| Nonequilibrium Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics Using the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo And Navier-Stokes Models |
17-Jan-2008 |
262 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J Lofthouse; MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR
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 | Hypersonic flight vehicles are a current topic of interest in both civilian and military research. NASA is currently designing a Crew Transport Vehicle (CTV) [44, 69] and Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) [32] to replace the space shuttle; reentry vehicles are, by definition, hypersonic vehicles. Military requirements for reconnaissance and surveillance, as well as the mission of the United States Air Force to rapidly project power globally makes the design of ... |
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| Outcome, Cost, and Oversight of Reconstruction of Taji Military Base and Baghdad Recruiting Center |
15 JAN 2008 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| A December 2006 amendment to the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction's (SIGIR) enabling legislation requires that, prior to its termination, SIGIR prepare a final forensic audit report on funds made available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. To help meet this requirement, SIGIR is undertaking a series of focused audits examining major Iraq reconstruction contracts. The objective of these audits is to examine contract outcome, cost, and management ... |
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| Software Engineering Continuing Education at a Price You Can Afford |
01-Jan-2008 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Bohn; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| Software is so critical to today's military programs that failure of the software generally results in failure of the program. Hoping for success is the surest way to avoid it. Avoiding software failure is not accidental; it requires careful application of sound software engineering. Whether you are an engineer, a program manager, a contracting officer, or anyone else involved in the development, acquisition, or sustainment of a software-intensive system, the ... |
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| Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems. Past Lessons and Future Recommendations |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Obaid Younossi; John C Graser; Cynthia R Cook; Mark A Lorell; Jerry M Sollinger; Robert S Leonard; Kevin Brancato; Bernard Fox; Yool Kim; Mel Eisman; Shari L Pfleeger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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 | In response to historically high cost growth in the acquisition of space systems, the Under Secretary of the Air Force, in accordance with National Security Space (NSS) Acquisition Policy, directed the Air Force acquisition community to support the development of independent, accurate, and timely cost analyses to make the acquisition of NSS systems more realistic in terms of estimated costs. In turn, the former commander of Air Force Space Command ... |
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| Feasibility of an Air Liaison Officer Career Field: Improving the Theater Air-Ground System |
Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Thomas Manacapilli; Steven Buhrow; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This investigation of the feasibility of an air liaison officer (ALO) career field was initially prompted by a recent suggestion submitted within the U.S. Air Force's Innovative Development Through Employee Awareness (IDEA) program. The IDEA suggestion, previous research, and analysis conducted during the course of this study confirmed several advantages of this proposal. Research and literature have been generated on this subject -- some of it very recent and some ... |
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| The Fluidic Metaphor: A View into the Nature and Future of War |
Jan-2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Geoffrey F Weiss; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| War is a complex and chaotic continuum; but it is not indecipherable. Applying to war the same holistic approach and language that science has provided for the chaotic behavior of fluids can yield surprising insight into war's nature and by extension, its future. This paper introduces a comprehensive metaphorical theory for war based on the properties of fluids, a fluidic metaphor. This theory is intended to clarify the nature of ... |
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| An Airman's Perspective: Air, Space, and Cyberspace Strategy for the Pacific (Strategic Studies Quarterly, Summer 2008) |
Jan-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Howie Chandler; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| While the United States has long been a Pacific nation, it has also been an air, space, and cyberspace nation. The interests and strategic challenges that concern our nation in this vast region are inexorably linked with our air, space, and cyberspace capabilities. Those enduring interests in the Pacific span the entire spectrum of economic, political, and security relations. America has paid a significant price in blood and treasure to ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 2, Number 3, Fall 2008 |
Jan-2008 |
150 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Strategic Studies Quarterly is an Air Force-sponsored strategic forum for military, government, and academic professionals. Featured articles in this issue include: USAF Cyberspace Command: To Fly and Fight in Cyberspace; A China Policy for the Twenty-First Century; A Time for Action: the Case for Interagency Deliberate Planning; US Foreign Policy Toward North Korea: A Way Ahead; and Harnessing the Islamist Revolution: A Strategy to Win the War Against Religious ... |
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| Genocide and Airpower |
Jan-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas C Peifer; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This article explores how and when genocide prevention became an issue in the U.S. political realm, how genocide was defined by the United Nations, and how scholars and activists have pushed to expand the public understanding of the term. Moving from definition to evaluation, conceptual frameworks are introduced for recognizing the warning signs and stages of genocide and mass killings. Having defined the term and provided a conceptual framework, the ... |
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| Shortchanging the Joint Fight? An Airman's Assessment of FM 3-24 and the Case for Developing Truly Joint COIN Doctrine |
2008 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Dunlap Charles J.; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER RESEARCH INST
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| Is America's counterinsurgency (COIN) effort being shortchanged? Does a one-dimensional doctrine fail to exploit America's full COIN potential? Would a genuinely joint approach provide better options to decision makers confronted with the harsh realities of 21st century insurgencies? This study insists the answers are unequivocally "yes." It analyzes the pitfalls of accepting Army/Marine tactical doctrine as the joint solution. It also offers insights and ideas from an Airman's perspective for ... |
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| A Case Study of the Implementation of Joint Planning in an Organization Undergoing Transformation to Joint Force Headquarters in One State |
2008 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen G. Lind; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The National Guard has been in a nearly constant state of change since its inception. The events that have transpired since the attacks on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 demonstrated the need for the next major evolution of the National Guard. The National Guard began the process of transforming the State Military Headquarters in all 54 states and territories by converting from an Administrative and Oversight Headquarters ... |
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| The Nation's Guardians: America's 21st Century Air Force |
29 DEC 2007 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
T. M. Moseley; DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| This White Paper charts US Air Force strategy for the next two decades and defines the Air Force's indispensable role in promoting and defending the national interest. In framing the strategic imperatives that face the United States and its Air Force, the paper lays out the urgent actions required to cope with today's and tomorrow's challenges. Accordingly, this White Paper is a definitive statement of Air Force intent to maintain ... |
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| Comparison of F-15E and F-16 Dynamic Targeting Persistence in a Fuel-Limited Environment |
14 DEC 2007 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Brian M. Farrar; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States Air Force (USAF) has developed the ability to strike newly detected targets within minutes by pre-positioning aircraft near potential targets. This "dynamic targeting" process provides responsiveness and flexibility, but it also has limitations. In order to strike a newly emerged target, an appropriately armed aircraft must be available to provide the desired effects. Such availability requires loitering, and limited fuel access could severely restrict loiter time near ... |
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| Using the Estimating Supplies Program to Develop Material Solutions for the U.S. Air Force Medical Gynecological Treatment Team (FFGYN) |
10-Dec-2007 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Gerry Pang; Paula Konoske; Kathleen Onofrio; Curt Hopkins; Ralph Nix; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The U.S. Air Force Medical Support Agency, Surgeon General Support Logistics Office, requested that the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) conduct a proof of concept study to assess the validity and feasibility of using NHRC's medical modeling tool for the development and management of Air Force medical Allowance Standards as a baseline for standardization throughout the services. The primary objective of this study was to provide the Air Force with ... |
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| Evaluating Air Force Expeditionary Nursing -- Are We Prepared? |
07-Dec-2007 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Leslie M Claravall; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| A number of nurses from Wilford Hall Medical Center (WHMC) are being deployed on a cyclical rotation to the Air Force (AF) Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, to care for casualties in the intermediate care ward. To prepare these nurses, they are sent to various training sessions prior to the deployment. However, according to three Chief Nurses and a Flight Commander who have served in Balad's AF Theater ... |
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| Air Force Commodity Councils: A Template for Future Implementation Comparing Successful and Failed Approaches |
01 DEC 2007 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Rachelle R. Osborn; John S. Schoonmaker; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In an effort to align sources with requirements, the Department of Defense has implemented initiatives that mirror industry's strategic sourcing practices. These initiatives include Consolidated Purchasing, Commodity Councils and Regionalization. This project will examine a successful Commodity Council (CC), a failed CC, and one in the early stages of development. We will seek characteristics common to both successful and unsuccessful councils, as well as characteristics that differentiate the outcomes. We ... |
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| Influence through Airpower Security Cooperation in Egypt and Pakistan: Lessons for Iraq |
DEC 2007 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas G. Thies; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The recent demise of the Iraqi Air Force creates an airpower vacuum in the region that affords the United States an opportunity to garner influence through the development of a robust airpower security cooperation program. The question is what are the characteristics of airpower security cooperation that will best serve U.S. interests with respect to Iraq and the broader region? In seeking to answer this question, this thesis examines the ... |
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| An Analysis of Retaining or Replacing Air Force Command and Control Aircraft |
DEC 2007 |
113 pages |
| Authors:
II Austin Joe J.; Horace R. Lynch; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This MBA Project's objective was to analyze information available to determine if the Air Force should retain or replace its command and control aircraft. To accomplish the objective, research pertaining to the Air Force's aircraft and requirements was conducted along with analyzing new aircraft available that can be modified for current and future missions. The project provides background information about the various missions command and control aircraft perform, as well ... |
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| The Airpower Advantage in Future Warfare: The Need for Strategy |
DEC 2007 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Colin S. Gray; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER RESEARCH INST
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| The United States has long suffered from a serious strategy deficit. As long as Americans short-change the strategic function, the leverage of U.S. air power will be much less than its potential. The major purpose of this study is to help reduce America's strategy deficit. A common and serious error is the belief that air power theory is uniquely immature and contested. Currently, literally every dimension of U.S. military power ... |
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| The Issues of Developing UAVs at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Those of Certification Problems |
01 NOV 2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Marcin Krugly; Krzysztof Sibilski; Jacek Warchulski; AIR FORCE INST OF TECHNOLOGY WARSAW (POLAND)
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| One of the lines of research conducted at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Warsaw, Poland, is research into possible applications of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Institute's team has developed a whole family of UAVs to give training to the air defence troops. They are successfully used on military ranges. The Institute takes up efforts to find applications which under conditions typical of Poland can effectively satisfy ... |
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| F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter "JSF" Program: Background, Status, and Issues |
25 OCT 2007 |
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| Authors:
Anthony Murch; Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Defense Department's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is one of three aircraft modernization programs in tactical aviation, the others being the Air Force F-22A fighter and the Navy F/A-18E/F fighter/attack plane. In November 1996, the Defense Department selected two major aerospace companies, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, to demonstrate competing designs for the JSF, a joint-service and multi-role fighter/attack plane. Lockheed Martin won this competition and was selected ... |
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| Materials Science of High-Temperature Superconducting Coated Conductor Materials |
OCT 2007 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
M. R. Beasley; STANFORD UNIV CA
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| This program was broadly focused on the materials science of high temperature superconducting coated conductors, which are of potential interest for application in electric power systems of interest to the Air Force. The three main elements of the program were as follows: (1) understanding the basic materials science underlying the deposition of 123 YBCO at the high rates needed for economic manufacture of coated conductors; (2) exploration of variants of ... |
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| Applying a Service-Oriented Architecture to Operational Flight Program Development |
01-Sep-2007 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Mitch Chan; 309TH SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE GROUP HILL AFB UT
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| This article describes how a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) was successfully applied to reuse data and applications previously deployed in single-user, single-computer configurations. The collection of data and applications was transformed into a unified, multiuser, client-server platform through the use of open source and standards-based technologies to minimize development time, maximize interoperability, and facilitate collaboration. The collaboration resulting from the multiuser network capability and shared resources enabled progress towards the Aerospace ... |
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| Optimal Control Strategies for Constrained Relative Orbits |
SEP 2007 |
227 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Irvin David J.; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The US Air Force's ability to protect space assets is enhanced by a proficiency in satellite proximity operations and Space Situational Awareness (SSA). In pursuit of that proficiency, this research develops a key capability of interest to mission planners; the ability of a deputy satellite to "hover" within a defened volume fixed in the vicinity of a chief satellite for an extended period of time. This research finds optimal trajectories, ... |
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| Quality Assessment of Trustworthiness of AFMC Acquisition Data |
SEP 2007 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Herman L. Karhoff; MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA
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| To become a more efficient and effective joint-expeditionary force, the Air Force (AF) and its business partners are adopting an enterprise view that optimizes resources (i.e., people, process, and technology). To achieve this end, the AF has embarked upon an aggressive enterprise Information Technology (IT) modernization strategy. A major challenge with the planning and implementation of transformation/migration strategies is the ability to determine the quality of AF data. A basic ... |
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| Communities of Practice: Towards Leveraging Knowledge in the Military |
SEP 2007 |
192 pages |
| Authors:
Guillermo A. Palos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Department of Defense has recently discovered the benefits of Communities of Practice as a Knowledge Management program in strategic, tactical, and staff environments. Such communities have grown in popularity 185,000 users growing at 5,000 per month in over 6,000 registered Communities in the Air Force alone. However, their emergent manner and perspective is limited; an information-focused approach prevails, through which primary emphasis is placed on technology and document archives. ... |
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| Environmental Assessment for Construction of Storm Water Detection System at Storm Water Outfall #3, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana |
Aug-2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
James Denier; Rachel Wieland; Eric Farrington; Jeanne DeFauw; AIR FORCE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE BROOKS AFB TX
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| The United States Air Force (USAF) has prepared this EA to assess the environmental and social impacts resulting from the proposed action to construct a storm water detention pond at storm water Outfall #3 planned for late Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 at Malmstrom AFB. This project proposes to construct a storm water detention pond at Malmstrom AFB storm water Outfall #3 to address flooding and erosion issues historically experienced at ... |
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| Whole Sky Imaging of Clouds in the Visible and IR for Starfire Optical Range |
31 JUL 2007 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Janet E. Shields; Monette Karr; Art R. Burden; Richard W. Johnson; William S. Hodgkiss; SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA MARINE PHYSICAL LAB
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| This report describes the work done for the Starfire Optical Range, Kirtland Air Force Base under Contract N00014-01-D-043 DO #11, between 02 September 2004 and 30 April 2006. This work relates to the Air Force's need to characterize the cloud distribution during day and night, for a variety of applications, including support of research into impact of clouds on laser communication and support of satellite tracking. This contract followed Contract ... |
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| Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Advanced Coordination and Increased Visibility Needed to Optimize Capabilities |
JUL 2007 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon L. Pickup; Patty Lentini; Renee Brown; Jamie Khanna; Kate Lenane; LaShawnda Lindsey; Elisha Matvay; Susan Tindall; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| DOD components have developed guidance to facilitate the integration of UAS into combat operations; however, further steps are needed to fully coordinate the deployment of these assets. For example, DOD developed a Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for the Tactical Employment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and a Joint Concept of Operations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.5 This guidance represents an important first step for the use of UAS in combat operations ... |
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| Air Force Network-Centric Solutions Contract |
29 JUN 2007 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDIT (DOD) ARLINGTON VA SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
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| Who Should Read This Report and Why? This report should be read by all who are responsible for and involved in the implementation and execution of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts. The report addresses contracting, information assurance, small business, and oversight issues that require management attention to ensure Government contracts are sufficiently planned and implemented. Background. This report is the first in a series of reports concerning the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions ... |
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| Flexible Precision: Air Force's Answer to Army Transformation and Intratheater Airlift on the 21st Century Battlefield |
01 JUN 2007 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A. Hering; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The changing operational environment has motivated the Army to undergo its largest transformation since WW II. The Army decision to procure the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) has rekindled the "roles and missions" debate that first surfaced soon after the Air Force stood up as a separate service. Both the Army and Air Force have a legitimate requirement to recapitalize the average age of Army cargo aircraft is over twenty years ... |
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| Optimized Determination of Deployable Consumable Spares Packages |
01-Jun-2007 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
David Fulk; Douglas Blazer; Rob Kline; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INST (LMI) MCLEAN VA
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| This presentation will describe the new method the Air Force is using to compute deployment kits for consumable items (the spares required to support a deployed aircraft squadron. The Air Force has used the Aircraft Sustainability Model (ASM) for many years to compute and assess kits for reparable items. Over the past year, ASM was modified to account for the uniqueness of consumable items. This presentation will discuss how ASM ... |
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| Multi-Echelon Modeling for Improved Supply Chain Performance |
01-Jun-2007 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Deborah Hileman; Greg Gehret; AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| OVERVIEW * Why DOD needs multi-echelon modeling * Background on Air Force Inventory Efficiency * What is Multi-echelon modeling * Multi-Service Effort to Implement Multi-Echelon Modeling using SESAME * Status of SESAME, Multi-Echelon Model, Pilot at Ogden Air Logistics Center * Summary. |
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| Acquisition Intelligence Cost Estimating |
01-Jun-2007 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy E Edem; Cynthia D Uyhelyi; AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| OVERVIEW * Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Intelligence Background * AFMC OAS Background, Mission, Organizational Structure, Roles and Responsibilities * Intelligence Costing Working Group (ICWG) Goals, Stakeholders, Membership, Assumptions * ICWG Status - Acquisition Intelligence LifeCycle Estimating Structure (AILCES) * Acquisition Intelligence Support Cost Estimate Impacts * Intel Enterprise Requirements Matrix (IERM) Intelligence Costing Tool * ICWG Flight Path. |
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| Using Performance Measures to Allocate Consumable Funding |
01-Jun-2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
David Fulk; Douglas Blazer; Deborah Hileman; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INST (LMI) LANGLEY AFB VA
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| This presentation will show the how the Air Force can use performance measures to allocate funds for consumable items. Often times, funds are allocated to individual bases using past usage, regardless of the performance achieved. Further, funding cuts are often peanut butter spread evenly across bases regardless of the performance impacts. The Air Force is now using the Customer Oriented Leveling Technique (COLT) to determine levels for consumable items at ... |
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| Defense Standardization Program Journal, April/Jun 2007 |
JUN 2007 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy P. Koczanski; DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA DEFENSE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM OFFICE
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| Advances in technology, like any change, offer both great challenges and great opportunities. One only has to look around to see the enormous impact that technological advances have had on all of our lives. Technological discovery, development, and application make our daily lives better, if not always less complicated. Bringing technology to fruition is a long and complex process. As B. F. Skinner said, "the real problem is not whether ... |
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| Approximate Dynamic Programming and Aerial Refueling |
Jun-2007 |
142 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis C Panos; PRINCETON UNIV NJ
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| Aerial refueling is an integral part of the United States military's ability to strike targets around the world with an overwhelming and continuous projection of force. However, with an aging fleet of refueling tankers and an indefinite replacement schedule the optimization of tanker usage is vital to national security. Optimizing tanker and receiver refueling operations is a complicated endeavor as it can involve over a thousand of missions during a ... |
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| Performance Analysis and Comparison of Multiple Routing Protocols in a Large-Area, High-Speed Mobile Node Ad Hoc Network |
JUN 2007 |
139 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel K. Roberts; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The U.S. Air Force is interested in developing a standard ad hoc framework using "heavy" aircraft to route data across large regions. The Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP) has the potential to provide seamless large-scale routing for DOD under the Joint Tactical Radio System program. The goal of this study is to determine if there is a difference between routing protocol performance when operating in a large-area MANET with high-speed mobile ... |
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| Development of Environmental Data for Navy, Air Force, and Marine Munitions |
JUN 2007 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Jay L. Clausen; Constance Scott; Randall J. Cramer; ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
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| Use of conventional weapons and explosives in live-fire military training can lead to release of munitions constituent residues, which can migrate to groundwater and drinking water sources. The extent to which major energetic constituents (RDX, HMX, TNT, and perchlorate) are present at military installations is being analyzed and assessed. Studies of the presence of energetic materials on US Army live-fire training sites have increased our understanding of the environmental fate ... |
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| The U.S. Air Force Technical Implementation Architecture (TIA) |
JUN 2007 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Scott Foote; Steve Foote; Jay Scarano; Ray Modeen; MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA
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| This paper provides an introduction to the Air Force's Technical Implementation Architecture "TIA" effort. The TIA is an initiative to promote the convergence of computing infrastructure for Air Force "AF" Command and Control "C2" information systems. The TIA is a collaborative effort across several Air Force organizations: the Air Force Electronic Systems Center "ESC"; Air Force CIO "SAF/XC"; Air Force Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Center "AFC2ISRC", Air Mobility Command ... |
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| Damage Assessment of Structures an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Structural Mechanics Perspective |
Jun-2007 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Victor Giurgiutiu; AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STRUCTURAL MECHANICS PROGRAM ARLINGTON VA
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| This paper presents the perspective of the Structural Mechanics program of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research on the damage assessment of structures. It is found that damage assessment of structures plays a very important role in assuring the safety and operational readiness of Air Force fleet. The current fleet has many aging aircraft, which poses a considerable challenge for the operators and maintainers. The nondestructive evaluation technology is ... |
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| Air Force Host and Tenant Agreements Between the 50th Space Wing, the Joint National Integration Center, and Tenants |
22 MAY 2007 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Who Should Read This Report and Why? DoD and Air Force staff involved with host and tenant support agreements are the intended audience for this report. It discusses the appropriateness of the cost allocation methodologies the Joint National Integration Center and the 50th Space Wing used to assess tenants for support costs. Background. The 50th Space Wing of the Air Force Space Command operates Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado ... |
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| Coercive Effects-based Operations Targeting Enemy Resolve: No Bang for the Buck |
10 MAY 2007 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis R. Rieke; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Since the advent of the airplane air warfare theorists, and arguably strategists, have often overstated or misrepresented the capabilities of air power. There is no doubt that air power has capabilities and advantages that far outweigh conventional naval and ground forces. The ability to strike at your enemy over great distances, with great accuracy and at speeds unattainable by conventional forces puts air power in a class all it's own. ... |
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| Military Operations. Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Stability Operations Approach and Enhance Interagency Planning |
MAY 2007 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Janet A. St.Laurent; Robert L. Repasky; T. Burke; Stephen Faherty; Susan Ditto; Ron L. Lake; Kate Lenane; Jonathan Carver; Maria-Alaina Rambus; Christopher Banks; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| DOD components have developed guidance to facilitate the integration of UAS into combat operations; however, further steps are needed to fully coordinate the deployment of these assets. For example, DOD developed a Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for the Tactical Employment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and a Joint Concept of Operations for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.5 This guidance represents an important first step for the use of UAS in combat operations ... |
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| Lean Six Sigma Implementation for Military Logistics to Improve Readiness |
30-Apr-2007 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Keebom Kang; Uday Apte; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| In general, during the life cycle of a weapon system, a significantly larger amount of money gets spent on operating and maintaining the system than on acquiring it. Hence, efficient logistics systems, including transportation, inventory management, modifications, and maintenance activities, are critically important for containing the life cycle costs of weapon systems and for maintaining the highest level of military readiness given the extant fiscal constraints. This paper describes Lean ... |
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| From Service Operational Headquarters to Joint Task Force Capable Headquarters: An Organizational Transition Model |
27-Apr-2007 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Mark C Strong; OLD DOMINION UNIV NORFOLK VA VIRGINIA MODELING ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION CENTER
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| The six years of nearly continuous operations in Southwest Asia, coupled with potential global contingencies, have maintained operational requirements for joint command and control, specifically Joint Task Force (JTF) capable headquarters, in excess of available manned, trained, and equipped Service headquarters. The Defense Department, through the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, directed the transformation of designated Service operational headquarters into effective and scalable Joint Task Force headquarters capable of immediately commanding ... |
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| Concentrating on Dispersed Operations: Answering the Emerging Antiaccess Challenge in the Pacific Rim |
01-Apr-2007 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
William E Pinter; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| Potential adversaries of the United States recognize that its ability to globally project combat power is essential to maintaining military dominance. Degrading US combat power projection requires a strategy of access denial which consists of geopolitical and military measures. In the Pacific Rim, the development of antiaccess capabilities is accelerating. Specifically, China has increased its procurement of ballistic, cruise, and anti-ship missiles, sea mines, and diesel submarines with a special ... |
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| The Need for a Permanent Gun System On the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter |
01-Apr-2007 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Moore; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE DOCTRINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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| Historically, the United States Air Force (USAF) concentrates on advanced or future weaponry when it develops advanced/next generation aircraft like the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). However, some legacy weapons, such as an internal gun system, continue to prove they are still viable and are absolutely necessary if we want our future aircraft to have the flexibility necessary for the wide range of missions we expect them to perform. This point ... |
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| CMMI Level 5 and the Team Software Process |
01-Apr-2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT CENTER HILL AFB UT
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| In July 2006, the 309th Software Maintenance Group (309th SMXG) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was appraised at a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI (trademark)) Level 5. One focus project had been using the Team Software Process (trademark) (TSP) since 2001. TSP is generally considered a Level 5 process; however, during the preparation for the assessment, it became obvious to the team that even the stringent process and data ... |
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| Persistent Space Situational Awareness: Distributed Real-Time Awareness Global Network in Space (Dragnets) |
Apr-2007 |
51 pages |
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Dustin P Ziegler; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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| In the decades since the space program first began, the United States has become more and more dependent on space across a broad spectrum of military, commercial, and civil applications. That dependence brings with it an inherent vulnerability, and recent evidence of the growing threat, combined with acknowledged gaps that exist in our ability to rapidly characterize and attribute attacks on our satellites results in a compelling need for a ... |
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