| Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance |
02-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The Afghan government's limited writ and widespread official corruption are helping sustain a Taliban insurgency, and have fed international pessimism about efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. At the same time, President Hamid Karzai has, through compromise with faction leaders, been able to confine ethnic disputes to political competition, enabling his government to focus on trying to win over those members of the ethnic Pashtun community who support the Taliban and other ... |
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| Fight's On! Volume 8, Issue 3 |
Nov-2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Gina Cinardo; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB MESA AZ HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS DIRECTORATE
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 | This newsletter contains the following articles: Tactical digital holograms favored over conventional 2D imagery; Gaming and training: Examining the learning potential of games in live, virtual, and constructive operations; 711HPW/RHA begins analysis of Joint Terminal Attack Controller training effectiveness; Experimental Deployable Tactical Training Testbed (X-DTT) goes to Aviano Air Base, Italy, for 18-month field evaluation; Game-based defensive counter space training exemplar transitions to field; and 711HPW/RHA exercise recognized by community ... |
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| To Stay a Soldier |
Oct-2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Chuck Callahan; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Doc, if you try to take me out of the 82d, you'll be hearing from my congressman. The young soldier with tattooed arms strained against the bedrails, his eyes searching the doctor's face above, his twisted, purplish leg surrounded by a black steel cage of bolts and rods that held his shattered bones together. He was one of many men and women wheeled from surgery to therapy to their rooms ... |
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| Iraq: Strategic Reconciliation, Targeting, and Key Leader Engagement |
Sep-2009 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanne F Hull; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| When discussing new approaches to the insurgency in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus emphasized that his experiences in Iraq had reinforced the notion that You cannot kill or capture your way out of an insurgency. That statement acknowledges that success for U.S. forces in counterinsurgency operations is the result of a combination of persuasive and coercive measures applied against insurgent organizations and their bases of support. Some of the key principles ... |
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| Decision Process to Identify Lessons for Transition to a Distributed (or Blended) Learning Instructional Format |
Sep-2009 |
175 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas R Graves; William R Bickley; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BENNING GA RESEARCH UNIT
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| The U.S. Army Infantry School, Office of the G-3, asked the Army Research Institute to evaluate the course content of 51 programs of instruction (n=2,065 lessons) for potential transition to a distributed learning instructional format. Using a mixed-method coding and analysis approach, the sample of POIs were categorized, coded, statistically analyzed, and a decision-process was developed to classify lessons into fully transitionable, partially transitionable or not transitionable groups. The thematic ... |
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| Risk Quantification of Systems Engineering Documents Improves Probability of DOD Project Success |
Sep-2009 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas C Irwin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| A frame transition problem exists between project Systems Engineers (SE) and Department of Defense (DoD) Program Managers (PM). Systems engineering organizations, operating in a rational frame, must produce technical documents required for the PM operating in a political frame of constrained resources. These artifacts, required for milestone reviews, are the results of extensive technical effort that must be accounted for and adequately resourced during project planning by the PM. Programs ... |
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| Body Size Changes of Royal Australian Air Force Aircrew: 1971 - 2005 |
Aug-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Grant Tomkinson; Adam Clark; Peter Blanchonette; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) AIR OPERATIONS DIV
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| The aim of this study was to quantify the secular changes in body dimensions of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrew between 1971 and 2005. Small secular increases were observed for most body dimensions, including height, mass and body mass indices, although a small decline was observed for head girth. These secular changes (except for head girth) were not independent of changes in overall body size. In addition, secular changes ... |
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| Tikrit Location Command Project Achieving Contract Goals by Using Sound Management Practices |
30-Jul-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Nancee K Needham; David R Warren; Richard R Kusman; Paula A Braun; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| SIGIR has a legislative requirement to prepare a final forensic audit on funds made available for Iraq reconstruction prior to its termination. This review examines the Tikrit Location Command, a $37.8 million project to construct a new area support base for the Iraqi Army. The project is a joint effort between the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) and the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission-Army (ITAM). The Joint Contracting Command-Iraq/Afghanistan awarded ... |
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| Missan Surgical Hospital Under the Economic Support Fund Al Amarah, Iraq |
16-Jul-2009 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Angelina Johnston; Kevin O'Connor; Shawn Sassaman; Todd Criswell; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| The objective of this project assessment was to provide real-time relief and reconstruction project information to interested parties to enable appropriate action, when warranted. Specifically, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) determined whether: 1. Project components were adequately designed prior to construction or installation; 2. Construction or rehabilitation is in compliance with the standards of the design; 3. Adequate quality management programs are being utilized; 4. Sustainability is ... |
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| Guinea's 2008 Military Coup and Relations with the United States |
16-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Nicolas Cook; Alexis Arieff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Guinea is a Francophone West African country on the Atlantic coast, with a population of about 10 million. It is rich in natural resources but characterized by widespread poverty and limited socioeconomic growth and development. While Guinea has experienced regular episodes of internal political turmoil, it was considered a locus of relative stability over the past two decades. Guinea entered a new period of political uncertainty on December 23, 2008, ... |
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| Recovering Servicemembers. DOD and VA Have Jointly Developed the Majority of Required Policies but Challenges Remain |
Jul-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Bonnie Anderson; Randall B Williamson; Susannah Bloch; Catina Bradley; April Brantely; Frederick Caison; Lisa Motley; Elise Pressma; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Over the past 8 years, DOD has designated over 34,000 servicemembers involved in OEF and OIF as wounded in action. The severity of injuries can result in a lengthy process for a patient to either return to duty or to transition to veteran status. The most seriously injured servicemembers from these conflicts usually receive care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center or the National Naval Medical Center. According to DOD ... |
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| Cross-Cultural Strategies for Improving the Teaching, Training, and Mentoring Skills of Military Transition Team Advisors |
Jul-2009 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Linda Roan; Kimberly A Metcalf; Andi O'Conor; Kenneth Cushner; ECROSSCULTURE CORP BOULDER CO
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| Military doctrine currently provides guidance on various methods to train host-nation security forces (FM3-24); yet U.S. advisors typically have little training in teaching methods, particularly in a cross-cultural environment. This report presents a conceptual framework that identifies individual advisor and counterpart differences, as well as the situational and cultural factors that impact the success and failure of training, coaching, or mentoring. The report includes a comprehensive literature review and data ... |
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| Intelligence Transition in the United States Army: Are We On the Right Path |
06-Jun-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Barry Harris; WASHINGTON INST FOR NEAR EAST POLICY DC
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| This paper examines intelligence transformation in the United States Army and assesses the ability of military intelligence to support full spectrum operations. It analyzes and compares the Army's past, present and future Intelligence structure as well as support to past and ongoing operations. It also compares and contrasts less tangible items such as changes in Military Occupational Specialties, training, culture and mindset. |
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| Cuban Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends |
02-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ruth E Wasem; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Many of the issues surrounding Cuban migration are unique but not new. Normal immigration from Cuba has been elusive since Fidel Castro came to power. Over the past 50 years, the practice of Cubans fleeing by boat to the United States has become commonplace, and at some points reached the levels of a mass exodus. Since the last upsurge of boat people in the mid-1990s, the United States and Cuba ... |
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| Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks |
02-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Iraq's political system, the result of a U.S.-supported election process, is increasingly characterized by peaceful competition rather than violence, but sectarianism and ethnic and factional infighting continue to simmer. As 2009 began, there was renewed maneuvering by opponents of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki who view him as authoritarian and were perceived as conspiring to try to replace him, had his party fared poorly in the January 31, 2009, provincial elections. ... |
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| AMC's Hydrogen Future: Sustainable Air Mobility |
Jun-2009 |
116 pages |
| Authors:
Adam D Reiman; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The purpose of this research is to compare the costs associated with the transition to hydrogen aircraft for Air Mobility Command (AMC) to the costs of continuing using JP-8. Using current technology, air mobility aircraft can be designed to use liquid hydrogen instead of JP-8. This transformation will be capital intensive. A model was built that converted current AMC JP-8 usage to liquid hydrogen usage and calculated the costs of ... |
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| The Human Dimension of Advising: An Analysis of Interpersonal, Linguistic, Cultural, and Advisory Aspects of the Advisor Role |
Jun-2009 |
265 pages |
| Authors:
Kimberly A Metcalf; Michelle R Zbylut; Brandon McGowan; Michael Beemer; Jason M Brunner; Christopher L Vowels; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| A survey targeting interpersonal, cultural, language, and advisory activities was administered to 565 Army and Marine advisors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Advisors rated how frequently they engaged in 151 activities, as well as indicated how important those activities were to advisor performance. Results indicated that the most frequent activity engaged in by advisors was communicating through an interpreter, followed by role modeling behaviors, and behaviors demonstrating consideration and respect. ... |
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| The Human Dimension of Advising: Descriptive Statistics for the Cross-Cultural Activities of Transition Team Members |
Jun-2009 |
247 pages |
| Authors:
Kimberly A Metcalf; Michelle R Zbylut; Brandon McGowan; Michael Beemer; Jason M Brunner; Christopher L Vowels; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| A survey targeting interpersonal, cultural, language, and advisory activities was administered to 565 Army and Marine advisors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Advisors rated how frequently they engaged in 151 activities, as well as indicated how important those activities were to advisor performance. This Research Note is a companion to ARI Technical Report 1248 (Ramsden Zbylut, Metcalf, McGowan, Beemer, Brunner, & Vowels, 2009), which presented analyses regarding the interpersonal, linguistic, ... |
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| MDA DS COI Spiral 3 - NOA, SILO and ABAC |
Jun-2009 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Jay Spalding; Jim Harmon; Alistair Nicol; Mark MacKinnon; COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CT
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| The purpose of this report is to document United States Coast Guard (USCG) Research and Development (R&D) efforts in support of the Maritime Domain Awareness Data Sharing Community of Interest (MDA DS COI) Spiral 3 Project. The project focuses on sharing the sensitive data associated with Notice of Arrival (NOA) messages and the Single Integrated LookOut (SILO) list in a net-centric Web-services environment. It documents the background of the efforts ... |
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| Coordination Without Borders Assigning US Military Officers to NGO World Headquarters: Rhetoric and Reality |
21-May-2009 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
David S Levine; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The lack of coordination outlined in the US Institute for Peace's (USIP's) Guide for Participants in Peace, Stability, and Relief Operations primer is the driving force behind this monograph and its title. Coordination without Borders is a variation of the title of the respected Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical assistance nongovernmental organization (NGO). The Department of Defense (DoD) could meet the challenge of coordinating military operations ... |
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| Building Trust and Capacity: Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration to Transition Pro-Government Non-State Armed Groups |
11-May-2009 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew R Little; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Governments attempting to counter insurgent threats often lack the authority, influence, and control to counter these threats, creating what some have described as 'ungoverned' spaces. A number of governments seek alliances with non-state armed groups that emerge from these conflicts. How can governments transition non-state armed groups from war to peace? The implementation of a Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) program provides an effective method for building government trust and ... |
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| DOD Business Systems Modernization: Recent Slowdown in Institutionalizing Key Management Controls Needs to Be Addressed |
May-2009 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since 1995, GAO has designated the Department of Defense's (DOD) business systems modernization program as high risk, and it continues to do so today. To assist in addressing DOD?s business system modernization challenges, the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (the Act) contains provisions that require the department to take certain actions and to annually report to its congressional committees on these actions. The Act ... |
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| Termination or Transition: A 21st Century Perspective on the Military's Role in Conflict Resolution |
May-2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Polidoro; John R Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The termination theories developed since the Korean War that influenced the development of joint doctrine are confusing and contradictory. Joint doctrine therefore did not address the military's role in obtaining US national interests in the long-term. As a result, US military planners developed termination criteria focused on the short-term cessation of military operations for most conflicts between 1990 and 2003. Campaigns framed upon such criteria resulted in destabilization, thus hampering ... |
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| Measuring the Success of Warrior Transition Units |
30-Apr-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Suzanne K Shaw; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In April 2007, the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) established the first Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) to facilitate improvements in care for the Army's wounded, ill and injured Soldiers. Since then, 35 WTUs and nine Community Based Warrior Transition Units (CBWTU) have been established around the country. The continued success of any unit requires a constant assessment and analysis of effectiveness. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that ... |
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| Recovering Servicemembers. DOD and VA Have Made Progress to Jointly Develop Required Policies but Additional Challenges Remain |
29-Apr-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Bertoni; Randall B Williamson; Valerie C Melvin; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (NDAA 2008) requires the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly develop and implement comprehensive policies on the care, management, and transition of recovering servicemembers. The Senior Oversight Committee (SOC)-jointly chaired by DOD and VA leadership-has assumed responsibility for these policies. The NDAA 2008 also requires GAO to report on the progress DOD and VA make in developing ... |
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| Construction of Primary Healthcare Centers Reported Essentially Complete, but Operational Issues Remain |
29-Apr-2009 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
David Childress; Richard McVay; David R Warren; Ziad Buhaissi; Whitney Miller; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| In March 2004, the U.S. Army issued a contract to Parsons Delaware, Inc. Subsequent task orders under the contract provided for the design and construction of 150 primary healthcare centers (PHCs). Two years later, the U.S. Government terminated the PHC task orders; the PHCs throughout Iraq were in various construction phases. In SIGIR's report, Management of the Primary Healthcare Centers Construction Projects (SIGIR-06-011, 4/29/2006), SIGIR reported on the need for ... |
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| Asset-Transfer Process for Iraq Reconstruction Projects Lacks Unity and Accountability |
26-Apr-2009 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Dorian Herring; David R Warren; W D Haigler; Waheed Nasser; Clarence Brooks; Nancee Needham; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| After more than four years of reconstruction activity, U.S. reconstruction agencies continue to experience difficulties transferring completed projects to the Government of Iraq (GOI). GOI recognition of projects is important to ensure ongoing support for the projects, to inform its own reconstruction planning, and to leverage completed projects to obtain financing for future initiatives from world markets. This review follows up on SIGIR's earlier work to determine the following: (1) ... |
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| Crystallization Augmentation of Engineering Thermoplastics through Dispersion of Silicon-Containing Nanoparticles |
26-Apr-2009 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph M Mabry; Gregory R Yandek; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EDWARDS AFB CA PROPULSION DIRECTORATE
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| The mechanical properties and environmental durability of engineering thermoplastics are generally dependent on their degree of molecular ordering. Processing conditions affect observed microstructures in this class of materials and costly annealing procedures can be required to generate adequate levels of crystallinity. It is therefore beneficial to not only develop an understanding of the fundamental physics governing ordering transitions, but to be able to use such knowledge to assert control over ... |
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| Transition from Combat to Stability Operations: Unity of Effort |
13-Apr-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy W Quillin; ARMY PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This research project examines how unity of effort effects the transition from combat to stability and reconstruction operations in campaigning. This research will first define unity of effort through an analysis of Joint and U.S. Army doctrine. Next, the project will review key guidance and document provided by senior leaders across the USG to include the President, Department of State, and Department of Defense to determine how the interagency has ... |
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| Identification of Helicon Plasma via Radial Magnetic Field Profiles (Preprint) |
07-Apr-2009 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
William Lewis; Michael P Reilly; George H Miley; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EDWARDS AFB CA PROPULSION DIRECTORATE
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| The propagation of Helicon waves in 5 cm cylindrical plasma has been identified by radial Bz magnetic field profiles. These profiles are correlated with radial plasma density profiles which show a transition from a broad uniform density distribution during inductive plasma to centrally peaked profile during helicon wave propagation. Additionally, the matching network circuit parameters have been analyzed to show a sharp drop in reflected power when the discharge supports ... |
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| Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security |
02-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Obama Administration began with a security environment in Iraq vastly improved over that which prevailed during 2005-2007. The turnaround has been widely attributed to the troop surge announced by President Bush on January 10, 2007 (New Way Forward). Recent Defense Department reports assess that overall violence is down about 90% from late 2007 levels, to levels not seen since 2003. On February 27, 2009, President Obama announced that all ... |
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| Relaxation Behavior of Ca-Based Bulk Metallic Glasses (Preprint) |
Apr-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Oleg N Senkov; Daniel B Miracle; UES INC DAYTON OH
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| Relaxation behavior of Ca60Mg20Zn20, Ca60Mg20Cu20, Ca65Mg15Zn20, Ca50Mg20Cu30, and Ca55Mg18Zn11Cu16 bulk metallic glasses was determined in the glass transition region using DSC with the heating rates from 1 to 160 K/min. The activation enthalpy of structural relaxation and the fragility index m were found to be smaller in the glassy state (onset of the glass transition) than in the supercooled liquid state (end of glass transition). The Ca-based glass-forming liquids showed ... |
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| Reconstruction and Stabilization Operations: How District-Level Police Transition Teams Can Make Provincial Reconstruction Teams More Effective |
Apr-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Gaje; G D Jr; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| THESIS: A change in the structure and employment of the district-level police transition teams will make Provincial Reconstruction Team efforts more effective on the overall national stability in current operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and future civil-military operations. DISCUSSION: Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and Transition Teams (TTs) are scattered throughout the various provinces of Iraq and Afghanistan. They perform a myriad of missions to assist the host country to become more ... |
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| Aeronautical Sciences Advanced Studies Program. Delivery Order 0002: Plasma Modeling Program |
Apr-2009 |
261 pages |
| Authors:
Hong Yan; Domenic D'Ambrosio; James Menart; Joseph Shang; Thomas M Weeks; Sergey Surzhikov; UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY CORP DAYTON OH
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| The Aeronautical Sciences Division, Air Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RBA) completed a program including modeling and experimental work of the effect of plasmas on air flows. Heating, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) and electrodynamic (EHD) effects are considered. The direct current plasmas are normal or abnormal glow discharges and the alternating current plasmas are dielectric barrier discharges. Each of these plasma types has actuating effects in different flow regimes. In addition ... |
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| Full Spectrum Operations: A Running Start |
31-Mar-2009 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
James A Howard; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN INST FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
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| Major combat operations (MCO) exacerbate conditions for instability. The good will and gratitude expected after liberating a population will not last unless U.S. forces take steps to relieve the people of those destabilizing conditions. These include, in addition to lack of security, loss of power, inadequate potable water, poor waste management, food shortages, and job loss. In the aftermath of MCO in both Iraq and Afghanistan, opportunities were missed to ... |
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| Computation of Hypersonic Shock Wave Flows of Multi-Component Reactive Gas Mixtures Using the Generalized Boltzmann Equation |
27-Mar-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Ramesh K Agarwal; WASHINGTON UNIV ST LOUIS MO DEPT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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| The objective of this project has been to develop a computational methodology and a code for computing hypersonic non-equilibrium shock wave flows of multi-component reactive gas mixtures of diatomic gases using the Generalized Boltzmann Equation (same as the Wang-Chang Uhlenbeck equation which accounts for the degenerate energy levels) at Knudsen numbers in transitional and rarefied flow regimes. A 3D Generalized Boltzmann Equation (GBE) solver has been developed for a Cartesian ... |
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| Operational Design: A Key Element in Successful Battalion Level Counterinsurgencies |
18-Mar-2009 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
G L Jones; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Operational Design concentrates on formulating the problem to be solved rather than on developing potential solutions. Simply put, design will allow the Infantry Battalion Commander and his staff to understand the causes and dynamics of the insurgency that they are required to counter. Proper understanding of the operational environment requires a collaborative process that integrates as many interagency actors as possible and may even require staff officers to analyze nondoctrinal ... |
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| Blending Worship for the 21st Century Military Force |
13-Mar-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Jim L Pittman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This research project will study the concept of blending worship for the current military force. Members of the current military force represent a variety of worship backgrounds and spiritual needs. This study will identify the characteristics of two worship traditions: traditional and contemporary. These two worship traditions have become more distinct in recent years as our society evolves in the 21st Century. Because of worship style variations between these two ... |
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| The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade and Its Role in Stability and Support Operations |
09-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Todd R Wood; UNITED STATES INST OF PEACE WASHINGTON DC
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| The evolution of the military toward embracing stability operations has been characterized by both policy decisions -- internalizing the lessons learned from the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan -- and projections of future conflicts. The U.S. Army continues to learn and adapt lessons from the last 7 years of sustained operations. The importance of stability operations in determining overall operational success in today's environment has emerged as one of the ... |
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| The Path to Sustainable Security and Strategic Partnership in Iraq |
03-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Thomson; John C III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Today Iraq stands on the cusp of monumental and lasting change. The surge of 2007-2008 opened a window of opportunity to move Iraq from a fragile state to a stable state. This project examines the recently concluded U.S.-Iraqi bilateral Security and Strategic Framework Agreements and the prospects they offer for a sovereign, secure, and stable Iraq, committed to just governance and regional stability, and a long-term strategic partnership. For the ... |
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| Security Forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government |
26-Feb-2009 |
312 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis P Chapman; CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES WASHINGTON DC
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| Since 1991, the Kurdistan has enjoyed autonomy from the rest of Iraq. Despite upheavals and setbacks, during this period the Kurds of northern Iraq have established viable government institutions including legally constituted legislative, executive, judiciary, and security entities. These structures were the only state elements in Iraq to remain intact in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion, and have continued to develop in the intervening 6 years. Their existence ... |
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| Towards High-Reynolds Number Quiet Flow in Hypersonic Tunnels |
23-Feb-2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Doyle D Knight; Hadassah Naiman; RUTGERS - THE STATE UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK NJ DEPT OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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| The report summarizes a research program focused on two main issues related to the achievement of high Reynolds number quiet flow in hypersonic tunnels, namely, 1) automated optimal design of quiet hypersonic tunnels, and 2) tunnel startup in the presence of blunt models. In the former case, a fully automated optimal design methodology was developed to determine the optimal shape of the supersonic nozzle to achieve laminar flow on the ... |
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| MSOAG: An Example for Transition Teams to Follow |
20-Feb-2009 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
J J McMenamin; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| An advisory role has been at the fore-front of the Marine Corps priorities since the inception of the Global War on Terror. One of the ways to address the issue was the creation of the foreign military training unit (FMTU), which is now known as Marine special operations advisor group (MSOAG) and a special operations command (SOCOM) subordinate command. SOCOM's newest asset has quickly become an example for conducting foreign ... |
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| Marine Corps Civilian Law Enforcement: A Necessary Evil |
20-Feb-2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Carr; W A Jr; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| In July 2007, Commandant of the Marine Corps James T. Conway commented on the realities that justified an increase in the size of the corps.1 The strain on military occupational specialties that he noted was the result of nearly six years of war on multiple fronts following the events of September 11, 2001. Since that day, the Marine Corps has seen a drastic change in its mission, supporting the Global ... |
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| The Enduring Mission of the Marine Corps Military Transition |
16-Feb-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
S K Lucking; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| In the early 1960's President John F. Kennedy came to the conclusion that warfare in the nuclear age, and specifically against the expansion of communism, would require a new type of warrior with new capabilities that would be a permanent fixture within the United States military. With this insight, President Kennedy emphasized expanding U.S. capabilities to counter Wars of National Liberation, thus creating the United States Army Special Forces with ... |
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| Experimental/Computational Approach to Accommodation Coefficients and its Application to Noble Gases on Aluminum Surface (Preprint) |
03-Feb-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Ketsdever; Sergey F Gimelshein; Nathaniel Selden; Natalie E Gimelshein; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB EDWARDS AFB CA PROPULSION DIRECTORATE
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| A technique is proposed to assess gas-surface accommodation coefficients. The technique utilizes the fact that radiometric forces exerted on heated objects immersed in rarefied gases are governed by the interaction of gas molecules with the surface. In the present implementation, it connects measurements of radiometric forces on a heated vane in the transitional flow regime with the kinetic modeling of the flow, and derives the accommodation coefficients through the successive ... |
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| Augmented Performance Environment for Enhancing Interagency Coordination in Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations |
Feb-2009 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Peter Foltz; Noelle Lavoie; Anna T Cianciolo; Linda G Pierce; CPR INC CHAMPAIGN IL
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| Stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations are a core U.S. military mission (United States Department of Defense, 2005). The objective of these missions is to help establish order with the aim of attaining a sustainable peace while advancing U.S. interests. To conduct SSTR operations, U.S. military forces work with a host of partners representing non-governmental aid organizations and other U.S. government agencies, as well as international agencies and multinational ... |
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| Building Partner Capacity/Security Force Assistance: A New Structural Paradigm |
Feb-2009 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Scott G Wuestner; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On July 16, 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched the Civil Response Corps (CRC), which would function much like our military reserve. It would ease the burden on the Armed Forces by allowing the hiring of civilians with critical skills to serve on missions abroad when America needs them. The CRC is a product of the efforts of the State Department's Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS). The core ... |
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| United Nations Reform: U.S. Policy and International Perspectives |
27-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Luisa Blanchfield; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since its establishment in 1945, the United Nations has been in a constant state of transition as various international stakeholders seek ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the U.N. system. Recent controversies, such as corruption of the Iraq Oil-For-Food Program, allegations of sexual abuse by U.N. peacekeepers, and instances of waste, fraud and abuse by U.N. staff, have focused renewed attention on the need for change and improvement ... |
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| Heet Primary Healthcare Center, Heet, Iraq: Sustainment Assessment |
23-Jan-2009 |
39 pages |
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Kevin O'Connor; Todd Criswell; Shawn Sassaman; OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| On 3 November 2008, SIGIR performed an on-site assessment of the Heet Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) project. The total contract cost, including modification, was $412,130; the project was turned over to the GOI on 16 July 2008. During the site visit, SIGIR determined that many of the original deficiencies identified in the pre-final inspection, such as damaged air-conditioning units and interior leaks were not corrected along with other construction deficiencies, ... |
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