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The Bridging Work of Educational Informatics: Supporting Innovations across Virtual and Real-World Learning Environments

22-Oct-2009

13 pages

Authors: Andrew G Stricker; Toni Scribner; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL

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The Air Force community will see growing interconnectivity between the physical world and virtual worlds to better augment and bridge formal and informal learning and decision support across a life-long continuum of service. The seams between virtual and physical systems will increasingly become ubiquitous in service to life-long learning and support of Airmen. For example, advances in informatics, the science and design of interactions between natural and artificial systems, will ...

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

16-Oct-2009

Authors: Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

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The administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget requests about $10.4 billion in research and development and procurement funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The proposed FY2010 budget would fund the procurement of 10 F-35As for the Air Force, 16 F-35Bs for the Marine Corps, and four F-35Cs for the Navy. The administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget also proposes to terminate the F-35 alternate engine program, which is intended ...

The Air University Pantheon of Air, Space, and Cyberspace Power Thinkers

Aug-2009

124 pages

Authors: Vicki J Rast; AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL

This compendium offers a broad sweep of some of the United States Air Force's most remarkable and memorable figures in the context of an evolving center for airpower education. 'Air University Pantheon of Air, Space, and Cyberspace Power Thinkers' is an effort to identify the intellectual roots of Air University. By giving us a glimpse of the synergism of the exchange of progressive, nontraditional ideas among AU faculty and students, ...

Environmental Assessment (EA): Proposed Dormitories and Dining Hall, Hill Air Force Base, Utah

09-Jul-2009

55 pages

Authors: Randal Klein; Kay Winn; STREAMLINE CONSULTING LLC FARMINGTON UT

Hill Air Force Base (AFB) proposes to construct new dormitories for 432 active duty enlisted United States Air Force (USAF) personnel, and a new dining hall for 774 active duty enlisted USAF personnel. Several existing dormitories and a dining hall would be demolished and then replaced in the same area on Hill AFB. The findings of this EA indicate that the proposed action would not have significant adverse effects on ...

Reengineering Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training

Jun-2009

54 pages

Authors: David R Hauck; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

The purpose of this research is to identify shortfalls in the current U.S. Air Force (USAF) joint specialized undergraduate pilot training (JSUPT) system and illustrate potential reengineering alternatives for future training programs to provide the USAF with the best possible graduate pilots. The three alternatives for future training programs include the current program (JSUPT), an extended T-6 only option, and a return to generalized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). After interviewing ...

United States Air Force Posture Statement 2009

19-May-2009

13 pages

Authors: michael B Donley; Norton A Schwartz; SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC

Today, the United States faces a spectrum of challenges to our national security and global interests. As an integral member of the Joint team, America's Air Force provides the critical capabilities of Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power. The United States Air Force is All In today's Joint fight. At the same time, our investments in new capabilities will ensure we are ready for tomorrow's challenges. The mission of ...

United States Air Force Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009-2047

18-May-2009

77 pages

Authors: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and the effects they provide have emerged as one of the most in demand capabilities the USAF provides the Joint Force. The attributes of persistence, endurance, efficiency, and connectivity are proven force multipliers across the spectrum of global Joint military operations. This document presents a USAF Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight Plan 2009 to 2047. it is an actionable plan, characterized by Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership ...

Reintegrating America's Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen: A Community Effort

10-May-2009

29 pages

Authors: Jeffrey E Ireland; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

America's National Guard has answered the call to duty for the past 372 years. In times of peace and in war, the National Guard stands ready to respond. Today, Guardsmen across the country serve honorably on the frontlines of the Global War on Terrorism. Their presence on the battlefield fulfills their federal obligations; however, the programs used to reintegrate our hometown heroes are incomplete. Record cases of suicides, broken marriages, ...

Shaping the Air Force Narrative for the 21st Century

Apr-2009

30 pages

Authors: John V Bartoli; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

As the Air Force matured and grew increasingly more sophisticated, primarily spurred by enormous technological innovation, its unreproachable identity continued to flourish in the public mind. Air Force relationships with traditional media, though never warm, were nonetheless reasonably collegial, but more importantly, practical. The military's experiences with the media during the Vietnam War drove cautious tolerance left of outright disdain among the services and ushered in three and half decades ...

Why Brilliant Military Leaders Fail: Learning from Their Mistakes

24-Mar-2009

56 pages

Authors: Donald R Drechsler; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

In the first decade of the 21st Century, the military observed the firing or resignation of the Chief of Staff from Air Force, the Secretaries of Army and Air Force, plus several General Officers to include the Commander of Central Command. Naturally, the question is why did these smart and otherwise extremely successful senior leaders lose their jobs? We can learn from their experience and improve ourselves as leaders. Success ...

A Cost Analysis of Dining Facilities: Should the Air Force Continue to Operate Dining Facilities

Mar-2009

62 pages

Authors: Michael J Hickam; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

The Air Force is currently spending approximately $128M per year for food service contracts alone (Hamilton, 2008). These costs do not even account for the costs of labor, supplying food, maintenance contracts, or even utilities. With available annual dollars becoming smaller, the Air Force must examine its current processes and eliminate those which are not mission essential. The Air Force is currently testing new ways of providing meals for their ...

Assessing Structural Health Monitoring Alternatives Utilizing a Value Focused Thinking Model

Mar-2009

125 pages

Authors: Margaret A Barker; Jeremy A Schroeder; Fatih S Gurbuz; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Current Air Force operations are undergoing significant changes necessitated by increasing fiscal constraints, increasing aircraft age, and a recent drawdown in personnel to perform maintenance, repair, and other necessary functions. To deal with these challenges, the Air Force must effectively improve current operations. This paper will explore potential structural health monitoring (SHM) solutions to some of the challenges facing aircraft maintenance and repair operations. As with any problem, a variety ...

The Correlation of Human Capital on Costs of Air Force Acquisition Programs

Mar-2009

65 pages

Authors: Stephen E Gray; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Previous studies have linked human capital with performance. The studies have shown performance, measured as output, of a firm can be increased by adding more personnel and/or increasing education levels. This research uses the Cobb-Douglas Production function to build upon that relationship of inputs to outputs. The output in this study is the average cost overrun of Aeronautical Systems Center research, development, test, and evaluation contracts managed from 1994 to ...

Education and Training as Part of an Expeditionary Combat Support System Implementation Strategy

Mar-2009

167 pages

Authors: Thomas M Sprague; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

One current venture of the United States Air Force (USAF) is the implementation of the largest ever single-instance of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. This project, dubbed Enterprise Combat Support System (ECSS), has the potential to integrate the USAF worldwide supply chain and make transparent the currently cloudy connections between parts, people and processes. Unfortunately, ERP implementations are rife with potential problems and there is no guarantee of successfully ...

Base Realignment and Closure 2005 for the Pensacola Undergraduate Navigator Training Relocation

13-Feb-2009

59 pages

Authors: INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA

The overall audit objective was to determine the accuracy of Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 military construction (MILCON) budget data. The specific objectives were to determine whether the proposed military construction projects were based on valid BRAC requirements, were supported with the required documentation, and whether the BRAC analysis considered existing facilities.

Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office (AFCPCO)

06-Feb-2009

36 pages

Authors: Kimberly Andrews; AIR FORCE CORROSION PREVENTION AND CONTROL OFFICE ROBINS AFB GA

These briefing charts discusss the mission and people connected with the Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office (AFCPO), its accomplishments, current efforts, projects and future plans.

Combat Support Execution Planning and Control: An Assessment of Initial Implementations in Air Force Exercises

Jan-2009

Authors: Kristin F Lynch; William A Williams; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Operations in Serbia in 1999 revealed issues with combat support execution planning and control. RAND Project Air Force (PAF) analyzed the then-current operation architecture and developed a future (TO-BE) architecture. As part of this continuing effort, PAF and Air Force personnel formed an assessment team to observe two command post exercises, Terminal Fury 2004 and Austere Challenge 2004, that offered an operational environment in which to evaluate Air Force progress ...

Fighter Drawdown Dynamics: Effects on Aircrew Inventories

Jan-2009

Authors: James H Bigelow; William W Taylor; John A Ausink; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

The Air Force faces an increasing demand for personnel with pilot skills, a demand driven by the expanding number and size of various staffs (such as those of air operations centers) and an increased demand for operators of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), who, by Air Force policy, must be pilots. At the same time, the Air Force faces a declining ability to produce pilots (particularly fighter pilots) because its aircraft ...

Improving Development and Utilization of U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officers

Jan-2009

Authors: Marygail K Brauner; Hugh G Massey; S G Moore; Darren D Medlin; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

The U.S. Air Force intelligence career field (14N) incorporates a broad set of operational functions. Nine former subdivisions have been melded into a single Air Force specialty code (AFSC), reflecting Air Force policy at the time to develop broadened specialists with an understanding of intelligence beyond a specific technical area. Intelligence officers are expected to gain proficiency in four core competencies: (1) targeting, (2) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance battle planning, ...

Air Force Officer Specialty Structure. Reviewing the Fundamentals

Jan-2009

Authors: Raymond E Conley; Albert A Robbert; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Since its inception over 50 years ago, the Air Force specialty-classification structure has had only one major overhaul--in 1993. Yet, the Air Force has changed dramatically. It is smaller. Its people are more educated and experienced. Its missions have continued to evolve. Given the evolving missions, changing workforce, and changing nature of work, several senior Air Force leaders are asking whether the existing specialty codes provide the correct blend or ...

Extending Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) with Real and Virtual Animated Content for Maintenance Task Training

Dec-2008

41 pages

Authors: Patrick J Vincent; Norman I Badler; Ben Sunshine-Hill; PENNSYLVANIA UNIV PHILADELPHIA CENTER FOR HUMAN MODELING AND SIMULATION

This report documents the research associated with the design and development of a prototype virtual training system referred to as the Course Resource with Active Materials (CRAM) which is intended to help augment the training of aircraft maintenance procedures. The system is intended to help Air Force personnel receiving initial skills training in aircraft maintenance career fields gain deeper insight and knowledge of system, procedural, and safety/hazard information associated with ...

Air & Space Power Journal. Volume 22, Number 3, Fall 2008

Sep-2008

131 pages

Authors: Lori Katowich; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL

The Air and Space Power Journal, Air Force Recurring Publication 10-1, published quarterly, is the professional journal of the United States Air Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness, and other matters of national defense.

Simulation of Flight Operations and Pilot Duties in LANTIRN Fighter Squadrons Using Simkit

01-Jun-2008

107 pages

Authors: Mustafa Azimetli; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

The LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infra-Red for Night) introduces important around-the-clock strike capability to air forces. At the same time it strains pilot manpower requirements. The Turkish Air Force asked for a simulation tool that would find the necessary number of pilots and their qualifications for LANTIRN squadrons under different operations scenarios. This thesis develops a simulation that satisfies this request. The simulation takes the pilot ground duties as ...

Lead Free Frangible Ammunition Exposure at United States Air Force Small Arms Firing Ranges, 2005 - 2007

01-May-2008

56 pages

Authors: AIR FORCE INST FOR OPERATIONAL HEALTH BROOKS CITY-BASE TX RISK ANALYSIS DIRECTORATE

This report serves to summarize various projects the Air Force Institute for Operational Health (AFIOH) has performed related to health concerns expressed by Security Forces Combat Arms (CATM) instructors regarding exposure to contaminants generated during the discharge of lead free frangible ammunition. The projects took place from 2005 through 2007 and while work is ongoing in this area, the results contribute to our understanding of the exposures enough that reasonable, ...

Modeling and Simulation Requirements for Unit Level Training at the Operational Level of War

Apr-2008

10 pages

Authors: James M McCall; Geoffrey P Barbier; Andrea L Wolfe; Oscar A Garcia; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ WARFIGHTER READINESS RESEARCH DIVISION

This paper examines the problem and identifies requirements for modeling and simulation tools to fill the unit level training gap at the operational level of war. To economically produce expert Command and Control crew members, personnel must participate more frequently in meaningful training experiences. Current Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) training requires active duty personnel to attend only one major and three minor exercises every year. Air National Guard ...

Leaders Can Learn from Druyun's Ethical Lapses and Their Consequences

25 MAR 2008

39 pages

Authors: Margaret C. Larezos; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Darleen Druyun was the Air Force's second highest procurement official. In 2004, she was convicted of violating conflict-of-interest laws and jailed. The ramifications to the U.S. military were far reaching and continue to be felt today. The initial impact to the Air Force was an extensive reexamination of past contract actions, the need to recompete several contracts, the rework of multiple protests, the delay of weapon system deliveries, and an ...

An Alternative Full-Time Support Program in the AF Reserve

18 MAR 2008

33 pages

Authors: Louis A. Patriquin II; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

The Air Force Reserve (AFR) currently relies primarily on two forms of full time support (FTS). These are Air Reserve Technicians (ART) and Active Guard Reserve (AGR). I will demonstrate that the AFR could realize improvements in force development, bureaucratic efficiencies and command relationships by relying on an AGR based FTS structure rather than the ART and AGR mixed structure in use today. A brief description of the current FTS ...

Position Characteristics and Their Relationship to Selection for Promotion

01-Mar-2008

53 pages

Authors: Juan A Kays; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

It is clear that job characteristics are key selection criteria for upward mobility. However, there are questions as to what types of position details facilitate individual objective success within an organization like the United States Air Force that relies solely on an internal labor market. While it is an individual responsibility to develop an employment plan, there are particular duties that are more desirable for continuation. This thesis looked at ...

Impact of Language Immersion Programs on Foreign Language

Mar-2008

80 pages

Authors: Jean-Paul Chausse; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Communicating with other nations in their native language is an important and necessary aspect of a successful United States' foreign policy. Critical to this success is the ability of military personnel to communicate clearly when in contact with foreign nationals, whether in peace-time or war. The Air Force has made great strides in the past 10 years to improve its foreign language capability, particularly through its application of the language ...

Forecasting Expeditionary Training for Company Grade Logistics Readiness Officers: A Delphi Study

MAR 2008

86 pages

Authors: Phillip K. Larson; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Since the development of the Expeditionary Airman concept and the start of combat operations in the Global War on Terrorism, the Logistics Readiness Officer's (LRO) duty environment has expanded beyond traditional garrison-based duties. This expansion can arguably incorporate current topics of joint operations, irregular warfare, and cultural intelligence. The intent of this study is to determine what training, if any, future company grade LROs will require on these three topics. ...

Analytical Techniques and the Air Force Logistics Readiness Officer

MAR 2008

66 pages

Authors: Bryan D. Main; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

As the Air Force begins to implement the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), it is imperative that Air Force logisticians competently analyze logistics data. This exploratory study sought to determine which analytical skills are useful for Logistics Readiness Officers (LROs), as reported by active-duty LROs in grades O1-O5 and their supervisors. The research question was answered through a comprehensive literature review and the use of survey methodology. Over 500 LROs ...

In-Lieu-Of Policy and It's Effects on the U.S. Air Force

12 FEB 2008

35 pages

Authors: Gerard V. Goodfellow; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Since February 2004, the United States Air Force has made use of an In-Lieu-Of (ILO) policy which allows it to use its Airmen (basically as soldiers) to fill ground combat capability gaps. The numbers of Airmen deployed to ILO assignments is at best significant and at worst alarming. In fact in the period from February 2004 to July 2007, the Air Force deployed some 24,000 Airmen to fill ILO taskings. ...

Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2006 and FY2007 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel

07 FEB 2008

Authors: Lawrence Kapp; Charles A. Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

This report provides a brief overview of the recruiting and retention rates for Active and Reserve Component enlisted personnel during FY2006 and FY2007. Since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States has launched several major military operations which have dramatically increased the operational tempo of the military services, required the large-scale mobilization of reservists, and resulted in significant battle casualties. These ...

Options for Meeting the Maintenance Demands of Active Associate Flying Units

01-Jan-2008

Authors: John G Drew; Kristin F Lynch; James M Masters; Robert S Tripp; Roll; Charles R Jr; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

As the Air Force faces end strength reductions and force structure changes, it becomes more difficult to support the AEF construct using current force employment practices. To meet congressionally mandated end strength ceilings, the Air Force must eliminate approximately 40,000 active duty personnel in the next several years, without sacrificing operational capabilities. If the Air Force desires to keep pilot production at or near 1,000 pilots per year, alternative organizational ...

Is Performance of Intermittent Intense Exercise Enhanced by Use of a Commercial Palm Cooling Device?

JAN 2008

Authors: Thomas Walker; Michael Zupan; Andrew Cantwell; Julia McGregor; Torrance Norris; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB BROOKS AFB TX HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE

The purpose of this study was to determine if using the Core Control (trademark) Rapid Thermal Exchange (RTX), a commercial palm cooling device, during active rest periods of multiple set training, is an effective means to increase performance. Ten subjects completed three interval running tests on a human-powered treadmill. In those performances subjects completed eight 30-second intervals at a hard/fast pace followed by a 90-second walking or light jogging recovery ...

Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 22, Number 2, Summer 2008

Jan-2008

132 pages

Authors: Lori Katowich; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL

Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 22, Number 4, Winter 2008

Jan-2008

132 pages

Authors: Lori Katowich; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL

Transformation in the French Air Force in an Era of Change

Jan-2008

9 pages

Authors: Stephane Abrial; MINISTERE DES ARMEES PARIS (FRANCE)

The French Air Force, like all defense organizations, will of course take into account the changes in our military strategy reflected in the release of the White Paper of 17 June 2008. By implementing the various reforms directed in that document, it will thus continue to transform. But what exactly do we mean by transformation? Why employ this term when, as our history shows, the Air Force has not ceased ...

Developing Junior Noncommissioned Officer Supervisors in the United States Air Force

14 DEC 2007

90 pages

Authors: Keith P. Williams; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS

This thesis examines a possible leadership tool the U.S. Air Force could create to develop junior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) into more effective supervisors. The end-state of this analysis is to identify the reasons there is a demand for this type of product, and the potential components of a tool that shows junior NCOs how to conduct their supervisory roles and responsibilities. In order to assess the requirement for supervisory tool, ...

Feasibility of Developing a Common U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot Candidate Selection System: Analysis of U.S. Air Force Data

SEP 2007

53 pages

Authors: Diane L. Damos; R. B. Gould; DAMOS AVIATION SERVICES INC GURNEE IL

The U.S. Army's aviator candidate pool, unlike the pools for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and U.S. Navy (USN), includes military enlisted personnel and civilians, many of whom do not have a 4-year college degree. Existing tests, such as the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT), may be too difficult for a substantial subset of Army aviator candidates, failing to produce a sufficient spread of scores at selection points. The ...

Communities of Practice: Towards Leveraging Knowledge in the Military

SEP 2007

192 pages

Authors: Guillermo A. Palos; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

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. ...

United States Army Aeromedical Support to African Fliers, 1941 - 1949: The Tuskegee Flight Suregons

APR 2007

162 pages

Authors: David R. Jones; Leroy P. Gross; Roslyn Marchbanks-Robinson; SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TX CLINICAL SCIENCES DIV

Most active duty United States Air Force pilots and flight surgeons serve less than four years with one unit. Segregation policies in early 1941 required a few African American flight surgeons to support black student pilots at Tuskegee, Alabama from cadet training in preflight ground school until graduation with pilot wings; then through fighter training, deployment to the Mediterranean Theater, combat operations, redeployment, peacetime service and disbandment on 1 July ...

Truly Joint Construction Engineers: The Time Is Now

27 MAR 2007

22 pages

Authors: Mark G. Moffatt; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

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 ...

Air Force's Transformation to an Expeditionary Culture

21 MAR 2007

17 pages

Authors: Richard D. Anderson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA

Following Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force required large personnel commitments in Southwest Asia to enforce the Iraqi no-fly zones. Leadership faced developing better methods of presenting forces while fulfilling worldwide commitments. The mission was accomplished, but units were thrown together ad-hoc, deployment returns were not firm, and planning, career development, morale and readiness suffered. In response, leadership developed the Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) whereby units and personnel could schedule ...

Professionalism in the Air Force: A Comparative Analysis of Commissioned Officers with Non-Commissioned Officers

MAR 2007

85 pages

Authors: Edward K. Boyd; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH

Decades ago, military sociologists predicted a rising trend among officers away from traditional institutional military values and toward more economically-based occupational values due to the effects of the transition from a conscription-based military to an all-volunteer force. Subsequent empirical research resulted in data that supports such predictions. More recent researchers have suggested that in addition to the all volunteer force, an increase on technology may also accelerate the trend toward ...

Motivational Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use in a Military Population

MAR 2007

70 pages

Authors: Janice M. Brown; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST (RTI) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC

The overriding objective of this research is to reduce hazardous drinking in a military sample by implementing two motivational interventions and comparing them to a treatment-as-usual condition. Individuals who are referred to the Air Force Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) program as the result of an alcohol incident or who are self-referred are randomly assigned to one of three interventions: (1) a group motivational intervention (2) an ...

Gen Otto P. Weyland: Close Air Support in the Korean War

MAR 2007

100 pages

Authors: Michael J. Chandler; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES

This study analyzes General Otto P. Weyland's impact on close air support (CAS) during the Korean War. First, the author briefly traces the history and evolution of air-ground support from its infancy to the start of the Korean War. Second, he shifts his focus to the effectiveness of CAS throughout the conflict and addresses why this mission was controversial for the Army and Air Force. Third, he highlights General Weyland's ...

A Project Manager's Personal Attributes as Predictors for Success

MAR 2007

122 pages

Authors: Vhance V. Valencia; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

The purpose of this research was to determine what personal attributes project managers (PMs) possess that lead them to project management success. Numerous attributes are identified in the literature through a variety of methods, but very few studies relate specific qualities to success. The traits identified in the literature were compiled and condensed into seven distinct skills and attributes: leadership ability, communication skills, decision-making skills, administrative skills, coping ability, analytical ...

Identifying and Assessing Effective Mechanisms for Technology Transfer

MAR 2007

92 pages

Authors: Michael A. Romero; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

The ability to shift knowledge and resources from federal laboratories to industrial and academic partners and vice versa is the primary reason why technology transfer exists today. Without the cooperation of federal, state, and private agencies working together to resolve technology quandaries, a lot of the breakthroughs that are evident today would not exist. This research attempts to uncover the mechanisms currently used by scientists and engineers at the Air ...

A Value-Focused Thinking Model for the Selection of the Best Rigid Pavement, Partial-Depth Spall Repair Material

MAR 2007

106 pages

Authors: Benjamin G. Speer; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

Concrete spalls on airfield pavements generate foreign object debris (FOD) that is damaging to aircraft engines, and may damage landing gear by roughening of the pavement surface. Repairing spalled concrete on aging and deteriorating airfields is essential for its safe operational use. Picking the best repair material from many products on the commercial market is difficult. There is wide variation on material properties, and good performance on certain criteria is ...