| Assessment of Users to Control Simulated Junctional Hemorrhage with the Combat Ready Clamp (CRoC) |
30 Jan 2013 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth A Mann-Salinas; John F Kragh Jr; Michael A Dubick; David G Baer; Lorne H Blackbourne; ARMY INST OF SURGICAL RESEARCH SAN ANTONIO TX
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 | The Combat Ready Clamp (CRoC ) was designed to control hemorrhage from the groin region, on the battlefield. The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether CRoC user performance varied by the surface the casualty laid on (flat-hard, flat-soft, and curved-soft) and how quickly the device could be applied. The commercial manikin selected to assess user performance was designed to train soldiers in CRoC use. The manikin simulated severe ... |
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| Commander's Emergency Response Program: A Flawed Metric |
06 Dec 2012 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Higgins; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Throughout its military history, the United States has demonstrated poor institutional memory resulting in a tendency to reinvent the wheel. The development of counterinsurgency doctrine in Vietnam, for instance, yielded valuable knowledge about combating an irregular enemy. Regardless, the subsequent foray into a counterinsurgent environment during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) proved problematic as the United States scrambled to adapt to yet another asymmetric threat. Operationally, the selection of performance metrics ... |
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| Defining and Measuring the Success of Services Contracts in the United States Navy |
06 Dec 2012 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick Hagan; Joseph Spede; Trisha Sutton; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| Department of Defense (DoD) spending on services has been trending upwards for over a decade and, as of 2011, accounts for 56% of total contract spending. The increased reliance on services contractors has prompted the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look more closely at the acquisition and contract management process. The term program management describes the approach and methodology needed for the management of complicated projects. We used the program ... |
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| Multilateral Cooperation on Nonproliferation |
Oct 2012 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey W Knopf; MONTEREY INST OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CA
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| Global efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have given rise to international regimes that cover nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, respectively. These regimes each have at their core a global treaty: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC), and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Over time, a number of other initiatives have sprung up alongside these treaties. Yet, while a ... |
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| Sanction Effectiveness in Iran: A Network Optimization Approach |
Oct 2012 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Louis Boguchwal; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY NETWORK SCIENCE CENTER (NSC)
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| In this project, we apply network flow algorithms to evaluate the effectiveness of existing or additional sanctions for hindering the progress of Iran s nuclear program. We restrict our attention to sanctions that disrupt flows of pertinent resources to appropriate individuals or organizations. This research uses minimum cut methods to provide the key and minimum number of edges in a resource network to cut, such that the nuclear production process ... |
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| War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance |
25 Sep 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Richard F Grimmett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Two separate but closely related issues confront Congress each time the President introduces Armed Forces into a situation abroad that conceivably could lead to their involvement in hostilities. One issue concerns the division of war powers between the President and Congress, whether the use of Armed Forces falls within the purview of the congressional power to declare war and the War Powers Resolution (WPR). The other issue is whether or ... |
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| VA and DOD Health Care: Department-Level Actions Needed to Assess Collaboration Performance, Address Barriers, and Identify Opportunities |
Sep 2012 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Debra A Draper; Brenda S Farrell; Lori Atkinson; Marcia A Mann; Robin S Burke; Jill K Center; Suzanne M Perkins; Leigh Ann E Sennette; Lisa A Motley; Michael Willems; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) operate two of the nation's largest health care systems at estimated annual costs of about $53 billion and $49 billion, respectively, for fiscal year 2013, and have established collaboration sites to deliver care jointly with the aim of improving access, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care. In addition, collaborations could help reduce duplication and overlap between the two health ... |
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| Mission Accomplished! Or Not? A Study about Success in Information Operations |
Sep 2012 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Lamke; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| This study analyzes success in information operations, specifically, what success in information operations is and how it is determined. The research was carried out as a literature study and is limited to the military aspect of information operations. The primary sources were information operations doctrines from the United States, Great Britain, and Sweden. Success in information operations is discussed from two perspectives: the evaluative and the predictive. According to doctrine, ... |
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| Case Studies on UN Information Operations: Ethiopia, Liberia, and Kosovo |
Sep 2012 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Osman Mentes; Cheree M Browne; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| Over the past 10 years, the demand for United Nations (UN) Information Operations (IO) has grown, with the UN initiating or strengthening 17 peacekeeping operations and increasing the number of deployed UN personnel. Given the growing demand for UN peacekeeping, we will examine, assess, and make recommendations for increasing UN IO effectiveness during peacekeeping (IODP). This thesis will focus on UN IODP using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in a post-conflict ... |
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| Bridging Operational and Strategic Communication Architectures: Integrating Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems as Airborne Tactical Relay Communication Vertical Nodes |
Sep 2012 |
159 pages |
| Authors:
Jose D Menjivar; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| The U.S. Department of Defense enterprise communication architectures are presently designed to support large-scale fixed organizations and rely primarily on satellite mediums. However, they are inadequate in tactical-level environments, and are not readily available nor affordable to support multiple operators in various tactical locations. Incorporating Small-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Small-UAS) with communication repeaters could expand local mobile ad hoc network coverage for users in communications degraded environments and reduce satellite dependency. ... |
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| On Distributed Strategies in Defense of a High Value Unit (HVU) Against a Swarm Attack |
Sep 2012 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
Sze Y Ding; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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| Swarm attacks are of great concern to the U.S. Navy, to navies around the world, and to commercial ships transiting through waters with a high volume of marine traffic. A large group of hostile ships can hide themselves among various other small ships, like pleasure crafts, fishing boats, and transport vessels, and can make a coordinated attack against a High Value Unit (HVU) while it passes by. The HVU can ... |
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| Navy Contracting: Analyzing Critical Success Factors and Perceived Impact on Success within an Organization |
Sep 2012 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Joshua R Hill; Kevin L McGraw; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| Critical Success Factors (CSF) are ingredients within an organization that are essential for the organization to meet critical mission objectives. Identifying these factors can be a vital asset and can assist leadership in achieving successful outcomes in contract management. This report will focus on three major contracting commands within the United States Navy -- Naval Supply Systems Command, Global Logistics Support (NAVSUP-GLS), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and Naval Air ... |
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| Planning for Action: Campaign Concepts and Tools |
Aug 2012 |
302 pages |
| Authors:
Jack D Kem; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Planning for Action: Campaign Concepts and Tools is designed to be used as a handbook for developing campaign plans at the US Army Command and General Staff College. This book provides working definitions of campaign concepts and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for campaign planners. In order to support the concepts, there are a number of thinking tools that complement and reinforce our operations process with a rational, logical approach ... |
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| Military Disability System: Improved Monitoring Needed to Better Track and Manage Performance |
Aug 2012 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Bertoni; Michele Grgich; Daniel Concepcion; Melissa Jaynes; Greg Whitney; Bonnie Anderson; James Bennett; Mark Bird; Joanna Chan; Brenda Farrell; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since 2007, DoD and Veterans Affairs (VA) have jointly operated the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) -- which is intended to expedite benefits for injured servicemembers. IDES replaced the departments' separate processes for evaluating servicemembers for fitness and disability. Initially a pilot at 3 military treatment facilities, IDES is now in place at military treatment facilities worldwide. In previous reports, GAO identified a number of challenges as IDES expanded to ... |
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| Small-Item Contact Test Method, FY11 Release |
Jul 2012 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Teri Lalain; ARMY EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER APG MD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DIR
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| In the decontamination business area, all emerging decontaminants and technologies are required to demonstrate the ability to meet a specified set of chemical efficacy performance requirements prior to transition into an acquisition program. One of the specific key performance parameters to be demonstrated is that of chemical agent decontamination efficacy. The chemical agent efficacy determination is accomplished through the execution of the standard panel contact and vapor tests, as documented ... |
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| Small-Item Vapor Test Method, FY11 Release |
Jul 2012 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Teri Lalain; ARMY EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER APG MD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DIR
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| In the decontamination business area, all emerging decontaminants and technologies are required to demonstrate the ability to meet a specified set of chemical efficacy performance requirements prior to transition into an acquisition program. One of the specific key performance parameters to be demonstrated is that of chemical agent decontamination efficacy. The chemical agent efficacy determination is accomplished through the execution of the standard panel contact and vapor tests, as documented ... |
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| The URREF Ontology for Semantic Wide Area Motion Imagery Exploitation |
Jul 2012 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Erik Blasch; Paulo C Costa; Kathryn B Laskey; Haibin Ling; Genshe Chen; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB ROME NY
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| Current advances operational information fusion systems (IFSs) require common semantic ontologies for collection, storage and access to multi intelligence information. One example is the connections between physics-based (e.g. video) and text-based (e.g. reports) describing the same situation. Situation, user, and mission awareness are enabled through a common ontology. In this paper, we utilize the uncertainty representation and reasoning evaluation framework (URREF) ontology as a basis for describing wide-area motion imagery ... |
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| Measuring the Effectiveness of the Conus Air and Missile Defense C2 System |
08 Jun 2012 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Neal J Lape; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The air and missile threat posed by hostile states and terrorist organizations to the continental United States is a reality. Violent extremist organizations such as al-Qaida, as well as rogue nations, such as Iran and North Korea, are actively pursuing air and missile weapon systems to attack the United States. The United States has established organizations and developed capable air and missile defense (AMD) weapon systems to defeat these types ... |
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| Timely Effects: Organic Surface Fires and Airspace Doctrine in the 21st Century Joint Flight |
08 Jun 2012 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan L Harvey; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The last 10 years of conflict have seen a dramatic increase of airspace users above the battlefield providing both opportunities and challenges to maneuver commanders. Assets operating overhead assist the commander in mission command; however, the additional airspace users also pose challenges to the maneuver commander's ability to employ organic surface fires. The primary research question this thesis seeks to answer is as follows: Does doctrine provide adequate guidance for ... |
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| Lean Manufacturing Principles Improving the Targeting Process |
08 Jun 2012 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
George E Chittenden; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Army's framework for targeting is the Decide, Detect, Deliver and Assess (D3A) methodology. The D3A and Joint Targeting processes are indeed time-tested and proven, but a change in focus is driving the need to improve targeting. As a force, we have focused on operations in a counterinsurgency environment for the last 10 years. However, as Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) end, our change in focus ... |
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| Evaluation of Graduate Education Policy in the U.S. Navy |
Jun 2012 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Duquesne Louidor; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This thesis evaluates Navy policy by comparing elements of fully-funded and partially-funded Graduate Education Programs (GEPs). The Navy's primary goal in offering funded graduate education is to support requirements for officers with specific subspecialty skills. Officers are considered funded if they attend graduate school full-time for 26 or more weeks, regardless of whether the degree program is partially- or fully-funded. For a fully-funded program, the Navy provides full pay and ... |
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| Defense Inventory: Actions Underway to Implement Improvement Plan, but Steps Needed to Enhance Efforts |
May 2012 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Zina D Merritt; Suzanne Wren; Jr Anderson Edward W; John Bumgarner; Elizabeth Curda; Dave Hubbell; Charlie Perdue; Greg Pugnetti; Michael Silver; Michael Willems; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| GAO has identified supply chain management as a high-risk area due in part to ineffective and inefficient inventory management practices that have caused DoD to accumulate billions of dollars worth of unneeded inventory. DoD reported that as of September 2010 it had $8.4 billion worth of on-hand excess inventory, categorized for potential reuse or disposal, and $940 million worth of on-order excess inventory, already purchased but likely to be excess ... |
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| A Risk-Based Approach to Test and Evaluation |
May 2012 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
II Hines Ira J; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Our current fiscal environment requires serious consideration of new test and evaluation strategies that provide an accurate assessment of program risks. With this in mind, is it truly possible to transition from the conventional test and evaluation process to a risk-based model? Risk, by definition, is a measure of future uncertainties in achieving program performance goals and objectives within defined cost, schedule, and performance constraints. Risk can be associated with ... |
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| Improving Assessments for Strategic Decision-Making in Counter Insurgency Operations |
20 Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
David Hudak; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| How can we show irrefutable progress in Afghanistan? This question, which was posed by General Stanley McCrystal to his staff, revealed limitations in the process used by his assessment teams to address strategic, operational, and tactical applications across the command. While Joint, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Service-specific literature define how and why assessments are conducted, they generally fall short in addressing the data collection required for the complex ... |
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| Afghan Sub-National Governance: Enabling Success by 2014 |
15 Mar 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Kyle J Marsh; PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The situation in Afghanistan is incredibly complex, with challenging time constraints to produce strategic success. Only through a revised approach that enables Afghan sub-national governance to develop legitimacy and capacity can the international community achieve its strategic end-state of a stable and politically viable Afghan state. This paper will argue that Afghanistan's current legitimacy vacuum was created by a lack of appreciation of the historical and cultural aspects of Afghan ... |
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| State Partnership Program: Shaping the Environment for 21st Century Defense |
09 Mar 2012 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
III Chauncey Paul B; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| A decade of persistent conflict exacerbated by fiscal austerity has compelled the United States to reassess its national security priorities. Policy makers have concluded that fiscal responsibility does not have to come at the expense of a strong national defense. The latest defense strategic guidance directs the services to develop innovative, low cost, and small footprint approaches to achieve security objectives, relying on exercises, rotational presence, and advisory capabilities. The ... |
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| Civilian Protection in the Eastern DRC: Evaluation of the MONUSCO Peacekeeping Operation |
Mar 2012 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas F Copeland; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Since 2003, language mandating civilian protection (POC) has increasingly appeared in United Nations Security Council resolutions, peace support doctrine, and humanitarian frameworks. Despite the frequency of its use, the term lacks a universal definition and a clear gap exists between military operations that attempt to establish, introduce, and/or enforce civilian protection and humanitarian approaches to civilian protection. This thesis posits three metrics that should be used to evaluate the effectiveness ... |
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| Afghanistan Air Cargo Routing: An Inter/Intra-Theater Approach |
Mar 2012 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy W Breitbach; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The establishment of optimal air transportation routing procedures is crucial to delivering cargo to warfighting customers on time and at the lowest possible cost. This research effort examines the current practices utilized to move cargo to and within Afghanistan from a system's perspective. First, a Microsoft Excel tool was developed to extract cargo and passenger supply and demand information from the hundreds of thousands of lines of data the air ... |
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| Analyzing the Relative Cost, Effectiveness and Suitability of Synchronous Training Versus Traditional On-site Training Approaches (Joint Applied Project) |
Mar 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin A Pryor; Willard Betts; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this Joint Applied Project (JAP) was to determine, through data collection, any life-cycle cost savings of a synchronous training approach versus the more traditional on-site new equipment training (NET) approach. With Army units and equipment deployed throughout the world, the cost of providing on-site training can be prohibitive. The Army has made effective use of distance learning approaches to meet both career training objectives (e.g. Defense Acquisition ... |
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| Proposed Standard for a Microclimate Cooling System for Emergency Responder Operations |
17 Feb 2012 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Brad Laprise; ARMY NATICK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND MA
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| This document is a proposed standard, developed by the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), that identifies the relevant parameters that define the performance, physical characteristics, and interfaces of a Microclimate Cooling System (MCS), specifically for the Emergency Responder community. MCS have been shown to significantly improve mission duration, reduce the rate of body core temperature rise, and improve the thermal comfort of personnel exposed to heat stress ... |
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| Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Drivers of Acquisition Management Practices in the Army |
13 Feb 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Aruna Apte; Uday M Apte; Rene G Rendon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| In this research, we reviewed contract files and interviewed subject matter experts to collect and analyze data regarding the Army's contract and management practices in the acquisition of services. We examined 154 contracts for four specific service types at eight U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) organizations. The goal was to answer three research questions: (1) Do the contract characteristics differ for different types of services? (2) Do ... |
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| Warfighter Support: DOD Needs Strategic Outcome-Related Goals and Visibility over Its Counter-IED Efforts |
Feb 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Cary Russell; Grace Coleman; Rajiv D'Cruz; Emily Norman; Michael Shaughnessy; Rebecca Shea; Michael Silver; Amie Steele; William M Solis; John Strong; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Over $18 billion has been appropriated to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) to address the improvised explosive device (IED) threat, and there is widespread consensus that this threat will continue to be influential in future conflicts. DoD established JIEDDO in 2006 to lead, advocate, and coordinate all DoD actions in support of the combatant commanders' and their respective joint task forces' efforts to defeat IEDs. This ... |
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| Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Strategic Plan, 2012-2016 |
Jan 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT ORGANIZATION (JIEDDO) WASHINGTON DC
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| Reduce the effectiveness and lethality of IEDs to allow freedom of maneuver for joint forces, federal agencies, and partner nations in current and future operating environments We will use a synchronized and integrated approach to coordinate the Department of Defense s counter-IED efforts and rapidly provide capabilities to counter the IED threat in support of operational commanders. Critical to these efforts are forces trained in the latest C-IED techniques and ... |
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| Homeland Defense: Continued Actions Needed to Improve Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations |
Jan 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Lepore; Davi M D Agostino; Joseph Kirschbaum; James D Ashley; Tommy Baril; Mark Braza; Susan C Ditto; Brandon Jones; David F Keefer; Charles W Perdue; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In the 11 years since September 11, 2001, the U.S. government has put forth extensive efforts to protect the nation's aviation sector and airspace. These efforts include air sovereignty alert (ASA) operations, for which the Air Force provides personnel and fully fueled, fully armed aircraft sitting on constant alert at 18 sites across the United States. In 2009, GAO found shortcomings in the Department of Defense's (DoD) management of ASA ... |
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| Improving Counterinsurgency Campaign Assessment: The Importance of Transparency in the Fog of War |
Jan 2012 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Military campaign assessments are a cornerstone of sound strategic decision making. A RAND study examined the process and methods used to assess the progress of counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns in an effort to inform ongoing assessments of operations in Afghanistan and, ultimately, contribute to improvements in military doctrine. Beginning in late 2011 -- after the study had concluded -- the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan began developing and implementing ... |
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| Working Group 3: Operations Analysis for Systems of System within a Networked C2 Context: Introduction, Purpose, and Approach |
Jan 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
III Smithson Clyde S; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV LAUREL MD APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
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| Embracing the Fog of War: Assessment and Metrics in Counterinsurgency |
Jan 2012 |
343 pages |
| Authors:
Ben Connable; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| This monograph examines the U.S. military assessment process for counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns. It focuses on the methods employed to develop and present to policymakers theater-level assessments of ongoing campaigns. The monograph captures the complexity of the COIN operational environment, examines case studies of COIN assessment in context (i.e., Vietnam War and Enduring Freedom Operation) explores critical weaknesses in the current assessment process, and offers recommendations for improvement. The U.S. military ... |
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| An Assessment of the Ability of the U.S. Department of Defense and the Services to Measure and Track Language and Culture Training and Capabilities Among General Purpose Forces |
Jan 2012 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer DeCamp; Sarah O Meadows; Barry Costa; Kayla M Williams; John Bornmann; Mark Overton; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Defense Language Office (DLO) tasked MITRE Corporation and the RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) to jointly address questions concerning the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) ability to measure and track language, regional expertise, and culture (LREC) training and capabilities for general purpose forces (GPF). The objective of this task is to provide information to policymakers about the available data to track LREC training and skills, as well as ... |
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| Consumer Psychology and Marketing Overview: An Influence Operations Perspective |
Jan 2012 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Wendy Sullivan-Kwantes; Peter Kwantes; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| The purpose of this literature review was to acquire additional knowledge that would complement the previous work completed by HumanSystems Incorporated, Guelph, Ontario, in particular, literature reviews on Influence Operations (CR-2007-146) and Consumer Psychology (CR 2008-218) and an Annex to CF PSYOPS Materials, Information Management, Guidelines and Recommendations (CR 2008-215). Defence Research and Development Canada - Toronto has been conducting a larger research project in which the goal is to ... |
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| The Size of Operational Staffs: Less May Be More |
01 Dec 2011 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
John S Woo; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Is there a better way to organize staffs in operational headquarters based on their roles? Following 9/11, the sizes of divisions and corps serving as operational headquarters have doubled and tripled, respectively. The shift to a brigade-centric Army under modularity should have alleviated the burden on division and corps staffs but has instead blurred the lines of responsibility. Many senior military leaders have questioned the efficacy of such large staffs, ... |
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| Comparing the Efficacy of Airpower and Heavy Ground Power |
01 Dec 2011 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew C Caggiano; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| America's current financial strains necessitate an investigation into the effectiveness and efficiency of our fighting forces. This monograph explores the history of technology, theory, and doctrine in heavy ground combat power and air power to determine whether one force component is more efficient and effective than the other. The author first constructs a model to compare and contrast the characteristics, functions, roles, and missions associated with each force component. Next, ... |
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| Employment and Management Considerations of Hungarian Special Operations Forces |
01 Dec 2011 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Szabolcs Pecsvarady; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Hungary has hardly begun to develop her own special operations capability (SOC). In a way, the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) are in an advantageous position. They can adopt role models and proven methods from the experiences of their coalition partners. At the same time, however, Hungary does not have comparable resources available, and frequently economic considerations easily override professional ones in the life of the small and still vulnerable Hungarian ... |
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| Men of Destiny: The American and Filipino Guerillas during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines |
01 Dec 2011 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
II Sinclair Peter T; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The American and Filipino guerrillas that fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines were key in providing direction to resistance efforts and in the eventual liberation of the islands. The Japanese failure to deal with isolated soldiers and civilians provided the latter with the time they needed to organize into guerrilla groups and prepare for the American forces' liberation of the Philippines. The guerrillas escaped the aggressive counter-guerrilla efforts ... |
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| Coast Guard: Continued Improvements Needed to Address Potential Barriers to Equal Employment Opportunity |
Dec 2011 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Yvonne D Jones; Neil A Pinney; Cheri Y Truett; Irina Carnevale; Robert Gebhart; Lois Hanshaw; Angela Leventis; Terry Richardson; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In the past, allegations of management weakness and inadequate provision of civil rights services were made against the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) Civil Rights Directorate (CRD). To address these allegations, in 2008, the Director of CRD commissioned an external review of CRD's operations. As a result of recommendations made in that review, CRD has developed steps, such as reorganizing its operations, with the intent of program improvement. As requested, GAO ... |
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| The Balloon Effect and Mexican Homeland Security: What it Means to be the Weakest Link in the Americas' Security Chain |
Dec 2011 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Jose A Cuevas; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| The sudden increase in crime and violence in some Mexican cities and regions has raised security concerns not only in Mexico, where President Felipe Calderon categorized these crimes as a threat to Mexican society, but also in the United States, where Department of Homeland Secretary head Janet Napolitano referred to stemming the violence as vital to core U.S. national interests. Mexico is concerned with the latent threat of violence spreading ... |
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| Unmanned Aircraft Commander: Primary Military Occupational Specialty Program of Instruction Study -- Phase 2 |
Oct 2011 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
David Moore; NORTHROP GRUMMAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS FAIRFAX VA
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| The Deputy Commandant for Aviation (DCA) has decided to create a new Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Officer PMOS. The Study had two objectives. The first objective was to estimate the fixed and recurring costs and effectiveness associated with a set of UAS Officer Program of Instruction (POI) courses of action (COAs) and to evaluate the relative value of these COAs. The second objective was to identify and assess VMU Manpower ... |
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| Asset Allocation to Cover a Region of Piracy |
Sep 2011 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Marc West; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME OPERATIONS DIV
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| Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the waters around Somalia has increased in recent years, with international naval assets allocated to patrol at-risk areas. This paper compares measures of area coverage in situations where there is a uniform piracy risk and where some areas are more vulnerable than others. Simulated annealing was used to allocate the patrolling naval assets. The novel problem of positioning a coalition of ships whilst ... |
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| Enabling Operations through the Assessment of the COIN Information Environment |
18 AUG 2011 |
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| Authors:
Brian J. Hancock; SMALL WARS FOUNDATION STAFFORD VA
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| Commanders at all levels are increasingly asking the question "Are we winning the information war?" While many information professionals dread this question, it should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a threat. Faced with such a challenge, Regional Command South [RC(S)] in Afghanistan developed a solution. The solution not only provides plausible indicators to address the question, but yields viable courses of action which drive the non-lethal targeting process ... |
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| Treatment Heterogeneity and Individual Qualitative Interaction |
AUG 2011 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Robert S. Poulson; Gary L. Gadbury; David B. Allison; AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER EDWARDS AFB CA
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| Plausibility of high variability in treatment effects across individuals has been recognized as an important consideration in clinical studies. Surprisingly, little attention has been given to evaluating this variability in the design of clinical trials or analyses of resulting data. High variation in a treatment's efficacy or safety across individuals (referred to herein as treatment heterogeneity) may have important consequences because the optimal treatment choice for an individual may be ... |
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| Managing, Leading, and Bossing |
Aug 2011 |
4 pages |
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Stan Emelander; PRODUCT MANAGER SOLDIER WEAPONS PICATINNY ARSENAL NJ
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| Leaders fascinate us. From the smallest shop to the largest corporations, employees observe, speculate on, and talk about their chiefs; if you are ever at a loss for a conversation starter, Tell me about your boss will work. Another great question is, What's the difference between a leader and a manager? Early in my career, I thought there was no significant difference between managers and leaders and that talking about ... |
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