| Increasing Capacity & Changing the Culture: Volunteer Management in Law Enforcement |
Mar-2009 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Donna M Cayson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | In the post-September 11th world, law enforcement agencies are struggling to protect their communities from the threat of global terrorism along with preparing for and responding to natural and manmade disasters. The demands on municipal law enforcement agencies have never been greater. Today, more than ever, it is clear that volunteers can play a fundamental role in augmenting a department's homeland security efforts. Are there best practices when incorporating volunteers ... |
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| Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Volunteers in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary |
Dec-2008 |
188 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew D Dooris; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The U.S. Coast Guard lacks the personnel and resources to fill critical gaps in its safety and security missions without help from its volunteer arm, the Coast Guard Auxiliary. It is for this reason that Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard leaders have become dependent on the Auxiliary to achieve a number of Coast Guard missions, a reliance that has become more tenuous as Auxiliary membership dropped 20.61% since ... |
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| National Service: Healing a Divided Nation through Servant Leadership |
19-Feb-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
K W Schoonover; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Most Americans don't realize what is at stake in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) with respect to American freedom and democracy. Just like the Cold War, the stakes in the Long War are high. It is imperative that the United States present a unified front to deal with GWOT issues. Its citizens are the backbone of this country. Leaders have a duty to make sure a solid foundation is ... |
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| Officer Staffing in Reserve Infantry Battalions |
19-Feb-2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
D C Nielsen; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Companies were great, battalions were marginal, and regiments were useless declared Lieutenant General Boomer, Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Commander during Operation Desert Storm, on his evaluation of the Selected Marine Corps Reserve's (SMCR) performance. The SMCR infantry is modeled after an active duty infantry division in its table of organization. Successes at company and below levels and marginal performances at battalion and higher levels indicate a problem that continues to ... |
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| The New Jersey Naval Militia |
Jan-2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Wayne E Girardet; NEW JERSEY NAVAL MILITIA FORT DIX NJ
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| Naval militias predate the reserve system and functioned primarily as a back-up force for the U.S. Navy. At its high water mark around the turn of the last century, 26 states had a naval militia. With the advent of the U.S. Naval Reserve (USNR), naval militias evolved into organizations with a dual state and federal mission much like the National Guard. By law, they must consist of at least 95% ... |
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| On the Need for a State Defense Force Noncommissioned Officer Council |
Jan-2008 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald Scott; Martin Hershkowitz; MARYLAND DEPT OF THE MILITARY BALTIMORE
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| The State Defense Force (SDF) organization is based on the cadre concept, where the staff is composed of senior officers and noncommissioned officers (NCOs), and specialists in those areas within its mission portfolio. While the officers are involved in command, mission design, operation -- within the guidelines established by the Adjutant General (TAG) -- and training requirements, the NCOs form the basis for conducting the training required to execute the ... |
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| The Peace Corps: Current Issues |
15 NOV 2007 |
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| Authors:
Curt Tarnoff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | As it prepares authorization and State/Foreign Operations appropriations legislation in 2007, Congress is considering the FY2008 level of funding for the Peace Corps and related issues. This report will be updated as events warrant. |
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| Army SBIR, Interim Funding Final Report on Contract W911NF-07-C-0022 (Lumidigm, Inc.) |
30-Sep-2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Rowe; LUMIDIGM INC ALBUQUERQUE NM
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| The major objective during this performance period was to collect a set of whole-hand data on a significantly larger population of volunteers than collected during Phase I of this program. This expanded dataset will be used to further develop and refine whole hand processing algorithms. The larger data set will also provide statistically stronger results. These results will be incorporated into a paper that will be presented and published in ... |
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| Securing the Borders: Creation of the Border Patrol Auxiliary |
05 MAY 2007 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
CHRISTOPHER HALL; Gregg Schauerman; Robert Ewing; Brian Brandner; JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT CAMBRIDGE MA
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| Although the U.S. Border Patrol is the largest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the country, its resources appear to be far short of what is required to truly accomplish its mandate. Most of the Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) 30,000 officers operate in the nation's 314 land, air, and seaports of entry, where they admit an average 1.2 million legal visitors a day. A majority of the border remains ... |
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| Citizen Preparedness Campaign: Information Campaigns Increasing Citizen Preparedness to Support Creating a `Culture of Preparedness' |
MAR 2007 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
Paula Bloom; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Citizen preparedness has been a requirement since the events of September 11, 2001 and was reinforced as a necessity after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August 2005. Although National Strategy documents outline the requirement for citizen participation in national preparedness the requirement is through volunteerism using the Citizen Corps. There are currently readiness programs being conducted through the Citizen Corps, Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency ... |
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| An Analysis of the Navy's Voluntary Education Program |
MAR 2007 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Brian M. Hart; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Department of Defense funds advanced education through the Voluntary Education Program. This study explores the following questions: (1) What is the economic return on the Navy's Voluntary Education Program (VOLED), especially Tuition Assistance (TA)? (2) What is the impact of TA on a sailor s career? and (3) What does a review of the literature indicate about the effects of the VOLED program? Some of the potential benefits of ... |
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| Maryland Defense Force Establishes an Engineer Capability |
Jan-2007 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Martin Hershkowitz; Brian R Kelm; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| The Maryland Defense Force's (MDDF) motto of Officio Vocante Parati translates from the Latin to Ready When Called. To fulfill this motto in response to the War on Terrorism, the MDDF transitioned from an organization that supplied additional military manpower to the State of Maryland, to an organization that is laser beam-focused to excel as a force multiplier by providing professional services to complement and supplement the existing technical skills, ... |
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| Maryland Defense Force 10th Medical Regiment: Past, Present and Future |
Jan-2007 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Martin Hershkowitz; H W Nelson; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| The Maryland Defense Force (MDDF) has almost always had some form of medical support, typically of the aid station format. In the mid-1990s, Brigadier General Frank Barranco (MD), Commanding General of the MDDF (CG/MDDF) and himself a renowned physician, decided to build a responsive Medical Command to provide medical support in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. The Medical Command began to staff up to General Barranco's expectations, ... |
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| Maryland Defense Force Cavalry Troop A |
Jan-2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Ron Roberts; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| The State Defense Force of the United States is a group of men and women who perform a myriad of missions in support of the military and civilian infrastructure. The Maryland Defense Force (MDDF) undertakes missions in support of the Maryland National Guard and the citizens of the state. To that end, MDDF Cavalry Troop A was formed and recruited with highly specialized personnel who can make a difference. This ... |
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| Terrorism 101: Fundamental Information for the Citizen Volunteer |
Jan-2007 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Richard J Hughbank; Martin Hershkowitz; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| Imagine three males of seemingly Mid-Eastern descent seen driving around locally in a late model van, stopping periodically for no apparent reason, or walking in the local mall acting suspiciously. What should be done? This question, and many others, have been asked by average citizens in lectures on terrorism. The American public is besieged with the uncertainty of terrorism and the next terrorist attack. As local and state law enforcement ... |
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| Standardized Training to Improve Readiness of the Medical Reserve Corps: A Department of Health and Human Services Program under the Direction of the Office of the Surgeon General |
SEP 2006 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Cynthia A. Cox; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) was formed to provide a cadre of trained medical volunteers to support and strengthen the public health infrastructure and improve its' emergency preparedness level. Training policies and standards are left to the discretion of the local MRC coordinator so that the program maintains its flexibility to meet community needs. Training varies from unit to unit, and metrics do not exist to measure or evaluate training ... |
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| Hurricane Katrina: Utilization of Private, Non-Governmental Health Professionals Time for New Strategies |
SEP 2006 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Linda J. Scott; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| This thesis focuses on the medical as part of the public health response to Hurricane Katrina, specific to the issues of the private, non-governmental health professional. A brief survey was completed by 39 state level Bioterrorism Hospital Coordinators. Information obtained highlights the issues of the inability to deploy these private health professionals. Traditional governmental mutual aid mechanisms do not cover private non-governmental health professionals for workers compensation and death benefits. ... |
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| A Federal Volunteer Regiment in the Philippine Insurrection: The History of the 32nd Infantry (United States Volunteers), 1899 to 1901 |
16 JUN 2006 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
James R. Craig; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The federal volunteer regiments that fought in the Philippine insurgency from 1899 to 1901 were the product of intense political infighting, negotiation and compromise at the highest levels of the American government. Oddities among military units, these regiments were neither state militia nor regular army. They were national units filled with state volunteers. The federal volunteer regiments were fleeting organizations. They had no history and no future. Not only did ... |
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| Operation Lifeline: Health Care Professionals from Maryland Respond to Hurricane Katrina |
Jan-2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Colgan; Kisha Davis; Robert A Barish; MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE PIKESVILLE MD
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| The largest single natural disaster in U.S. history began on August 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina came ashore, striking three Gulf Coast states. Americans were both stunned and eager to help the storm's victims. Fortunately, the Maryland Defense Force (MDDF), and its Medical Reserve Corps, was ready to respond. Governor Robert Ehrlich was notified through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) that Aaron Broussard, the president of Jefferson Parish in ... |
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| Volunteer Military Organizations: An Overlooked Asset |
Jan-2006 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Brent C Bankus; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| With the current operations tempo for Federal forces, the availability of manpower for homeland security is a major concern. Today's missions are full spectrum: traditional operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, peacekeeping in the Balkans and the Sinai, and defense support to civil authorities during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. President George W. Bush's National Security Strategy makes it clear that defending our Nation against its enemies is the first and fundamental ... |
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| South Carolina State Guard Homeland Security Activities under an Americorps Grant |
Jan-2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Eli Wishart; SOUTH CAROLINA STATE GUARD COLUMBIA
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| A vulnerability and threat assessment study of South Carolina was done by the South Carolina State Guard (SCSG) in 2002 and found that the state was particularly vulnerable to external threats because of a high ratio of nuclear facilities to population, a major port with several smaller sea ports, several major dams near population centers, rapidly developing coastal areas, and four interstate highways. These concerns were reviewed for Homeland Defense ... |
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| The Texas Medical Rangers and Thousands of Patients |
Jan-2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda Benner; TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AUSTIN
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| In 2006, medical professionals from the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas State Guard, and numerous local and state agencies offered thousands of low-income Rio Grande Valley residents an opportunity to see a doctor, dentist, or nurse during the 7-year-old annual summertime humanitarian mission known as Operation Lone Star. For those who lack access to affordable health care, Operation Lone Star provides basic dental care, medical exams, blood pressure and ... |
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| Twenty Questions for State Defense Force Leadership |
Jan-2006 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
R W Patterson; ALABAMA STATE DEFENSE FORCE MONTGOMERY
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| This article presents a series of questions directed at the leadership of State Defense Forces (SDFs) in the United States. The questions posed here may make many SDF leaders a bit uncomfortable, but tough problems call for tough questions. The states and the nation simply cannot afford to waste such potentially valuable assets as their authorized State Defense Forces. SDF leadership must not tolerate being part of a process that ... |
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| Laboratory Evaluation of Battlefield Tourniquets in Human Volunteers |
SEP 2005 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas J. Walters; Joseph C. Wenke; Dominique J. Greydanus; David S. Kauvar; David G. Baer; ARMY INST OF SURGICAL RESEARCH FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Objective: To screen currently available commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tourniquets for effectiveness in human volunteers. Methods: Seven potential battlefield tourniquets were tested for efficacy (elimination of distal Doppler pulse) in the leg (Experiment I; n=18). Those found to be effective in = 80% of subjects in Experiment I were tested on the arm (Experiment II; n=12). Results: Experiment I: Three of the seven tourniquets tested on the thigh were effective in ... |
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| An Assessment of Health Status Among Medical Research Volunteers Who Served in the Project Whitecoat Program at Fort Detrick, Maryland |
MAR 2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Phillip R. Pittman; Sarah L. Norris; Kevin M. Coonan; Jr McKee Kelly T.; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FORT DETRICK MD
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| Between 1954 and 1973, more than 2000 men entering military service as conscientious objectors participated in Project Whitecoat as medical research volunteers for the Army's biological warfare defense program. An assessment of self-reported, current health status among 358 "exposed" individuals and 164 unexposed control subjects found no conclusive evidence that receipt of investigational agents was related to adverse health outcomes. No differences in current overall health, current exercise levels, self-reported ... |
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| The State Guard Experience and Homeland Defense |
Jan-2005 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Andre N Coulombe; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the recent past, both the United States and other great powers have faced the issue of how best to meet the challenge of domestic security in support of homeland defense. The State Guards are uniquely American in their concept. These forces originate from an earlier concept of social organization which flourished before the growth of the nation state and mass armies. Unlike the British Home Guard or the German ... |
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| Homeland Defense: The Pennsylvania State Guard 1941-1953 |
Jan-2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Brent C Bankus; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This article presents a description of the origins of State Defense Forces, or State Militias; their role in homeland defense and homeland security; and the role that the Pennsylvania State Guard played in homeland security during World War II and the Korean War, when the National Guard and Reserve units were mobilized for active duty. |
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| The State Militia in Nevada: A History |
Jan-2005 |
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| Authors:
Michael J Brodhead; NEVADA NATIONAL GUARD CARSON CITY
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| Marking nearly 400 years in existence, the militia is the oldest branch of the American military. The first militia units were organized in colonial times to defend against an attack on the European settlers. England's North American colonies established militias -- consisting of citizens who were subject to periodic mustering and drilling -- that could be called into active service to defend the nation, and after the Revolution the independent ... |
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| First Kansas Colored Volunteers: Contributions of Black Union Soldiers in the Trans-Mississippi West |
17 JUN 2004 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Michael E. Carter; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Over one hundred and eighty thousand black men fought for the Union during America's Civil War. From infantrymen, to artillerist and cavalry soldiers, these soldiers combined to form one hundred and sixty-six Union regiments. On 29 October 1862 at Island Mound, Missouri, the First Kansas Colored Volunteers, an infantry regiment comprised mainly of blacks from Kansas and Missouri, became the first black regiment to experience combat during the Civil War. ... |
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| State Defense Forces and Homeland Security |
01-Jan-2004 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Arthur N Tulak; Robert W Kraft; Don Silbaugh; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) assumes responsibility within the Department of Defense for the homeland security and homeland defense missions, it does so with few assigned forces. While the "Forces For" apportionment to NORTHCOM is still being finalized, they will in any case be meager in comparison to the scope of the task and the assigned area of responsibility. The paucity of forces available to NORTHCOM will require more economical ... |
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| Expanding the Use of State Defense Forces in Homeland Defense Missions |
2004 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Brent C. Bankus; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Current high operational tempo of the active force and the federalized reserves makes it difficult to find adequate numbers of forces to accomplish the many homeland defense missions. As planners attempt to apply the right forces to the proper mission, they need to consider State Defense Forces (SDFs). Planners may be unaware of these forces existence; however, they represent an important source of capable manpower to apply within the borders ... |
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| The Human Volunteer in Military Biomedical Research (Military Medical Ethics. Volume 2, Chapter 19) |
OCT 2002 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Paul J. Amoroso; Lynn L. Wenger; ARMY RESEARCH INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE NATICK MA
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| There are extensive regulations and guidelines that govern what can, after appropriate review, be done in biomedicai and behavioral research involving human subjects. These policies, though they may prescribe what scientists should or should not do, cannot adequately cover everv situation researchers might currently encounter nor can they anticipate every potential situation that will arise in the future. When disregard for basic human rights in experimentation has occurred even in ... |
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| Voluntary Services Pilot Program Expansion Army Wide |
10 APR 2002 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| This letter authorizes Army-wide implementation of the pilot program conducted by the Department of Defense (DoD) to recruit and accept expanded voluntary services, as prescribed in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995. It also closes out Army Family Action Plan Issue Number 184: Support for Volunteers, initiated in 1988. Pending publication of DoD policies, the guidance in this letter will be incorporated into the next change or ... |
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| The Status of Gender Integration in the Military. Supporting Appendices |
2002 |
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| Authors:
Megan K. Beckett; Chiaying S. Chien; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Women's participation in the military has been restricted since gender integration began. About 33,000 women served in World War I - 20,000 of them in the Army and Navy Nurse Corps, which were separate from the regular Army and Navy. In World War II, manpower shortages and reports of valuable performance by women in other countries' armed forces led the United States to utilize approximately 350,000 women for its own ... |
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| American Angels: Forming the Lafayette Escadrille, RAF Eagles, and Flying Tigers |
30 NOV 2000 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin S. Robins; NEBRASKA UNIV LINCOLN
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| While the U.S. initially abstained from battle in the Twentieth Century's two greatest conflicts, the Lafayette Escadrille, Royal Air Force (RAF) Eagle Squadrons, and Flying Tigers served as all-American volunteer fighter units in foreign air forces. During World War I the Escadrille flew with the French and in World War II the Eagles signed on with the British while the Tigers fought alongside the Chinese. Their ... |
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| Volunteerism Among Military Families |
JUL 1998 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Sherry J. Fontaine; Mark A. Brennan; C. E. Campenni; Kipling C. Lavo; MARYWOOD COLL SCRANTON PA MILITARY FAMILY INST
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| This paper on volunteerism among military families has a specific focus on military spouses. Spouses of military personnel have traditionally provided volunteer services to the military community. Voluntary activity can provide military spouses with satisfying experiences and often can enhance a spouse's employment skills. In addition, in geographic areas where employment is not readily available, voluntary positions can offer valuable alternatives to paid employment. This ... |
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| Blast Overpressure Studies |
MAY 1998 |
283 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel L. Johnson; ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB FORT RUCKER AL
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| To satisfy the Army's need for realistic safe limits for heavy weapons noise while wearing hearing protection, a 2-1/2 year study was undertaken. Using active duty military volunteers, 64 subjects established that the auditory system could be adequately protected with the RACAL muff from one to three exposures of the reverberant waveforms obtained from a rocket launcher out of an enclosure. Thus, nonauditory considerations set the exposure limits for this ... |
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| Pressures Measured Under Earmuffs Worn by Human Volunteers During Exposure to Freefield Blast Overpressures |
AUG 97 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
James H. Patterson Jr.; Ben T. Mozo; Elmaree Gordon; Jesus R. Canales; Daniel L. Johnson; EG AND G MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC ALBUQUERQUE NM
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| A series of studies to determine the maximum safe exposures to blast overpressure (high intensity impulse noise) were conducted at the Blast Overpressure Test Site on Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, by EG&G Management Systems. Inc., Albuquerque, NM. The studies focused on temporary changes in the threshold of hearing in volunteers wearing earmuffs for hearing protection. From these studies, maximum safe exposure levels have been derived in terms of the ... |
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| An Evaluation of a Peer Support Program to Improve Quality of Life with Breast Cancer |
JUL 97 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Carol P. Somkin; KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INST OAKLANDCA
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| The objective of this study is to develop, implement and evaluate a volunteer peer support program for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. This program augments and complements the American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery Program. Our primary aim is to determine the value of providing a comprehensive, organizationally-specific, peer support program to women beginning at diagnosis and continuing for up to one year. Participants are paired with a trained ... |
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| Outsourcing: Short Term costs and Human Resource Issues |
JUN 1997 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Richard W. Loan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| OMB Circular A-76 provides guidance for estimating the cost of commercial activities that are candidates for outsourcing. The benefits of outsourcing these activities are greater efficiency, better service, and reduced costs. However, outsourcing has experienced very lifetime success. This is in large part due to DOD's reluctance to rely on inorganic assets, resistance from Congress and the executive branch, public-employee union's criticism, improper incentives for Base Commanders, prohibitive short term ... |
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| Preliminary Report on Selected Life Course Variables and Reasons for Volunteering for the 28th Sinai Deployment |
AUG 96 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Laurel W. Oliver; Ronald B. Tiggle; Stephanie M. Hayes; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This report documents the before-deployment to the Sinai, a peacekeeping operation that comprised troops from the Reserve Component (RC) as well as the Active Component (AC). Before deploying, 503 soldiers completed surveys developed by the U.S. Army Research institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences that contained items covering a broad range of demographic and attitudinal variables. The findings of this report concern the reasons RC soldiers gave for volunteering; ... |
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| Who Are These Guys? Non-Governmental Organizations in Humanitarian Relief Operations |
20 MAY 96 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
George F. Oliver III; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| The purpose of this paper it to provide an understanding of how to deal with nongovernmental organizations during a humanitarian relief operation. Examples and lessons are drawn from the following humanitarian relief operations: Provide Comfort in Northern Iraq in 1991 (helping the Kurds); Restore Hope in Somalia in 1992 and 1993; and Support Hope in Rwanda in 1994. I have described the players in humanitarian relief operations, described their interaction ... |
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| Peace Operations: Reservists Have Volunteered When Needed |
APR 96 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV
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| U.S. participation in peace operations has increased dramatically since the end of the Cold War in 1989. At the same time, the size of the active component has been reduced by nearly one-third, leaving fewer active forces to respond to these operations. With increased stress placed on some active forces, the role of the reserves is changing. The Department of Defense (DOD) expects the reserves to take a greater role ... |
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| Reserve Volunteerism |
APR 96 |
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| Authors:
John R. Brinkerhoff; John C. Tillson; Fred Breaux; Stanley A. Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Reserve military units and individuals are being used extensively in the post-Cold War era to provide skills absent or insufficient in the Active Components, and to augment or temporarily relieve over-committed active forces. The objective of this study was to establish how best to assure access to Guardsmen and Reservists when they are needed for military operations. It examines alternative ways of getting voluntary access to the needed personnel and ... |
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| Case Studies in Reserve Component Volunteerism: E Company Reinforced, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in Guantanamo, Cuba |
JUL 95 |
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| Authors:
John R. Brinkerhoff; Stanley A. Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This is one of a series of case studies prepared to illustrate how volunteerism has been used to gain access to National Guard and Reserve capabilities in support of recent military operations. The case studies have been prepared by reference to official documents and reports and interviews with unit members and other persons involved in the operation. This case study tells about the voluntary service to provide security for internee ... |
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| Case Studies in Reserve Component Volunteerism: A Composite Battalion Task Force for the U.S. Army Element of the Multinational Force and Observers Mission, Sinai |
MAY 95 |
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| Authors:
John R. Brinkerhoff; Stanley A. Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This is one of a series of case studies prepared to illustrate how volunteerism has been used to gain access to National Guard and Reserve capabilities in support of recent military operations. The case studies have been prepared by reference to official documents and reports and interviews with unit members and other persons involved in the operation. This study tells about the special composite battalion task force the U.S. Army ... |
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| Case Studies in Reserve Component Volunteerism: The 175th Fighter Group, Maryland National Guard, Over Bosnia |
MAY 95 |
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| Authors:
John R. Brinkerhoff; Stanley A. Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This is one of a series of case studies prepared to illustrate how volunteerism has been used to gain access to National Guard and Reserve capabilities in suppon of recent military operations. The case studies have been prepared by reference to official documents and repons and interviews with unit members and other persons involved in the operation. For two months in 1994, the 175th Fighter Group, Maryland Air National Guard, ... |
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| Case Studies in Reserve Component Volunteerism: The 670th Military Police Company in Operation Uphold Democracy |
MAY 95 |
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| Authors:
John R. Brinkerhoff; Stanley A. Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This is one of a series of case studies prepared to illustrate how volunteerism has been used to gain access to National Guard and Reserve capabilities in support of recent military operations. The case studies have been prepared by reference to official documents and reports and interviews with unit members and other persons involved in the operation. This case study tells about the voluntary service of the 670th Military Police ... |
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| Case Studies in Reserve Component Volunteerism: The 711th Postal Company in Operation Restore Hope |
APR 95 |
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| Authors:
John R. Brinkerhoff; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This is one of a series of case studies prepared to illustrate how volunteerism has been used to gain access to National Guard and Reserve capabilities in support of recent military operations. The case studies have been prepared by reference of official documents and reports and interviews with unit members and other persons involved in the operation. This case study tells about a provisional unit that was formed using 48 ... |
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| Food Aid and Security: The Hunger Professionals' Dilemma |
1995 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Dale C. Waters; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| Traditional views of world hunger that propel the actions of global relief agencies are increasingly dysfunctional in the chaotic security environment of the post-Cold War world. The current crop of starving children are not random victims of drought or other "acts of God." They are not just starving, they are being starved. They are the targets of man-made famines, the victims of savage tribal and ethnic warfare. Those providing aid ... |
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