| Maritime Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, Regional Challenges and Solutions |
02 Nov 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Jimmie E Sullivan; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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 | The growing threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea poses a direct threat to the economic and security interests of Nigeria and the entire West African region. With the largest population and economy in the region, Nigeria arguably stands to lose the most if the maritime security environment continues to decline, but the entire region will suffer as well. Major international powers like the United States and Europe are ... |
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| Assessing the Resilience of Global Sea Routes |
Jun 2012 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Oscar R Olalla; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This research develops an attacker-defender model of maritime trading. The defender's problem is represented as a minimum cost, multi-commodity network flow model. System cost is measured in terms of total ton-n.m. in the network. Our network contains the 120 most important ports in the world (by volume of cargo), 35 waypoints at sea, and 416 arcs. Port supply and demand have been estimated from different sources. Interdictions represent manmade disruption ... |
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| Transportation Challenges in the Hampton Roads, VA, Region |
Jun 2012 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Samuel Dowell; Kennis Sigmon; William Livingston; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The overall purpose of this MBA project is to provide an overview of all aspects of transportation in the Hampton Roads region to include highways, port traffic, rail, light-rail and tunnels. It also focuses on the importance the transportation system in Hampton Roads is to the military in the region. It includes an analysis and recommendations for potential improvements and future considerations for transit in the Hampton Roads region. |
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| Exploration of Best-Fit Solution for Harbormaster Security Information Sharing Systems |
Jun 2012 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
James G Ware; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| In the wake of the attack of 9/11, the United States government recognized that the manner in which threats and information were conveyed was extremely inefficient, and in many cases completely nonfunctional due to disparate data failing to become accurately coalesced. This is especially true within the area of intermodal cargo shipping. Our research explores and seeks to inform the development of requirements for an information sharing system amongst harbor ... |
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| Defending the Pittsburgh Waterways Against Catastrophic Disruption |
Jun 2012 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Joshua J Onuska; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| This thesis develops an Operator's Model that mimics the real-world behavior of coal transport in the Port of Pittsburgh and allows for systematic investigation of what if disruption scenarios. We model the multi-modal flow of coal using a network of nodes and arcs representing river transport, with support from a surrounding system of rail lines and roads. Each mode of shipment has finite capacities with varying costs. Our model routes ... |
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| Maritime Trade Defense: Establishing the Joint Force Maritime Trade Component Commander |
04 May 2012 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Shane T Marchesi; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Future war plans must prepare operational commanders to defend maritime trade during high-intensity conflicts against near-peer competitors. Improvements in technology and weapons proliferation also require leaders to consider area denial when executing the operational functions of sustainment and protection. These challenges are particularly true with respect to maritime trade defense in the Pacific Command area of responsibility, where commanders may be required to deploy and sustain forces over vast distances ... |
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| Maritime Sanctions Enforcement, More Than Just Boardings |
04 May 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Donovan C Rivera; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Economic sanctions are a frequent course of action chosen by state leaders to influence or punish the actions of other states. While economic sanctions are commonly viewed as a non-violent method of compelling or deterring behavior, their enforcement frequently requires military operations. This paper will examine those operations from the perspective of a joint force commander assigned the task of planning and executing an operation to enforce economic sanctions in ... |
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| Strategic Importance of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex |
22 Mar 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Bell; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC) is built on a firm foundation of extensive training, decades of testing, and range infrastructure currently in existence. The JPARC consists of all land, air, and sea training areas used by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the military services in Alaska. The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Alaska National Guard utilize the JPARC to conduct training and ... |
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| A Simulation to Evaluate Joint Military Logistics in a Humanitarian Assistance Environment |
Mar 2012 |
138 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan S Fisher; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Currently, no capability exists to cost-effectively simulate and measure a Joint Task Force-Port Opening (JTF-PO) operation to predict cargo throughput based on the availability of resources. The purpose of this research is to create a decision model using Arena (trademark) simulation software to provide United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) decision makers the ability to predict cargo throughput in a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR) scenario. The data used in this simulation ... |
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| The Strategic Alternatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Disruption of Maritime Traffic in the Arabian Gulf as a Result of Iranian Threats to Close the Strait of Hormuz |
Mar 2012 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Mohamed K Al-Kaabi; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The Arabian Gulf is a strategically significant region of the world with regard to the global energy supply chain as well as maritime trade and commerce. For the past three decades, this region and the Strait of Hormuz, in particular, have witnessed major crises, wars, and foreign interventions that have undermined the stability, peace, and security of the region. Since the collapse of Saddam's regime, Iran has found propitious opportunity ... |
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| Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress |
21 Feb 2012 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Navy s proposed FY2013 budget defers the Navy s plan to homeport a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) at Mayport, FL. The Navy s proposed FY2013 budget and the FY2013- FY2017 Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) contain no funding for Military Construction (MilCon) projects required to homeport a CVN at Mayport. The Navy states: Although the FY 2013 budget does not contain a construction project supporting the homeporting of a ... |
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| The Geology of Yemen: An Annotated Bibliography of Yemen's Geology, Geography and Earth Science |
Jan 2012 |
386 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L Hadden; CORPS OF ENGINEERS ALEXANDRIA VA
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| A bibliography on Yemen prepared by the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) to assist the US government in understanding the geological and hydrological problems of this country, by identifying citations on geography, topography, transportation, water, medical concerns, and security. |
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| Funding Ammunition Ports |
Jan 2012 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Edward G Keating; Daniel Sommerhauser; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Army s Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) asked RAND Arroyo Center to assess the mechanisms by which SDDC funds its two ammunition ports, Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) and Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU). With a legacy of different histories, the two ports currently have different funding approaches and accounting systems. With both now managed by SDDC, consolidation to a single approach would seem desirable. The ... |
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| Game Theory, Probabilistic Risk, and Randomized Strategy: The Rulebook Revisited with Emphasis on Coast Guard Mission Space |
Dec 2011 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan S Engel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The welfare of the United States is highly dependent upon its critical infrastructures and key resources. The Marine Transportation System is critical to the flow of commerce. The United States Coast Guard is charged with facilitating the protection of the Marine Transportation System from acts of terrorism under the Port, Waterways, and Coastal Security Mission. The Coast Guard faces the challenge of providing essential protection strategies with limited resources. Optimizing ... |
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| Maritime Defense and Security Research Program: Final Report, 2004-2011 |
Nov 2011 |
161 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey E Kline; Lyla A Englehorn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Maritime Defense and Security Research Program (MDSRP) was part of the National Security Institute (NSI) -- a cooperative research institute whose members include the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB), and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The purpose of the MDSRP was to conduct, coordinate, and foster collaboration in maritime defense and security research, experimentation, and information exchange between partnership universities; federal, state, and ... |
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| Challenges to Public-Private Transport Infrastructure Development in Mexico |
28 Oct 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
John A Bolt; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| To develop and maintain its transportation infrastructure, the government of Mexico relies on private investment. Years of neglecting its roads has caused Mexico to fall behind its regional economic competitors. The Calderon administration sought to reverse that trend by increasing public infrastructure spending to attract private investment. However, Mexico's transport infrastructure will lag behind its regional competitors unless the government of Mexico continues to implement transparent and efficient regulatory reform ... |
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| Maritime Security: Coast Guard Should Conduct Required Inspections of Offshore Energy Infrastructure |
Oct 2011 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen L Caldwell; Christopher Conrad; Neil Asaba; Alana Finley; Colleen McEnearney; Erin O Brien; Chuck Bausell; Pamela Davidson; Joshua Ormond; Jessica Orr; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Congressional interest in the security of offshore energy infrastructure has increased because of the lives lost and the substantial damages that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon incident in April 2010. The U.S. Coast Guard -- a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- is the lead federal agency for maritime security, including the security of offshore energy infrastructure. The Coast Guard oversees two main types of offshore energy ... |
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| Securing Aerial Approaches to Joint Airfield |
JUL 2011 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Robert B. Holdsworth; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| The national security of the United States relies on the ability to project airpower around the globe. The 2011 National Military Strategy articulates key capabilities of airpower crucial to securing U.S. national interests: the direct employment of globally integrated command and control, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and aerial strike capabilities, as well as the use of strategic and tactical airlift assets to effectuate rapid global mobility for joint forces in order ... |
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| A Study in Sea-Air Intermodal Port Selection: Strategic Decision Making for United States Southern Command |
JUN 2011 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Todd C. Markwart; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| World events and changes in the expeditionary force structure and strategy of the U.S. military have altered the traditional approach to operational employment and readiness. Greater flexibility and speed are required to carry out operations; aided by intermodal transport options to quickly and efficiently move supplies in support of geographic combatant commanders' requirements. The United States Transportation Command is responsible for making decisions on the most efficient mix of sea ... |
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| Sea-Air Intermodal Port Pair Selection Criteria in South America |
JUN 2011 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Phillip A. Shea; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Intermodal operations have been crucial to the success of recent TRANSCOM distribution actions across the globe. Understanding the most appropriate factors to consider in seaport and airfield transloading pairs is critical to efficient and effective use of the intermodal option. TRANSCOM utilizes an analytic heuristic process within an intermodal seaport and airfield suitability model to rank order capability ratings of transloading sites. This research identifies the most important criteria for ... |
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| The Port of Hueneme Confined Aquatic Disposal Project: A Unique Partnership for Contaminated Sediment Management |
11 May 2011 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jack Malone; Steve Cappellino; ANCHOR QEA MISSION VIEJO CA
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| A U.S. Base at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam: Will it Strengthen PACOM's Efforts to Contain PRC Expansion in Southeast Asia? |
04 MAY 2011 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Kristopher M. Dickson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Establishing a base at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam can provide a strategic point from which to counter PRC expansion outside the South China Sea. As a common base between the United States, ASEAN, and India, Cam Ranh Bay could be leveraged by PACOM for multiple uses. Providing a home for quick response forces for regional security and for a centralized HADR capability for the region would be but a few ... |
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| The New Geography: The Map, The Satellite, and The Computer |
23 Mar 2011 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kirby E Watson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Geopolitics is a theory that describes the relationship between politics and territory. Geopolitics is a form of foreign policy analysis that seeks to understand, explain, and predict international political behavior in terms of geographic variables, such as the geographic location of the country or countries in question, size of the countries involved, climate of the region the countries are in, topography of the region, demography of the region, and natural ... |
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| Waterside Security 2010 (WSS 2010) Conference: Post Conference Report |
FEB 2011 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald Kessel; Manell Zakharia; NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE LA SPEZIA (ITALY)
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| NURC conducts research on technologies for military force protection in ports and harbours (the MFPPH project), for maritime situation awareness (MSA project), and for civilian port and ship security (SECTRONIC project and Counter Piracy project). One common goal of these projects is to foster the community of maritime security experts, in order to capitalize on shared expertise and to develop collaborative relationships. This can be done in part by supporting ... |
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| A Defender-Attacker Optimization of Port Radar Surveillance |
Jan 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald Brown; Matthew Carlyle; Ahmad Abdul-Ghaffar; Jeffrey Kline; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| The U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Patrol, Marine Corps, and Navy have deployed several hundred port patrol vessels to protect waterways, U.S. Navy ships and other high-value assets in ports world-wide. Each vessel has an armed crew of four, is relatively fast, and features a surface search radar, radios, and a machine gun. These vessels coordinate surveillance patrols in groups of two or four. We developed a mathematical model ... |
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| Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal: Understanding the Process Can Ensure Success |
Jan 2011 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Bright; COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
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| Abandoned and derelict vessels can be seen in most ports and communities as one drives across rivers or while out boating and fishing on the waterways. These vessels are unsightly, threaten safe navigation, and can pose environmental hazards. Vessels are abandoned or become derelict for many reasons. Some owners simply don t take care of their boats and let them fall into disrepair. Other vessels are stolen or taken for ... |
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| The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Collecting Funds Necessary to Maintain Our Waterways |
Jan 2011 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Pat Mutschler; CORPS OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON DC
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| The Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) was established by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, and is applied on an ad valorem basis on the worth of commercial cargo involved in any port use of federally maintained harbor projects. The phrase port use means loading or unloading of commercial cargo to or from a commercial vessel at a port. In this case, port refers to any U.S. harbor or channel ... |
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| The U.S. Marine Transportation System: Federal Responsibilities, Funding, and Coordination |
Jan 2011 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Rajiv Khandpur; COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
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| Even more than the other parts of the nation's transportation system, marine transportation is a joint private and public sector enterprise. The private sector owns and operates the vessels and most of the terminals and is responsible for the commerce that flows through the system. The public sector provides much of the infrastructure to keep the system functioning in a safe, secure, and environmentally sound manner. While the responsibility of ... |
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| A Comparative Evaluation of Anomaly Detection Algorithms for Maritime Video Surveillance |
Jan 2011 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan Auslander; Kalyan M Gupta; David W Aha; KNEXUS RESEARCH CORP SPRINGFIELD VA
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| A variety of anomaly detection algorithms have been applied to surveillance tasks for detecting threats with some success. However, it is not clear which anomaly detection algorithms should be used for domains such as ground-based maritime video surveillance. For example, recently introduced algorithms that use local density techniques have performed well for some tasks, but they have not been applied to ground-based maritime video surveillance. Also, the reasons for the ... |
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| Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop Report. Kahului Harbor, Maui, Hawaii, 27-28 August 2009 |
28 AUG 2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| The United States Coast Guard, Office of Waterways Management, is responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures that facilitate commerce, improve safety and efficiency, and inspire dialogue with port and waterways users that will make waterways as safe, efficient, and commercially viable as possible. To accomplish this objective, the US Coast Guard utilizes the Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) process. The long-term goals of the PAWSA process are ... |
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| Adaptive Maritime Video Surveillance |
Jan 2009 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Kalyan M Gupta; David W Aha; Ralph Hartley; Philip G Moore; KNEXUS RESEARCH CORP SPRINGFIELD VA
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| Maritime assets such as ports, harbors, and vessels are vulnerable to a variety of near-shore threats such as small-boat attacks. Currently, such vulnerabilities are addressed predominantly by watchstanders and manual video surveillance, which is manpower intensive. Automatic maritime video surveillance techniques are being introduced to reduce manpower costs, but they have limited functionality and performance. For example, they only detect simple events such as perimeter breaches and cannot predict emerging ... |
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| Case-Based Collective Inference for Maritime Object Classification |
Jan 2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Kalyan M Gupta; David W Aha; Philip Moore; KNEXUS RESEARCH CORP SPRINGFIELD VA
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| Maritime assets such as merchant and navy ships, ports, and harbors are targets of terrorist attacks as evidenced by the USS Cole bombing. Conventional methods of securing maritime assets to prevent attacks are manually intensive and error prone. To address this shortcoming, we are developing a decision support system that shall alert security personnel to potential attacks by automatically processing maritime surveillance video. An initial task that we must address ... |
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| Port and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop Report, New York |
SEP 2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| Risk identification and mitigation are, and have been, ongoing activities within the United States Coast Guard Sector New York area of responsibility. In support of overall safety improvement activities, a formal Port and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) for New York harbor and adjacent waters was conducted on Staten Island, New York on 9-10 September 2008, sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard. The workshop was attended by 30 participants representing waterway ... |
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| Port and Waterways Safety Assessment Workshop Report: San Francisco |
AUG 2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| Risk identification and mitigation are and have been ongoing activities within the United States Coast Guard Sector San Francisco area of responsibility. In support of that overall safety improvement activity, a formal Port and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) for the San Francisco Bay area and significant tributaries was conducted in Oakland, California on 12-13 August 2008, sponsored by the Coast Guard. The workshop was attended by twenty-three participants representing waterway ... |
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| Toward a Euro-Atlantic Strategy for the Black Sea Region |
APR 2006 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Eugene B. Rumer; Jeffrey Simon; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| The Black Sea region is increasingly important to Europe and the United States as a major east-west energy supply bridge and as a barrier against many transnational threats. The security environment in the region is a product of diverse interests of littoral states and their neighbors. Some of these interests coincide with those of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, while others reflect a unique regional security agenda. As the ... |
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| Is Sea Based Sustainment Achievable by 2015 |
15 MAR 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel L. Allen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Seabasing is the subject of one of several Joint Integrating Concepts (JIC) that provide strategic guidance for input into the JCIDS process. The Seabasing JIC presents a vision of future operations from the sea without the benefit of port facilities. Utilizing military art and science, it describes how a commander might employ capabilities to achieve desired effects and objectives, unconstrained by current or programmed capabilities. Originally, a key component of ... |
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| Towards a Homeland Security Strategy for the United States Virgin Islands: The Terrorism and Natural Disasters Planning Group |
MAR 2006 |
217 pages |
| Authors:
Martin J. Alperen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Virgin Islands (VI) is underprepared for major natural disasters and terrorism. Many emergency plans are incomplete, based on inaccurate information, wrongly optimistic, and assume an infrastructure that does not exist. The VI is at risk for a direct terrorist attack and also is subject to secondary consequences that could result from a stateside attack because virtually 100 percent of its food, fuel, medicine, oil to make electricity and potable ... |
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| The Development of RAPID System: From Concept to Initial Use and Beyond Status Report |
FEB 2006 |
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| Authors:
L. B. Scheiber; M. H. Anstice; J. E. Hartka; J. J. Karrels; P. N. Miller; E. R. Smothers; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | The Federal Government has been working to increase the security of U.S. ports including the supply chains that move goods and material that pass through these ports. This is especially true in the case of war materiel moving between forts and depots in the United States and theaters of operation. In 2003, the Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (DoT MARAD) tasked Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) to initiate an effort ... |
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| Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): A Look at Coast Guard Needs to Close Performance Gaps and Enhance Current Mission Performance |
2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Scot T. Tripp; COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CT
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| The Coast Guard has declared its intentions to exploit emerging technologies as it moves toward its vision of the Coast Guard in the year 2020. Attaining this vision requires the appropriate integration of technology as part of the solution to close gaps in mission performance. For this to happen, the Coast Guard must make concerted and deliberate efforts to exploit technology, moving effectively from ideation through development, acquisition, implementation, and ... |
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| Transportation |
2006 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
James Adams; Ron Carr; Maroun Chebl; Robert Coleman; William Costantini; Robert Cox; William Dial; Robert Jenkins; James McGovern; Peter Mueller; INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| A flexible and productive transportation system is vital to America's economy and national security. The overarching trend of globalization continues to challenge America's transportation system; parenthetically, these demands may yield challenges that are still largely uncertain. The global economy is exponentially increasing demand on transportation infrastructure and the system must compensate by better integrating modalities (i.e., trains, ships, etc.) and maximizing intermodal efficiency. A healthy balance must be achieved between ... |
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| Naval Mines in the 21st Century: Can NATO Navies Meet the Challenge? |
JUN 2005 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
John J. Rios; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| With the end of the Cold War, NATO countries have embarked on transformation initiatives within their militaries to address the new security realities of the 21st century. One of the realities that has not changed is the threat posed by sea mines. Global proliferation of sea mines, both older variants and advanced new designs, has continued to grow and presents a unique challenge to maritime security. NATO naval forces must ... |
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| Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues |
26 MAY 2004 |
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| Authors:
Ruth Ellen Wasem; Jennifer Lake; Lisa Seghetti; James Monke; Stephen Vina; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States now has a unified inspections operation at the borders; a single inspector is charged with examining people, animals, plants, goods, and cargo upon entry to the country. The transfer of these functions to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) marks a significant policy shift for all of these functions, clarifying that -- although there are important commercial, economic, health, humanitarian, and immigration responsibilities -- ensuring the security ... |
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| United States Security Strategy for the Asia-Pacific Region |
19 MAR 2004 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Virgil S. Williams; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Responding to emerging new threats and the changing security environment around the world, U.S. strategic leaders and planners are reconsidering the U.S. defense strategy for the Asia-Pacific region. Developing a new strategy to adapt to the conditions of a new era will be a challenge. The conflict between North and South Korea remains the principal threat to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. This Strategy Research Paper reviews the ... |
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| Sea Basing |
AUG 2003 |
187 pages |
| Authors:
William Howard; Donald L. Pilling; DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| Sea basing is a critical capability for the United States in a world where flexible, quick-response military action will be required in areas far from fixed bases available or suitable for American military use. The seabase replaces or augments the fixed, in-theater airports and seaports, on which past military operations have focused and depended, with a maneuverable facility at sea - a mobile base of operations, command center, logistics node ... |
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| Conference on Ballast Water and Waste Water Treatment Aboard Ships and in Ports. Held in Bremerhaven, Germany on 11-13 June 2003 |
13 JUN 2003 |
589 pages |
| Authors:
EULE AND PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING SPRL TERVUREN (BELGIUM)
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| We all are aware of the current discussions in IMO and the European Commission on the regulations for ballast water and wastewater treatment on the high seas as well as in special areas. We are also aware of the more restrictive regulations that have been established by many coastal regions and even local authorities. This impacts on the shipping industry in general but particularly on the Cruise Industry that visits ... |
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| Port of Lake Charles, LA Workshop Report |
21 Apr 2003 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| The risk assessment process is a structured approach to obtaining expert judgments on the level of waterway risk. The process also addresses the relative merit of specific types of Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) improvements for reducing risk in the port. Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the port risk assessment process uses a select group of experts/stakeholders in each port to evaluate waterway risk factors and the effectiveness of ... |
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| Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, After Action Report |
21 Apr 2003 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| The risk assessment process is a disciplined approach to obtaining expert judgements on the level of waterway risk. The process also addresses the relative merit of specific types of Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) improvements for reducing risk in the port. Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the port risk assessment process involves convening a select group of expert/stakeholders in each port and conducting structured workshops to evaluate waterway risk ... |
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| Port of Houston/Galveston, Texas, After Action Report |
21 Apr 2003 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| The risk assessment process is a disciplined approach to obtaining expert judgements on the level of waterway risk. The process also addresses the relative merit of specific types of Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) improvements for reducing risk in the port. Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the port risk assessment process involves convening a select group of expert/stakeholders in each port and conducting structured workshops to evaluate waterway risk ... |
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| Port of Charleston, South Carolina, After Action Report |
21 Apr 2003 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| The risk assessment process is a disciplined approach to obtaining expert judgements on the level of waterway risk. The process also addresses the relative merit of specific types of Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) improvements for reducing risk in the port. Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the port risk assessment process involves convening a select group of expert/stakeholders in each port and conducting structured workshops to evaluate waterway risk ... |
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| Port of Pascagoula, Mississippi, After Action Report |
21 Apr 2003 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
COAST GUARD ACADEMY NEW LONDON CT
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| The risk assessment process is a disciplined approach to obtaining expert judgements on the level of waterway risk. The process also addresses the relative merit of specific types of Vessel Traffic Management (VTM) improvements for reducing risk in the port. Based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the port risk assessment process involves convening a select group of expert/stakeholders in each port and conducting structured workshops to evaluate waterway risk ... |
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