, Number 2, 2009) |
Jan-2009 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Mark E Nissen; David S Alberts; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| A variety of academic disciplines and professional organizations address how collections of individuals and organizations combine their individual resources and efforts to accomplish collective objectives. However, these largely disjointed communities of researchers and practitioners have each developed their own concepts, models and languages. Moreover, they focus on different yet complementary issues, levels of analysis, and sets of variables. Addressing recent calls in the literature for increased semantic interoperability and interaction ... |
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| Army Communicator. Volume 34, Number 2 |
Jan-2009 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY SIGNAL CENTER AND FORT GORDON GA
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| CONTENTS: 7th Signal Command (T) takes on a new mission by Patricia Essick; NEC transformation more than a name change by BG Jennifer Napper; A tale of two signal commands by MAJ Jan Norris; 78th Signal Battalion passes new inspection by MAJ Brent Skinner; 25th Infantry Division network acceleration by MAJ Gregory A. Griffin and SGT Ryan K. Young; NETOPS in Battle by Ronald Cohen; Working successfully with your local ... |
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| Managing the Net-Enabled Weapons Kill Chain Testing in a Live-Virtual-Constructive Environment |
Jan 2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Steven J Walker; JOINT TEST AND EVALUATION PROGRAM OFFICE ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Current operational concepts and joint command and control procedures do not support the joint force's ability to employ net-enabled weapons against dynamic targets. This briefing looks at a live, virtual and constructive (LVC) field test, JC2ENEW FT 1. This test provided * Integrated Sensor - C2 - shooter system simulations, * Functional Link-16 simulated data network, * Functional voice communications, and * Functional collaborative tools. JC2NEW scenarios provided a robust ... |
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| Presented at the Live-Virtual Constructive Conference held in El Paso, TX on 12-15 Jan 2009. Published in the Proceedings of the Live-Virtual Constructive Conference, 2009. Document includes briefing charts (27 slides, title: JBD2 JTEM 08 Lessons Learned |
Jan 2009 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth G LeSueur; Sean Millich; Michael L Stokes; REDSTONE TECHNICAL TEST CENTER REDSTONE ARSENAL AL
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| This paper presents the lessons learned from the Joint Battlespace Dynamic Deconfliction (JBD2) test conducted in August 2008. The lessons learned presented are those collected by the Test Integration Working Group (TIWG). The JBD2 test event was executed in a Joint environment across 16 different test sites with live, virtual, and constructive elements connected through the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) Virtual Private Network (VPN). All Wide Area Network ... |
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| Information Technology Strategic Plan 2009-2013 |
Jan 2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER WASHINGTON DC
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| The FY2009-2013 Information Technology (IT) Strategic Plan outlines how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) will support DHS' mission objectives and goals. It reflects DHS? commitment to focus IT resources on moving forward high-priority operational capabilities, programs, and business processes. The plan articulates DHS IT priorities for developing and delivering capabilities and services to support the mission and business needs of the Department. ... |
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| U.S. GODAE: Global Ocean Prediction with the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) |
Jan 2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Eric P Chassignet; FLORIDA STATE UNIV TALLAHASSEE CENTER FOR OCEAN-ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTION STUDIES
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| performance and application of eddy-resolving, real-time global and basin-scale ocean prediction systems using the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM). These systems are to be transitioned for operational use by the U.S. Navy at both the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Stennis Space Center, MS, and the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC), Monterey, CA, and by NOAA at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), Washington, D.C. inexpensive, data assimilation ... |
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| An Australian Land Force for Conflict in a World Without Precedent (Future Warfare Concept Paper) |
Jan 2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Michael B Ryan; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA SCHOOL OF ADVANCED WARFIGHTING (SAW)
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| The current pace of change in the global security environment and information technology demands that, like all military organizations, the Australian Army must re-examine the way it trains, deploys and fights. The challenges of the 2020 battlespace will demand that the Australian Army be able to rapidly deploy a highly flexible force capable of operating in a multiplicity of threat scenarios. To fulfill this role, the Australian Army should create ... |
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| Tactical Decision Making under Categorical Uncertainty with Applications to Modeling and Simulation |
Dec-2008 |
122 pages |
| Authors:
Kacey E Kemmerer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Network Centric Warfare approach to command and control emphasizes decentralized decision making. Consequently, decision makers must comprehend and evaluate information to determine the optimal course of action. This study examines how different categories of uncertainty (ambiguous/missing, conflicting, baseline) and individual differences affect response time in decision-making tasks. The researchers elicited real-world tactical scenarios from veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom in which uncertainty was present. Nine ... |
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| Testbed Implementation of Loop-Free Soft Handoff in Wireless Battlefield Networks |
Dec-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Ibrahim Hoekelek; Selcuk Cevher; Mariusz A Fecko; Provin Gurung; Sunil Samtani; Zhensbeng Zhang; Aristides Staikos; Jeffrey Bowcock; TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC PISCATAWAY NJ
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| A fundamental challenge in wireless mobile battlefield networks (WMBNs) is frequent occurrence of wireless link congestion and failures due to blockage, mobility, interference, etc. In case of a link or node failure, the end-to-end session will be disrupted until the underlying routing protocol converges to its new path. We propose an innovative distributed architecture for a seamless multi-layer soft handoff protocol in WMBNs to provide the sub-second convergence in case ... |
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| Self-Adaptive Dissemination of Critical Data in Dynamic Wireless Networks |
Dec-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Jose-Luis Sagripanti; David Dorsey; Bjorn J Carandang; Moshe Kam; Chris Gaughan; DREXEL UNIV PHILADELPHIA PA
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| The distribution of data in large-scale dynamic wireless networks presents a difficult problem for network designers due to node mobility, unreliable links, and traffic congestion. In this work, we propose a framework for adaptive data dissemination protocols suitable for distributing data in large-scale dynamic networks without a central controlling entity. The framework consists of cooperating mobile agents and a reinforcement-learning component with value function approximation. A component for agent coordination ... |
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| Defense Graphs and Enterprise Architecture for Information Assurance Analysis |
Dec-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Ulrik Franke; Teodor Sommestad; Mathias Ekstedt; Pontus Johnson; ROYAL INST OF TECH STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN)
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| The JQRR metrics for Information Assurance (IA) and Computer Network Defense (CND) are combined with a framework based on defense graphs. This enables the use of architectural models for rational decision making, based on the mathematical rigor of extended influence diagrams. A sample abstract model is provided, along with a simple example of its usage to assess access control vulnerability. With the advent of Network Centric Warfare, Information Assurance (IA) ... |
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| Command and Control in a Multitouch Environment |
Dec-2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
R Szymanski; M Goldin; N Palmer; R Beckinger; J Gilday; T Chase; ARMY COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENG CTR FT MONMOUTH NJ COMMAND AND CONTROL DIRECTORATE (C2 DIRECTORATE)
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| As the Army continues its movement toward NetCentricity, the need for face-to-face collaboration remains. Although commanders will eventually have the ability to utilize large bandwidth pipes and robust software services to collaborate remotely, there is no indication commanders will loose their desire to conduct localized planning sessions eyeball-to-eyeball. However, little is currently being done to provide computer assistance for in-person collaboration. This paper advanced user interface discusses the use of ... |
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| Providing Effective Security in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Without Affecting Bandwidth or Interoperability |
Dec 2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Dan Lynch; Scott Knight; Maria A Gorlatova; Yannick L Lamont; Ramiro Liscano; Peter C Mason; ROYAL MILITARY COLL OF CANADA KINGSTON (ONTARIO)
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| Finding security solutions for Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) that do not detrimentally affect their utility is a challenging research problem. We present mechanisms that can be used for detecting sophisticated attacks against MANETs as well as for providing methods of authentication and information leakage prevention. We implement our methods in a laboratory testbed and provided experimental evidence of their efficacy. Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are recognised as being ... |
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| Real-Time Head Pose Estimation Using a WEBCAM: Monocular Adaptive View-Based Appearance Model |
Dec 2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Louis-Philippe Morency; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MARINA DEL REY CA INST FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
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| Accurately estimating the person's head position and orientation is an important task for a wide range of applications such as driver awareness and human-robot interaction. Over the past two decades, many approaches have been suggested to solve this problem, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In this paper, we present a probabilistic framework called Monocular Adaptive View-based Appearance Model (MAVAM) which integrates the advantages from two of these approaches: ... |
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| The Use of Tactile Cues to Modify the Perception of Self-Motion |
Dec 2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Angus H Rupert; Ognyan I Kolev; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| An immersive technology being developed by the Army to provide enhanced situation awareness for military personnel involves the use of tactile stimulators arranged in a matrix pattern surrounding the torso. When activated sequentially the tactile display can be swept over the torso to provide a sense of motion. This tactile stimulus can alter the perceived experience of self-motion produced by large field-of-view displays. The tactile display can also alter the ... |
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| How Should the Joint Force Handle the Command and Control of Unmanned Aircraft Systems? |
18-Nov-2008 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Scott R Cerone; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this monograph is to formulate an improvement to, and highlight deficiencies in, the current command and control of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs). The monograph consists of four sections. Section 1 describes the difficulty associated with classifying aircraft and defines key terms associated with UAVs. Section 2 examines the historical circumstances that precipitated the centralization of the command and control of air power in the U.S. military. This ... |
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| Knowledge Management for Distributed Tracking |
Nov-2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Marion G Ceruti; Tedd L Wright; David J Swanson; Scott C McGirr; Dwight R Wilcox; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Modeling and simulation, intelligent software agents, and other technologies can support network-centric distributed tracking. These technologies came together in the Knowledge Management for Distributed Tracking (KMDT) research and development program to improve naval command, control, and decision support. The program's approach is based on the use of simulated data from sensor and motion models, intelligent software agents, integrated sensor ontology, and a line-of-bearing cross-fix algorithm. Modeling and simulation was used ... |
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| Formulating a Theoretical Framework for Assessing Network Loads for Effective Deployment in Network-Centric Operations and Warfare |
Nov 2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Eunice E Santos; VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST BLACKSBURG
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| Advances in technology lead to a shift towards Network-Centric Operations (NCO) and Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) within the military. While much work in NCO/NCW has focused on developing the components based on information sharing and cross awareness (e.g. conceptual models for co-operability and the common operating picture (COP)), the lynchpin is a robust network infrastructure. However, little is known about the overall effectiveness and performance of NCO/NCW networks in general. Determining ... |
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| Independent Assessment Team Report on C2 Data |
Nov 2008 |
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| Authors:
Dawn Meyerriecks; Stan Davis; Jim Pipher; Priscilla Guthrie; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This Independent Assessment Team (IAT) was sponsored by ASD (NII) to provide C2 data policy and implementation guidance recommendations. The IAT'S recommendations are: 1) implement the DoD's Net-Centric Data Strategy for C2 using UCore and a redefined C2 Core, 2) grow C2 Core incrementally based on operational priorities, 3) define roles and responsibilities, 4) establish required C2 and enterprise governance (e.g., for CM, versioning), 5) increase focus on operations and ... |
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| Unity of Command: An Answer to the Maritime Homeland Security Interagency Quagmire |
31-Oct-2008 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Darren J Hanson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Maritime Homeland Security (MHS) and Defense (MHD) of the United States have evolved since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. However, effective operational command and control (C2) to ensure unity of effort of the myriad federal and state agencies involved in MHS still does not exist to prevent or recover from a terrorist attack or natural disaster. This paper examines the development of current U.S. structure for MHS involving ... |
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| More Than a Paradigm Shift... Challenging the Assumption That a JTF Commander Can Operate Effectively from an SSGN |
31-Oct-2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Jeffery; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Now that four Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Submarines (SSGN) are entering the fleet, new capabilities have emerged that were never before available from a submerged platform. One of these capabilities has the potential to propel the SSGN from the tactical to the operational level of war. Large-scale demonstrations like SILENT HAMMER and GIANT SHADOW have created the advertised capability of embarking a Joint Task Force (JTF) Commander and staff for short-duration, ... |
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom: The Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal and Its Impact in the War on Terror |
31-Oct-2008 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick M Gibbons; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Did the failure of the U.S. Military in the application of operational art planning and command and control (C2) result in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal? This paper contends that it did and if the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) had designed an effective C2 structure for detainee operations before hostilities in Iraq began, the Abu Ghraib scandal would not have occurred. The dysfunction at Abu Ghraib was initially exposed in ... |
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| On the Performance of Quorum Replication on the Internet |
31 Oct 2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Omar M Bakr; Idit Keidar; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Replicated systems often use quorums in order to increase their performance and availability. In such systems, a client typically accesses a quorum of the servers in order to perform an update. In this paper, we study the running time of quorum-based distributed systems over the Internet. We experiment with more than thirty servers at geographically dispersed locations; we evaluate two different approaches for defining quorums. We study how the number ... |
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| Maritime Domain Awareness FY08 Assessment Report |
30-Oct-2008 |
205 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas J MacKinnon; Susan G Hutchins; Gordon E Schacher; Jared Freeman; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| The U.S. Navy has been given the responsibility to develop a comprehensive, worldwide Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capability. PEO C4I has specified and assessed an initial set of systems, designated Spiral-1, to support MDS. Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (DUSN) has appointed the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to assess the overall capabilities and needs of MDA. This document reports the progress made in developing MDA capabilities during FY08. It ... |
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| Semantic Interoperability in Distributed Planning. Track 1: C2 Concepts, Theory, and Policy |
Oct-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
James Lawton; Gennady R Staskevich; Jeffrey W Hudack; Joseph A Carozzoni; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| The USAF Command and Control (C2) is undergoing a transformation from a co-located, theater-centric process to one that is worldwide and distributed. A key challenge for this transformation to Globally-Linked Air and Space Operations Centers is developing the ability to collaboratively plan and execute operation with multiple cooperating command centers. This paper describes an in-house program underway at the USAF Research Laboratory Information Directorate that is developing technologies to support ... |
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| Tightly Coupling Cognition: Understanding How Communication and Awareness Drive Coordination in Teams |
Oct 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Rosen; Stephen M Fiore; Eduardo Salas; Michael Letsky; Norman Warner; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ORLANDO
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| Modern and future visions of command and control (C2) pose new theoretical and practical issues. These adaptive, rapidly reconfigurable, and distributed organizational structures rely on developing and maintaining shared awareness between interdependent components (i.e., individuals or teams working towards shared goals). The science of teams has been an effective theoretical driver for understanding and promoting effectiveness in traditional C2. Much of this work can be leveraged in modern C2 as ... |
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| Flexible Security Configuration for Virtual Machines |
Oct 2008 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Sandra Rueda; Yogesh Sreenivasan; Trent Jaeger; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| Virtual machines are widely accepted as a promising basis for building secure systems. However, while virtual machines offer effective mechanisms to create isolated environments, mechanisms that offer controlled interaction among VMs are immature. Some VM systems include flexible policy models and some enable MLS enforcement, but the flexible use of policy to control VM interactions has not been developed. In this paper, we propose an architecture that enables administrator to ... |
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| Channels: Runtime System Infrastructure for Security-typed Languages |
Oct 2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Boniface Hicks; Timothy Misiak; Patrick McDaniel; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| Security-typed languages (STLs) are powerful tools for provably implementing policy in applications. The pro-grammar maps policy onto programs by annotating types with information flow labels, and the STL compiler guarantees that data always obeys its label as it flows within an application. As data flows into or out of an application, however, a runtime system is needed between the information flow world within the application and the non-information flow world ... |
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Command, Control and Communications Systems
