| 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members: Tabulations of Responses |
Jan-2008 |
750 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER ARLINGTON VA
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 | This report contains tabulations of responses from the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (2006 WGRA), conducted June 19 to September 5, 2006. This introduction (1) summarizes the survey content, (2) defines the total population surveyed and the subgroups used in tabulations of responses, (3) summarizes the survey methodology,1 and (4) provides details on how to use the tabulations. The tabulations and a copy of the ... |
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| Case Study in Army Transformation: Creating Modular Forces |
2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L. Kugler; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| U.S. defense transformation is noted for acquiring modern information networks and other advanced technologies, but less so for creating new force structures and weapon platforms. The exception is the U.S. Army transformation plan. This plan is imposing major changes on how Army forces are structured and also intends to acquire an entirely new set of weapon systems over the coming years. The centerpiece of this plan is the modular brigade ... |
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| Personnel Policies for an Operational Army National Guard |
2008 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Barry K. Vincent; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Army recognizes that the Army National Guard (ARNG) must transition to an operational reserve to meet current and future demands. Yet, current policies surrounding enlisted accessions, unit stabilization, mobilizations, and medical and dental benefits are still representative of a bygone era where the ARNG mobilizes and deploys in a Title 10 capacity in the event of partial or full mobilization. The purpose of this study is to identify and ... |
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| Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Problems Among Active and Reserve Component Soldiers Returning From the Iraq War |
14 NOV 2007 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
CHarles S. Milliken; Jennifer L. Auchterlonie; Charles W. Hoge; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD DIVISION OF NEUROSCIENCE
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| Described the Department of Defense's (DoDs) screening efforts to identify mental health concerns among soldiers and Marines as they return from Iraq and Afghanistan using the Post-Deployment Health Assessment (PDHA). However, the article also raised concerns that mental health problems might be missed because of the early timing of this screening. It cited preliminary data showing that soldiers were more likely to indicate mental health distress several months after return ... |
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| Swift Trust in Distributed Ad Hoc Teams |
04 OCT 2007 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Barbara D. Adams; Sonya Waldherr; Jessica Sartori; Michael Thomson; HUMANSYSTEMS INC GUELPH (ONTARIO)
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| Swift trust is trust developed quickly even without direct and personal experience with another person and has been increasingly posited in the literature to be one way in which members of ad hoc teams can quickly form trust (Meyerson, Weick & Kramer, 1996). This pilot study explored whether the regimental identity of teammates could influence levels of "swift" trust within teams. The secondary focus of this experiment was the impact ... |
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| Weight Measurements and Standards for Military Personnel |
OCT 2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A. Williamson; PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE LA
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| The purpose of this three-year study is to: 1) implement a computerized database to track the fatness and physical performance of Reservists assigned to the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade, 2) provide the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade with an environmental/Internet-based intervention to increase health risk communication and promote healthy body weight/fatness and physical performance, 3) monitor the fatness and physical performance of the Reservists for two years ... |
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| The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues |
17 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
David F. Burrelli; Jr. Best; Charles A. Henning; Lawrence Kapp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in support of what the Bush Administration terms the Global War on Terror, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, further heightened interest and support for a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. CRS selected a number of issues considered by Congress as ... |
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| Identity Crisis: Defining the Problem and Framing a Solution for Terrorism Incident Response |
01-Sep-2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Landahl; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY
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| The date is July 17, 1996. Emergency services personnel from Suffolk County, NY and the United States Coast Guard respond to a report of a catastrophic explosion and the crash of a passenger airliner over the ocean off the southern coast of Long Island. The initial assumption is a nexus to terrorism. The East Moriches Coast Guard Station is designated as the operations command post, staging area, and evidence collection ... |
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| Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Education and Training: A Review Across the Services and Joint Community |
SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Deena S. Disraelly; Carl A. Curling; Jeffrey H. Grotte; DOUGLAS P. SCHULTZ; Richard K. Wright; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| House Report 109-452 on the National Defense Authorization Act of 2007 (P.L. 109-364) directs the Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD) for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological (NCB) Defense, in coordination with the Service Secretaries, to 1) review NCB passive defense doctrine across each of the military Services; 2) perform a gap analysis on nuclear, chemical, and biological (NCB) defense training; and 3) make recommendations for NCB ... |
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| Military Training: Actions Needed to More Fully Develop the Army's Strategy for Training Modular Brigades and Address Implementation Challenges |
AUG 2007 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon L. Pickup; Laura Durland; Vincent Balloon; Renee S. Brown; Natasha Ewing; Kevin Handley; John W. Lee; II McAllister Lonnie J.; Tamika Weerasingha; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Army considers modular force transformation its most extensive restructuring since World War II. The Army has estimated that restructuring units from a division-based force to a more agile and responsive modular brigade-based force will require a significant investment through fiscal year 2011. To facilitate this transformation, Public Law No. 109-163, Section 353, directs the Army to develop and implement a training strategy for the modular brigades. This law also ... |
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| The All-Volunteer Military: Issues and Performance |
JUL 2007 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have required substantial increases in the number of U.S. service members deployed and the frequency with which units are sent overseas. Through December 2006, over 1 million active-duty personnel and 400,000 reserve personnel had been deployed to those theaters. To maintain the forces necessary to conduct those operations, the military must be able to recruit significant ... |
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| The MUDEM Simulation Model Design and Application |
01-Jun-2007 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Jason T Brown; NORTHROP GRUMMAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MCLEAN VA
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| MUDEM * Is Manpower and Unit Deployment Execution Model * Is a discrete-event system simulation of units serving routine and contingency demands * Deals with scripted (deterministic) demands * Makes dynamic unit deployment decisions * Was developed for USMC, PA&E to support POM-06 * Was developed and is maintained by Northrop Grumman IT, McLean, VA. |
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| A Statistical Analysis of the Career Intentions of Mobilized Selected Reservists (SELRES) |
JUN 2007 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth P. White; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the career intentions of mobilized Navy enlisted selected (SELRES). A logistic regression model is estimated to explain the effects of mobilization on reservists intentions to stay to retirement. The statistical analysis uses data from the 2002-2004 Naval Reserve Career Decision Survey, which provides information on the demographics, reserve characteristics, and mobilization experiences of currently or recently mobilized enlisted SELRES members. Results indicate that mobilization experiences (previously mobilized, ... |
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| MILITARY PAY: Processes for Retaining Injured Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers on Active Duty Have Been Improved, but Some Challenges Remain |
MAY 2007 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In February 2005, GAO reported that weaknesses in the Army's Active Duty Medical Extension (ADME) process caused injured and ill Army National Guard and Reserve (reserve component) soldiers to experience gaps in pay and benefits. During the course of GAO's previous work, the Army implemented the Medical Retention Processing (MRP) program in May 2004 and Community-Based Health Care Initiative (CBHCI) in March 2004. CBHCI allows reserve component soldiers on MRP ... |
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| The Role of the National Guard in Homeland Security |
MAY 2007 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory O. Bodge; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Northern Command has created new organizations to assist in homeland security, but neither has fully integrated the National Guard into it planning or fully assessed its capabilities. This monograph will evaluate the National Guard's possible integration in the context of the Department of Defense's contribution to homeland security: military missions overseas, homeland defense, and support to civil authorities. ... |
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| Truly Joint Construction Engineers: The Time Is Now |
27 MAR 2007 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Mark G. Moffatt; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. military has four separate construction engineer organizations within the four services. Each service mans, equips, and trains their respective engineers differently. Although some of the training is consolidated at major installations for initial and advanced training, Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines all prepare for and execute different mission sets using different equipment. Officers and enlisted, active duty and reserve component personnel from all services should train the same ... |
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| 2007 Army Modernization Plan |
MAR 2007 |
189 pages |
| Authors:
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF G8 (ARMY) WASHINGTON DC
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| Published in 2001, the Army Modernization Plan described a strategic environment in which "...if current trends continue, the United States could enjoy a period of relative strategic calm in which no single foreign power could threaten our vital interests with conventional military forces." Within six months of the release of the 2001 edition, any prospect of that relative strategic calm dissolved. Today, the Army has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan ... |
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| Analysis of the Retention and Affiliation Factors Affecting the Active and Reserve Naval Nurse Corps |
MAR 2007 |
114 pages |
| Authors:
Scott J. Messmer; Kimberly A. Pizanti; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis assesses the factors affecting retention rates in the active Naval Nurse Corps and affiliation rates with the reserves among those who left active duty services. The thesis is composed of two parts: (1) an organizational analysis of the Navy Nurse Corps utilizing the Organizational System Framework and the Organizational Configurations model; (2) an empirical analysis to analyze characteristics of those who are retained in the active Naval Nurse ... |
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| Psychological Operations: Learning is Not a Defense Science Project |
Mar-2007 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Curtis D Boyd; ARMY CIVIL AFFAIRS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS COMMAND FORT BRAGG NC
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| Colonel Curtis Boyd's paper on psychological operations (PSYOP) wades into the difficult realm of influence operations, strategic communications, and information operations. These areas of national security are much more difficult to deal with, and understand, than the traditional concept of conventional military operations. The difficulty of these issues is exactly why the United States has been less than effective over time trying to master and utilize PSYOP and is struggling ... |
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| Army Posture Statement 2007 |
14 FEB 2007 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Francis J. Harvey; Peter J. Schoomaker; OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (ARMY) WASHINGTON DC
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| Soldiers are serving today in one of the most dangerous periods in our history. They are making enormous contributions and sacrifices at the forefront of the Global War on Terror. Their boots on the ground have enabled historic elections in Afghanistan and Iraq and will be required for democratic institutions to take hold. Operating as part of the Joint Team, our Soldiers are preventing attacks on the Nation, responding to ... |
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| Posture Statement of General Peter Pace, USMC Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before the 110th Congress, Senate Armed Services Committee |
06 FEB 2007 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Peter Pace; SENATE (UNITED STATES) WASHINGTON DC COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
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| This document contains the testimony of General Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the 110th Congress, Senate Armed Services Committee, on 6 Feb 2007. The testimony begins with a brief review of the biennial National Military Strategy Risk Assessment, which depicts the threats the U.S. military faces around the world and how they will overcome them. These threats emanate from Iran, North Korea, ... |
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| Balancing Two Lives: The Relationship of Activation, Pay, and Retention Among U.S. Air Force Reserve Pilots |
01-Jan-2007 |
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| Authors:
RAND GRADUATE SCHOOL SANTA MONICA CA
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| Following the events of September 11th, the average days served by the part-time pilots of the Air Force Reserve doubled and, at times, tripled compared to the pre-September 11th rates. These part-time military pilots often work for civilian airlines and earn some of the highest civilian incomes in the nation. Popular press reports and surveys of reservists suggest that becoming activated for active duty service results in income losses for ... |
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| Sexism, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault: Toward Conceptual Clarity |
01-Jan-2007 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Harris; TEXAS UNIV AT SAN ANTONIO
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| This research focuses on creating conceptual distinctions among sexual harassment, sexist behaviors and sexual assault and creating a first attempt at delineating the empirical relationships among them. Data are from the 2004 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Reserve Components (WGRR), which was designed both to estimate the level of sexual harassment and provide information on a variety of consequences of harassment. Results suggest that a sexist environment is one ... |
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| A Nation at War. Annual Strategy Conference (17th) Held at Carlisle Barracks, PA on 11-13 April 2006 |
JAN 2007 |
219 pages |
| Authors:
John R. Martin; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Strategy Conference each year addresses a major security issue of relevance to the United States and its allies. Recognizing that the ultimate symbol of the nation's commitment is boots on the ground, the USAWC focuses the Strategy Conference on the subject's implications for ground power. The conference brings together top national security strategists, senior military leaders, media, university faculty, and the policymaking community to ... |
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| Advancing the U.S. Air Force's force-development initiative |
2007 |
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| Authors:
S. C. Moore; Marygail K. Brauner; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| A mismatch in the late 1990s between the qualifications needed for key general officer positions and the backgrounds of available candidates stimulated RAND research and then an extensive U.S. Air Force effort to improve the development of future senior leaders. In the past, most officers were managed within their career fields and were too narrowly specialized. This monograph summarizes the force development initiative's history and related research efforts that "a" ... |
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| U.S. Army and Marine Corps Equipment Requirements: Background and Issues for Congress |
20 DEC 2006 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States Army and Marine Corps have been at war -- first in Afghanistan and then Iraq -- since November 2001. According to the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Peter Schoomaker, "for the last five years, a period longer than World War II, the Army has had as many as 18 to 20 brigade combat teams deployed on a rotational basis in combat conditions." In a similar ... |
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| Financial Analysis of Contract Berthing |
DEC 2006 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
William Wooten; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this MBA Project is to identify financial, manpower, and time variables in the contract berthing budget line and to determine the effects of the variables on cost and efficiency statistics of the budget line given a continuance of current policy. A contract berthing budget line refers to the funding provided under a contract berthing policy to reservists to cover certain lodging and meal expenses. More particularly, selected ... |
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| Homeland Security: Evolving Roles and Missions for United States Northern Command |
16 NOV 2006 |
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| Authors:
Steve Bowman; James Crowhurst; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 2002, the Department of Defense (DOD) established United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM). Four years later, the organization continues to mature and adapt to evolving National Homeland Security Policy. Current issue areas for Congress include DOD reorganization, formalizing interagency processes and an increasing reliance on Reserve Component forces. This report will be updated as events dictate. |
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| MOS 09L (Interpreter/Translator) Information Paper |
Nov-2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
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| This information paper has been put together to answer some of the more common questions Army recruits may have about this program. It is important that recruits understand the obligation and commitment they are about to undertake. While this appears to be a great deal of information, it does not cover everything. Recruits may ask their Recruiter and Guidance Counselor any questions or express reservations they have about this Military ... |
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| Logistics: Use of DoD Resources Supporting Hurricane Katrina Disaster |
16 OCT 2006 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Wanda A. Scott; Donald A. Bloomer; Keith M. Owens; Leon D. Bryant; Takia A. Matthews; Bryan M. Chavez; Anthony M. Torres; Alan J. Woolard; Jacqueline N. Pugh; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| We performed the audit in response to a September 2005 request by the Principal Deputy Inspector General, DoD to assess the use of DoD resources in providing relief efforts in support of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, and the impact on readiness resulting from the DoD resources affected by Hurricane Katrina and those supporting the relief efforts. The Secretary of Homeland Security is responsible for coordinating Federal operations within the United ... |
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| Weight Measurements and Standards for Soldiers |
01 OCT 2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A. Williamson; Tiffany Stewart; Donna H. Ryan; Jr. Newton Robert; Corby Martin; Gaston Bathalon; Lori Sigrist; PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE LA
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| The purpose of this three-year study is to: 1) implement a computerized database to track the fatness and physical performance of Reservists assigned to the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade; 2) provide the 94th RRC and 804th Medical Brigade with an environmental/internet-based intervention to increase health risk communication and promote healthy body weight/fatness and physical performance; 3) monitor the fatness and physical performance of the Reservists for two years ... |
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| Force Structure. DOD Needs to Integrate Data into Its Force Identification Process and Examine Options to Meet Requirements for High-Demand Support Forces |
SEP 2006 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the war on terrorism has dominated the global security environment. Ongoing overseas operations and heavy reliance on reservists have raised concerns about how the Department of Defense (DOD) will continue to meet its requirements using an all-volunteer force. The Army, in particular, has faced continuing demand for large numbers of forces, especially for forces with support skills. GAO was mandated to examine ... |
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| Forecasting U.S. Marine Corps Reenlistments by Military Occupational Specialty and Grade |
SEP 2006 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Dean G. Conatser; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Each year, manpower planners at Headquarters Marine Corps must forecast the enlisted force structure in order to properly shape it according to a goal, or target force structure. Currently the First Term Alignment Plan (FTAP) Model and Subsequent Term Alignment Plan (STAP) Model are used to determine the number of required reenlistments by Marine military occupational specialty (MOS) and grade. By request of Headquarters Marine Corps, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, ... |
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| Military Personnel: DOD and the Services Need to Take Additional Steps to Improve Mobilization Data for the Reserve Components |
SEP 2006 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| GAO's analysis of DOD data indicates that more than 531,000 reservists have been mobilized in support of GWOT as of June 30, 2006, and more than 378,000 reservists, or 71 percent of the number mobilized, have been deployed. The number of reservists deployed increased through fiscal year 2003 and remained stable through fiscal year 2005. The majority of reservists have been deployed once. GAO s analysis further indicates that of ... |
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| DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: Sustained Leadership is Critical to Effective Financial and Business Management Transformation |
03 AUG 2006 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| DOD's pervasive financial and business management problems adversely affect the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of its operations, and have resulted in a lack of adequate accountability across all major business areas. These problems have left the department vulnerable to billions of dollars of fraud, waste, and abuse annually, at a time of increasing fiscal constraint. Further evidence of DOD s problems is the long-standing inability of any military service or ... |
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| Military Training: Management Actions Needed to Enhance DOD's Investment in the Joint National Training Capability |
AUG 2006 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Janet St. Laurent; Laura Durland; Fred Harrison; Joe Faley; Bonita Anderson; Angela Watson; Yong Song; Kevin Keith; Susan Ditto; Rebecca Shea; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The extent to which the JNTC initiative is improving joint training overall is unclear because DOD has not yet assessed the program s results; however, GAO s review of five JNTC-enhanced training events found indications of some joint training improvements. Prior GAO work and the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report have stressed the importance of performance metrics to gauge program success. While DOD's initial training transformation assessment set a basic ... |
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| Military Recruiting: DOD and Services Need Better Data to Enhance Visibility over Recruiter Irregularities |
AUG 2006 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The viability of the All Volunteer Force (AVF) depends, in large measure, on the Department of Defense's (DOD) ability to successfully recruit several hundred thousand qualified individuals each year to fill over 1,400 occupational specialties. Since the March 2003 involvement of U.S. military forces in Iraq, attracting sufficient numbers of high-quality recruits to military service has proven to be one of the greatest personnel challenges faced by DOD since the ... |
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| How to Make Army Force Generation Work for the Army's Reserve Components |
AUG 2006 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph E. Whitlock; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army needs to implement Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) in addition to its ongoing transformation and move to a more modular force. To achieve a campaign quality Army with joint and expeditionary qualities fully, the Army must do so quickly, while also keeping its Reserve Components full partners throughout this process. Without ARFORGEN, the Army will continue to be challenged seriously or even be unable to fulfill its current global ... |
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| Navy Role in Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) -- Background and Issues for Congress |
27 JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy is taking several actions to expand its capabilities for participating in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The Navy's role in the GWOT raises several potential oversight issues for Congress, including the need for an increased Navy role, and the amount of Navy personnel and funding associated with GWOT-related activities. This report will be updated as events warrant. |
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| The FY2007 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues |
21 JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
Charles A. Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in support of the Global War on Terror, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, has further heightened interest and support for a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. CRS has selected a number of issues being considered by Congress as the FY2007 ... |
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| Army Officer Shortages: Background and Issues for Congress |
05 JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
Charles A. Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Army's enlisted recruiting shortfall in 2005 generated significant congressional and media interest, and served as the impetus for several legislative initiatives. However, until very recently, there has been little mention or visibility of potential shortages in the Army's officer corps. This problem is currently unique to the Army. While specific skill shortages and imbalances have been reported by the other services, only the Army is reflecting service-wide active component ... |
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| Targeting, Air Force Doctrine Document 2-1.9 |
08 JUN 2006 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
James F. Jackson; DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| Time and time again in the last several decades, air and space power has proven among the most powerful of weapons in the nation's military arsenal, deciding some conflicts outright and enabling us to resolve others in the manner of our choosing. Today, air and space power can impose decisive effects anywhere on the globe at almost any time, but it has taken more than this global reach to make ... |
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| Strategic Planning by the Chairmen, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1990 to 2005 |
APR 2006 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
RIchard Meinhart; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Military leaders at many levels have used strategic planning in various ways to position their organizations to respond to the demands of the current situation, while simultaneously focusing on future challenges. This Letort Paper examines how four Chairmen Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1990 to 2005 used a strategic planning system to enable them to meet their statutory responsibilities specified in Title 10 US Code and respond to the ever-changing ... |
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| The Fully Integrated Wing (AC/ANG)-Does the Air Force Have it Right |
15 MAR 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Herd; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| What is the Total Force and Fully Integrated Wing concept and does the United States Air Force have it right? The purpose of this Strategic Research Project is to analyze the Fully Integrated Wing concept focusing on leadership challenges with Title 10 and Title 32 Airmen within the same organization, what missions or types of wings are best suited for the Total Force concept, and provide recommendations on an effective ... |
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| SOF Enablers: Enhancing USSOCOM Capabilities with Cutting-Edge Expertise |
15 MAR 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth S. Wright; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| United States Special Operations Command's (USSOCOM) cornerstone role in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) will continue well into the foreseeable future. The networked-cell structure and worldwide span of potential GWOT adversaries requires Special Operations Forces (SOF) operators to rapidly access and integrate cultural and linguistic expertise from a broad range of countries. Highly specialized technical knowledge is needed to exploit and/or deny these enemies the use of high technology ... |
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| National Service a Strategic Necessity |
15 MAR 2006 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Craig D. Johnson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The success of the all volunteer force (AVF), since it's inception in 1973, at fighting America's wars has truly been outstanding. The current administration and the leadership at the Department of Defense (DoD) are adamant in their support of the AVF for supplying the manpower for now and into the future. While the transition to this force has been successful in meeting current manpower requirements for the DoD, has this ... |
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| Military Retirement: Major Legislative Issues |
14 MAR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Charles A. Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The military retirement system includes benefits for retirement after an active or reserve military career, disability retirement, and survivor benefits for eligible survivors of deceased retirees. The change to the system that has generated the most recent legislative activity involves whether some or all military retirees should be allowed to receive both military retired pay and any VA disability compensation to which they are otherwise entitled; this is referred to ... |
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| Making the Future Total Force Work |
10 MAR 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Sr Buckman Gerald A.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Air Force is implementing Future Total Force (FTF) as one method of transformation. Through FTF the Air Force will better meet the challenges of a shrinking budget aging aircraft fleet and emerging missions by integrating (or associating) different combinations of Active Duty Reserve andlor Air National Guard personnel and equipment into single units. FTF implementation has produced many of the intended benefits but is also producing strain from high ... |
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| Air National Guard Resource Allocation and Its Strategic Implications for Homeland Defense and Homeland Security |
01 MAR 2006 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Thaddeus E. Burr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Department of Homeland Security relies on the Department of Defense for military resources. Force providers within DOD for Homeland Defense (HD) and Homeland Security (HS) are primarily U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force (including National Guard) assets coordinated through NORTHCOM. At the State level ArNG and ANG assets are allocated to HS and MSCA missions by the respective Governor. This concurrent authority of the National Guard continues ... |
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| U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, January-March 2006 |
MAR 2006 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Don Aldridge; George W. Weightman; Jr. Webb Joseph G.; Timothy K. Jones; Jeffrey G. Chaffin; David Moss; Bruce Brehm; W. J. Luciano; Larry G. Rothfuss; Ann S. von Gonten; ARMY MEDICAL DEPT CENTER AND SCHOOL FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| This quarterly issue of the U.S. Army Medical Department Journal is devoted to the Army Dental Corps. Following an introduction by MG George W. Weightman, the issue contains the following contributions: a history of the Dental Corps by MG Joseph G. Webb, Jr., Chief of the U.S. Army Dental Corps; "Army Dental Service Support in a Theater of Operations," by COL Timothy K. Jones; "Patient Satisfaction in U.S. Army Dental ... |
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