| Force Structure: Army's Annual Report on Modularity Progress Needs More Complete and Clear Information to Aid Decision Makers |
16 Jan 2013 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | A significant change of the Army s transition to a modular design was that each modular brigade combat team would include two combat-focused, or maneuver, battalions, as opposed to the three maneuver battalions that made up a combat brigade in the previous divisional structure. However, the new modular brigades were envisioned to be just as capable due to different equipment including key enabler equipment such as advanced communications and surveillance ... |
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| The Egyptian Military's Role in the 25 January Revolution, and the Post-Revolution Impacts on Egypt's Foreign Relations and Middle East Stability |
14 Dec 2012 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Ehab E Elhadad; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On February 11, 2011, Egypt entered a new epoch in its history. The Egyptian people, supported by the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF), succeeded in toppling the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Unlike the militaries of Syria, Libya, and Yemen, the EAF stood on the people's side, and directed the country towards democracy. Now, the rise of the Islamists has filled the political gap created by the fall of the ... |
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| The Challenges in Training of the Mechanized Infantry Units of the Republic of Korea Army in Transitioning from the Armored Personnel Carrier (K200) to Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K21) |
14 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Changho Lee; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis presents a case study of the fielding and employment of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to provide lessons learned for training K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle units in the South Korean Army. Through an analysis of the challenges involved in training M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle units, the thesis found 21 potential training challenges for training K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle units. The 21 training challenges were logically grouped into five ... |
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| Operations Brigade S3 Replaced by Operations Battalion |
06 Dec 2012 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Brad K Burns; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In 2009, Lt. Gen. Thomas G. Miller, Commander, First Army, directed the development and implementation of an improved method to train and certify deploying units. LTG Miller's directives meant to improve and streamline First Army's operations and training support by consolidating the broader organization into seven Mobilization Training Centers (MTCs). The MTCs' purpose was to concentrate on training reservists for their specific missions while maintaining the ability and flexibility to ... |
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| The Cultural Dimension of Army Transition |
06 Dec 2012 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Angus M Tilney; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The British Army and its allies face fundamental change as the campaigns of the past decade draw down and they reconfigure for the complex and evolving threats of the future. As Western armies transition towards geostrategic uncertainty, they must become flexible and adaptable to confront the unexpected, and to avoid the perennial pitfall of training to fight the last war. This monograph explores the cultural dimension of army transition which ... |
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| LTG James M. Gavin: Theory and Influence |
06 Dec 2012 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Edward P Gavin; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph approaches Lt. General James M. Gavin as a military theorist and as a significant influence on the Army as it transitioned from World War II to the Cold War. Gavin's theory of future warfare shaped his vision of the functions, organization, and technology required to succeed in future conflicts. His influence shaped the development of tactical nuclear weapons, missiles, air mobility, and organizational transformation following World War II. ... |
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| Domestic and Expeditionary Readiness in the Twenty-First Century: Maintaining an Operationalized Army National Guard |
06 Dec 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Franklin L Jones; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In today's financially-constrained environment, the challenges faced by the U.S. Army National Guard and the considerations for its future use are under critical scrutiny as America transitions into the first post-war period of the 21st century. A critical question rests on the minds of America's most senior military leadership as the United States prepares to transition from combat operations in Afghanistan. What role will the Army National Guard play in ... |
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| Quantum Control of a Spin Qubit Coupled to a Photonic Crystal Cavity |
Dec 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Samuel G Carter; Timothy M Sweeney; Mijin Kim; Chul S Kim; Dmitry Solenov; Sophia E Economou; Thomas L Reinecke; Lily Yang; Allan S Bracker; Daniel Gammon; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| A key ingredient for a quantum network is an interface between stationary quantum bits and photons, which act as flying qubits for interactions and communication. Photonic crystal architectures are promising platforms for enhancing the coupling of light to solid state qubits. Quantum dots can be integrated into a photonic crystal, with optical transitions coupling to photons and spin states forming a long-lived quantum memory. Many researchers have now succeeded in ... |
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| China's Leadership Transition: What's at Stake? |
Nov 2012 |
160 pages |
| Authors:
Alison A Kaufman; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| On September 12, 2012, CNA China Studies held a conference to examine the implications of the leadership transition that was about to take place at the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. This report discusses five key themes that emerged in the conference. First, party Congresses are important because they mark a transition both in personalities and in policy. The identity of the individuals ascending to China's highest ... |
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| Nanoscale Investigation of New Fe-Based Superconductors |
15 Oct 2012 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Maw-Kuen Wu; ACADEMIA SINICA TAIPEI (TAIWAN)
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| The researchers have successfully synthesized high quality beta-FeSe-type iron chalcogenide nanowires (NWs) from annealing thin films prepared by pulse laser deposition method. Three kinds of NWs with nominal composition (FeSe0.9, FeSe0.3Te0.7 and FeTe0.8S0.2) have been prepared and carefully characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM). Most analyzed NWs reveal good tetragonal structure along the (100) crystal direction. The energy dispersive spectroscopy studies and high resolution TEM (HRTEM) image demonstrate good compositional ... |
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| State-Building Challenges in a Post-Revolution Libya |
Oct 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Mohammed El-Katiri; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) inherited a difficult and volatile domestic situation following the overthrow of Muammar Qadhafi. The new leadership faces serious and simultaneous challenges in all areas of statehood. Libya's key geostrategic position, and its role in hydrocarbon production and exportation, means that the course of internal developments there is crucial not only to the Libyan people, but also to neighboring countries both in North Africa and across ... |
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| Military Operating Room of the Future |
Oct 2012 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce Gewertz; CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES CA
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| Effective handoffs of care are frequently cited as critical for maintaining safety and avoiding communication problems. This program of work examines multiple handoff types, in multiple phases of care, and uses multiple dimensions of intervention, based on a previous model of improvement, to fundamentally improve transitions of care along the trauma pathway. We have considered all potential handoffs and care transitions during trauma care, their characteristics and how they might ... |
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| Afghan National Security Forces Facilities: Concerns with Funding, Oversight, and Sustainability for Operation and Maintenance |
Oct 2012 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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| WHAT SIGAR REVIEWED: In February 2011, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training Mission- Afghanistan (NTM-A) developed the Infrastructure Training Advisory Group (ITAG) Campaign Plan, which calls for the transition of operation and maintenance (O&M) of Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) facilities to the Afghan government and full Afghan-led sustainment by 2014. Because the Afghan government currently lacks the capacity to provide O&M, NTM-A obligated $800 million to fund these services ... |
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| High-Efficiency and High-Power Mid-Wave Infrared Cascade Lasers |
Oct 2012 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Claire Gmachl; TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIV NEW JERSERY
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| This report summarizes advanced quantum cascade laser (QCL) development during the Phase Ib performance period of DARPA's EMIL program. Examining tunneling in QCLs, we found that strong dephasing from interface roughness scattering poses a likely bottleneck for electron transport. We therefore proposed an ultra-strong coupling design strategy and calculated the optimal coupling strength with a density matrix based model. By implementing the ultra-strong coupling design strategy in real QCLs, we ... |
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| The Role of Retinal Determination Gene Network (RDGN) in Hormone Signaling Transduction and Prostate Tumorigenesis |
Oct 2012 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Kongming Wu; JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLL PHILADELPHIA PA
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| The recurrence of prostate cancer is mainly due to the transition of initially androgen-dependent cellular proliferation to androgen-independent growth, or castration-resistant prostate cancers (CRPC). To improve the current therapeutic efficiencies, understanding the mechanisms is critical for developing novel strategies. We found that cell fate determine factor DACH1 regulated AR signaling and androgen-dependent growth. We hypothesis that DACH1/Six1/Eya pathway is an endogenous regulator of AR trans-activation and contributes to prostate tumor ... |
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| Kunduz ANA Garrison: Army Corps of Engineers Released DynCorp of All Contractual Obligations despite Poor Performance and Structural Failures |
Oct 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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| What SIGAR Reviewed: The Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, through the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, provided $72.8 million to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Afghanistan Engineer District-North (TAN) to construct an Afghan National Army garrison (Camp Pamir) in Kunduz province. USACE-TAN awarded two construction contracts to DynCorp International LLC (DynCorp). As part of its inspection program, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) followed up on actions USACE-TAN ... |
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| Analysis of 3D Subharmonic Ultrasound Signals from Patients with Known Breast Masses for Lesion Differentiation |
Oct 2012 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
John Eisenbrey; THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIV PHILADELPHIA PA
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| The purpose of this award is to help the principle investigator transition into a long term career in breast cancer imaging research through both training and independent research. The training component of this research has been split into breast imaging and image processing arms. Work within the breast imaging arm has included observation of an NIH funded multicenter breast imaging trial using contrast-enhanced 3D subharmonic imaging for the characterization of ... |
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| Social Impacts Module (SIM) Transition |
28 Sep 2012 |
378 pages |
| Authors:
Jason Caldwell; Leroy Jackson; Harold Yamauchi; John Ruck; Thomas Deveans; Kristen Clark; ARMY TRADOC ANALYSIS CENTER MONTEREY CA
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| The Social Impact Module (SIM) is a discrete event simulation developed and implemented using Java SimKit Libraries. Fiscal year 2012 guidance from the Director of the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Analysis Center (TRAC) stated that SIM would be transitioned from TRAC-Monterey (MTRY) to TRAC-White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). The transition occurred over a series of milestones than began with defining requirements and ended with the delivery of three software ... |
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| The Prospects for Security Sector Reform in Tunisia: A Year After the Revolution |
Sep 2012 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Querine Hanlon; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In the year since the revolution, Tunisia has achieved what no other Arab Spring country has managed: peaceful transition to democratic rule through national elections widely viewed to be free and fair. The legacy of the previous regime, however, remains: a complete lack of transparency, no real parliamentary or government oversight, and largely unchanged rules of engagement and training. Tunisia's internal security services are feared by the population and are ... |
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| Origin Of The Structural Phase Transition In Li7La3Zr2O12 |
Sep 2012 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
N Bernstein; M D Johannes; Khang Hoang; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE
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| Garnet-type Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) is a solid electrolyte material with a low-conductivity tetragonal and a high-conductivity cubic phase. Using density-functional theory and variable cell shape molecular dynamics simulations, we show that the tetragonal phase stability is dependent on a simultaneous ordering of the Li ions on the Li sublattice and a volume-preserving tetragonal distortion that relieves internal structural strain. Supervalent doping introduces vacancies into the Li sublattice, increasing the overall entropy ... |
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| Media Independent Handover for Wireless Full Motion Video Dissemination |
Sep 2012 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Ohleger Michael P; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| With an increase in the amount of daily UAV flights and the number of Digital Video Broadcast Return Channel Satellite (DVBRCS) suites in the Central Command (CENTCOM) Theater of Operations, the demand for constant access to the operational picture also has increased. Until recently, there were limited solutions for enlarging the access to DVBRCS video feeds. With the advent of wireless technologies, such as WiFi, WiMAX, 3G, and LTE, the ... |
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| Analyzing the U.S. Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Framework for IT Acquisition and Portfolio Governance |
Sep 2012 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy R Shives; Laban M Pelz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This research examined the ongoing development of a Marine Corps-wide, enterprise architecture (EA) approach for assessing the IT planning and investment process, including IT-related programs of record. The EA-approach to an architecture known as the Marine Corps Information Enterprise Technology Strategy (MCIENT-S) is intended to transition Marine Corps into the 21st century by providing Marine Corps leadership with superior decision support. This study evaluated planning and implementation strategies against Return ... |
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| Syria Analysis Game |
Sep 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The U.S. Army War College convened the first of a series of wargames to consider current issues of Senior Leader interest to assess alternative outcomes and potential implications for the U.S. Army. The first wargame in this new series focused on potential Army requirements in the ongoing Syrian conflict. This wargame leveraged the regional expertise of International Fellows as well as faculty subject matter experts and the Army G-35 to ... |
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| The Cognition and Neuroergonomics (CaN) Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA): Scientific Vision, Approach, and Translational Paths |
Sep 2012 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Kelvin S Oie; Kaleb McDowell; Jason Metcalfe; W D Hairston; Scott Kerick; Tim Lee; Scott Makeig; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| The Cognition and Neuroergonomics (CaN) Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) has recently been formed by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and a consortium of leading industry and academic research partners. The CaN CTA seeks to build upon our knowledge of neuroscience, human factors, psychology, and engineering to enhance our understanding of Soldier brain function and behavior in complex operational settings, assessed outside the confines of standard research laboratories. To do ... |
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| Assessment of DoD Wounded Warrior Matters - Wounded Warrior Battalion - West Headquarters and Southern California Units |
22 Aug 2012 |
169 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE) ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The broad objective of this ongoing assessment is to determine whether the DoD programs for the care, management, and transition of recovering Service members wounded during deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom were managed effectively and efficiently.1 Specific Objectives Our specific objectives were to evaluate the missions, the policies, and processes of: Military units, specifically the Army and Marine Corps, established to support the recovery of Service ... |
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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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| Effective Acquisition Strategies for Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) |
Jul 2012 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Jacques S Gansler; William Lucyshyn; John Rigilano; MARYLAND UNIV COLLEGE PARK CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
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| This report addresses the policy changes that are necessary if the Department of Defense (DoD) is to reconcile its growing need for systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) with the realities of today's defense industry. The DoD relies heavily upon SETA contractors to facilitate the acquisition of complex systems. SETA contractors are civilian experts who provide analysis and engineering services to the government and often work hand in hand with ... |
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| Quantifying Bulk Plasticity and Predicting Transition Velocities for Armor Ceramics Using Hardness Indentation Tests |
Jul 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Corydon D Hilton; James W McCauley; Jeffrey J Swab; Eugene R Shanholtz; Andrew R Portune; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Many studies have shown that harder ceramics generally perform better in armor applications; however, the nature of the relationship between hardness and ballistic performance is not understood to a degree that is useful in materials development. In addition, some research has suggested that a material's potential for inelastic deformation (or its quasi-plasticity-a bulk property) may also play an important role in its resistance to penetration. Methods of quantifying the bulk ... |
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| Progress Made Toward Increased Stability under USAID's Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative-East Program but Transition to Long Term Development Efforts Not Yet Achieved |
29 Jun 2012 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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| This report discusses the results of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's (SIGAR) audit of the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) task order with Development Alternatives, Inc., to implement the Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative-East program. This report includes six recommendations to USAID that address a range of issues including questioned costs, programming and evaluation methodology, and transition planning. |
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| Mission Iraq: State and DOD Face Challenges in Finalizing Support and Security Capabilities |
28 Jun 2012 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Courts; Judy McCloskey; Tara Copp; Thomas Costa; David Dayton; Brandon Hunt; Mary Moutsos; Shakira O Neil; Michael Rohrback; Martin de Alteriis; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The transition from a predominantly U.S. military presence in Iraq led by DoD to a U.S. diplomatic presence led by State concluded on December 18, 2011, when the last units of U.S. Forces-Iraq left that country. State and DoD agreed that State's Mission Iraq needed to meet certain support and security criteria to be considered fully mission capable, and State planned for Mission Iraq to meet those criteria by October ... |
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| In Brief: Next Steps in the War in Afghanistan? Issues for Congress |
21 Jun 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Catherine Dale; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On May 1, 2012, President Obama gave a speech from Bagram Air Field in which he laid out U.S. government approaches for winding down the war in Afghanistan. While a number of observers have challenged the logical plausibility of a unilateral decision to wind down a war, the Administration's commitment to decreasing U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan is clear. As of mid-2012, many observers point to a coalescing ... |
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| Detecting Hardware-assisted Hypervisor Rootkits within Nested Virtualized Environments |
14 Jun 2012 |
219 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel B Morabito; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Virtual machine introspection (VMI) is intended to provide a secure and trusted platform from which forensic information can be gathered about the true behavior of malware within a guest. However, it is possible for malware to escape a guest into the host and for hypervisor rootkits, such as BluePill, to stealthily transition a native OS into a virtualized environment. This research examines the effectiveness of selected detection mechanisms against hardware-assisted ... |
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| Tactical Economics: The U.S. Army's Tactical Contribution to Economic Development |
08 Jun 2012 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Iven T Sugai; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Scholars and military professionals agree on the importance of economic development during stability operations. They also recognize its complexity. Current policy mandates Army participation in economic development, but how does the U.S. Army contribute effectively when it lacks the expertise to do so? This study, drawn from the work of seven influential scholars and other government agencies with expertise in economic development, develops a framework that military professionals may use ... |
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| Future Roles and Missions of the Kosovo Security Force |
08 Jun 2012 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Enver Voca; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Sustainable peace in the Western Balkans still remains to be desired. Ethnic impatience and nationalistic extremism are still strong and capable of ruining the peace achieved. Further engagement of the International Community is critical to achieving lasting peace. Further development of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) is necessary to make Kosovo a fully functional country and society, and also is the best guarantee of preserving the peace in Kosovo and ... |
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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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| Predator Acquisition Program Transition from Rapid to Standard Processes |
08 Jun 2012 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Rojan J Robotham; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In 1998, Predator became the first Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) to transition into the Defense Acquisition System. When it did, it operated within the Air Force's rapid acquisition office. Predator operated there until it made its final transition into its own program office. In 2006, Predator transitioned into the 658th Aeronautical Systems Squadron and began incorporating more standard acquisition processes. This thesis examines the successes and challenges of converting ... |
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| Molecular Scale Theoretical Studies of Energy Deposition and Redistribution in Crystalline High Explosives to Stimulate Enhanced Detectable Signatures |
07 Jun 2012 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas D Sewell; MISSOURI UNIV-COLUMBIA DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
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| In this project we have developed two molecular dynamics-based methods for simulating the THz-region infrared (IR) spectrum of molecular crystals. Both methods were designed for use at finite temperature and stress. The first method, referred to as the mode-relaxation approach, requires (1) the normal mode {i.e., phonon) eigenvectors and frequencies of the crystal, (2) the associated squared transition dipoles mu2 for all THz-region phonons with zero wave vector (k = ... |
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| China's Demographic Limits to Economic Growth |
Jun 2012 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
David M Truesdell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| China's demographic transition will create great difficulty in continuing the scale of economic development seen over the last 30 years. This difficulty will be experienced through the costs of the demographic detour, which began during the Great Leap Forward and was then magnified through the birth limiting campaigns up to and including the One-Child Policy. While the skewing of the dependency ratio over the last 30 years resulted in significant ... |
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| Taking the Next Step: From 'Unmanned' to True Autonomy |
Jun 2012 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
George Galdorisi; Robin Laird; Rachel Volner; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER PACIFIC SAN DIEGO CA
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| Unmanned systems have come to be used so extensively that it is almost impossible to imagine tomorrow's military operating without the strategic, operational, and tactical advantages that they offer. However, today most unmanned systems have yet to advance towards true autonomy; instead, they require extensive manpower support, which escalates Total Ownership Costs to unsustainable levels. As the DoD's Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap 2011-2036 states, the increased manpower to operate unmanned ... |
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| Embassy in the Lead: Lessons for Interagency Cooperation in Iraq from the 1947-1949 U.S. Mission to Greece |
17 May 2012 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Evans A Hanson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In December 2011, the United States removed all combat troops from Iraq, leaving only a handful of military personnel within the U.S. Embassy. This military presence -- in the form of the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq (OSC-I) -- seeks to assist Iraqi Security Forces as part of the Embassy's broader security sector reform (SSR) efforts to finish off a resilient insurgency. What the United States is attempting to do in ... |
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| Leadership Principles for the New ADP 6-22 |
17 May 2012 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory W McLean; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| What can we learn from past leaders that is important enough to be included in the new Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 6-22? The leadership principles that the Army has used to date are inadequate. This monograph reviews some of the most revered generals in U.S. military history to determine their leadership principles and the commonalities among them as leaders. The Army is in a state of transition after 10 years ... |
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| Mid-course Corrections: The Army Reserve's Campaign to Mitigate Its Officer Vacancies during the Global War on Terror |
17 May 2012 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Katherine Numerick; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The United States Army Reserve (USAR) has experienced exceptional utilization since 2001 in the Global Wars on Terrorism (GWOT), requiring its transformation from a strategic to an operational posture. The Army and USAR used the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model to source combat rotations while executing this transformation, and currently plans to continue using it to plan readiness across the service. Throughout this endeavor, the USAR's officer vacancies were -- ... |
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| Expeditionary Economics: A Future Resource for Military Planners? |
17 May 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Clifton D Schmitt; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| When major combat operations come to a close, decisive action is paramount. Without deliberate action in subsequent stability operations, there is risk of marginalizing previous victories. Expeditionary economic theory offers a solution for bringing stability to post-conflict regions. Economic growth and expansion is its primary objective. Stability operations require flexible military capabilities that can proactively respond to complex environments. Expeditionary economics offers useful principles for military planners to consider when ... |
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| Net-Centric Sustainment and Operational Reach on the Modern Battlefield |
17 May 2012 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Jon A Lust; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In 1996, Joint Vision 2010 (JV2010) established a template for transforming the armed forces that continues to define sustainment transformation within the U.S. Army, while the publication of Network Centric Warfare in 1999 provided the theoretical framework for applying the concept of information superiority within the realm of warfare. The theory of network centric warfare (NCW) arose from the study of complexity, and promised the ability to achieve JV2010's concept ... |
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| The British Experience in Iraq, 2007: A Perspective on the Utility of Force |
17 May 2012 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Ian N Thomas; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Recent years have seen the United States, the United Kingdom, and other coalition nations enmeshed in protracted, complex, and intense campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Resilient and highly adaptable opponents have operated asymmetrically, and amongst the people, to negate the technological superiority of the West; counterinsurgency (COIN) has been the norm. Progress made has been hard won, consuming considerable resources and testing national will. Despite the achievement of often rapid ... |
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| Through the Lens of Operational Art: 1971 Bangladesh Campaign |
17 May 2012 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Khalid M Zaki; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The Indian Army's decisive victory in East Pakistan in 1971 is widely acknowledged as a sterling example of operational excellence. The Bangladesh campaign, as it is commonly known, is often compared with the German blitzkrieg campaign in World War II, exhibiting multiple lightening maneuvers striking deep at the enemy's center of gravity, in this case Dacca, to overwhelm and disintegrate the entrenched Pakistani defenses. Resulting in the dismemberment of Pakistan ... |
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| Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation: Proposal for Department of Defense Support to the Whole of Government Approach In Afghanistan |
11 May 2012 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Tony A Grayson; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| On October 06, 2008, the Department of Defense (DoD) stood up U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USF-A) under U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). In cooperation with the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), USF-A has trained and supported the Afghan National Army (ANA) to protect and support the Afghan National Police (ANP) as it provides security to the people of Afghanistan. Authorities were established for a cooperative effort between the U.S. Department of State ... |
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| Overpopulated, Underdeveloped Urban Agglomerations: Tomorrow's Unstable Operating Environment |
08 May 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Stoker; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This paper asserts that a unique future operational environment is developing: overpopulated, underdeveloped, urban agglomerations. A proposed definition for this operating environment is as follows: an overpopulated urban area that is located within a developing or underdeveloped state, has a population exceeding 5 million people, and has a government that is unable to provide basic services to its inhabitants and lacks the resources to develop and maintain a suitable infrastructure. ... |
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| Labelled Execution Systems |
07 May 2012 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Eleftherios Matsikoudis; Edward A Lee; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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| Interleaving theories have traditionally failed to integrate a satisfactory treatment of the so-called finite delay property. This is generally attributed to the expansion law of such theories, but actually the problem is rooted in the concept of labelled transition system. We introduce a new type of system in which, instead of labelled transitions, we have, essentially, sequences of labelled transitions. We call systems of this type labelled execution systems. We ... |
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| Information Operations, Finding Success as Afghanistan Draws to a Close |
04 May 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Frank W Lazzara; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Information Operations (IO) has been a common focus when examining the successes and failures of the United States and its allies in their execution of both Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) over the course of the last decade. Strategic Communication (SC) and IO (at the operational level) have been applied with varying degrees of success but have not been decisive in the counterinsurgencies (COIN) that followed ... |
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