Sample records for battle command systems

  1. AirLand Battle and Tactical Command and Control Automation,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-01-07

    Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS) are the primary subjects of the last period. The precepts of AirLand Battle doctrine are examined to...AirLand Battle and the Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS) are thE primary subjects of the last period. The precepts of AirLand Battle...centralized control is identified. AirLand Battle and the Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS) are the primary subjects of the last

  2. Systems Engineering Approach and Metrics for Evaluating Network-Centric Operations for U.S. Army Battle Command

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-07-01

    Systems Engineering Approach and Metrics for Evaluating Network-Centric Operations for U.S. Army Battle Command by Jock O. Grynovicki and...Battle Command Jock O. Grynovicki and Teresa A. Branscome Human Research and Engineering Directorate, ARL...NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Jock O. Grynovicki and Teresa A. Branscome 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 622716H70 5e. TASK NUMBER

  3. SOA approach to battle command: simulation interoperability

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Mayott, Gregory; Self, Mid; Miller, Gordon J.; McDonnell, Joseph S.

    2010-04-01

    NVESD is developing a Sensor Data and Management Services (SDMS) Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) that provides an innovative approach to achieve seamless application functionality across simulation and battle command systems. In 2010, CERDEC will conduct a SDMS Battle Command demonstration that will highlight the SDMS SOA capability to couple simulation applications to existing Battle Command systems. The demonstration will leverage RDECOM MATREX simulation tools and TRADOC Maneuver Support Battle Laboratory Virtual Base Defense Operations Center facilities. The battle command systems are those specific to the operation of a base defense operations center in support of force protection missions. The SDMS SOA consists of four components that will be discussed. An Asset Management Service (AMS) will automatically discover the existence, state, and interface definition required to interact with a named asset (sensor or a sensor platform, a process such as level-1 fusion, or an interface to a sensor or other network endpoint). A Streaming Video Service (SVS) will automatically discover the existence, state, and interfaces required to interact with a named video stream, and abstract the consumers of the video stream from the originating device. A Task Manager Service (TMS) will be used to automatically discover the existence of a named mission task, and will interpret, translate and transmit a mission command for the blue force unit(s) described in a mission order. JC3IEDM data objects, and software development kit (SDK), will be utilized as the basic data object definition for implemented web services.

  4. Human Dimensions in Future Battle Command Systems: A Workshop Report

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-04-01

    information processing). These dimensions can best be described anecdotally and metaphorically as: • Battle command is a human-centric...enhance information visualization techniques in the decision tools, including multimodal platforms: video, graphics, symbols, etc. This should be...organization members. Each dimension can metaphorically represent the spatial location of individuals and group thinking in a trajectory of social norms

  5. Components of Effective Training

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-06-01

    distinction applies not only to overt skilled sensorimotor behavior but also to cognitive behavior such as battle command decision making...realistic environment. Or perhaps the notion of training a cognitive skill like battle command in the same manner one would train other skilled...activity of those attempting to plan and execute the operation. Battle command is largely a cognitive activity and is distinguishable from the

  6. Information Dominance in Military Decision Making.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-06-04

    This study considers how ABCS (Army Battle Command System) capabilities achieve information dominance and how they influence the military decision...making process. The work examines how ABCS enables commanders and staffs to achieve information dominance at the brigade and battalion levels. Further...future digitized systems that will gain information dominance for the future commander. It promotes the continued development information dominance technologies

  7. 2015 Assessment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-04-01

    performance and test adequacy of the BMDS, its four autonomous BMDS systems, and its sensor/command and control architecture. The four autonomous BMDS...Patriot. The Command and Control , Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) element anchors the sensor/command and control architecture. This...Warfare operations against a cruise missile surrogate. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD). GMD has demonstrated capability against small

  8. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Warner, R.E.

    This paper seeks to provoke the thought of whether the battle manager of the future will be a human or a computer and where he/it will be located. The sensors, weapons, and problems with the missile-attack warning systems threat need to be understood before decisions can be made about the future. The author talks about technology driving the decisions and the time to make the decisions being key factors in space-battle management. He looks at when and how to kill a missile launched either from Soviet soil or space and the myriad of things that must happen before the battlemore » manager can make a decision: (1) the missile(s) must be detected; (2) then all the information about the missile(s) needs to be passed to the battle manager and all the decision makers in the chain of command, including the National Command Authority. It is emphasize the communication process must be fast and not affected by either jamming or nuclear bursts, and it also must be designed so that if a part is destroyed the system is still responsive to the battle manager. Questions such as should only the United States be protected by this system or should it include our allies; and then who are they and should an international body control the system are asked. The author finally concludes that the battle manager of the future will be located in space.« less

  9. General Matthew B. Ridgway: Attributes of Battle Command and Decision-Making

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-02-13

    information dominance require the attributes of future battle commanders be different than those of the past? This paper focuses on the intellectual and personality traits of General Matthew B. Ridgway as they apply to operational command and decision-making. These traits are considered essential for analysis and serve as a framework in which to examine their applicability to future command. The essential qualities of an operational commander are divided into two categories: intellect and personality. Each category is further divided into elemental traits. The application

  10. Mission Command: The Historical Roots of Mission Command in the US Army

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-05-21

    Bauer, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman, of the Old Southwest (Baton Rouge, LA : Louisiana State University Press, 1985), 1. General...Battle of Buena Vista , he observed the battle from so close that his coat ended up riddled with holes from grape shot.25 General Taylor created a...1846 report to Colonel Joseph Totten he describes his observations of the battle of Palo Alto and Resaca De La Palma. Scarritt served temporarily

  11. Building intelligence in third-generation training and battle simulations

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Jacobi, Dennis; Anderson, Don; von Borries, Vance; Elmaghraby, Adel; Kantardzic, Mehmed; Ragade, Rammohan

    2003-09-01

    Current war games and simulations are primarily attrition based, and are centered on the concept of force on force. They constitute what can be defined as "second generation" war games. So-called "first generation" war games were focused on strategy with the primary concept of mind on mind. We envision "third generation" war games and battle simulations as concentrating on effects with the primary concept being system on system. Thus the third generation systems will incorporate each successive generation and take into account strategy, attrition and effects. This paper will describe the principal advantages and features that need to be implemented to create a true "third generation" battle simulation and the architectural issues faced when designing and building such a system. Areas of primary concern are doctrine, command and control, allied and coalition warfare, and cascading effects. Effectively addressing the interactive effects of these issues is of critical importance. In order to provide an adaptable and modular system that will accept future modifications and additions with relative ease, we are researching the use of a distributed Multi-Agent System (MAS) that incorporates various artificial intelligence methods. The agent architecture can mirror the military command structure from both vertical and horizontal perspectives while providing the ability to make modifications to doctrine, command structures, inter-command communications, as well as model the results of various effects upon one another, and upon the components of the simulation. This is commonly referred to as "cascading effects," in which A affects B, B affects C and so on. Agents can be used to simulate units or parts of units that interact to form the whole. Even individuals can eventually be simulated to take into account the affect to key individuals such as commanders, heroes, and aces. Each agent will have a learning component built in to provide "individual intelligence" based on experience.

  12. The Battle Command Sustainment Support System: The Army’s Command and Control System for Logistics

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-05-21

    threaten the Austrian forward element near Ulm. 3 Later in the 19 th century, railroads played a key role in the U.S. Civil War. Gauge disparities on...and accuracy of those reports played an integral role in the decisions the commander chose to make. The Army began making a concerted effort to...40 Dave Cammons, John Tisserand, Duane Williams, Alan Seise and Dough Lindsay, ―Network Centric Warfare Case Study: U.S. V Corps

  13. Command and Control Rapid Prototyping Continuum (C2RPC): The Framework for Achieving a New C2 Strategy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-06-01

    Sync Matrix Assessing J/ADOCS (Fires) TBMCS (ATO) Executing Monitoring (SA) C2 Strategy Objectives • Provide Expanded Mission Management...Computers, and Intelligence T&E Test and Evaluation PMW150 Program Warfare Office Command and Control TBMCS Theater Battle Management Core System POR

  14. A Strategic Capability Review of the Georgian Armed Forces

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-12-14

    Personnel Carrier AT Anti-Tank ATK Attack BCS Battle Command System BDA Battle Damage Assessment BDE Brigade BLOS Beyond Line of Site BN...and Azerbaijan to Turkey and further to the Europe. Informational Friendly There are several media agencies, both press and television, that can...provide relatively accurate information to the population. There are cases of accusations of government influencing media , by NGOs and journalists

  15. Army Networks: Opportunities Exist to Better Utilize Results from Network Integration Evaluations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-08-01

    monitor operations; a touch screen-based mission command planning tool; and an antenna mast . The Army will field only one of these systems in capability...Office JTRS Joint Tactical Radio System NIE Network Integration Evaluation OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense SUE System under Evaluation...command systems . A robust transport layer capable of delivering voice, data, imagery, and video to the tactical edge (i.e., the forward battle lines

  16. Agile battle management efficiency for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Blasch, Erik; Bélanger, Micheline

    2016-05-01

    Various operations such as civil-military co-operation (CIMIC) affairs require orchestration of communications, assets, and actors. A key component includes technology advancements to enable coordination among people and machines the ability to know where things are, who to coordinate with, and open and consistent lines of communication. In this paper, we explore concepts of battle management (BM) to support high-tempo emergency response scenarios such as a disaster action response team (DART). Three concepts highlighted of agile battle management (ABM) include source orchestration (e.g., sensors and domains), battle management language (BML) development (e.g., software and ontologies), and command and control (C2) coordination (e.g., people and visualization); which require correlation and de-confliction. These concepts of ABM support the physical, information, and cognitive domains for efficient command, control, communications, and information (C3I) to synchronize data and people for efficient and effective operations.

  17. Computers for Command and Control: An Airland Battle Requirement!

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-05-01

    systems can enhance communications, improve data management, and support decision making through information display (SEE REVERSE) JAN 173 E~lNOS~SIISLT...organizations to improve communications, enhance data management, and support decision making through graphical display techniques and mathematical...tactical commander’s control of maneuver forces. There are many reasons for the Army’s apparent inability to develop and field these systems. Among the

  18. The Italian Submarine Force in the Battle of the Atlantic: Left in the Dark

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-12-12

    ADM Admiral ASW Anti-submarine warfare BDA Battle damage assessment C2 Command and Control CDR Commander HF/DF High frequency direction finder...damage assessment ( BDA ) if you will, the submarine captain decided if further action might be warranted, and made a decision as to how to engage

  19. MILES Training and Evaluation Test, USAREUR: Battalion Command Group Training

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-06-01

    battle. Highly artificial limitations on the re- sources available to the commander reduce the level of stress and in- volvement of the staff and could...battle but were not simulated in the field exercise. This helped stimulate staff involve- ment in the exercise, but created artificialities in the scenario...indicators that will provide the player commander and staff the necessary intellignece to do planning and any last minute changes so they are prepared to meet

  20. A Merit-Based Architecture for the Automatic Selection and Composition of Services in SOA-Based C4ISR Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-06-01

    Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE June 2008...We introduce World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) compliant services into the planning and battle management processes where a computer can be more...which the software services comprising the command, control, and battle management (C2BM) element of the BMD system need to operate within hard real

  1. 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Report. Volume 1

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-01-01

    and Beale, and 15 A-10 aircraft realigned by the recommended closures of W.K. Kellogg Airport Air Guard Station, MI, and NAS Willow Grove, PA...functions of the Missile Defense Agency, except the Command and Control Battle Management and Communications Directorate, to Redstone Arsenal, AL... of other ships in the battle group. Systems are functionally integrated and not 287 separable as independent components. Furthermore, based on BRAC

  2. A design proposal of a certain missile tactical command system based on Beidou satellite communication and GPS positioning techniques

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ma, Jian; Hao, Yongsheng; Miao, Jian; Zhang, Jianmao

    2007-11-01

    This paper introduced a design proposal of tactical command system that applied to a kind of anti-tank missile carriers. The tactical command system was made up of embedded computer system based on PC104 bus, Linux operating system, digital military map, Beidou satellite communication equipments and GPS positioning equipments. The geographic coordinates was measured by the GPS receiver, the positioning data, commands and information were transmitted real-time between tactical command systems, tactical command systems and command center, by the Beidou satellite communication systems. The Beidou satellite communication equipments and GPS positioning equipments were integrated to an independent module, exchanging data with embedded computer through RS232 serial ports and USB ports. The decision support system software based on information fusion, calculates positioning data, geography information and battle field information synthetically, shows the position of allies and the position of enemy on the military map, and assesses the various threats of different enemy objects, educes a situation assessment and threat assessment.

  3. On Cyber Warfare Command and Control Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-06-01

    longer adequate to rely solely on the now traditional defense-in-depth strategy. We must recognize that we are engaged in a form of warfare, cyber warfare , and... warfare . This causes security devices to be used ineffectively and responses to be untimely. Cyber warfare then becomes a one-sided battle where the... cyber warfare strategy and tactics requires a cyber warfare command and control system. Responses to cyber attacks do not require offensive measures

  4. About the Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  5. Director, ARNG

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  6. National Guard > Resources > Image Gallery

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  7. Guard News - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  8. I am the Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  9. Featured Videos - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  10. Videos - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  11. News Images - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  12. Office of the Joint Surgeon

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  13. Office of the Provost Marshal

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  14. State Websites - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  15. Helpful Links - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  16. National Guard > Leadership > Joint Staff > Special Staff > Chaplain

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  17. Family Programs News - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  18. About the Air National Guard - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  19. Overseas Operations News - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  20. State Partnership Program News - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  1. Your National Guard - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  2. Chief, National Guard Bureau - Leadership - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  3. The National Guard - Official Website of the National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  4. National Guard Bureau Posture Statement - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  5. Personal Staff - Joint Staff - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  6. Special Staff - Joint Staff - Leadership - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  7. Small Business Programs - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  8. A Comparative Assessment of Knowledge Management Education Across the United States Department of Defense

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-03-01

    portal, AKO. The Army is also creating Battle Command Knowledge Cells staffed with Knowledge Management Officers ( KMO ) to facilitate KM within...battle commands. To increase their effectiveness, the Army has a draft Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) document to assist KMOs in establishing and...cultivating KM programs. This draft document includes instruction on implementing a KM program in a unit, worksheets to assist KMOs with knowledge

  9. Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC) - J8 - The National

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    Officer of the ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News

  10. National Guard Bureau Office of Legislative Liaison - The National Guard

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    ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications

  11. Re-introducing Conceptual and Detailed Planning: Differentiating Between Decision Making and Problem Identification

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-05-17

    emphasizes its importance. BG Edward Cardon and LTC Steve Leonard point out, “many of the concepts underpinning design are not...70 BG Edward C. Cardon and LTC Steve Leonard, “Unleashing Design; Planning and the Art of Battle Command,” Military Review Mar...Apr (2010): 2. 71 Cardon and Leonard, “Unleashing Design; Planning and the Art of Battle Command,” 3. 33 structured problems using complexity theory

  12. Director of the Air National Guard - Lieutenant General L Scott Rice - The

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    Officer of the ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News

  13. Battle Management Language Transformations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-10-01

    Simulation (M&S) systems. Battlefield Management Language (BML) is being developed as a common representation of military mission suitable for automated ... processing . Within NATO the task group MSG-048 Coalition BML is defining a BML using the Joint Command, Control and Consultation Information Exchange

  14. Plan execution monitoring with distributed intelligent agents for battle command

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Allen, James P.; Barry, Kevin P.; McCormick, John M.; Paul, Ross A.

    2004-07-01

    As military tactics evolve toward execution centric operations the ability to analyze vast amounts of mission relevant data is essential to command and control decision making. To maintain operational tempo and achieve information superiority we have developed Vigilant Advisor, a mobile agent-based distributed Plan Execution Monitoring system. It provides military commanders with continuous contingency monitoring tailored to their preferences while overcoming the network bandwidth problem often associated with traditional remote data querying. This paper presents an overview of Plan Execution Monitoring as well as a detailed view of the Vigilant Advisor system including key features and statistical analysis of resource savings provided by its mobile agent-based approach.

  15. Broadband Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Solution (Tech Insertion - C4 Enhancement for the U.S. Army in Transformation)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-06-01

    synchronization , timing and frequency to all of the traffic terminals through the reference burst. The MRT also periodically synchronizes all of the traffic...1 2005 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium The Future of C2 Broadband Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Solution...UK Army) Dale White Barry Kruse Shawn White LTC Edward Eidson Thomas Mims COL Charles Dunn III Charlie Pangle Battle Command Battle

  16. How Can Maneuver Brigades Train and Educate Excellence in the Execution of Twenty-First Century Battle Command at Home Station?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-06-05

    judgment, intuition, and empathy . Integration is most clearly identified in CTC lessons learned, particularly in its relation to the synchronization of...and empathy can be inferred from the results of some battles, but is not discussed in CALL materials. Some observations can be made about initiative...operations. Repeated practice can increase both knowledge and experi- ence and increase intuition and empathy as well. A seasoned combat commander

  17. Joint Fire Support

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-06-30

    intelligence application package for theater battle management core system ( TBMCS ) functionality at wing and squadron levels. The automated four... TBMCS , Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (Ground Control Station), and Global Command and Control System, as well as with Allied FA...The TBMCS is a force level integrated air C2 system. TBMCS provides hardware, software, and communications interfaces to support the preparation

  18. Gettysburg: A Study in Command

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-06-25

    17 . Operational Movements Leading to Gettysburg, June 1863…………………………….....19 Tactical Map of Gettysburg Battle, 1-3 July 1863...7 The Battle of Gettysburg 1-3 July 1863 The battle of Gettysburg is generally recognized as one of the most important battles of the...Major General George Gordon Meade, moved north from vicinity Washington, D.C., to confront Lee’s force. On the 1 July , leading elements of the two

  19. Guidelines for Tailoring DOD-STD-2167A for SDS (Strategic Defense System) Software Development

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-02-01

    UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX A LIST OF ACRONYMS ABM Anti-Ballistic Missle AP Advanced Prototypes BM/C3 Battle Management/Command, Control, Communications CDRL...32 5.7.5 Configuration management ................................. 32 5.8 Sytem integration and testing ....... ............................. 34 t

  20. Automated System Organizations Under Spatial Grasp Technology

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-06-01

    Schade, M. R Hieb, “Formalizing Battle Management Language: A Grammar for Specifying Orders”, Paper 06S- SIW -068, 2006 Spring Simulation...Interoperability Workshop (Paper 06S- SIW -068), Huntsville, Alabama, April 2006. [13] U. Schade, M. R. Hieb, M. Frey, K. Rein, “Command and Control Lexical

  1. Usability of a Battle Management System Under Simulated Vehicular Motion

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-10-01

    Figure 2, which is a commercial product designed to replicate racing car motions while playing computer games was used. The D-BOX is capable of three...7 3.2 Design ...standard usability issues such as interface design by using static BMS systems outside of vehicles (i.e. Command HQs or in the laboratory) (for example

  2. Air Ground Integration and the Brigade Combat Team

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-06-13

    Theater Air Control System TADIL-J Tactical Digital Information Link-J TAGS Theater Air Ground System TAIS Tactical Air Integration System TBMCS Theater...during planning and execution. This system interacts with the Theater Battle Management Core System ( TBMCS ) used by the JAOC to build and disseminate...control nodes within the AAGS, in conjunction with the interoperability with the TBMCS and Army mission command systems facilitates information flow during

  3. 12. Interior view of battle staff compartment showing the general's ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    12. Interior view of battle staff compartment showing the general's chair. View toward front of aircraft. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

  4. Battle of Britain Toolbook (User’s Guide)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-05-01

    look back to the Battle of Britain to determine how lessons therefrom have future application. The British author, Group Captain A.G.B. Vallance ...The Command of the Air. Translated by Dino Ferrari. Washington D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1983. Estes, Richard H. "Guilio Douhet: More on...Decision" Armour. LXXXUI-3:19-22 (May-June 1974). Kaplan, Philip and Richard Collier. Their Finest Hour / The Battle of Britain Remembered. New York

  5. Army Logistician. Volume 40, Issue 5, September-October 2008

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-10-01

    maintain communication and in-transit visibility, Soldiers in the field use radios and systems like Blue Force Tracker, Force XXI Battle Command Brigade...and Below, and Movement Control System . In the cover photo, a Soldier watches his Blue Force Tracker while communicating with other Soldiers in...Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) suite of automatic identification technology (AIT) devices and the automated information systems those devices

  6. Planning for Battle

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Plummer, David; Johnson, Wallace

    2008-01-01

    The concept of "the fog of war" brings to mind the chaos of smoke-covered battlefields, along with the randomness inherent in any rapidly developing situation. The term is used most often to illustrate the difficulty military commanders have getting accurate information while a battle is being fought. Sketchy and often inaccurate information…

  7. U.S. Army Airspace Command and Control at Echelons Above Brigade

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    Systems TACS Theater Air Control System TAIS Tactical Airspace Integrations System TAGS Theater Air Ground System TBMCS Theater Battle Management...Systems ( TBMCS ) in the C/JAOC. The approved Airspace Control Measure Requests are passed to all the Service’s ACS via the TBMCS . The TAIS receives the...shared between TBMCS and the Advanced Field 42 Artillery Tactical Data System through the Publish and Subscribe Server or via the TAIS. There is

  8. Hale’s Handful Up from the Ashes. The Forging of the Seventh Air Force from the Ashes of Pearl Harbor to the Triumph of VJ-day

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-07-01

    commanders, and the monotonous job of the Seventh Air Force in the early days was discour- aging to say the least. 20 Battle of Midway When naval...Midway.’’ 37 The problem, it seems, was that Army aviators were not trained in assessing battle dam- age at sea; and at the height they were flying, it...control unit ( ASCU ). 155 Accordingly, the CSA was now re- ferred to as the commander, air support control unit (CASCU).156 Like- wise, what had

  9. Operational Knowledge Management: Signaleers Share Front Line Experiences

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-01-01

    commander recommended for you to be the division KMO . You’ve heard “knowledge management” thrown around at NTC or JRTC, and usually from your...technology? You check the division’s MTOE and fi nd out the authorizations are for an 02A, Branch Immaterial O-5/ LTC as the KMO and a FA 57A Battle...Command Systems Operator O-4/ MAJ as the deputy KMO . Then you start to research the fi eld of KM and fi nd FM 6-01.1 Knowledge Wading through mounds of

  10. Operation Watchtower: The Battle for Guadalcanal -- A Foundation for Future USAF Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) Logistics Transformation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2000-01-01

    1 Colonel Dave Gillett , “Operation Allied Force After-Action,” lecture presented at...Force Commander, Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, Carrier Forces Commander, and Rear Admiral John McCain, Shore-Based Aircraft Commander. The sole Marine...17 John Miller Jr. Guadalcanal: The First Offensive (Washington D.C.: Center of

  11. Command and Control for Joint Air Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-12

    systems, to include collaborative air planning tools such as the theater battle management core system ( TBMCS ). Operational level air planning occurs in...sight communications and data exchange equipment in order to respond to joint force requirements. For example, the TBMCS is often used. The use of ATO...generation and dissemination software portions of TBMCS has been standardized. This ATO feature allows the JAOC to be interoperable with other

  12. Complex Systems Engineering Applications for Future Battle Management and Command and Control

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-06-01

    en" hanced and shared situational~ awareness achieved through the sharing and common processing of data and information from ~ - the distributed...architecture proposed for future tactical BMC2 applications. UA .• ~,")]-. -1 "-l’- e;;; 1 -y:~u~ c_c.,... p I’"" t Tf ? - 80-20 Principle ( According to

  13. Resource Contention Management in Parallel Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-04-01

    technical competence include communications, command and control, battle management, information processing, surveillance sensors, intelligence data ...two-simulation approach since they require only a single simulation run. More importantly, since they involve only observed data , they may also be...we use the original, unobservable RAC of Section 2 and handle un- observable transitions by generating artifcial events, when required, using a random

  14. Military Assistance Advisory Group-Vietnam (1954-1963): The Battle of Ap Bac

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-06-08

    division that could have scored a victory had it not been led by pusillanimous officers.233 — Stanley Karnow, Vietnam: A History The above quote...Department of Defense assets. Captain Ly Tong Ba Commanded the 4th Squadron 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment during the Battle of Ap Bac. The squadron was...

  15. Conference room 211, adjacent to commander's quarters, with vault door ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    Conference room 211, adjacent to commander's quarters, with vault door at right. Projection area at center is equipped with automatic security drapes. Projection room uses a 45 degree mirror to reflect the image onto the frosted glass screen. Door on far left leads to display area senior battle staff viewing bridge, and the commander's quarters - March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center, 5220 Riverside Drive, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

  16. Situation awareness system for Canada

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hill, Andrew

    1999-07-01

    Situation awareness encompasses a knowledge of orders, plans and current knowledge of friendly force actions. Knowing where you are and being able to transmit that information in near real-time to other friendly forces provides the ability to exercise precise command and control over those forces. With respect to current command and control using voice methods, between 40 percent and 60 percent of Combat Net Radio traffic relates to location reporting of some sort. Commanders at Battle Group and below spend, on average, 40 percent of their total time performing position and navigation related functions. The need to rapidly transfer own force location information throughout a force and to process the received information quickly, accurately and reliably provides the rationale for the requirement for an automated situation awareness system. This paper describes the Situation Awareness System (SAS) being developed by Computing Devices Canada for the Canadian Department of National Defence as a component of the Position Determination and Navigation for Land Forces program. The SAS is being integrated with the Iris Tactical Command, Control, Communications System, which is also being developed by Computing Devices. The SAS software provides a core operating environment onto which command and control functionality can be easily added to produce general and specialist battlefield management systems.

  17. Logistics Automation Master Plan (LAMP). Better Logistics Support through Automation.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-06-01

    office micro-computers, positioned throughout the command chain , by providing real time links between LCA and all users: 2. Goals: Assist HQDA staff in...field i.e., Airland Battle 2000. IV-27 Section V: CONCEPT OF EXECUTION Suply (Retail) A. SRstem Description. I. The Division Logistics Property Book...7. Divisional Direct Support Unit Automated Supply System (DDASS)/Direct pport Level Suply Automation (DLSA). DDASS and DLSA are system development

  18. Center of Gravity within the Ill-Structured Problem

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-05-04

    NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER Chad Livingston...Simon, Decision Making and Problem Solving 28 Cardon and Leonard, Unleashing Design, Planning and the Art of Battle Command, 2 11 complex, ill...Command. "Commander’s Appreciation and Campaign Design." Fort Monroe, VA, January 2008. Edward Cardon and Steve Leonard. "Unleashing Design, Planning

  19. Airpower and the Battle of Khafji: Setting the Record Straight

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-06-01

    DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT A PUBLIC RELEASE , 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT General Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of...the US Government, Department of Defense, the United States Air Force, or Air University. iii ABSTRACT General Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander of...Commander Gen Norman Schwarzkopf directed Horner to shift the air campaign’s focus to the Iraqi Army— especially the Republican Guard. While some in the

  20. Defense AT&L (Volume 34, Number 5, September-October 2005)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-10-01

    Engineering Command Pacific, Hawaii Installation—Environmental Restoration (tie) • Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Installation—Environmental Restoration (tie...Ind.) Special—Shirley A. Bowe, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic (Norfolk, Va.) Air Force Team—Battle Management/Command, Control and...the situation. 25 The NAVSEA Scientist to Sea Experience Matthew Tropiano Jr. NAVSEA engineers leave the lab for a spell at sea, learning the impact

  1. Connecting the Force from Space: The IRIS Joint Capability Technology Demonstration

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    the Joint in Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, we have two sponsors, both U.S. Strategic Command and the Defense Information Systems...Capability Technology Demonstration will provide an excellent source of data on space-based Internet Protocol net- working. Operational... Internet Routing in Space Joint Capability Technology Demonstration Operational Manager, Space and Missile Defense Battle Lab, Colorado Springs

  2. 18. Photographic copy of photograph, 1970 (original photograph in STRATCOM ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    18. Photographic copy of photograph, 1970 (original photograph in STRATCOM Historian files, Offutt AFB, Bellevue, Nebraska). Interior view of two crew members operating the data display system in the battle staff compartment. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

  3. Map based multimedia tool on Pacific theatre in World War II

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Pakala Venkata, Devi Prasada Reddy

    Maps have been used for depicting data of all kinds in the educational community for many years. A standout amongst the rapidly changing methods of teaching is through the development of interactive and dynamic maps. The emphasis of the thesis is to develop an intuitive map based multimedia tool, which provides a timeline of battles and events in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The tool contains summaries of major battles and commanders and has multimedia content embedded in it. The primary advantage of this Map tool is that one can quickly know about all the battles and campaigns of the Pacific Theatre by accessing Timeline of Battles in each region or Individual Battles in each region or Summary of each Battle in an interactive way. This tool can be accessed via any standard web browser and motivate the user to know more about the battles involved in the Pacific Theatre. It was made responsive using Google maps API, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS.

  4. Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (Automated) IPB(A).

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-02-14

    courses of action as the basis for friendly operations planninq. The commander’s intelligence system must handle timely combat information...through A8 represent the series of snapshots developed for Option A. Snapshots would be developed for each ontion, and stored in an automated file for ...process throughout a battle situation demands local ability to modify the IPB products stored in the system, and to develop new ones as enemy courses

  5. C2 Core and UCore Message Design Capstone: Interoperable Message Structure

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-09-01

    there are sufficient resources to carry out a mission. The Team used the Theatre Battle Management Command System ( TBMCS ) to generate sample CMD...System ( TBMCS ) was used to generate CMD messages as inputs for both use cases. These were programmatically transformed into the three-layer message...used for the experiment was generated from the TBMCS in the form of a CMD XML document. The Capstone experiment included transforming that document to

  6. Navy Information Dominance, the Battle of Midway, and the Joint Force Commander: It Worked Then, It Needs to Work Now

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-05-19

    cyberspace, is putting increased emphasis on the need for the Joint Force Commander to employ his force to achieve Information Dominance . The information... Information Dominance is to assist in achieving Decision Superiority, Assured Command and Control, Battlespace Awareness, and Integrated Fires. Navy... Information Dominance aims to use information in cyberspace as a way and means in warfare -- as a battery in the Joint Force Commander’s arsenal. The

  7. Networked sensors for the combat forces

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Klager, Gene

    2004-11-01

    Real-time and detailed information is critical to the success of ground combat forces. Current manned reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) capabilities are not sufficient to cover battlefield intelligence gaps, provide Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS) targeting, and the ambush avoidance information necessary for combat forces operating in hostile situations, complex terrain, and conducting military operations in urban terrain. This paper describes a current US Army program developing advanced networked unmanned/unattended sensor systems to survey these gaps and provide the Commander with real-time, pertinent information. Networked Sensors for the Combat Forces plans to develop and demonstrate a new generation of low cost distributed unmanned sensor systems organic to the RSTA Element. Networked unmanned sensors will provide remote monitoring of gaps, will increase a unit"s area of coverage, and will provide the commander organic assets to complete his Battlefield Situational Awareness (BSA) picture for direct and indirect fire weapons, early warning, and threat avoidance. Current efforts include developing sensor packages for unmanned ground vehicles, small unmanned aerial vehicles, and unattended ground sensors using advanced sensor technologies. These sensors will be integrated with robust networked communications and Battle Command tools for mission planning, intelligence "reachback", and sensor data management. The network architecture design is based on a model that identifies a three-part modular design: 1) standardized sensor message protocols, 2) Sensor Data Management, and 3) Service Oriented Architecture. This simple model provides maximum flexibility for data exchange, information management and distribution. Products include: Sensor suites optimized for unmanned platforms, stationary and mobile versions of the Sensor Data Management Center, Battle Command planning tools, networked communications, and sensor management software. Details of these products and recent test results will be presented.

  8. Seabasing and Joint Expeditionary Logistics

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-12-01

    Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab , Change 2 to the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Pamphlet 525-3-90 O & O, 30 June 2003. 78...handle approximately 40 casualties per day. The medical requirements for each ship are: • Dental • Pharmacy • X-ray • Lab • Blood storage...188 Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab , “The United States Army Objective Force Operational and Organizational

  9. Influence: The New Weapon in the Battle for Southeast Asia

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-12-01

    WEAPON IN THE BATTLE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA by Richard Manning December 2011 Thesis Advisor: Leo Blanken Second Reader: Frank Giordano THIS...from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL December 2011 Author: Richard W.R. Manning Approved by: Dr. Leo Blanken Thesis...States Operations Command xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank Dr. Leo Blanken for his support throughout this process. I truly appreciate his

  10. Artillery Employment at the Battle of Gettysburg

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-06-02

    ARTILLERY EMPLOYMENT AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial...ISPONSORING 18b. OFFICE SYMBOL 9. PROCUREMENT INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ORGANIZATION (f aplicable ) Sk. ADDRESS (City, State, and ZIP Code) 10...editions are obsolete. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS PAGE UNCLASSIFIED 19. ABSTRACT This thesis is an historical analysis of the Union artillery at

  11. Discrete event command and control for networked teams with multiple missions

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Lewis, Frank L.; Hudas, Greg R.; Pang, Chee Khiang; Middleton, Matthew B.; McMurrough, Christopher

    2009-05-01

    During mission execution in military applications, the TRADOC Pamphlet 525-66 Battle Command and Battle Space Awareness capabilities prescribe expectations that networked teams will perform in a reliable manner under changing mission requirements, varying resource availability and reliability, and resource faults. In this paper, a Command and Control (C2) structure is presented that allows for computer-aided execution of the networked team decision-making process, control of force resources, shared resource dispatching, and adaptability to change based on battlefield conditions. A mathematically justified networked computing environment is provided called the Discrete Event Control (DEC) Framework. DEC has the ability to provide the logical connectivity among all team participants including mission planners, field commanders, war-fighters, and robotic platforms. The proposed data management tools are developed and demonstrated on a simulation study and an implementation on a distributed wireless sensor network. The results show that the tasks of multiple missions are correctly sequenced in real-time, and that shared resources are suitably assigned to competing tasks under dynamically changing conditions without conflicts and bottlenecks.

  12. Strategic Defense Initiative Demonstration/Validation Program Environmental Assessment. Battle Management/Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C3),

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-08-01

    POR A ENVIOMNE. STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITRIEDNU T IATI V EI 1 0193 O RTEI ONE..()SRTGC DEFENSE INITIATV E S RATION V EO ORORNIZATION WASINZGTON DC...facilities where Demonstration/Validation activities are planned.- e Ten areas of environmental consideration are addressed: (1) air quality; (2) . water...air quality, rater quality, and hazardous vaste (63). 2.2 ELCTRONIC SYSTEMS DIVISION The Electronic Systems Division administrative offices are located

  13. Military Review: Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-09-01

    areas of responsibility and ob- where he could best interact with key operation- jectives to influence the outcome of the battle. al wmmanders: the...Air component command- Key to successful operational command was er for air support, the Saudi Joint Forces Coin- the interaction of the two command...opterira~~ d-~ a~ ini ection as in available news people in the field. - Vtnmam.... The operational securiy/top safety prMAlem Dese ~amnind actio oereid

  14. United States 1st Armored Division and Mission Command at the Battle of Faid Pass

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-04-13

    on January 30, 1943. It would begin its second test , the Battle of Kasserine Pass, on February 14, 1943 in similar fashion. Despite its initial...with the execution of Operation Torch. It would see the campaign to its conclusion on May 13, 1943 with the surrender of the German Army Group ... Pre -deployment training: July 1940-November 1942 ................................................................... 15 Strategic, operational, and

  15. SCORPION persistent surveillance system with universal gateway

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Coster, Michael; Chambers, Jon; Winters, Michael; Belesi, Joe

    2008-04-01

    This paper addresses benefits derived from the universal gateway utilized in Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation's (NGSC) SCORPION, a persistent surveillance and target recognition system produced by the Xetron campus in Cincinnati, Ohio. SCORPION is currently deployed in Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF). The SCORPION universal gateway is a flexible, field programmable system that provides integration of over forty Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) types from a variety of manufacturers, multiple visible and thermal electro-optical (EO) imagers, and numerous long haul satellite and terrestrial communications links, including the Army Research Lab (ARL) Blue Radio. Xetron has been integrating best in class sensors with this universal gateway to provide encrypted data exfiltration and remote sensor command and control since 1998. SCORPION data can be distributed point to point, or to multiple Common Operational Picture (COP) systems, including Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC), Common Data Interchange Format for the Situational Awareness Display (CDIF/SAD), Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2), Defense Common Ground Systems (DCGS), and Remote Automated Position Identification System (RAPIDS).

  16. The Gallant Stand: An Analysis of the Union Army of the Border’s Use of Mission Command at the Battle of the Little Blue, 21 October 1864

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-06-10

    1864 A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for...ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) U.S. Army Command and General Staff College ATTN: ATZL-SWD-GD Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-2301 8. PERFORMING...the student author and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency

  17. The Battle Command Sustainment Support System: Initial Analysis Report

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-09-01

    diagnostic monitoring, asynchronous commits, and others. The other components of the NEDP include a main forwarding gateway /web server and one or more...NATIONAL ENTERPRISE DATA PORTAL ANALYSIS The NEDP is comprised of an Oracle Database 10g referred to as the National Data Server and several other...data forwarding gateways (DFG). Together, with the Oracle Database 10g, these components provide a heterogeneous data source that aligns various data

  18. Airland Battle Future Division Reconnaissance, a Complex Solution to a Simple Problem,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-12-15

    producing effects, has provided the modern commander the ability to conduct continuous operations and has, in fact, created a third battlefield dimension...and limited observation are no longer ser- ious warfighting obstacles. These improved weapon systems and their influence combined to create greater...squadron into a newly designed aviation and reconnaissance battalion.5 Conceptually, this plan would create a functional split of the division-level

  19. Assessing Maritime Aspects of the AirSea Battle Concept

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-03-23

    AirSea Battle centered on the assessment that in hostilities the PRC would conduct a rapid preemptive attack to knock back U.S. and allied forces in...these factors provide the foundational need for a clear maritime strategy backed by strong naval power. ! The core of PRC maritime security strategy...Law Enforcement Command. This direct and indirect approach hearkens back to the theories of Sunzi and Mao Tse-tung. ! China’s 2010 National Defense

  20. Commonalities in Russian Military Operations in Urban Environments

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2003-06-06

    6th Army was the Russian 62nd Siberian Army commanded by Vasili I Chuikov. The 6th Siberian Army was demoralized and depleted after a year of warfare...Battle of Stalingrad pitted untrained Russian militia and civilians against a highly trained German Army. Predictably the Russians experienced...Pennsylvania: U.S. Army War College. Chuikov, Vasili I. 1964. The Battle for Stalingrad, Trans. by: Harold Silver, New York, New York: Holt, Rhinehart and

  1. Interior of display area (room 101), looking south towards TV ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    Interior of display area (room 101), looking south towards TV control panel room (room 139) at far left corner. The stairway leads to the commander's quarters and the senior battle viewing bridge at top right. Control and communication consoles at the right - March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center, 5220 Riverside Drive, Moreno Valley, Riverside County, CA

  2. Sleepless vigilance: "Stonewall" Jackson and the duty hours controversy.

    PubMed

    Mackowiak, Philip A; Billings, Frederic T; Wasserman, Steven S

    2012-02-01

    Confederate general "Stonewall" Jackson has been called "one of the greatest military geniuses the world ever saw." However, on critical review of his command decisions during the course of 12 of the 20 battles he fought during the American Civil War, historians have rated his performance as poor. In this investigation, the authors examined the effect of sleep deprivation on Jackson's battle decisions in light of experimental data driving current calls for limiting the duty hours of physicians.

  3. The Battle for Air Supremacy Over the Somme, 1 June-30 November 1916

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-06-18

    protection to the attacking infantry but also did a good job of killing the many German machine-gun teams that positioned themselves in shell holes ...No Parachute: A Fighter Pilot in World War I. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1968. Lewis, Cecil. Sagittarius Rising. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole...THE BATTLE FOR AIR SUPREMACY OVER THE SOMME, 1 JUNE-30 NOVEMBER 1916 A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command

  4. Airland Battle and SOF: A Proposal for an Interim Doctrine for Joint Special Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-05-19

    of having to expand forces and create a viable command, control, communications and intelligence (C31) framework while at 3 the same time developing ... technology , not doctrine, and force development and training that is still driven by the parochial differences between service components. This study does...Fondacaro, USA, 51 pages. This study offers the Aimy’s AirLand Battle doctrine as an interim doctrine for SOFgemployment pending the develop - ment of

  5. Airspace Command and Control in the Contemporary Operating Environment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-05-07

    entities including the TACPs, the Theater Battle Management Core System ( TBMCS ), and MIRC chat. The role of the TACPs was discussed in a previous...section under the elements of TAGS. Planners at the CAOC use TBMCS to build, distribute, and execute the ATO and ACO. TBMCS interfaces with AFATDS and... TBMCS , a validity check is conducted on all airspace users to determine potential conflicts. The deconfliction analysis uses take-off times, routes

  6. Frequency Diverse Tracking/Guidance Millimeter Radar Adapted to Target Acquisition,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1980-06-01

    resolution offered by electro- optical and infrared systems and the adverse environment (fog, battle- field smokes) penetrability which is characteristic of...Reflectors (&1 > 2). 63 ALEXANDER whereAis the transmitted wavelength. It shall also be assumed for this analysis that 2*a4 ’ ( optical region), and that the...and J. L. Brown, "A Preliminary Assessment of Target Classification using Noncoherent Radar Waveforms," US Army Missile Command, Technical Report T-79

  7. Vying for control of CHAMPUS funds.

    PubMed

    Kenkel, P J

    1991-04-08

    Advocating a "coordinated care" approach to healthcare for military retirees and their dependents, the Pentagon is hoping for a victory in its battle with civilian managed-care contractors for control of CHAMPUS funds. But coordinated care, which would give military hospital commanders the added responsibility of overseeing healthcare spending outside military facilities, has drawn fire from critics who say commanders lack the expertise to run such a program.

  8. The Flashing Sword of Vengeance: The Force-Oriented Counterattack from a Historical Perspective with Implications for the AirLand Battle and Combat Aviation.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-12-02

    39 C. The Battle of Rossbach .............................. 40 D. The Chir River Defense .............................. 41 E...outnumbered them ten to one. Of his de- fense on the Chir River, General Balck, commanding the 11th Panzer Division, ex- plained: The Russian attack...8217 -,’ -’ . _ ’. ’ % - * ," .,, * e ,’. .r. , ’ -.’ s - During the 17-day defense of the Chir River in December of 1942, General

  9. Charging Ahead into the Next Millennium: Proceedings of the Systems and Technology Symposium (20th) Held in Denver, Colorado on 7-10 June 1999

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1999-06-01

    Tactical Radar Correlator EV Electric Vehicle EW Electronic Warfare F ^^m F Frequency FA False Alarm FAO Foreign Area Officer FBE Fleet Battle... Electric Vehicle High Frequency Horsepower High-Performance Computing High Performance Computing and Communications High Performance Knowledge...A/D Analog-to-Digital A/G Air-to-Ground AAN Army After Next AAV Advanced Air Vehicle ABCCC Airborne Battlefield Command, Control and

  10. A New Era for Command and Control of Aerospace Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-08-01

    PRISM]) and force ap- plication (Theater Battle Management Core Systems [ TBMCS ]). How- ever, we are now operating in an era when the platforms that...PRISM and TBMCS were designed to manage can now perform either mis- July–August 2014 Air & Space Power Journal | 13 Senior Leader Perspective sion—or...through TBMCS . However, evolv- ing technologies now afford us the opportunity to ensure that most of the aircraft in the Air Force’s inventory can

  11. Training and Familiarization with the Battle Command Sustainment Support System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-06-11

    for Task Force Bastone and SDDC” by Mitch Chandran (Translog, Fall 2005) focuses on the initial use of the BCS3 by the Surface Deployment and...the Heartbeat of ITV for Task Force Bastone and SDDC,” Journal of Military Transportation Management (Fall 2005): 13. 49Ibid. 50Ibid. 51Colonel...Mitch. “BCS3 Becomes the Heartbeat of ITV for Task Force Bastone and SDDC.” Journal of Military Transportation Management (Fall 2005). Department

  12. The National Response System: The Need to Leverage Networks and Knowledge

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-03-01

    military organizations engaged a battle against the asymmetric threat of terrorism. In 1996 , John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt coined the use of the term...16 John Arquilla and others, The Advent of Netwar (Santa Monica: RAND, 1996 ), 5, http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR789/ [Accessed January 12...Advent of Netwar (Santa Monica: RAND, 1996 ), 82, http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR789/. 20 Richard M. Gomez, "Centralized Command - Decentralized

  13. Requirements Definition for Force Level Command and Control in the Tactical Air Control System: An Evolutionary Approach Toward Meeting Near Term and Future Operational Needs.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-01-01

    numerous major exercises, such as WINTEX- CIMEX , REFORGER, CRESTED EAGLE, and BRIGHT STAR. USAFE is now actively planning an evolutionary approach toward C2...during WINTEX- CIMEX 85, we have been investigating a number of approaches to enhancing joint air-ground operations and providing a means for better...throughout the ground battle elements. The USAREUR Distributed Decision Aid System (UD[1AS) was initially deployed in Exercise WINTEX- CIMEX 84. During

  14. Pattern for Victory: Forging and Leading Air Power at War

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-05-17

    politely while the duplicate command takes over. Imagine the Battle of Britain if the Royal Air Force had been split into segments, one under the Admiralty...requested Kuter provide feedback to theater commanders about the political considerations guiding, and resource constraints limiting, the Combined Chiefs of...American air power theorist Everett C. Dolman proposes, “The purpose of military strategy is to link military means with political aims

  15. Airsea Battle: Can the Air Force and the Navy Get Along

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-06-01

    staffs at headquarters, Special Operations Command – Korea (SOCKOR) and at Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines (JSOTF- P ). His most...Detachment (JSOAD) deputy commander for JSOTF- P . Major Kobs holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of New...1894), p . 26. concept, Glenn H. Curtiss agreed to instruct naval officers for the creation of a naval aviation program. Lieutenant T.G

  16. A Prototype JFACC: General George C. Kenney

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-06-01

    Corps, as well as air forces from Australia and New Zealand . Many accounts of the Battles for Leyte and Luzon center around ground and naval forces...St Clair Streett USA Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Command Organization SWPA June 15, 1944 Figure 5...Ground Task Force OPCON Operational Command POA Pacific Ocean Areas RAAF Royal Australian Air Force RNZAF Royal New Zealand Air Force SAP

  17. Electronic warfare microwave components

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Cosby, L. A.

    1984-09-01

    The current and projected state-of-the-art for electronic warfare (EW) microwave components is reviewed, with attention given to microwave components used extensively in EW systems for reconnaissance, threat warning, direction finding, and repeater jamming. It is emphasized that distributed EW systems must be able to operate from manned tactical and strategic platforms, with requirements including remote aerospace and space elements, as well as the need for expandable devices for detection, location, and denial/deception functions. EW coordination, or battle management, across a distributed system is a rapidly emerging requirement that must be integrated into current and projected command-and-control programs.

  18. Applications of Artificial Intelligence to the Strategic Defense Initiative’s Battle Management/Command and Control Objective.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-09-01

    technology issue is expected to take years of research (20:11). According to Lt Gen James A. Abrahamson, director of the SDI organization heading up...from occurring (14:79). A Wqhite House Panel known as the (Dr. James ) Fletcher Defensive Technologies Study Group has pointed out that, in the past...Handbook of Artificial Intelligence. Volume I. Los Altos CA: WilliamKaufmann Inc., 1981. 5. Basden , Andrew. "On the Application of Expert Systems,N

  19. A Near Term Approach to Embedded Training: Battle Command Visualization 101

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-05-01

    Example of Task Guidance area at the end of Module 1, Exercise 1 (Level 1) ...... 26 Figure 9 Example of Robo -Scout information, accessed through the...unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) sensor, the Robo -Scout. They will be equipped with both passive and active systems to provide target acquisition, real...PIR# Track of Update RqieTemplated Required 1 Tracked & NAI 1, 2 S, T S200 synthetic L 2 hrs Vehicle type, Intel, Fires (PIR 1) Wheeled aperture radar

  20. US Army Order of Battle 1919-1941. Volume 1. The Arms: Major Commands and Infantry Organizations, 1919-41

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    Author for the Contemporary Operations Study Team at the Combat Studies Institute . Combat Studies Institute The Combat Studies Institute (CSI) is an...organization that produces timely and relevant military history publications and contemporary operational history for the US Army. The institute’s...instructors. The Past is Prologue! AD 1979 TAB M O C T U DIE SS INSTIT U T E E ST SUGOPR O L AN TEAC TU S U.S. Army Order of Battle, 1919–1941 Unlike

  1. Strategic Computing Computer Vision: Taking Image Understanding To The Next Plateau

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Simpson, R. L., Jr.

    1987-06-01

    The overall objective of the Strategic Computing (SC) Program of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is to develop and demonstrate a new generation of machine intelligence technology which can form the basis for more capable military systems in the future and also maintain a position of world leadership for the US in computer technology. Begun in 1983, SC represents a focused research strategy for accelerating the evolution of new technology and its rapid prototyping in realistic military contexts. Among the very ambitious demonstration prototypes being developed within the SC Program are: 1) the Pilot's Associate which will aid the pilot in route planning, aerial target prioritization, evasion of missile threats, and aircraft emergency safety procedures during flight; 2) two battle management projects one for the for the Army, which is just getting started, called the AirLand Battle Management program (ALBM) which will use knowledge-based systems technology to assist in the generation and evaluation of tactical options and plans at the Corps level; 3) the other more established program for the Navy is the Fleet Command Center Battle Management Program (FCCBIVIP) at Pearl Harbor. The FCCBMP is employing knowledge-based systems and natural language technology in a evolutionary testbed situated in an operational command center to demonstrate and evaluate intelligent decision-aids which can assist in the evaluation of fleet readiness and explore alternatives during contingencies; and 4) the Autonomous Land Vehicle (ALV) which integrates in a major robotic testbed the technologies for dynamic image understanding, knowledge-based route planning with replanning during execution, hosted on new advanced parallel architectures. The goal of the Strategic Computing computer vision technology base (SCVision) is to develop generic technology that will enable the construction of complete, robust, high performance image understanding systems to support a wide range of DoD applications. Possible applications include autonomous vehicle navigation, photointerpretation, smart weapons, and robotic manipulation. This paper provides an overview of the technical and program management plans being used in evolving this critical national technology.

  2. Genghis Khan: Leadership for the Airland Battle

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-04-01

    COLLEGE AIR UNIVERSITY MAXWELL AFB, AL 36112-5542 t , , _ I _ * LIAUIVmzKz // /9) REPOR SOCUMUNTATION PAGEON it. WPM UIQPM fP",, A101-, W ., Ia itT zN... succesful completion, The advsor Lt Cot Rodger L, Tunnel, Army Instructor Group, Air Command an~d Staff College, provided invaluable advice in all...Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, where he resides with Beata and their two children, Melissa and Justin. ,Aooession Fror

  3. Tactical Level Command and Control and Decision Making Utilizing FBCB2-BFT

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-09-01

    area. Due to the inherent uncertainty of battle (fog of war) and the limited range of radio communications, mission type orders were issued that...existence 8 of a tactical level was simply a reflection of the practical issues that face commanders, and the control measures that they adopt to...overcome them. These “ issues ” included the “geography they operate in, the scale of forces involved, and the technology that defines the

  4. NATO initial common operational picture capability project

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Fanti, Laura; Beach, David

    2002-08-01

    The Common Operational Picture (COP) capability can be defined as the ability to display on a single screen integrated views of the Recognized Maritime, Air and Ground Pictures, enriched by other tactical data, such as theater plans, assets, intelligence and logistics information. The purpose of the COP capability is to provide military forces a comprehensive view of the battle space, thereby enhancing situational awareness and the decision-making process across the military command and control spectrum. The availability of a COP capability throughout the command structure is a high priority operational requirement in NATO. A COP capability for NATO is being procured and implemented in an incremental way within the NATO Automated Information System (Bi-SC AIS) Functional Services programme under the coordination of the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) Integrated Programme Team 5 (IPT5). The NATO Initial COP (iCOP) capability project, first step of this evolutionary procurement, will provide an initial COP capability to NATO in a highly pragmatic and low-risk fashion, by using existing operational communications infrastructure and NATO systems, i.e. the NATO-Wide Integrated Command and Control Software for Air Operations (ICC), the Maritime Command and Control Information System (MCCIS), and the Joint Operations and Intelligence Information System (JOIIS), which will provide respectively the Recognized Air, Maritime and Ground Pictures. This paper gives an overview of the NATO Initial COP capability project, including its evolutionary implementation approach, and describes the technical solution selected to satisfy the urgent operational requirement in a timely and cost effective manner.

  5. The Lucky Seventh in the Bulge: A Case Study for the Airland Battle

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-05-15

    decidedly proactive and adherence to it requires commanders and soldiers to get inside of the enemy force and preclude them from acting as they would like...Struggle for Europe: World War II in Western Eurooe (New York: Harper and Row, 1952 ); * Charles Whiting, Death of a Division (New York: Stein and Day...Hoge, in the absence of any clear delineation of responsibility. The problem of who was in command made things difficult, but Hasbrouck acted as he saw

  6. LEADERSHIP AND POWER: ARE WE ADEQUATELY EDUCATING ABOUT THESE TOPICS IN AIR FORCE PME

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-02-16

    Ibid., 197. 9 Stanley Milgram, “Behavior Study of Obedience,” Journal of Abnormal Psychology 67, no 4 (1963): 372. 10 Ibid., 373-374. 11 Ibid...Stanley. "Behavior Study of Obedience ." Journal of Abnormal Psychology , 1963: 371-378. Miller, Jake. “Air Force General Relieved of Command After...level, served on the Air Combat Command Staff, as well as integrated with the Army at every echelon from battalion to corps. He is a Master Air Battle

  7. Crossing the Line of Departure. Battle Command on the Move A Historical Perspective

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-01-01

    controlled Alsace into Germany (French ally Württemberg) with an army of 200,000 organized into seven army corps and a cavalry corps, with corps varying...three to five days and daily horse-mounted messen­ gers to and from the corps commanders. After some delays because of a shortage of bridges , his...assembled his army in central Germany when the Prussians invaded the buffer state of Saxony and forcibly made it an ally. Figure 4. The Advance on

  8. The Axis and the Intended Invasion of Malta in 1942: A Combined Planning Endeavor

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-05-22

    is here adopted by the author as deemed most appropriate, given the context, than the original “conduct of a training exercise without troop...Esigenza C3, in AUSME. 89Ibid. Translated by author. The translation kept the original term “battle,” but it would not be inappropriate to term it...Bernhard Ramcke (1889-1968). Commander of the paratroopers in Crete (1941) and commander of the Brest Fortress (1944). After surrender, Ramcke was sent to

  9. Corps Communications for the Airland Battle

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1985-04-01

    intelligence , fire support. 111 wm mssemm vvw* m » ’■I.|J|.’■,■■*.■■.■ ■;■’!■». p i JL ■ .■.’.■, .■i». ■. ■ ■ ■. ■■ ■ ———-— im ^’ air de-fense...logistics support. The system must be flexible to support the pace of maneuver, it must have extensive range to support surveillance, intelligence and the...Command and Control, Intelligence , Fire Support, etc.) must be adjusted to correspond to the new mission. Communications assets must be allocated

  10. Appraisal of Army Training Battle Simulation System (ARTBASS) Training Test Validation Phase

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-07-01

    DISTRIBUTION: Primary di>i#*w«*QQof this report has betnmtUJn ARI. Please address corre- spondend^^ncerning dimfcution of re& tmj ^o: U.S...c. A penetration d. A breakout 41. A commander organizes his force into a rupture force, main body, reserves and rear guard in order to conduct...occupied by Tm A, 1st Bn (MECH), 77th Inf prior to an attack. B-18 26. It la best to’ conduct a minefield breaching operation a. At night . b. At dann

  11. Filmless Radiology: The Design, Integration, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Digital Imaging Network. Potential Investigations to Be Conducted in Conjunction with the Digital Imaging Network System (DINS) evaluation Project. Revision 1

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-06-01

    INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERORGANIZATION U.S. Army Medical (if aplicable ) Research & Development Command Contract No. DAMDI7-86-C-6145 8c. ADDRESS (City...three echelon levels is delivered from mobile facilities located up to 10, 40, and 150 kilometers from the forward edge of the battle area (FEBA...respectively. There are seven types of Army hospitals used in wartime theaters of operation. They range from Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units in

  12. Redefining Attack: Taking the Offensive Against Networks

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2003-03-01

    for his insight, inspiration, and thought provoking discussion that stretched the limits of our imaginations. The thesis all began with owls, mice ......order of battle for these elusive networks is hidden from view. There are few tanks to count, barracks and command centers to reconnoiter or industrial

  13. Battle Environment Assessment for Commanders: A Concept of Support for Joint and Component Strategy and Operations.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-03-14

    focused application of decision aids. These decision aids must incorporate standardized processes, computer assisted artificial intelligence, linkage...Theater Planning. A Strategic-Operational Perspective,’ by COL MIke ,or i n Olesak, John, LTC Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Inteligence , U S

  14. Planning and Preparing for Training in Reserve Component Units

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-04-01

    Maneuver should be emphasized over gunnery because maneuver is more difficult. • BCBST (brigade command and battle staff training) can be the funding ... model for delivery of management training to Guard company and battalion members. • Training tasks should be spread out over a longer cycle. The year is

  15. Leader Challenge: What Would You Do?

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Miller, Chris; Self, Nate; Garven, Sena; Allen, Nate

    2011-01-01

    Given the complex environment in which the U.S. military operates, leaders at all levels must be prepared for a force that is more responsive to regional combatant commanders needs, better employs joint capabilities, facilitates force packaging and rapid deployment, and fights self contained units in non-linear, non-contiguous battle space. This…

  16. Getting There is Only Half the Battle: Improving Forcible Entry Capability for Joint Force 2020

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-04-01

    it will not describe the exact numbers and types of airplanes , missiles, armored vehicles, satellites, or maritime subsurface weapons that will be...II, Allied forces under command of General Eisenhower employed airborne, glider , and amphibious units to assault the northern coast of France and

  17. Jointness: A Selected Bibliography

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-08-01

    AD-A431-767) http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA431767 Lamb , William L. Moving beyond Goldwater-Nichols: The Case for Continued Reform of the DoD...in Support of the Joint Force’." Army Aviation 55 (May 2006): 22-24. Magnuson, Stew . "Turf Battles: Strategic Command’s Expanded Portfolio

  18. The AAF in Northwest Africa. An Account of the Twelfth Air Force in the Northwest African Landing and the Battle for Tunisia

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-01-01

    29 echelon of XII Fighter Command; the Moroccan Composite Wing operated in Morocco . All wings were activated 26 January 1943. XII Fighter Command’s...satellites, would raise Allied morale, and would encourage those ele - ments in the Axis-occupied countries which were working as best they could toward...news of the invasion, in order to fore- stall an Allied breaching of the southern coast of France, to establish submarine and air bases , and to control

  19. The Role of the Cavalry at Gettysburg June 30, 1863-July 3, 1863: A Guide to the Battlefield.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-03-18

    advance element of the 2d North Carolina Cavalry entered the town of Hanover and ran into the rear of a Union cavalry brigade. Major John Hammond, of...forces, as ,. the following accounts from Brigadier General . John Buford, Commander of the First Division, reflect. 0 JUNE 30, 1863- 5.30 a. m. The enemy...Command - Gettysburg S75 U+ ’V. , UNION ORDER OF BATTLE CAVALRY CORPS Major General Alfred Pleasonton FIRST DIVISION Brigadier General John Buford First

  20. Art of war hidden in Kolmogorov's equations.

    PubMed

    Lauren, Michael K; McIntosh, Gregory C; Perry, Nigel; Moffat, James

    2007-03-01

    Here we discuss how Kolmogorov's work on turbulence can be used as the inspiration for a new description of battlefield dynamics. The method presented may also represent a new way of describing self-organizing dynamical systems, in place of conventional differential equation approaches. The key finding is that the rate of attrition in a battle appears to be a function of the fractal dimension of the opposing forces. It is suggested that, this being the case, the fractal dimension could be used as a surrogate to represent the organizational efficiency of one force relative to another, commonly called Command and Control.

  1. Optimal Facility Location Tool for Logistics Battle Command (LBC)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-08-01

    64 Appendix B. VBA Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Appendix C. Story...should city planners have located emergency service facilities so that all households (the demand) had equal access to coverage?” The critical...programming language called Visual Basic for Applications ( VBA ). CPLEX is a commercial solver for linear, integer, and mixed integer linear programming problems

  2. 41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

  3. 41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

  4. 41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

  5. 41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

  6. 41 CFR 101-26.602-2 - Procurement of packaged petroleum products.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ..., from the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, Attn: DLSC-T, Battle Creek, Mich. 49016... (FPMR 101-26.2) to the Defense General Supply Center (DGSC), Richmond, Va. 23297, using routing... Center (DFSC) procurements under the provisions of § 101-26.602-1 may be submitted to DGSC. DGSC will...

  7. Judge Advocate (NGB-JA) - Personal Staff - Joint Staff - The National Guard

    Science.gov Websites

    training. Assists in identifying NG JAs to meet service operational requirements. And Coordinates and ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training

  8. Senior Enlisted Advisor to the CNGB - The National Guard

    Science.gov Websites

    , Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve ARNG Command Sergeant Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training

  9. Automating Command Post and Battle Staff Operations at the USAF 45th Space Wing

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-10-01

    services that can be registered in UDDI directories. It will also be possible to locate relevant data by using Wave’s federated search capabilities...Data is made accessible through federated search and web services provided by Wave. Data is made understandable because it is presented in the

  10. Optimization of armored fighting vehicle crew performance in a net-centric battlefield

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    McKeen, William P.; Espenant, Mark

    2002-08-01

    Traditional display, control and situational awareness technologies may not allow the fighting vehicle commander to take full advantage of the rich data environment made available in the net-centric battle field of the future. Indeed, the sheer complexity and volume of available data, if not properly managed, may actually reduce crew performance by overloading or confusing the commander with irrelevant information. New techniques must be explored to understand how to present battlefield information and provide the commander with continuous high quality situational awareness without significant cognitive overhead. Control of the vehicle's many complex systems must also be addressed the entire Soldier Machine Interface must be optimized if we are to realize the potential performance improvements. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) and General Dynamics Canada Ltd. have embarked on a joint program called Future Armoured Fighting Vehicle Systems Technology Demonstrator, to explore these issues. The project is based on man-in-the-loop experimentation using virtual reality technology on a six degree-of-freedom motion platform that simulates the motion, sights and sounds inside a future armoured vehicle. The vehicle commander is provided with a virtual reality vision system to view a simulated 360 degree multi-spectrum representation of the battlespace, thus providing enhanced situational awareness. Graphic overlays with decision aid information will be added to reduce cognitive loading. Experiments will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual control systems. The simulations are carried out in a virtual battlefield created by linking our simulation system with other simulation centers to provide a net-centric battlespace where enemy forces can be engaged in fire fights. Survivability and lethality will be measured in successive test sequences using real armoured fighting vehicle crews to optimize overall system effectiveness.

  11. [Turning points in world history: urological comments on pathography of famous people: did Napoleon Bonaparte have a cystitis during the battle of Waterloo and was the battle lost because of that?].

    PubMed

    Hatzinger, M; Stastny, M; Haferkamp, A

    2011-03-01

    Apparently unimportant diseases of some prominent figures can have a considerable effect on the course of time at turning points in world history. It is quite conceivable that the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815 had been lost by France because Napoleon was not in full possession of his powers, because he was suffering from acute cystitis. Adverse weather conditions with continuous rain and coldness in advance of the battle, extremely primitive hygienic conditions and more than simple quarters for the night led to the development of cystitis. Based on the records of his biographers, his personal physician and the letters to his brother, we know that Napoleon was not able to give the command to attack in the early morning as intended, but in the early noon, only because of his bad general condition. This delay of several hours led, as we all know, to the intervention of Prussia and the devastating defeat of France. Thus it appears that a relatively unimportant urological disease influenced the course of world history crucially.

  12. Defining Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations Requirements for Future Department of the Navy Training and Analytical Models and Simulations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-09-01

    43 B. WELL-DEFINED MEASURES ........................................................... 43 C. ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF ANALYSIS ( EEA ...45 D. EEA PROCESS FOR RESTORATION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICE - WATER...FBCB2 Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade-and-Below FM Army Field Manual EEA Essential Elements of Analysis EPG Electronic Proving Ground ESS

  13. Innovative Science and Technology (IST) in Support of SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) BM/C3 (Battle Management/Command, Control and Communications)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-08-01

    primitive model would be unthinkable. Similarly, while human operators once made plugboard connections to complete telephone circuits for long-distance...calls, the current volume of U.S. long-distance telephone traffic could not be serviced if the entire U.S. population sat before telephone plugboards

  14. Back to Basics: A Study of the Second Lebanon War and Operation CAST LEAD

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-01-01

    Center in Negev , Israel. As an example, Armored Brigade 401 that had lost eight tank crewmen during the battle of Saluki in 2006, conducted a 12-week...innovative spirit seemed to radiate from many IDF ground units. A battalion commander in the Givati Brigade stated during the height of the ground

  15. 56TH Fighter Group: ’Wolfpack’ Operations - Air Battle for Berlin.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-04-01

    A pilot from the 63rd FS later reported seeing a yellow nosed fighter attacked and blown up by a Me-109. The 63rd FS pilot subsequently downed that...places one of its aircraft at my disposal by order of the Commanding Officer. Specht and I take off together, with Feldwebel Hauptmann and Sergeant

  16. C3 on the AirLand Battlefield: Striking a Balance between Communications Means and Information Needs,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-01-12

    regards to use of the radio for command and control -- an incessant quest for combat information that carried through Viet Nam and is with us to this...advantages and improvements promised by technology will be only cosmetic unless communications needs are tailored to AirLand Battle Doctrine. Indisciplined use

  17. 15. Photographic copy of photograph, n.d. (original photograph in STRATCOM ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    15. Photographic copy of photograph, n.d. (original photograph in STRATCOM Historian files, Offutt AFB, Bellevue, Nebraska). Interior view of crew members at work in battle staff compartment. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

  18. BMDS/SSA Integrated Sensing Demonstration (BISD)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Turner, T.; Springford, K.; Grimaldi, L.

    2011-09-01

    This demonstration is intended to provide a near-term prototype, leave-behind capability for integrating Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) ground sensors for use in the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) mission. Closed-loop tasking and cueing capability will be implemented, and a demonstration of net-centric space data dissemination using the BMDS sensors will be undertaken using various SSA mission threads. The demonstration is designed to highlight the implications of modifying software and/or hardware at the BMDS command and control node so that cost, risk, and schedule for an operational implementation can be fully understood. Additionally, this demonstration is intended to assess the impacts to both mission areas as a multi-mission, non-traditional sensor capability is integrated into the SSA mission. A successful demonstration will have many leave-behind capabilities and first-of-its-kind achievements to include: a) an extensible SSA operational prototype configuration for BMDS X-Band radars such as AN/TPY-2 and Sea-Based X-Band (SBX) b) a prototype SSA tasking and cueing capability between the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) and the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) Experimental Laboratory (X-Lab), extensible to the Combatant Commands (COCOMS), and out to BMDS sensors c) a capability for a twoway, net-centric, interface for JSpOC space operations, to include translation from net-centric communications to legacy systems and d) processing of BMDS X-Band Radar tracks in the Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC).

  19. Assured communications and combat resiliency: the relationship between effective national communications and combat efficiency

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Allgood, Glenn O.; Kuruganti, Phani Teja; Nutaro, James; Saffold, Jay

    2009-05-01

    Combat resiliency is the ability of a commander to prosecute, control, and consolidate his/her's sphere of influence in adverse and changing conditions. To support this, an infrastructure must exist that allows the commander to view the world in varying degrees of granularity with sufficient levels of detail to permit confidence estimates to be levied against decisions and course of actions. An infrastructure such as this will include the ability to effectively communicate context and relevance within and across the battle space. To achieve this will require careful thought, planning, and understanding of a network and its capacity limitations in post-event command and control. Relevance and impact on any existing infrastructure must be fully understood prior to deployment to exploit the system's full capacity and capabilities. In this view, the combat communication network is considered an integral part of or National communication network and infrastructure. This paper will describe an analytical tool set developed at ORNL and RNI incorporating complexity theory, advanced communications modeling, simulation, and visualization technologies that could be used as a pre-planning tool or post event reasoning application to support response and containment.

  20. Taking on 21: A Former College President Starts a National Campaign to Lower the Drinking Age

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Wasley, Paula

    2007-01-01

    John M. McCardell Jr., president emeritus of Middlebury College, is a respected Civil War scholar. His lectures on the Gettysburg Address command large audiences at alumni meetings, and his seminars on the war always attract eager undergraduates. Recently the genteel academic threw himself into another conflict. Call it the Battle of the Binge.…

  1. A Study in Leadership: The 761st Tank Battalion and the 92d Division in World War II.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-06-02

    Moville . By this time C Company had sustained heavy losses and had a total strength of fifty-eight enlisted men. The new commander of C Company...the towns of Moville and Tillet was not as furious in these battles. Thousands of German soldiers surrendered during this push. Some were reluctant to

  2. Analysis of the Effects of the Commander’s Battle Positioning on Unit Combat Performance

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-03-01

    Analysis ......... .. 58 Logistic Regression Analysis ......... .. 61 Canonical Correlation Analysis ........ .. 62 Descriminant Analysis...entails classifying objects into two or more distinct groups, or responses. Dillon defines descriminant analysis as "deriving linear combinations of the...object given it’s predictor variables. The second objective is, through analysis of the parameters of the descriminant functions, determine those

  3. The Use of Command and Control to Enhance Agility and Achieve Synchronization on the AirLand Battlefield,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-05-15

    for public release; distribution is unlimited. APPROVED FOJ Pr~rrLT~c FTAS 86-3641 86 11 18 134 UNCLASSIFIED SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF THIS -PAGE 7! J...Military Staff, Its HistorY and Devlopment. Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, 1961. Home, Alistair. To Lose a Battle. New York: Penguin Books, 1979

  4. Combat Literacy: Creating a Command Climate With Greater Appreciation for the Operational Role of Foreign Language

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-10-23

    language and culture of the battle space is critical to effective operational design. Analysis of steps taken by the U.S. military to provide the...advocacy. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Foreign Language, Culture , Linguists, Interpreters, Translators, Training, Situational Awareness 16. SECURITY...DIRECTION 10 CHANGING THE CULTURE 12 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 16 NOTES 18 BIBLIOGRAPHY

  5. A Simulation-Based Methodology for Developing a Standarized Design Template for Future Battle Command Training Centers

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-06-01

    result of changes that run the gamut from space and staff levels to changes in training requirements to the unit composition on a particular...required of them, as well as a simulation tool that can identify the potential impacts on training as a result of changes that run the gamut from space

  6. Commanding Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Teams

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-06-01

    Coalition Battle Management Language (C-BML) Study Group Report. 2005 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop (05F- SIW - 041), Orlando, FL, September...NMSG-085 CIG Land Operation Demonstration. 2013 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (13S- SIW -031), San Diego, CA. April 2013. [4] K...Simulation Interoperability Workshop (10F- SIW -039), Orlando, FL, September 2010. [5] M. Langerwisch, M. Ax, S. Thamke, T. Remmersmann, A. Tiderko

  7. Battle Group Asset Management Decision Support System.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-03-01

    3.141 Terminal Display - Battle Group Missile Sys . 202 3.142 Battle Group Gun Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 204 3.143 Force missile and Gun Systems...with the sys -.6e, and/or the battle group has nct, as yet, been 61 * (MAIN MENU CC¢TI.) * SENSCR --- GRAPHICALLY DISPLAY UNIT/FORCE SENSCR *COVERAGE...BUILD A DATABASE OF THE CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITS IN YOUR BATTLE GROUP. THESE I CAPAEILITIES WILL INCLUDE ALL SENSOR AND WEAPONS SYS - TEES CNBCARD, AS

  8. Flight demonstration of a self repairing flight control system in a NASA F-15 fighter aircraft

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Urnes, James M.; Stewart, James; Eslinger, Robert

    1990-01-01

    Battle damage causing loss of control capability can compromise mission objectives and even result in aircraft loss. The Self Repairing Flight Control System (SRFCS) flight development program directly addresses this issue with a flight control system design that measures the damage and immediately refines the control system commands to preserve mission potential. The system diagnostics process detects in flight the type of faults that are difficult to isolate post flight, and thus cause excessive ground maintenance time and cost. The control systems of fighter aircraft have the control power and surface displacement to maneuver the aircraft in a very large flight envelope with a wide variation in airspeed and g maneuvering conditions, with surplus force capacity available from each control surface. Digital flight control processors are designed to include built-in status of the control system components, as well as sensor information on aircraft control maneuver commands and response. In the event of failure or loss of a control surface, the SRFCS utilizes this capability to reconfigure control commands to the remaining control surfaces, thus preserving maneuvering response. Correct post-flight repair is the key to low maintainability support costs and high aircraft mission readiness. The SRFCS utilizes the large data base available with digital flight control systems to diagnose faults. Built-in-test data and sensor data are used as inputs to an Onboard Expert System process to accurately identify failed components for post-flight maintenance action. This diagnostic technique has the advantage of functioning during flight, and so is especially useful in identifying intermittent faults that are present only during maneuver g loads or high hydraulic flow requirements. A flight system was developed to test the reconfiguration and onboard maintenance diagnostics concepts on a NASA F-15 fighter aircraft.

  9. Battle Command Staff Training

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-12-01

    warfare ? • How does one develop training exercises to exploit this medium? • What are some of the implications for institutional training? The DARPA...IDT Inactive Duty Training JEW IIntelligencel•ectronic Warfare I FOR Intelligent Forces IPB Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield JAAT Joint Air... Chemical xiI NFA No Fire Area NGB Nationhl Guard Bureau NTC National Training Center OAC Officers Advanced Cours- OC Observer/Controllcr OCI Observer

  10. Enhancement of the Logistics Battle Command Model: Architecture Upgrades and Attrition Module Development

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-01-05

    module. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Logistics, attrition, discrete event simulation, Simkit, LBC 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: Unclassified 17. LIMITATION...stochastics, and discrete event model programmed in Java building largely on the Simkit library. The primary purpose of the LBC model is to support...equations makes them incompatible with the discrete event construct of LBC. Bullard further advances this methodology by developing a stochastic

  11. 597 Days: A Division’s Morale During Sustained Combat

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-05-22

    Republic (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1948), 35. 20 David H. Marlowe , Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Combat and Deployment...Marshall, Men Against Fire: The problem of Battle Command, 138; Marlowe , Psychological and Psychosocial Consequences of Combat and Deployment, 51; Vessey...ret), interview. 25 Dave Grossman, On Killing (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1995), 90, 143. 26 Marlowe , Psychological and Psychosocial

  12. 16. Photographic copy of photograph, 1973 (original photograph in 55th ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    16. Photographic copy of photograph, 1973 (original photograph in 55th Wing Historian files, Offutt AFB, Bellevue, Nebraska). Interior view showing Major General Jerry Johnson and crew at work in battle staff compartment. - Offutt Air Force Base, Looking Glass Airborne Command Post, Looking Glass Aircraft, On Operational Apron covering northeast half of Project Looking Glass Historic District, Bellevue, Sarpy County, NE

  13. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Frenkel, G.; Paterson, T.S.; Smith, M.E.

    The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has collected and analyzed information on battle management algorithm technology that is relevant to Battle Management/Command, Control and Communications (BM/C3). This Memorandum Report represents a program plan that will provide the BM/C3 Directorate of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) with administrative and technical insight into algorithm technology. This program plan focuses on current activity in algorithm development and provides information and analysis to the SDIO to be used in formulating budget requirements for FY 1988 and beyond. Based upon analysis of algorithm requirements and ongoing programs, recommendations have been made for research areasmore » that should be pursued, including both the continuation of current work and the initiation of new tasks. This final report includes all relevant material from interim reports as well as new results.« less

  14. The 1994 Louisiana Maneuvers: Is Back to the Future What Our Army Needs?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-05-26

    can link current operational level training to future Combined Arms Training Strategies ( CATS ). The Army Chief of Staff s 1994 Louisiana Maneuver...tactical Combined Arms Training Strategy ( CATS ). An examination of Army tactical training strategies will reflect that operational forces can benefit...from both a CATS structure, and participation in an operational level Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) similar to division and corps BCTP’s

  15. CAD/CAM Helps Build Better Bots: High-Tech Design and Manufacture Draws Engineering-Oriented Students

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Van Name, Barry

    2012-01-01

    There is a battlefield where no quarter is given, no mercy shown, but not a single drop of blood is spilled. It is an arena that witnesses the bringing together of high-tech design and manufacture with the outpouring of brute force, under the remotely accessed command of some of today's brightest students. This is the world of battling robots, or…

  16. Department of Defense Strategic and Business Case Analyses for Commercial Products in Secure Mobile Computing

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-06-01

    Selected Security Features in BlackBerry and SME PED Devices...Figure 1, the blue bars represent the net present value (NPV) of costs for current DoD wireless services on the unclassified (e.g., BlackBerry ) and...PDA], Blackberry , iPhone, etc.) for both Battle Command applications and communications and secure data only that needs to be classified as part of

  17. Battle Management/Command and Control, and Communications (BM/C3), Environmental Assessment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-08-01

    Highway 94 outside the base (39). This addition can be mitigated through the use of van pools and other conservation measures. 3-4 Water Quality All...Facility Description Miller, Jim MS Earth Resources Reviewer Milliken, Larry BS Earth Resources Project Description Morelan, Edward A. MS Earth...1987. Telephone conversation with Edward A. Morelan. 11. Dennary, Andy, Civil Engineering Department, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. 21 May 1987

  18. United States Marine Corps Cost Reduction and the Joint Battle Command Platform

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-09-01

    2013) ...................... 20   Figure 4.   Hierarchical multi- level representation of the JBC-P FoS capability areas and metrics (After Han et...Technician FY Fiscal Year GAO Government Accountability Office GCE Ground Combat Element GOTS Government off the Shelf HMMWV High...widely dispersed units across the battlefield (HQMC, 2013). This control is desired to be extended down to the company level and below. The vision

  19. Military Review: The Professional Journal of the U.S. Army, September-October 2008

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-10-01

    Lovell, “Pittsburgh Innovates: Pitt concussion study shows fMRI and ImPACT improves safe-to-play decisions,” University of Pittsburgh Medical Center...Director, School of Advanced Military Studies Gregory Fontenot, Director, University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies Lester W. Grau Foreign...Military Studies Office COL Eric Nelson, Director, Battle Command Integration Directorate William G. Robertson Director, Combat Studies Institute COL

  20. Web-enabled Exercise Generation Tool for Battle Command Training

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-08-01

    perceived as fair. Some non-instructional bells and whistles, such as background music and two-dimensional animation, should be judiciously...modify the current image by changing its size or adding a caption (Figure 12). Second, the trainer can upload a new image from his/her computer and...specify properties such as size, caption , image credit, and whether the image is searchable and usable by other trainers (Figure 13). Finally, the

  1. Command and Control of the U.S. Tenth Army During the Battle of Okinawa

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-12

    existing data sources , gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing this collection of information. Send comments...the supporting Allied naval force with massed kamikaze attacks, resulting in heavy casualties. Ultimately, Lt. Gen. Buckner committed both corps to a...force with massed kamikaze attacks, resulting in heavy casualties. Ultimately, Lt. Gen. Buckner committed both corps to a frontal attack on the

  2. Coordination Without Borders Assigning US Military Officers to NGO World Headquarters: Rhetoric and Reality

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-05-21

    Freedom). The DoD has executed a ―go it alone‖ policy, i.e. US military forces have had to make the peace, resolve the issues and operationally manage ...rank or grade structures, assignment locations, career impacts, tour lengths, rating chains and position funding are issues the US military must...contrasts NGO operations when confronted with military commanders who manage ―battle space.‖ 14

  3. Securing the U.S. Transportation Command

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-03-11

    sink as many of the cargo ships as possible [2]. As the battle raged in the Atlantic Ocean, Allied bombers were destroying German access to oil ...refineries and synthetic fuel factories. By 1944, the Germans did not have enough fuel for aircraft to protect the oil facilities that remained or for...electrical engineering, all from the University of Michigan. Kajal T. Claypool is currently the assistant leader for the Informatics and Decision

  4. Air Vice-Marshal Wilfrid Oulton

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Steele, Philip

    1998-09-01

    Air Vice-Marshal Wilfrid Oulton, who died on 31 October 1997, aged 86, was one of that select group of distinguished Royal Air Force pilots who became equally distinguished navigators. Much of his early Service experience in World War II was spent in Coastal Command, where his natural flying ability combined with his acquired navigator's knowledge and skill led to exceptional operational achievements.In 1943, German submarines were taking a devastating toll of Allied shipping in the North Atlantic and Wilf Oulton was flying long-range patrols over the Bay of Biscay. In May of that year, commanding a Halifax bomber which had been converted for maritime operations, he attacked with depth charges and sank two U-boats and shared in the destruction of a third. For these outstanding successes, which helped mark the Battle of the Atlantic turning in our favour, he was awarded the DSO.Later, and completely different, with the cessation of hostilities, Oulton was jointly responsible for the introduction of the first Air Traffic Control system at Heathrow. And, different again, his ability to inspire confidence and co-operate extremely well with others led to the most challenging peace-time appointment as Joint Task Force Commander of 'Operation Grapple', which supported the British hydrogen bomb tests at Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean.

  5. What ever happened to accountability?

    PubMed

    Ricks, Thomas E

    2012-10-01

    When leaders don't fire underperforming executives, they send a bad message to the whole organization. A case in point is the U.S. Army. "To study the change in the army across the two decades between World War II and Vietnam," Ricks writes, "is to learn how a culture of high standards and accountability can deteriorate." In this essay, adapted from his new book, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, Ricks illuminates the contrast between General George C. Marshall, an unlikely figure of quiet resolve who became a classic transformational Leader, and the disastrous generals of the Vietnam era. In Vietnam, he writes, the honesty and accountability of Marshall's system were replaced by deceit and command indiscipline. If inadequate leaders are allowed to remain in command of an enterprise, their superiors must look for other ways to accomplish its goals. In Vietnam commanders turned to micromanagement, hovering overhead in helicopters to direct (and interfere with) squad leaders and platoon leaders on the ground. This both undercut combat effectiveness and denied small-unit leaders the opportunity to grow by making decisions under extreme pressure. In Iraq and Afghanistan, Ricks writes, though U.S. troops fought their battles magnificently, their generals often seemed ill equipped for the tasks at hand-especially the difficult but essential job of turning victories on the ground into strategic progress. This brief but powerful history of the army since World War II holds stark lessons for business leaders.

  6. Loop Group Parakeet Virtual Cable Concept Demonstrator

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Dowsett, T.; McNeill, T. C.; Reynolds, A. B.; Blair, W. D.

    2002-07-01

    The Parakeet Virtual Cable (PVC) concept demonstrator uses the Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) laid for the Battle Command Support System (BCSS) to connect the Parakeet DVT(DA) (voice terminal) to the Parakeet multiplexer. This currently requires pairs of PVC interface units to be installed for each DVT(DA) . To reduce the cost of a PVC installation, the concept of a Loop Group Parakeet Virtual Cable (LGPVC) was proposed. This device was designed to replace the up to 30 PVC boxes and the multiplexer at the multiplexer side of a PVC installation. While the demonstrator is largely complete, testing has revealed an incomplete understanding of how to emulate the proprietary handshaking occurring between the circuit switch and the multiplexer. The LGPVC concept cannot yet be demonstrated.

  7. Issues in Strategic Thought: From Clausewitz to Al-Qaida

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-12-01

    form of warfare. All things being equal , including the objective point, the offense would theoretically have the advantage because it could choose the...Clausewitz imagined two battling commanders whose interests “are opposed in equal measure to each other” as a way of conceptualizing pure polarity.63 In...formula apply equally to past history and to present politics. The social movements of all times have played around essentially the same physical

  8. Deja Vu: Can We be Ready for the Next War

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1997-01-01

    ed. Charles E. Heler and William A . Stofft, (Kansas: UP of Kansas, 1986), 243. 6 Thomas Parrish, The Simons and Schuster Encyclopedia of World...Charles E and William A . Stofft. America’s First Battles: 1776-1965. Lawrence: Univ Press of Kansas. 1986 14. Heppenheimer , T.A. Build-Down...next war? Author: Lieutenant Commander M. N. Millard, United States Navy Thesis: A nation can never be truly ready for war but the military

  9. Tactics of the Soviet Army Regiment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1979-05-14

    for this project. Sug- gestions , comments, and recommended changes to this pub- lication are solicited and may be nade to Commander USACACDA ATTN...counterblows on advancing enemy groups." 14 However, this will not be the only time for an encounter battle during the de -fense. etIn contempor-ary...for the defender. "The special features of the meeting engagement for the de - fense can include the enemy usually having superiority in forces and

  10. Schools for Strategy: Teaching Strategy for 21st Century Conflict

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-11-01

    To illustrate, if for now your army cannot win decisive success by fighting (tactically), you are obliged to adopt a long-haul strategy guided by a...sense,” but also who could fight their commands successfully in battle through the competent exercise of real- and near-real- time leadership.27 In...should always be recognition that ultimately it must be a practical, not a scholarly, pursuit. Education in strategy for potentially designated

  11. Bridging the Capability Gap for Battle Command On-the-Move

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-06-01

    FDM) and synchronous Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) network components. This advantage will become further realized once mobile satellite modem... synchronize the initial network timing . Once a NM receives this beacon, it reports the measured receive signal strength back to the NC using the NM’s...in certain areas of the world. Due to M4’s synchronous network connections, link engineering to manage required distributed network timing is often

  12. The Process of Sensemaking in Complex Human Endeavors

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-06-01

    encompassing Joint, Interagency, and Multinational capabilities. The Art and Science of Battle Command LeadUnderstand CDR / Staff ART / Science In short, we...operations. Staff Running Estimates t ff i i Visualize CDR / Staff ART / Science •Planning guidance •Planning guidance •Cdr ’s Intent Describe CDR...Staff ART / Science •Plans & Orders •Preparation •Plans & Orders •Preparation •Execution WF • Intelligence •Maneuver •Fire Support • Protection

  13. Making Riflemen from Mud: Restoring the Army’s Culture of Irregular Warfare

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-04-01

    Guerrilla Warfare2 In the summer of 1899, Lieutenant Matthew Batson was commanding L Troop, 4th U.S. Cavalry, during operations in the ...conquest of the Sudan completed at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898. The full line from the poem reads, “Said England unto Pharaoh, “You’ve had miracles ...neighboring tribes as well.11 11 Allen R. Millett and Peter Maslowski, For the Common Defense (New

  14. The Battlefield Commander’s Assistant Project: Research in Terrain Reasoning

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-05-22

    order dissemination. In order to restrict the survey problem to a manageable level, we made the a priori decision to focus on activities related to...models Manages tools for: Conmander , tactical a explanations * situation assessment1Lplans s plan and plan option " a query/edit capabilities...from our work on the Air Land Battle Management Study ( ’Stachnick 87:) which was tasked to compare Al planning techniques with the requirements of

  15. Establishing a Suitable Tactical Design Model for Clear-Hold-Build Counterinsurgency Operations

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-12

    Vietnam capitol of Saigon. Cedar Falls was tactically designed to achieve this result through two measures . First, U.S. Army forces would separate...provide a higher force ratio for the operation. This tethering would mitigate risk for the Soldiers themselves. Because risk management is so integrated...Vietnam) BCT Brigade Combat Team BCTP Battle Command Training Program BN Battalion BSP Baghdad Security Plan CF Coalition Forces C-H-B Clear-Hold

  16. The United States Army Concept Capability Plan for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction for the Futer Modular Force 2015-2024

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-03-25

    development and pest control, also have deleterious dual use potential. By replicating themselves after introduction into a target population, a small...N national NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NEBC network-enabled battle command NMSCWMD National Military Strategy for Combating...within the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa

  17. Battle Analysis: Villa Verde Trail, Luzon Deliberate Assault, Mountain, Jungle, February-May 1945.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-05-23

    dependence on its three principal suppliers: the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands. Through stockpiling, however, Japan had managed to accumulate...stockpiles, Tokyo managed to keep increasing production of war material until 1944. Beyond that point, however, the American submarine offensive began to...division commander, no officer in a position of leadeship on 5 March held that same position on 29 May when the operation ended. The initial leaders had

  18. Army Logistician. Volume 34, Issue 5, September-October 2002

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-10-01

    ingredients of a poly bag—are porous and allow moisture to be transmitted through the material. A product wrapped in plastic, surrounded by foam, and...M. Gayagas 18 A Statement of Requirements: Ensuring the ‘Special’ in Special Operations—Major O. Shawn Cupp 20 Deploying Medical Units—Major Charles...H. Strite, Jr. 24 Situational Awareness and FSB Battle Command —Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey S. Wilson 26 MTMC Surface Shipments Sustain Troops in

  19. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Rogers, R.

    During May 1996, archaeologists from Espey, Huston & Associates, Inc. conducted National Register of Historic Places testing at four archaeological sites within the Dolet Hills Lignite Mine, 1998-2002 Environmental/Operations Narrative Area, in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the investigations at one of these sites, 16DS228, which represents the Third Phase of the Civil War battle known as the Battle of Mansfield, fought on April 8, 1864. The Battle of Mansfield represented the culmination of the Federal Red River Campaign, which was designed to destroy the Confederate Army west of the Mississippi,more » and to enter and occupy Texas. The Federal strategy was based on a two-pronged attack by the land-naval force under General Nathaniel Banks and Admiral David Porter. The battle was fought in three phases. Initially, the advance segments of the Federal Army encountered Confederate forces commanded by General Richard Taylor, a few miles south of Mansfield. The Confederates overwhelmed the northerners in two successive engagements, forcing them back several miles to the farm of Joshua Chapman, where they made a final stand. During the fighting at Chapman`s farm, now known as the Third Phase of the battle, the U.S. Nineteenth Corps succeeded in stopping the Confederate advance, and allowed the badly mauled Federal Army to retreat southward to Pleasant Hill, where they again fought Taylor`s Confederates on the following afternoon. The archaeological investigations at the Third Phase battlefield examined an area of approximately 40 acres. Numerous historic maps and records from both northern and southern sources suggested that the investigated area included positions of two brigades of the U.S. Nineteenth Corps.« less

  20. Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2017-10-26

    The annual Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner was held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center on October 26, 2017 with Keynote speaker General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Emcee was Mark Larson of Mark Larson Media Services, Inc. Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Scholarships were presented to 8 college students by the National Space Club. Educator of the Year was awarded to Tammy Thorpe; Community Service award was presented to Huntsville, Al. Mayor Tommy Battle. The Communications Award was presented to retired astronaut Dr. Mike Massimino. The Distinguished Science Award was presented to Dr. Martin Weisskopf. The Astronautics Engineer Award was presented to Douglas R. Cooke. The Dr. Wernher Von Braun Space Flight Trophy was presented to Robert Lightfoot.

  1. Japan’s Battle of Okinawa, April-June 1945 (Leavenworth Papers, Number 18)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-05-01

    and close combat to prevail over its lightly armed adversaries, the Chinese and Euro- pean colonial garrisons. Beginning with Guadalcanal, however...Army on 8 July 1944. 55 Cho drank generously and when intoxicated would perform a dance with his samurai sword. He liked having fine cuisine and good...the sentries outside managed to forage some tomatoes and Chinese cabbage from neighboring gardens. Beer and sake were plentiful, and the commander’s

  2. Studies in Battle Command

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-01-01

    gulars i ttl . te i ewa, le nce r ss i a enstown. enstown, h d nt f t pture orge. tely, l ander t ri , odore ac uncey, ed erate. id...triumph, or another such attack, would finally smash us, and then will come the monster catastrophe--a horrible compound of Afghanistan and Corunna...compromise or compound of all of these.“5 On I6 May, while Pemberton vacillated (much to the disgust of his subordi- nates), Grant simplified the

  3. Combatant Commander Challenges and the Role of Religion and History

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-03-01

    a primary role religion often plays in war. Given it is a battle between good and evil, then God “clearly” must be on “our side” and we must seek...the favor of God to ensure America is victorious. America’s leaders have 5 traditionally called upon the country’s Judeo-Christian religious...juxtaposed against the God -fearing and abiding United States.7 President Dwight D. Eisenhower drew this distinction while clearly delivering it in

  4. When the Japanese Bombed the Huertgen Forest: How the Army’s Investigation of Pearl Harbor Influenced the Outcome of the Huertgen Forest, Major General Leonard T. Gerow and His Command of V Corps from 1943-1945

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-05-19

    only a narrow supply line that passed along a narrow one-lane path called the Kall Trail.13 The Germans mounted fierce counter-attacks well supported...Bradley. New York: Ballantine Books, 1971 . ________. West Wall: The Battle For Hitler’s Siegfried Line. Conshohocken, PA.: Da Capo Press, 2000

  5. Strategic Insights: The Battle of Crecy

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-03-20

    this growth of royal power through the example of the French king Philip IV’s expulsion of French Jews , disbanding of the Knights Templar, persecution...his death in 1350. Under Philip VI, France was at the height of her medieval power. Philip VI ruled a feudal realm supported and defended by a...III took command of an army with a split personality. This English army was made up of both the traditional, medieval feudal 13 levy in which the

  6. Naval War College Review. Volume 59, Number 1, Winter 2006

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-01-01

    and for two hours Lieutenant Barik has been Operations Watch Officer (OWO) in the Battle Management Center (BatCen) aboard USS Florida (SSGN 728).27 The...ship is at communications depth on a moonless night. Barik is reviewing the new “launch baskets” for the updated standing U.S. Central Command...strait. Barik would soon hear the signal that means the SEALs are safe. This signal, a brief burst of noise designed to mimic natural biological sounds

  7. The Coast Artillery Journal. Volume 68, Number 5, May 1928

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1928-05-01

    barren victories into decisive successes. In the battle of the future no other method of command will be possible, so the sooner officersare trained to it...seaboard, but competition threatened. The settlement of Jamestown to the south and of Plymouth to the north heralded the ultimate en~oachment of the... Plymouth , and Con- necticut. One hundred and eighty or ninety guns had been mounted on Fort Willem Hendrick and about the town. ~ews of the peace arriving

  8. The Military Decision Making Process and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-04-25

    insight into the challege of command by seeing today’s doctrine applied a historical situation. Subject Terms Report Classification unclassified... bank of the Missouri river where the forty-sixth parallel of north latitude crosses the same, thence along low-water mark down said east bank to a...the east bank of said river shall be, and the same is, set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the Indians herein named, and

  9. Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Final Environmental Assessment Construction and Operation of Revised PACBAR III Radar Station Saipan, CNMI

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1987-06-25

    opacus guami P MAMMALS Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus E Sperm Whale Physeter catodon E Sambar Deer...much feared Commander Quiroga landed at Agingan in an attempt to punish rebellious natives. Quiroga’s men roamed up and down the western and...and men into the desperate battles with U.S. forces in the South Pacific (Crowl: 1960:55). Slowly, as American industrial might was brought to bear

  10. The Command of the Air,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-01-01

    the earth, certain portions of the earth’s surface seem singled out by destiny to be humanity’s battle grounds for all time. Since war had to be...can in any way contribute. These means exist today in embryo in the so- called bombing and pursuit specialties. Aerial offensives, which can be... destiny placed her, and of the political prestige bought with the blood of her sons. It gives her an opportunity to excel in a great industry, and it

  11. The Isonzo front in the First World War: glass ampoules found in the vicinity of the village Kred.

    PubMed

    Krbavcic, Ales

    2015-01-01

    To identify the contents of ampoules stored items at the WW I Kobarid Museum, Slovenia. Sources and methods: Analysis of ampoules from the Kobarid Museum using pharmacopoeial methods. The contents of the unlabelled ampoules were identified as calcium hypochlorite, a decontaminant for mustard gas (Yperite). The Isonzo front/Soška fronta was opened on May 24 1915 by the Kingdom of Italy according to a secret London Treaty. In exchange for the opening of this front, the Kingdom of Italy would be granted large tracts of territory in the wesster provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and along the Adriatic coast. The ensuing trench-warfare during the eleven Isonzo battles ended with the 12th battle known as the Kobarid/Karfeit/Caporetto break-thru in October 1917. The joint German and Austro-Hungarian forces waged a massive gas-attack with dichloroarsine and phosgene, which was later disclosed as the horrifying overture to the general disordered retreat of the Italian troops to Piave. The possibility of a chemical attack was underestimated by the Italian high command as shown by the ineffective gas-masks issued to the troops. Hovewer, a recent find of ampoules with calcium hypochlorite at the village of Kred, now exhibited at the Kobarid WWI Museum, leads to the conclusion that the Italian IVth army's command, located in Kred, considered decontamination measures against Yperite necessary.

  12. The Warfighter Associate: decision-support software agent for the management of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Buchler, Norbou; Marusich, Laura R.; Sokoloff, Stacey

    2014-06-01

    A unique and promising intelligent agent plug-in technology for Mission Command Systems— the Warfighter Associate (WA)— is described that enables individuals and teams to respond more effectively to the cognitive challenges of Mission Command, such as managing limited intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets and information sharing in a networked environment. The WA uses a doctrinally-based knowledge representation to model role-specific workflows and continuously monitors the state of the operational environment to enable decision-support, delivering the right information to the right person at the right time. Capabilities include: (1) analyzing combat events reported in chat rooms and other sources for relevance based on role, order-of-battle, time, and geographic location, (2) combining seemingly disparate pieces of data into meaningful information, (3) driving displays to provide users with map based and textual descriptions of the current tactical situation, and (4) recommending courses of action with respect to necessary staff collaborations, execution of battle-drills, re-tasking of ISR assets, and required reporting. The results of a scenario-based human-in-the-loop experiment are reported. The underlying WA knowledge-graph representation serves as state traces, measuring aspects of Soldier decision-making performance (e.g. improved efficiency in allocating limited ISR assets) across runtime as dynamic events unfold on a simulated battlefield.

  13. Tradeoff Analysis for Combat Service Support Wireless Communications Alternatives

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Burnette, John R.; Thibodeau, Christopher C.; Greitzer, Frank L.

    2002-02-28

    As the Army moves toward more mobile and agile forces and continued sustainment of numerous high-cost legacy logistics management systems, the requirement for wireless connectivity and a wireless network to supporting organizations has become ever more critical. There are currently several Army communications initiatives underway to resolve this wireless connectivity issue. However, to fully appreciate and understand the value of these initiatives, a Tradeoff Analysis is needed. The present study seeks to identify and assess solutions. The analysis identified issues that impede Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) communication system integration and outlined core requirements for sharing of logistics data betweenmore » the field and Army battle command systems. Then, the analysis examined wireless communication alternatives as possible solutions for IBCT logistics communications problems. The current baseline system was compared with possible alternatives involving tactical radio systems, wireless/near term digital radio, cellular satellite, and third-generation (3G) wireless technologies. Cellular satellite and 3G wireless technologies offer clear advantages and should be considered for later IBCTs.« less

  14. Advanced helmet mounted display (AHMD)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Sisodia, Ashok; Bayer, Michael; Townley-Smith, Paul; Nash, Brian; Little, Jay; Cassarly, William; Gupta, Anurag

    2007-04-01

    Due to significantly increased U.S. military involvement in deterrent, observer, security, peacekeeping and combat roles around the world, the military expects significant future growth in the demand for deployable virtual reality trainers with networked simulation capability of the battle space visualization process. The use of HMD technology in simulated virtual environments has been initiated by the demand for more effective training tools. The AHMD overlays computer-generated data (symbology, synthetic imagery, enhanced imagery) augmented with actual and simulated visible environment. The AHMD can be used to support deployable reconfigurable training solutions as well as traditional simulation requirements, UAV augmented reality, air traffic control and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) applications. This paper will describe the design improvements implemented for production of the AHMD System.

  15. If You Don’t Like This, You May Resign and Go Home: Commanders’ Considerations in Assaulting a Fortified Position

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-03-01

    Panther equipped battalion from the 1st SS Panzer Division (Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler) and two battle groups of infantry and Tiger tanks from the 12th...British left (the eastern side of the box) and its absence gave the German Tiger tanks around Emieville the chance to counterattack into troops who thought... Tiger tank platoon leader. Officer Candidates had to prove themselves in combat prior to commissioning. All subsequent references will be cited as

  16. National Principles of War: Guiding National Power to Victory

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-05-26

    label the principles as more Principles of Battle7 than Principles of War. As John I. Alger remarked in his book on the history of the Principles of War...better suited to be Principles of Military Operations than National Principles of War. In his The Quest for Victory, John I. Alger recognizes three...mentioned work, John Alger discusses same those principles but adds the principle unity of command. Not only was this a crucial time for the development of

  17. United States Intervention in Panama: The Battle Continues

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1991-02-11

    U. S. presencc in Panama in accbrda~nce with Panama Canal Tra atiuzs, arid; support the Pentagon’s proposed post -cold war concept of retucing the...the Pentagon’s proposed post -cold war concept of reducing the number of unified commands. IDT10TA4 , ADi sr I o L: r 91-01546 9 6 7 064 11111 H11Il01l...success of Operation Just Cause, there were no post -invasion plans for rebuilding :;q - 5 Panama. According to General Frederick Woerner, former

  18. State Defense Forces and Their Role in American Homeland Security

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-03-01

    Solving the 72- hour Problem,” Heritage Foundation, August 21, 2006, http://www heritage.org/research/reports/2006/08/ state-and-regional-responses-to...Soldier-Statesmen of the Constitution, U.S. Army Center of Military History, U.S. Army, August 11, 2000, http://www.history.army mil/books/RevWar/ss/ch4...the battle of Yorktown was not the militia, but the French naval force commanded by Admiral Comte de Grasse who kept the British from 101 John Adams

  19. On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2004-01-01

    arrived and prepared. The I MEF, commanding 1st Marine Division (1 MARDIV), 1 Air Wing, the 1st Armoured Division (UK), and other supporting units, made...reach into Baghdad. Supporting and Parallel Operations As V Corps advanced north toward Baghdad, I MEF, supported by the 1st (UK) Armoured Division...The 3rd ACR had weeks before it expected to enter the theater, as did the 2nd ACR (L). Three of the 7th UK Armoured Brigade’s four battle groups

  20. Command and Control Began with Subotai Bahadur, the Thirteenth Century Mongol General

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-04-01

    embodied a lifetime of Mongol military experience and training when he planned and led the Hungarian Campaign. By the time of his death in 1248 at the...to function after Chinggis Khan’s death , became the home of the best officers, and each was trained in staff work and attended education and briefin...were forbidden by punishment of death , and soldiers served their entire lives in a single unit. 57 Juvaini noted: "When the line ’goes into battle

  1. U. S. Navy Special Operations (1140) Community Diving and Salvage Functional Area

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-04-01

    to $72,000, but were rejected by the Commandant, Marc Island Navy Yard because the costs were too great. Instead, he attempted to use the new, 21,000...throughout Southeast Asia as well as battle damage and recovery operations. This concept proved to be extremely successfu and cost elfectivt.. In theater...mission by contractor personnel and equipment, or Navy sal.vage ships and assets, to provide cost effective and rapid solutions to a variety of salvage

  2. The Nature of Russia’s Threat to NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic States

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-12-01

    Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943-5000 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) N /A...OOB order of battle OODA observe, orient, decide, act OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSK Joint Strategic Command OSK- N ...Russia’s Nuclear Threats,” 7–9; Shamanov, “Non-nuclear Forces.” 9 Roger N . McDermott, Brothers Disunited: Russia’s Use of Military Power in Ukraine (Ft

  3. The Foundations of U.S. Air Doctrine, The Problem of Friction in War

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-12-01

    battles of Voronezh, the Chir River. Tatsinskay a and Manichskaya in Russia (May 1942-January 1943); command of 48th Panzer Corps under Erich von...The Air Plan that Defeated Hitler (Atlanta. Georgia: Higgins - McArthur Longino and Porter, 1972). p. 15. Walker’s students at the Air Corps Tactical...Hitter. Atlanta, Georgia: Higgins -McArthur/Longtno and Porter. 1972. Hansell’s account of the thinking behind Air Corps Tactical School precis ton

  4. History of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-1945, Volume 4

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-08-20

    USSR, col. 233, inv. 2374, div. 39, P. 335. -335-K, Goduny the soldiers saw a child with a label on his neck: "Goduny 121.14 When they attempted to...corps commanded by Lt. Gen, L.A. Porn advanced particularly rapidly. The corps, formed in 1942, was the first to enter the battle with the German fascist...Party for , families with many children and for the protection of motherhood and child - * hood& The Soviet government increased allowances to mothers

  5. Sustaining the Single Naval Battle: Enhancing USMC Expeditionary Logistics with the Addition of the Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Auxiliary Dry Cargo / Ammunition Ships (T-AKES)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-04-18

    of Employment. Official Message. (CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POE), DTG: 291447Z Mar 2010. 28 Military Sealift Command, Combat Logistics Force Webpage...Ammunition Ship (F-AKE) Concept of Employment. Official Message. (CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POE), DTG: 291447Z Mar 2010. 28 30 Headquarters u.s. Marine Corps...Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Auxiliary Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship (I’-AKE) Concept of Employment. Official Message. (CMC WASHINGTON DC PPO POE

  6. Men, Salt, Cattle and Battle: The Civil War in Florida (November 1860-July 1865)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1992-06-01

    M. Yard, captured British schooner Mabel east of Jacksonville, Florida. (CWNC: pg 1-37) 17 U.S.S. Connecticut, Commander Maxwell Woodhull, captured...reported Confederate pickets at Nine-Mile Hammock, on the Orange Springs Road, and at a point four miles from Palatka on the Rice Creek Road; and a...Lieutenant Marshall N. Rice , USA, Thirty-fifth U.S. Colored Troops, USA, en route from Jacksonville to St. Augustine, Florida, captured by three Confederate

  7. A Software Agent Toolkit for Effective Information Processing in the Battle Command Domain

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-11-01

    the ADE will be based on a popular Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as NetBeans or Eclipse. We further specified that the IDE is to be...JBuilder, NetBeans , and Eclipse. We quickly eliminated Visual Studio and JBuilder because they did not meet our basic requirements of being Java...based and freely obtainable. This left us with NetBeans and Eclipse. Each is a solid IDE with features that permit extensions well suited to our

  8. The Gideon Criterion: The Effects of Selection Criteria on Soldier Capabilities and Battle Results

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-01-01

    United States Army Recruiting Command RESEARCH MEMORANDUM 82-1 AD______ I I THE GIDEON CRITERION: THE EFFECTS OF SELECTION CRITERIA ON SOLDIER...and Evaluation Directorate Fort Sheridan, Illinois 60037 83 05 09 056 ii 1 DISCLAIMER NOTICE THIS DOCUMENT IS BEST QUALITY PRACTICABLE. THE COPY...FURNISHED TO DTIC CONTAINED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PAGES WHICH DO NOT REPRODUCE LEGIBLY. j1 ... 4 ’ t c " " .. THE GIDEON CR17RION’. THE EFFECTS OF

  9. Direct and Lead Units in Execution of Battle (Battlefield Function 20) as Accomplished by a Heavy Brigade; Volume 1: Function Analysis.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-01-01

    right of the division. e) Missions of other units with a significant bearing on the division. 3) Attachments and detachments. 5-1 Key Inputs and...g) Missions of units to the immediate left and right of the division. h) Missions of other units with a significant bearing on the...other units with a significant bearing on the division. 3) Attachments and detachments. c. MISSION d. EXECUTION Intent of the division commander

  10. Single-channel ground airborne radio system (SINCGARS) based remote control for the M1 Abrahms

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Urda, Joseph R.

    1995-04-01

    Remote control of the Ml Abrahms Main Battle Tank through a minefield breach operation will remove the vehicle crew from the inherent hazard. A successful remote control system will provide automotive control yet not impair normal operation. This requires a minimum of physical parts, and an unobtrusive installation. Most importantly, a system failure must not impair the regular operation as a manned system. The system itself need not be complex. A minefield breach only requires simple control of automotive function and a mine plow interface. Control hardware for the Ml-Al can be reduced to two linear actuators, an electrical interface for the engine control unit, an interface for the mine plow, and the associated cables. Communication between vehicle control and operator control takes place over the vehicles organic radio (typically SINCGARS). This helps reduce the number of special purpose components for the remote control device. The device is currently awaiting an automotive safety test to prepare for its safety release. Because of the specific nature of the MDL-STD 1553-B data bus the device will not control an M1-A2 Main Battle Tank. The architecture will allow control of the M1-A2 through the 1553-B data bus however the physical hardware has not been constructed. The control scheme will not change. The communication interface will provide greater flexibility when interfacing to the vehicle tactical radio. Operational utility will be determined by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command personnel. The obvious benefit is that if a remote tank is lost during a minefield breach the crew is saved.

  11. Human collective dynamics: Two groups in adversarial encounter. [melete code

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Sandoval, D.L.; Harlow, F.H.; Genin, K.E.

    1988-04-01

    The behavior of a group of people depends strongly on the interaction of personal (individual) traits with the collective moods of the group as a whole. We have developed a computer program to model circumstances of this nature with recognition of the crucial role played by such psychological properties as fear, excitement, peer pressure, moral outrage, and anger, together with the distribution among participants of intrinsic susceptibilities to these emotions. This report extends previous work to consider two groups of people in adversarial encounter, for example, two platoons in battle, a SWAT team against rioting prisoners, or opposing mobs ofmore » different ethnic backgrounds. Closely related applications of the modeling include prowling groups of predatory animals interacting with herds of prey, and even the ''slow-mob'' behavior of social or political units in their response to legislative or judicial activities. Examples in this present study emphasize battlefield encounters, with each group characterizzed by its susceptibilities, skills, and other manifestions of both intentional and accidental circumstances. Specifically, we investigate the relative importance of leadership, camaraderie, training level (i.e. skill in firing weapons), bravery, excitability, and dedication in the battle performance of personnel with random or specified distributions of capabilities and susceptibilities in these various regards. The goal is to exhibit the probable outcome of these encounters in circumstances involving specified battle goals and distributions of terrain impediments. A collateral goal is to provide a real-time hands-on battle simulator into which a leadership trainee can insert his own interactive command.« less

  12. The solution of target assignment problem in command and control decision-making behaviour simulation

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Li, Ni; Huai, Wenqing; Wang, Shaodan

    2017-08-01

    C2 (command and control) has been understood to be a critical military component to meet an increasing demand for rapid information gathering and real-time decision-making in a dynamically changing battlefield environment. In this article, to improve a C2 behaviour model's reusability and interoperability, a behaviour modelling framework was proposed to specify a C2 model's internal modules and a set of interoperability interfaces based on the C-BML (coalition battle management language). WTA (weapon target assignment) is a typical C2 autonomous decision-making behaviour modelling problem. Different from most WTA problem descriptions, here sensors were considered to be available resources of detection and the relationship constraints between weapons and sensors were also taken into account, which brought it much closer to actual application. A modified differential evolution (MDE) algorithm was developed to solve this high-dimension optimisation problem and obtained an optimal assignment plan with high efficiency. In case study, we built a simulation system to validate the proposed C2 modelling framework and interoperability interface specification. Also, a new optimisation solution was used to solve the WTA problem efficiently and successfully.

  13. When epilepsy may have changed history: Antônio Moreira César as the commander of the third expedition in the war of Canudos.

    PubMed

    Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas

    2003-06-01

    Colonel Antônio Moreira César, the Commander of the third Expedition against Canudos (1896-1897), nicknamed "head-chopper", was considered an implacable military man, a synonym of ferocity and extreme brutality against his adversaries. Therefore, he was nominated the Commander of an expedition considered almost invincible. Since his 30's he presented epileptic seizures, which increased in frequency and severity on his way to Canudos. After several well-documented episodes and probably considering himself the winner in anticipation, he ordered a premature and almost ingenuous attack against Canudos. His misjudging is attributed to the effect of successive seizures. He was shot and killed on the very first day of that battle and his expedition had a horrible and unexpected end. Based on the descriptions of his biographer we discuss the nature of his disease probably characterized by focal seizures with elementary and complex visual hallucinations followed by language deficits and episodes of complex partial seizures and secondary generalization and its role in this episode of Brazilian history.

  14. The 100/442D Regimental Combat Team’s Rescue of the Lost Battalion: A Study in the Employment of Battle Command

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2002-05-01

    technical, and tactical skills and the importance of influencing, operating, and improving unit actions.16 And while FM 100-5, Field Service...3-0, Operations, 5-15. 12Ibid., 5-17. 13Joint Publication 1-02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Washington, D.C...month in theater, spent attached to Major General John E. Dahlquist’s 36th “Texas” Division in the Vosges Mountains . This was the defining moment

  15. The Battle of Sukchon-Sunchon: Defensive, Encircled Forces; Allied Forces: 187th Airborne, RCT. Enemy Forces: North Korean, 239th RGT, 20-25 October 1950

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-05-23

    morale of the troops. 5 2. Leadership. The commander, executive officer, and fire support coordinator jumped from the first plane of the first serial. On...evening of 21 October 1950, from 2400 hours until 0400 hoursthe mortar platoon of the Support Company was forced to cease firing because of low...only one fatality, which was caused by enemy fire .7 5 The Medical Company immediately started collecting Medical bundles and caring for those injured in

  16. 2011 Black History Month

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2011-02-16

    Victoria Webb (center) discusses African-American history during a Black History Month program for John C. Stennis Space Center employees on Feb. 16. Webb, a 103-year-old native of Pass Christian, was guest speaker for the program, sponsored by the Stennis Diversity Council and the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. She was joined in her presentation by Valli Battle (left), a NAVOCEANO employee at Stennis, and friend Jeanell Barnes. Black History Month was first observed in 1976 and is celebrated each February. The 2011 theme was African-Americans and the Civil War.

  17. German General Officer Casualties in World War II -- Harbinger for U.S. Army General Officer Casualties in Airland Battle

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1988-12-07

    grenades, air attacks, tank fire, snipers, and partisans. Many of these causes, such as air attacks and tank fire, were relatively infrequent occurrences...Tank Fire 5 9 Small Arms Fire 7 13 Grenade 3 5 Air Attack 18 32 Tank Fire 2 4 Partisans 5 9 Sniper 3 5 In World War I personal danger for officers had...accounts of individual demises reflect this increased lethality, and better describe the significant dangers to these senior commanders. 18 AIR ATTACK

  18. The Battle for Leyte Gulf. October 1944. Strategical and Tactical Analysis. Volume III. Operations from 0000 October 20th (D-day) until 1042 October 23rd

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1957-01-01

    orderx 680 This information very important for it, affected air ope’ations his command 68o-681 Receives report eighty transports in Leyte Gui! 61...C""WID IS ENG APPRECIABLY AFFECTED BY MORALE DETERIORATION SHOULD TAKE INMEIATE AND POSITIV3 ACTION TO REMOVE THE CAUSES OF SUCH MORALE DETERIORATION...IF THE ACTION TAKEN IS NOT EFFECTIVE HE SHOULD nHEN (1) TRANSFER THOSE PERSONNEL ADVERSELY AFFECTED , AND (2) ADVISE HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR OF THE

  19. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: the head injury that may have prolonged the Second World War.

    PubMed

    Fuhrman, Heather A; Mullin, Jeffrey P; Sloffer, Chris A

    2016-07-01

    War-related head injury, indeed neurological injury in general, has been a part of the history of humankind for as long as there has been warfare. Such injuries can result in the removal of the individual from combat, thus eliminating any subsequent contribution that he or she might have made to the battle. However, at times, the injuries can have more wide-reaching effects. In the case of commanders or leaders, the impact of their injuries may include the loss of their influence, planning, and leadership, and thus have a disproportionate effect on the battle, or indeed the war. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was a talented military strategist and leader who was respected by friends and foes alike. He held an honored reputation by the German people and the military leadership. His head injury on July 17, 1944, resulted in his being removed from the field of battle in northern France, but also meant that he was not able to lend his stature to the assassination attempt of Adolph Hitler on July 20. It is possible that, had he been able to lend his stature to the events, Hitler's hold on the nation's government might have been loosened, and the war might have been brought to an end a year earlier. The authors review Rommel's career, his injury, the subsequent medical treatment, and his subsequent death.

  20. Neural network application for thermal image recognition of low-resolution objects

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Fang, Yi-Chin; Wu, Bo-Wen

    2007-02-01

    In the ever-changing situation on a battle field, accurate recognition of a distant object is critical to a commander's decision-making and the general public's safety. Efficiently distinguishing between an enemy's armoured vehicles and ordinary civilian houses under all weather conditions has become an important research topic. This study presents a system for recognizing an armoured vehicle by distinguishing marks and contours. The characteristics of 12 different shapes and 12 characters are used to explore thermal image recognition under the circumstance of long distance and low resolution. Although the recognition capability of human eyes is superior to that of artificial intelligence under normal conditions, it tends to deteriorate substantially under long-distance and low-resolution scenarios. This study presents an effective method for choosing features and processing images. The artificial neural network technique is applied to further improve the probability of accurate recognition well beyond the limit of the recognition capability of human eyes.

  1. Surveillance of Disease and Nonbattle Injuries During US Army Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

    PubMed

    Hauret, Keith G; Pacha, Laura; Taylor, Bonnie J; Jones, Bruce H

    2016-01-01

    Disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI) are the leading causes of morbidity during wars and military operations. However, adequate medical data were never before available to service public health centers to conduct DNBI surveillance during deployments. This article describes the process, results and lessons learned from centralized DNBI surveillance by the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, predecessor of the US Army Public Health Command, during operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (2001-2013).The surveillance relied primarily on medical evacuation records and in-theater hospitalization records. Medical evacuation rates (per 1,000 person-years) for DNBI were higher (Afghanistan: 56.7; Iraq: 40.2) than battle injury rates (Afghanistan: 12.0; Iraq: 7.7). In Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, the leading diagnostic categories for medical evacuations were nonbattle injury (31% and 34%), battle injury (20% and 16%), and behavioral health (12% and 10%). Leading causes of medically evacuated nonbattle injuries were sports/physical training (22% and 24%), falls (23% and 26%) and military vehicle accidents (8% and 11%). This surveillance demonstrated the feasibility, utility, and benefits of centralized DNBI surveillance during military operations.

  2. Improving US theater nuclear doctrine. a critical analysis

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Sollinger, J.M.

    This monograph argues that the doctrine, equipment, and training of US forces do not meet the demands of fighting a theater nuclear war. Current doctrine rests upon questionable assumptions, lacks the flexibility required to fight a tactical nuclear battle, and limits itself by concentrating on defense. Recommended improvements include increased flexibility and decentralized execution, emphasizing maneuver and dispersion. Service doctrinal writings should focus on enemy forces rather than terrain. Because the nuclear battlefield promises chaos and confusion, US forces need redundant command and control. The equipment of US forces also needs improving, The services must field equipment capable of withstandingmore » the effects of nuclear weapons. In most cases this requirement means making existing procedures work and the hardening of equipment. Some new items of equipment, such as monitoring devices, are needed. Training requires improvement at both the individual and unit levels. Individual enlisted training tends to concentrate specialized knowledge at too high a level. With substantial casualties expected in a nuclear battle, US forces cannot afford to confine specialized knowledge to a few individuals.« less

  3. Battle Command Teams’ Workload, Situational Understanding, and Shared Mental Models at Unit of Employment, Unit of Action, and Combined Arms Battalion Levels

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-04-01

    experiment was not strictly controlled ( free play versus scripted scenario), so that objective measures of SU and shared mental model could not be collected...b. Because of the free play allowed in the scenario, there was no pre-determined “ground truth” at specific times to assess SU and shared mental...that it is on a 0 to 1 scale similar to the shared mental model data. We used perceived SU versus a more objective measure, since the free play nature

  4. The Epistemology of War Gaming

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-01-01

    E G E R E V I E W Insiders have a term for nongames masquerading as games : BOGSAT (“Bunch of Guys Sitting around...context of the game , actual—not simulated—command and control occurs. Thus, knowledge gained from this 1 1 4 N A V A L W A R C O L L E G E R E V I E W T...critic would the out- come of a real battle or campaign. Results of a war game cannot be used to fill in R U B E L 1 1 7 A common reason for mounting a

  5. The Battle of Midway Including the Aleutian Phase, June 3 to June 14, 1942. Strategical and Tactical Analysis

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1948-01-01

    columns, with the light oruimer JITSU and the festroyers in a clase smi-ciroular anti-subwarine screen. In addition, there seem to have been one destroyer...about 60 miles gast of Midway Island, course about 280°, with the submarines prooseding on tve surface* STRUNP0RON 0000 Ju OR to 100 June 5th At midnight...on Dutoh Lrbor or Cold Day. *War Diary, lomlatRon 42# May 21th to Ju = 30t%, 1941. solar Diary, Commander NorthWestleaFrontier, June 1042. ***The major

  6. Role of premission testing in the National Missile Defense system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tillman, Janice V.; Atkinson, Beverly

    2001-09-01

    The purpose of the National Missile Defense (NMD) system is to provide detection, discrimination, engagement, interception, and negation of ballistic missile attacks targeted at the United States (U.S.), including Alaska and Hawaii. This capability is achieved through the integration of weapons, sensors, and a battle management, command, control and communications (BMC3) system. The NMD mission includes surveillance, warning, cueing, and engagement of threat objects prior to potential impact on U.S. targets. The NMD Acquisition Strategy encompasses an integrated test program using Integrated Ground Tests (IGTs), Integrated Flight Tests (IFTs), Risk Reduction Flights (RRFs), Pre Mission Tests (PMTs), Command and Control (C2) Simulations, and other Specialty Tests. The IGTs utilize software-in-the-loop/hardware-in-the-loop (SWIL / HWIL) and digital simulations. The IFTs are conducted with targets launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) and interceptors launched from Kwajalein Missile Range (KMR). The RRFs evaluate NMD BMC3 and NMD sensor functional performance and integration by leveraging planned Peacekeeper and Minuteman III operational test flights and other opportunities without employing the NMD interceptor. The PMTs are nondestructive System-level tests representing the use of NMD Element Test Assets in their IFT configuration and are conducted to reduce risks in achieving the IFT objectives. Specifically, PMTs are used to reduce integration, interface, and performance risks associated with Flight Tests to ensure that as much as possible, the System is tested without expending a target or an interceptor. This paper examines several critical test planning and analysis functions as they relate to the NMD Integrated Flight Test program and, in particular, to Pre-Mission Testing. Topics to be discussed include: - Flight-test program planning; - Pre-Test Integration activities; and - Test Execution, Analysis, and Post-Flight Reconstruction.

  7. Making Information Overload Work: The Dragon Software System on a Virtual Reality Responsive Workbench

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-03-01

    Research Laboratory’s Virtual Reality Responsive Workbench (VRRWB) and Dragon software system which together address the problem of battle space...and describe the lessons which have been learned. Interactive graphics, workbench, battle space visualization, virtual reality , user interface.

  8. 69. Credit TCL. Housing of Pelton exciter impulse wheel and ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    69. Credit TCL. Housing of Pelton exciter impulse wheel and attached General Electric 60 kW exciter generator. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  9. [The origination of surgery (Kinso treatment) in Japan].

    PubMed

    Sugiyama, Shigeru

    2008-01-01

    From the Nara period through to the end of the Heian and early Kamakura periods, the population of Japan grew by 50% thanks to increases in rice cultivation. Such expanded food production resulted in changes in the social structure providing opportunities to those in control of armed forces to become local feudal lords. Many wars fought in the process necessitated the development of treatment methods for Kinso (wounds caused by swords, spears, and similar weapons), to which Jinsoes (Buddhist monks/doctors that accompanied troops) attended, making extensive use of herbal medicine that had been developed by the people of the time. Many war commanders brought Jinsoes to battle fields, which became a custom during the Sengoku (warring) period. As many of the Jinsoes were well educated, they also served as entertainers to the commanders through their knowledge in Go or Renga (a game involving popular poetical verses). Their talents and training eventually resulted in many of the so called traditional arts including Noh, Kabuki, tea ceremony and earthenware production.

  10. 68. Credit FM. Detail showing operators. Note cooling duct (now ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    68. Credit FM. Detail showing operators. Note cooling duct (now removed), governor (now removed), hand-operated needle valve controls (now removed). - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  11. Enhancing army analysis capability for warfighter protection: TRADOC-RDECOM M&S decision support environment collaboration

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Athmer, Keith; Gaughan, Chris; McDonnell, Joseph S.; Leach, Robert; Davis, Bert; Truong, Kiet; Borum, Howard; Leslie, Richard; Ma, Lein

    2012-05-01

    The development of an Integrated Base Defense (IBD) is a significant challenge for the Army with many analytical gaps. The IBD problem space is complex, with evolving requirements and a large stakeholder base. In order to evaluate and analyze IBD decisions, the Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) led and continues to lead a series of IBD focused experiments and wargames. Modeling and Simulation (M&S) significantly contributes to this effort. To improve IBD M&S capabilities, a collaborative demonstration with the Research, Development and Engineering Command's (RDECOM's) M&S Decision Support Environment (MSDSE) was held in September 2011. The results of this demonstration provided key input to MSCoE IBD related concepts and technologies. Moreover, it established an initial M&S toolset that will significantly improve force protection in combat zones and Army installations worldwide by providing leaders a capability to conduct analysis of defense and mission rehearsals. The demonstration was executed with a "human in the loop" Battle Captain, who was aided by mission command assets such as Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance Sensors-Combined (BETSS-C). The Common Operating Picture was populated and stimulated using Science & Technology (S&T) M&S, allowing for a realistic representation of physical phenomena without the need for real systems. Novel methods were used for simulation orchestration, and for initializing the simulations and Opposing Force (OPFOR) activities. Ultimately, this demonstration showed that the MSDSE is suitable to support TRADOC IBD analyses and that S&T M&S is ready to be used in a demanding simulation environment. This paper will highlight the event's outcomes and lessons identified.

  12. Linear-drive cryocoolers for the Department of Defense standard advanced dewar assembly (SADA)

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Tate, Garin S.

    2005-05-01

    The Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly (SADA) is the critical module in the Department of Defense (DoD) standardization of scanning second-generation thermal imaging systems. The DoD has established a family of SADAs to fulfill a range of performance requirements for various platforms. The SADA consists of the Infrared Focal Plane Array (IRFPA), Dewar, Command & Control Electronics (C&CE), and the cryogenic cooler, and is used in platforms such as the Apache helicopter, the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank, the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, and the Javelin Command Launch Unit (CLU). In support of the family of SADAs, the DoD defined a complementary family of tactical linear drive cryocoolers. The Stirling cycle linear drive cryocoolers are utilized to cool the Infrared Focal Plane Arrays (IRFPAs) in the SADAs. These coolers are required to have low input power, a quick cool-down time, low vibration output, low audible noise, and a higher reliability than currently fielded rotary coolers. These coolers must also operate in a military environment with its inherent high vibration level and temperature extremes. This paper will (1) outline the characteristics of each cryocooler, (2) present the status and results of qualification tests, (3) present the status of production efforts, and (4) present the status of efforts to increase linear drive cooler reliability.

  13. Benchmark Intelligent Agent Systems for Distributed Battle Tracking

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-06-20

    services in the military and other domains, each entity in the benchmark system exposes a standard set of Web services. Jess ( Java Expert Shell...System) is a rule engine for the Java platform and is an interpreter for the Jess rule language. It is used here to implement policies that maintain...battle tracking system (DBTS), maintaining distributed situation awareness. The Java Agent DEvelopment (JADE) framework is a software framework

  14. The Royal Naval Medical Services: delivering medical operational capability. the 'black art' of Medical Operational Planning.

    PubMed

    Faye, M

    2013-01-01

    This article looks to dispel the mysteries of the 'black art' of Medical Operational Planning whilst giving an overview of activity within the Medical Operational Capability area of Medical Division (Med Div) within Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) during a period when the Royal Naval Medical Services (RNMS) have been preparing and reconfiguring medical capability for the future contingent battle spaces. The rolling exercise program has been used to illustrate the ongoing preparations taken by the Medical Operational Capability (Med Op Cap) and the Medical Force Elements to deliver medical capability in the littoral and maritime environments.

  15. Improving Forest Wildfire Suppression Using Penetrating Reconnaissance And Real Time Data Transfer

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    Greer, Jerry D.

    1990-02-01

    The suppression of a wildfire is analogous to a combat action. Fires, like battles, spread fast and suppression forces must be highly mobile. The enemy, (in this case) the wildfire, is lethal in that it kills or destroys forces, equipment, and natural resources left in its path. The suppression action must be carried on day and night until the "enemy" is contained. Both air operations and ground forces are used. Just as in a combat situation, wildfire suppression forces need penetrating reconnaissance with real time data transfer. This paper presents a review of the current system of intelligence gathering on a wildfire where aerial observers, infrared detectors, and ground intelligence officers gather data and either radio or carry the data to the command center. It then attempts to show how some current military reconnaissance systems might be applied to wildfire control processes. The payoffs would include improved safety for both air and ground forces and faster containment of the wildfire which would reduce forest resources lost and decrease the total monetary cost of the containment action.

  16. 170. Credit SHS. Northern California Power Company substation, Bully Hill ...

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    170. Credit SHS. Northern California Power Company substation, Bully Hill Mine area. Note lack of vegetation, caused by nearby copper smelting works. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  17. Operational Focused Simulation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-12-01

    selected technologies. In order to build the scenario to fit the vignette, the Theater Battle Management Core System ( TBMCS ) databases were adjusted... TBMCS program provided an automated and integrated capability to plan and execute the air battle plan for the modeling and simulation efforts. TBMCS ...is the operational system of record for the Air and Space Operations Center Weapons System (AOC WS). TBMCS provides the Joint/Combined Forces Air

  18. 159. Credit PG&E. Using mules and horses to transport generator ...

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    159. Credit PG&E. Using mules and horses to transport generator base plate from Anderson, CA, to Northern California's Kilarc powerhouse, c. 1903. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  19. 28. Credit JTL. Overview of unit 5 (installed 1908) showing ...

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    28. Credit JTL. Overview of unit 5 (installed 1908) showing exciter, generator, deflector motor, needle valve control, impulse wheel housing, and gate valve controls. - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  20. Feasibility Study for Battle Mountain Renewable Energy Park

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    Hill, Donna

    The Feasibility Study for the Battle Mountain Renewable Energy Park project (“Feasibility Study”) will assess the feasibility, benefits and impacts of a 5 Mega Watt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) generating system (the “Solar Project” or “Energy Park”) on the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada Battle Mountain Colony in Battle Mountain, Nevada (NV). The Energy Park will provide power for export to utility off-takers and job training and employment for Tribal members and revenue for the Tribe. This Feasibility Study will be a collaborative effort between the Tribal government, consultants, Tribal members and stakeholders and will allow themore » Tribe to make informed decisions regarding the Solar Project.« less

  1. Implementing a Standards Development Framework for the Coalition Battle Management Language

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    2013-06-01

    and M. Hieb, “Coalition Battle Management (C-BML) Study Group Report”, Paper 05F- SIW -041, Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop Sept 2006. [3...J. Abbott, S. Levine, M. Pullen: “Answering The Question Why A BML Standard Has Taken So Long To Be Establishes?”, Fall 2011 SIW , Orlando USA. [4] K...Heffner et al., “A Systems Engineering Approach to M&S Standards Development: Application to the Coalition Battle Management Language”, 13S- SIW -002

  2. Advanced MicroObserver UGS integration with and cueing of the BattleHawk squad level loitering munition and UAV

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    Steadman, Bob; Finklea, John; Kershaw, James; Loughman, Cathy; Shaffner, Patti; Frost, Dean; Deller, Sean

    2014-06-01

    Textron's Advanced MicroObserver(R) is a next generation remote unattended ground sensor system (UGS) for border security, infrastructure protection, and small combat unit security. The original MicroObserver(R) is a sophisticated seismic sensor system with multi-node fusion that supports target tracking. This system has been deployed in combat theaters. The system's seismic sensor nodes are uniquely able to be completely buried (including antennas) for optimal covertness. The advanced version adds a wireless day/night Electro-Optic Infrared (EOIR) system, cued by seismic tracking, with sophisticated target discrimination and automatic frame capture features. Also new is a field deployable Gateway configurable with a variety of radio systems and flexible networking, an important upgrade that enabled the research described herein. BattleHawkTM is a small tube launched Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) with a warhead. Using transmitted video from its EOIR subsystem an operator can search for and acquire a target day or night, select a target for attack, and execute terminal dive to destroy the target. It is designed as a lightweight squad level asset carried by an individual infantryman. Although BattleHawk has the best loiter time in its class, it's still relatively short compared to large UAVs. Also it's a one-shot asset in its munition configuration. Therefore Textron Defense Systems conducted research, funded internally, to determine if there was military utility in having the highly persistent MicroObserver(R) system cue BattleHawk's launch and vector it to beyond visual range targets for engagement. This paper describes that research; the system configuration implemented, and the results of field testing that was performed on a government range early in 2013. On the integrated system that was implemented, MicroObserver(R) seismic detections activated that system's camera which then automatically captured images of the target. The geo-referenced and time-tagged MicroObserver(R) target reports and images were then automatically forwarded to the BattleHawk Android-based controller. This allowed the operator to see the intruder (classified and geo-located) on the map based display, assess the intruder as likely hostile (via the image), and launch BattleHawk with the pre-loaded target coordinates. The operator was thus able to quickly acquire the intended target (without a search) and initiate target engagement immediately. System latencies were a major concern encountered during the research.

  3. Graphical user interface concepts for tactical augmented reality

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Argenta, Chris; Murphy, Anne; Hinton, Jeremy; Cook, James; Sherrill, Todd; Snarski, Steve

    2010-04-01

    Applied Research Associates and BAE Systems are working together to develop a wearable augmented reality system under the DARPA ULTRA-Vis program†. Our approach to achieve the objectives of ULTRAVis, called iLeader, incorporates a full color 40° field of view (FOV) see-thru holographic waveguide integrated with sensors for full position and head tracking to provide an unobtrusive information system for operational maneuvers. iLeader will enable warfighters to mark-up the 3D battle-space with symbologic identification of graphical control measures, friendly force positions and enemy/target locations. Our augmented reality display provides dynamic real-time painting of symbols on real objects, a pose-sensitive 360° representation of relevant object positions, and visual feedback for a variety of system activities. The iLeader user interface and situational awareness graphical representations are highly intuitive, nondisruptive, and always tactically relevant. We used best human-factors practices, system engineering expertise, and cognitive task analysis to design effective strategies for presenting real-time situational awareness to the military user without distorting their natural senses and perception. We present requirements identified for presenting information within a see-through display in combat environments, challenges in designing suitable visualization capabilities, and solutions that enable us to bring real-time iconic command and control to the tactical user community.

  4. 87. Credit JE. West and south elevations. Notice draft tube ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    87. Credit JE. West and south elevations. Notice draft tube openings, relief valve outlets above them, and exciter water discharge opening (with scaffolding in front). (JE, v. 27 1911 p. 417). - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  5. [A survey of mental health status in armored vehicle crew].

    PubMed

    Yang, Q L; Kao, X B; Wu, G B; Guo, S W; Chai, W L; Chen, Y N; Ji, L J; Wang, Y Q

    2016-06-20

    To investigate the mental health status in armored vehicle crew (commanders, gunners, and drivers) , to know the level of mental health in them, and to provide educational intervention. In April 2009, 120 male armored vehicle crew with >2 driving years were enrolled as battle group, and 70 male persons within the same age group who were not engaged in armored vehicle operation were enrolled as control group. The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) was used to evaluate the mental status of the 180 subjects. Compared with the control group, the battle group showed significantly higher scores on the subscales of obsessive-compulsive symptom, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, phobic anxiety, and paranoid ideation (t=2.323, 3.250, 3.158, 2.712, 2.391, and 2.137, all P<0.05) , as well as significantly higher total score, number of positive items, and average score of positive symptoms (t=4.128, 4.357, and 4.632, all P<0.05). In the battle group, the scores on the subscales of somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptom, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, and additional items, total score, number of positive items, and average score of positive symptoms were significantly lower than the military reference values (t=4.364, 5.127, 5.280, 3.783, 7.012, 5.361, 4.369, 6.167, 6.476, 3.558, 6.357, 4.379, and 6.763, all P<0.05). A survey should be performed on the mental health status of armored vehicle crew, including obsessive-compulsive symptom, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, and anxiety. Mental health service for the crew should be enhanced to improve their psychological quality.

  6. 171. Credit PG&E. Hamden Holmes Noble, founder of the Keswick ...

    Library of Congress Historic Buildings Survey, Historic Engineering Record, Historic Landscapes Survey

    171. Credit PG&E. Hamden Holmes Noble, founder of the Keswick Electric Power Company. President of Keswick Power and its successor companies -- Northern California Power Company and Northern California Power Company, Consolidated (until 1915). - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  7. Battlefield awareness computers: the engine of battlefield digitization

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ho, Jackson; Chamseddine, Ahmad

    1997-06-01

    To modernize the army for the 21st century, the U.S. Army Digitization Office (ADO) initiated in 1995 the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade-and-Below (FBCB2) Applique program which became a centerpiece in the U.S. Army's master plan to win future information wars. The Applique team led by TRW fielded a 'tactical Internet' for Brigade and below command to demonstrate the advantages of 'shared situation awareness' and battlefield digitization in advanced war-fighting experiments (AWE) to be conducted in March 1997 at the Army's National Training Center in California. Computing Devices is designated the primary hardware developer for the militarized version of the battlefield awareness computers. The first generation of militarized battlefield awareness computer, designated as the V3 computer, was an integration of off-the-shelf components developed to meet the agressive delivery requirements of the Task Force XXI AWE. The design efficiency and cost effectiveness of the computer hardware were secondary in importance to delivery deadlines imposed by the March 1997 AWE. However, declining defense budgets will impose cost constraints on the Force XXI production hardware that can only be met by rigorous value engineering to further improve design optimization for battlefield awareness without compromising the level of reliability the military has come to expect in modern military hardened vetronics. To answer the Army's needs for a more cost effective computing solution, Computing Devices developed a second generation 'combat ready' battlefield awareness computer, designated the V3+, which is designed specifically to meet the upcoming demands of Force XXI (FBCB2) and beyond. The primary design objective is to achieve a technologically superior design, value engineered to strike an optimal balance between reliability, life cycle cost, and procurement cost. Recognizing that the diverse digitization demands of Force XXI cannot be adequately met by any one computer hardware solution, Computing Devices is planning to develop a notebook sized military computer designed for space limited vehicle-mounted applications, as well as a high-performance portable workstation equipped with a 19', full color, ultra-high resolution and high brightness active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) targeting the command posts and tactical operations centers (TOC) applications. Together with the wearable computers Computing Devices developed at the Minneapolis facility for dismounted soldiers, Computing Devices will have a complete suite of interoperable battlefield awareness computers spanning the entire spectrum of battle digitization operating environments. Although this paper's primary focus is on a second generation 'combat ready' battlefield awareness computer or the V3+, this paper also briefly discusses the extension of the V3+ architecture to address the needs of the embedded and command post applications.3080

  8. Field tests of a handheld laser communications/position-finding binocular system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Chan, Victor J.; Rivers, Michael D.; Harris, Amy L.

    1998-01-01

    Lasers provide a means for transmitting larger quantities of data at higher rates than conventional radio frequency devices and can be utilized during radio silent operations on the battle field. A forward scout needs to be able to observe the positions of various targets and relay that information back to a tactical operations command center in a covert manner. The BiCom device built by Trex Communications provides laser ranging, azimuth and elevation angle to a target, GPS position information, data storage and transmit capability, and full duplex audio transmission capability, all in a 3 kg hand held package. The communication channel utilizes an eye safe lasercom transceiver for covert voice or data transfer at 100 kbps at distances of up to 5 km. The information gathered electronically by the unit is sufficient to calculate the actual GPS positions or military grid coordinates of the observed targets. Several dozen targets can be stored in memory for later transmission via lasercom. Field tests were conducted by US Army personnel to evaluate these units and compare the results with conventional means of target position determination and data transfer. A description of the system and results of these tests are presented.

  9. Advances in Systems and Technologies Toward Interopoerating Operational Military C2 and Simulation Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-06-01

    Hieb, and R. Brown, “Standardizing Battle Management Language – A Vital Move Towards the Army Transformation,” paper 01S- SIW -067, IEEE Fall Simulation...Hieb, M., W. Sudnikovich, A. Tolk and J. Pullen, “Developing Battle Management Language into a Web Service,” paper 04S- SIW -113, IEEE Spring Simulation...Mediation and Data Storage,” paper 05S- SIW -019, IEEE Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Orlando, FL, 2005 [6] Multilateral

  10. How Ebola and Marburg viruses battle the immune system.

    PubMed

    Mohamadzadeh, Mansour; Chen, Lieping; Schmaljohn, Alan L

    2007-07-01

    The filoviruses Ebola and Marburg have emerged in the past decade from relative obscurity to serve now as archetypes for some of the more intriguing and daunting challenges posed by such agents. Public imagination is captured by deadly outbreaks of these viruses and reinforced by the specter of bioterrorism. As research on these agents has accelerated, it has been found increasingly that filoviruses use a combination of familiar and apparently new ways to baffle and battle the immune system. Filoviruses have provided thereby a new lens through which to examine the immune system itself.

  11. Preliminary analysis of long-range aircraft designs for future heavy airlift missions

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Nelms, W. P., Jr.; Murphy, R.; Barlow, A.

    1976-01-01

    A computerized design study of very large cargo aircraft for the future heavy airlift mission was conducted using the Aircraft Synthesis program (ACSYNT). The study was requested by the Air Force under an agreement whereby Ames provides computerized design support to the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory. This effort is part of an overall Air Force program to study advanced technology large aircraft systems. Included in the Air Force large aircraft program are investigations of missions such as heavy airlift, airborne missile launch, battle platform, command and control, and aerial tanker. The Ames studies concentrated on large cargo aircraft of conventional design with payloads from 250,000 to 350,000 lb. Range missions up to 6500 n.mi. and radius missions up to 3600 n.mi. have been considered. Takeoff and landing distances between 7,000 and 10,000 ft are important constraints on the configuration concepts. The results indicate that a configuration employing conventional technology in all disciplinary areas weighs approximately 2 million pounds to accomplish either a 6500-n.mi. range mission or a 3600-n.mi. radius mission with a 350,000-lb payload.

  12. Planning Concepts to Sustain, Develop, and Test Complex Naval Combat Systems at the Surface Combat Systems Center, Wallops Island, Virginia

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-03-01

    as Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC). The addition of CEC makes it a hub for Battle Group Integration Testing (BGIT) that can replicate Radar and...Link performance characteristics for naval battle groups . 2 3. The closure of the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility (AFWTF), Vieques Island...different authors and groups over the past ten years. The intention is to analyze this information, combine it where appropriate, present it in one

  13. 18. Credit Pelton Water Wheel Company. View from the older ...

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    18. Credit Pelton Water Wheel Company. View from the older portion of the powerhouse with the 750 kW 1901 generating units in the left foreground. An exciter unit and the switchboard are in the right foreground. (Pelton Water Wheel Company, Pelton Impulse & Reaction Turbine Installations, 1920, p. 33). - Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

  14. Study of simple land battles using agent-based modeling: Strategy and emergent phenomena

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Westley, Alexandra; de Meglio, Nicholas; Hager, Rebecca; Mok, Jorge Wu; Shanahan, Linda; Sen, Surajit

    2017-04-01

    In this paper, we expand upon our recent studies of an agent-based model of a battle between an intelligent army and an insurgent army to explore the role of modifying strategy according to the state of the battle (adaptive strategy) on battle outcomes. This model leads to surprising complexity and rich possibilities in battle outcomes, especially in battles between two well-matched sides. We contend that the use of adaptive strategies may be effective in winning battles.

  15. The regulatory battleground: A briefing for commanders

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Wirick, D.

    1995-12-31

    This imperfect analogy likens the history and current status of public utility regulation to a military campaign. Clearly, the relationship between regulators and utilities has not always been combative, but intermittent conflict has necessarily characterized the relationship. Nonetheless, this military analogy describes some of the elements of the history of regulation and may have implications for regulatory policy in the near term. The scene is a battlefield headquarters not far from the heat of the conflict. The commanders of regulatory units are gathered. In the distance, the low rumble of troop movements can be heard. Ladies and gentlemen, please takemore » your seats. As you are aware, recent developments have placed regulatory forces in extreme jeopardy. Our forces are under stress, and though they continue to fight, the confusion of the current situation is beginning to take its toll. In most cases, reinforcements have been denied and our lines of logistical support have been weakened. Without effective and rapid action on our part, the regulatory battle will be lost and we will be driven from the field. Until consumers are well-enough armed to protect themselves, a process that is certainly suspect and potentially time-consuming, they will be powerless and undoubtedly victimized.« less

  16. Operationalizing Air-Sea Battle in the Pacific

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-02-01

    Joumall 25 \\/ FEATURE Ballard, Harysch, Cole, & Hall Operationalizing Ait’-Sea Battle in the Pacific tribes and nomadic marauders such as the...communications in general, the former focuses on the digital data links between different platforms. The original CSBA operational con- cept touches on this...very capable fourth-generation fighters; and it has fielded layers of upgraded and double- digit surface-to-air missile systems and antiaircraft

  17. Network, system, and status software enhancements for the autonomously managed electrical power system breadboard. Volume 3: Commands specification

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Mckee, James W.

    1990-01-01

    This volume (3 of 4) contains the specification for the command language for the AMPS system. The volume contains a requirements specification for the operating system and commands and a design specification for the operating system and command. The operating system and commands sits on top of the protocol. The commands are an extension of the present set of AMPS commands in that the commands are more compact, allow multiple sub-commands to be bundled into one command, and have provisions for identifying the sender and the intended receiver. The commands make no change to the actual software that implement the commands.

  18. Changing the culture of mouth care: mouth care without a battle.

    PubMed

    Zimmerman, Sheryl; Sloane, Philip D; Cohen, Lauren W; Barrick, Ann Louise

    2014-02-01

    Culture change aims to fundamentally improve care provision in a manner consistent with individual preferences. However, few studies of culture change have focused on the quality of daily care, despite the fact that system-wide efforts are important to assure the effectiveness, adoption, and sustainability of person-centered care to meet daily needs. This paper describes a new culture change practice, Mouth Care Without a Battle. The focus on mouth care is predicated on the important association between person-centered support for oral hygiene and quality of life. Mouth Care Without a Battle is a person-centered approach to quality mouth care for persons with cognitive and physical impairment. It was developed by an interdisciplinary team of clinician researchers based on literature review, consultation with experts, environmental scan of existing programs, and testing in nursing homes. Building from the success of Bathing Without a Battle, Mouth Care Without a Battle was evaluated in terms of changed care practices and outcomes, developed into a training program, and packaged for dissemination as a digital video disk (DVD) and website. The development and evaluation of Mouth Care Without a Battle demonstrate attention to the areas necessary to establish the evidence-base for culture change, to ultimately empower and support staff to provide care to achieve quality outcomes. As illustrated in this paper, it is beneficial to build the evidence base for culture change by attending to care processes and outcomes benefiting all residents, ability to implement culture change, and costs of implementation.

  19. Roadrunner: a novel radar guidance concept

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Kelsey, J.R.

    1979-01-01

    Soviet breakthrough tactics require the movement of a large number of vehicles from assembly areas to the forward edge of the battle area. The time requirements of this tactic indicate that the road network must be used extensively, if not exclusively. This paper describes an exploratory development (technology demonstration) program aimed at demonstrating a novel radar navigation/guidance scheme which enables a small unmanned aircraft (drone) to follow roads. Since vehicles on the road can be easily detected, this aircraft could be used as either a strike vehicle itself or as a reconnaissance adjunct to another strike system. The guidance schememore » involves on-board radar measurements of the backscatter response of the terrain beneath the aircraft. The differences in reflectivity between road and roadside surfaces are processed by a small on-board computer to generate guidance commands to keep the vehicle over the road. Preliminary system definition includes a 17-GHz radar aboard a subsonic, propeller-driven unmanned aircraft. Estimated operational altitude and speed are 30 m and 100 km/h, respectively. The drone could be either ground or air launched, and would be expendable. Payload capabilities of 50 to 100 kg are envisioned, with an operational range of 50 to 100 km. 5 figures, 1 table.« less

  20. The C3-System User. Volume II. Workshop Notes

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1977-02-01

    system that provides the means for operational direction and technical administrative support involved in the function of command and control of U.S...information systems of the Headquarters of the Military Depart- ments; the command and control systems of the Headquarters of the Service Component Commands...the Service Component Commands - Military Airlift Command - Military Sealift Command - Military Traffic Management Command - 3.2.5 Command and

  1. Fuel cell system logic for differentiating between rapid and normal shutdown commands

    DOEpatents

    Keskula, Donald H.; Doan, Tien M.; Clingerman, Bruce J.

    2000-01-01

    A method of controlling the operation of a fuel cell system wherein each shutdown command for the system is subjected to decision logic which determines whether the command should be a normal shutdown command or rapid shutdown command. If the logic determines that the shutdown command should be a normal shutdown command, then the system is shutdown in a normal step-by-step process in which the hydrogen stream is consumed within the system. If the logic determines that the shutdown command should be a rapid shutdown command, the hydrogen stream is removed from the system either by dumping to atmosphere or routing to storage.

  2. An Adaptive Critic Approach to Reference Model Adaptation

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Krishnakumar, K.; Limes, G.; Gundy-Burlet, K.; Bryant, D.

    2003-01-01

    Neural networks have been successfully used for implementing control architectures for different applications. In this work, we examine a neural network augmented adaptive critic as a Level 2 intelligent controller for a C- 17 aircraft. This intelligent control architecture utilizes an adaptive critic to tune the parameters of a reference model, which is then used to define the angular rate command for a Level 1 intelligent controller. The present architecture is implemented on a high-fidelity non-linear model of a C-17 aircraft. The goal of this research is to improve the performance of the C-17 under degraded conditions such as control failures and battle damage. Pilot ratings using a motion based simulation facility are included in this paper. The benefits of using an adaptive critic are documented using time response comparisons for severe damage situations.

  3. Re-engineering the Multimission Command System at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Alexander, Scott; Biesiadecki, Jeff; Cox, Nagin; Murphy, Susan C.; Reeve, Tim

    1994-01-01

    The Operations Engineering Lab (OEL) at JPL has developed the multimission command system as part of JPL's Advanced Multimission Operations System. The command system provides an advanced multimission environment for secure, concurrent commanding of multiple spacecraft. The command functions include real-time command generation, command translation and radiation, status reporting, some remote control of Deep Space Network antenna functions, and command file management. The mission-independent architecture has allowed easy adaptation to new flight projects and the system currently supports all JPL planetary missions (Voyager, Galileo, Magellan, Ulysses, Mars Pathfinder, and CASSINI). This paper will discuss the design and implementation of the command software, especially trade-offs and lessons learned from practical operational use. The lessons learned have resulted in a re-engineering of the command system, especially in its user interface and new automation capabilities. The redesign has allowed streamlining of command operations with significant improvements in productivity and ease of use. In addition, the new system has provided a command capability that works equally well for real-time operations and within a spacecraft testbed. This paper will also discuss new development work including a multimission command database toolkit, a universal command translator for sequencing and real-time commands, and incorporation of telecommand capabilities for new missions.

  4. The SAS-3 delayed command system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Hoffman, E. J.

    1975-01-01

    To meet the requirements arising from the increased complexity of the power, attitude control and telemetry systems, a full redundant high-performance control section with delayed command capability was designed for the Small Astronomy Satellite-3 (SAS-3). The relay command system of SAS-3 is characterized by 56 bystate relay commands, with capability for handling up to 64 commands in future versions. The 'short' data command service of SAS-1 and SAS-2 consisting of shifting 24-bit words to two users was expanded to five users and augmented with a 'long load' data command service (up to 4080 bits) used to program the telemetry system and the delayed command subsystem. The inclusion of a delayed command service ensures a program of up to 30 relay or short data commands to be loaded for execution at designated times. The design and system operation of the SAS-3 command section are analyzed, with special attention given to the delayed command subsystem.

  5. 14 CFR 417.303 - Command control system requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... flight termination system used for each launch. (f) Electromagnetic interference. Each command control system component must function within the electromagnetic environment to which it is exposed. A command... must prevent electromagnetic interference. (g) Command transmitter failover. A command control system...

  6. 14 CFR 417.303 - Command control system requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... flight termination system used for each launch. (f) Electromagnetic interference. Each command control system component must function within the electromagnetic environment to which it is exposed. A command... must prevent electromagnetic interference. (g) Command transmitter failover. A command control system...

  7. 14 CFR 417.303 - Command control system requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... flight termination system used for each launch. (f) Electromagnetic interference. Each command control system component must function within the electromagnetic environment to which it is exposed. A command... must prevent electromagnetic interference. (g) Command transmitter failover. A command control system...

  8. 14 CFR 417.303 - Command control system requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... flight termination system used for each launch. (f) Electromagnetic interference. Each command control system component must function within the electromagnetic environment to which it is exposed. A command... must prevent electromagnetic interference. (g) Command transmitter failover. A command control system...

  9. 14 CFR 417.303 - Command control system requirements.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... flight termination system used for each launch. (f) Electromagnetic interference. Each command control system component must function within the electromagnetic environment to which it is exposed. A command... must prevent electromagnetic interference. (g) Command transmitter failover. A command control system...

  10. Harvey Cushing and the battle of Boston common: military medical preparedness for world war one.

    PubMed

    Rutkow, Eric; Rutkow, Ira

    2010-07-01

    To explore the events and people that shaped Harvey Cushing, one of the nation's leading surgeons, into a political actor as he rallied support for the issue of military medical preparedness for World War One. In a little remembered episode of American medical history, for 2 years before the nation's formal entry into World War One in April 1917, Harvey Cushing attempted to garner political and professional support for the idea of military medical preparedness. His efforts, including the proposed construction of a functioning Base Hospital on Boston Common, sparked controversy in a public that was torn between maintaining neutrality and going to war. An analysis of Harvey Cushing's unpublished letters, manuscripts, and papers located at the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. While Harvey Cushing's crusade for military medical preparedness failed to win over the local public, it helped convince national military leaders that the civilian medical community was ready to assist in the war. This, in turn, laid the foundation for much of the American medical establishment's success on the battlefields of World War One. The disagreement surrounding the Battle of Boston Common, as Harvey Cushing had labeled the debate, reveals both how, even at the brink of war, ideas formulated on the war front could not be translated to the home front, and how early military medical preparedness, although national in character, was commanded by only a few select voices.

  11. Multi-agent autonomous system

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    Fink, Wolfgang (Inventor); Dohm, James (Inventor); Tarbell, Mark A. (Inventor)

    2010-01-01

    A multi-agent autonomous system for exploration of hazardous or inaccessible locations. The multi-agent autonomous system includes simple surface-based agents or craft controlled by an airborne tracking and command system. The airborne tracking and command system includes an instrument suite used to image an operational area and any craft deployed within the operational area. The image data is used to identify the craft, targets for exploration, and obstacles in the operational area. The tracking and command system determines paths for the surface-based craft using the identified targets and obstacles and commands the craft using simple movement commands to move through the operational area to the targets while avoiding the obstacles. Each craft includes its own instrument suite to collect information about the operational area that is transmitted back to the tracking and command system. The tracking and command system may be further coupled to a satellite system to provide additional image information about the operational area and provide operational and location commands to the tracking and command system.

  12. Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS) Procedures Manual. Volume 5: Data Bank Interrogations/Search.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1995-04-01

    NO. 5 DoD 4100.39-M D oD 4100.39-MN Volume 5 DLSC- VPH 1 January 1997 "N FEDERAL LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM (FLIS) PROCEDURES MANUAL I. Volume 5. DoD...LOGISTICS SERVICES CENTER 74 WASHINGTON AVE N BATTLE CREEK MI 49017-3084 CH 4 CHANGE NO. 4 DoD 4100.39-M DoD 4100.39-M Volume 5 DLSC- VPH 1 July 1996 "FEDERAL...CENTER Volume 5 74 WASHINGTON AVE N BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017-3084 DLSC- VPH 1 April 1995 FOREWORD This is one of the volumes (see backside of cover for

  13. Remote monitoring of soldier safety through body posture identification using wearable sensor networks

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    Biswas, Subir; Quwaider, Muhannad

    2008-04-01

    The physical safety and well being of the soldiers in a battlefield is the highest priority of Incident Commanders. Currently, the ability to track and monitor soldiers rely on visual and verbal communication which can be somewhat limited in scenarios where the soldiers are deployed inside buildings and enclosed areas that are out of visual range of the commanders. Also, the need for being stealth can often prevent a battling soldier to send verbal clues to a commander about his or her physical well being. Sensor technologies can remotely provide various data about the soldiers including physiological monitoring and personal alert safety system functionality. This paper presents a networked sensing solution in which a body area wireless network of multi-modal sensors can monitor the body movement and other physiological parameters for statistical identification of a soldier's body posture, which can then be indicative of the physical conditions and safety alerts of the soldier in question. The specific concept is to leverage on-body proximity sensing and a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based mechanism that can be applied for stochastic identification of human body postures using a wearable sensor network. The key idea is to collect relative proximity information between wireless sensors that are strategically placed over a subject's body to monitor the relative movements of the body segments, and then to process that using HMM in order to identify the subject's body postures. The key novelty of this approach is a departure from the traditional accelerometry based approaches in which the individual body segment movements, rather than their relative proximity, is used for activity monitoring and posture detection. Through experiments with body mounted sensors we demonstrate that while the accelerometry based approaches can be used for differentiating activity intensive postures such as walking and running, they are not very effective for identification and differentiation between low activity postures such as sitting and standing. We develop a wearable sensor network that monitors relative proximity using Radio Signal Strength indication (RSSI), and then construct a HMM system for posture identification in the presence of sensing errors. Controlled experiments using human subjects were carried out for evaluating the accuracy of the HMM identified postures compared to a naÃve threshold based mechanism, and its variations over different human subjects. A large spectrum of target human postures, including lie down, sit (straight and reclined), stand, walk, run, sprint and stair climbing, are used for validating the proposed system.

  14. [System of rehabilitation in the Armed Forces: history, current situation, and perspectives of development].

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    Fisun, A Ia; Shchegol'kov, A M; Iudin, V E; Beliakin, S A; Ivanov, V N; Budko, A A; Ovechkin, I G

    2009-08-01

    There are two main directions of development of medical rehabilitation in the Armed Forces of RF for now-days: medical-psychological rehabilitation of military service men among special contingents, realizing special military duty (air- and NAVY-staff, staff duty shift of Missile Force of Special Purpose) and medical rehabilitation of military service men, participants of battle action in accordance with sub-program "Social support and rehabilitation of invalids in consequence of battle action or battle trauma" of Federal Purpose Program in the sphere of social support of invalids. The authors mark necessity of reorientation of medical strategy from evaluation of determination of symptoms of already existent disease to evaluation of determination of adaptation reserves of organism of military service men, determination of changes in organism on the stage of pre-disease.

  15. Communication, opponents, and clan performance in online games: a social network approach.

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    Lee, Hong Joo; Choi, Jaewon; Kim, Jong Woo; Park, Sung Joo; Gloor, Peter

    2013-12-01

    Online gamers form clans voluntarily to play together and to discuss their real and virtual lives. Although these clans have diverse goals, they seek to increase their rank in the game community by winning more battles. Communications among clan members and battles with other clans may influence the performance of a clan. In this study, we compared the effects of communication structure inside a clan, and battle networks among clans, with the performance of the clans. We collected battle histories, posts, and comments on clan pages from a Korean online game, and measured social network indices for communication and battle networks. Communication structures in terms of density and group degree centralization index had no significant association with clan performance. However, the centrality of clans in the battle network was positively related to the performance of the clan. If a clan had many battle opponents, the performance of the clan improved.

  16. Communication, Opponents, and Clan Performance in Online Games: A Social Network Approach

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    Lee, Hong Joo; Choi, Jaewon; Park, Sung Joo; Gloor, Peter

    2013-01-01

    Abstract Online gamers form clans voluntarily to play together and to discuss their real and virtual lives. Although these clans have diverse goals, they seek to increase their rank in the game community by winning more battles. Communications among clan members and battles with other clans may influence the performance of a clan. In this study, we compared the effects of communication structure inside a clan, and battle networks among clans, with the performance of the clans. We collected battle histories, posts, and comments on clan pages from a Korean online game, and measured social network indices for communication and battle networks. Communication structures in terms of density and group degree centralization index had no significant association with clan performance. However, the centrality of clans in the battle network was positively related to the performance of the clan. If a clan had many battle opponents, the performance of the clan improved. PMID:23745617

  17. Multi-agent autonomous system and method

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    Fink, Wolfgang (Inventor); Dohm, James (Inventor); Tarbell, Mark A. (Inventor)

    2010-01-01

    A method of controlling a plurality of crafts in an operational area includes providing a command system, a first craft in the operational area coupled to the command system, and a second craft in the operational area coupled to the command system. The method further includes determining a first desired destination and a first trajectory to the first desired destination, sending a first command from the command system to the first craft to move a first distance along the first trajectory, and moving the first craft according to the first command. A second desired destination and a second trajectory to the second desired destination are determined and a second command is sent from the command system to the second craft to move a second distance along the second trajectory.

  18. NASIS data base management system: IBM 360 TSS implementation. Volume 5: Retrieval command system reference manual

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1973-01-01

    The retrieval command subsystem reference manual for the NASA Aerospace Safety Information System (NASIS) is presented. The command subsystem may be operated conversationally or in the batch mode. Retrieval commands are categorized into search-oriented and output-oriented commands. The characteristics of ancillary commands and their application are reported.

  19. Centenary of the Battle of Vimy (france, 1917): Preserving the Memory of the Great War Through 3d Recording of the Maison Blanche Souterraine

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    Murtiyoso, A.; Grussenmeyer, P.; Guillemin, S.; Prilaux, G.

    2017-08-01

    The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement between the Canadian Corps and the German Empire during the Great War (1914-1918). In this battle, Canadian troops fought as a single unit and won the day. It marked an important point in Canadian history as a nation. The year 2017 marks the centenary of this battle. In commemoration of this event, the Pas-de-Calais Departmental Council financed a 3D recording mission for one of the underground tunnels (souterraines) used as refuge by the Canadian soldiers several weeks prior to the battle. A combination of Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) and close-range photogrammetry techniques was employed in order to document not only the souterraine, but also the various carvings and graffitis created by the soldiers on its walls. The resulting point clouds were registered to the French national geodetic system, and then meshed and textured in order to create a precise 3D model of the souterraine. In this paper, the workflow taken during the project as well as several results will be discussed. In the end, the resulting 3D model was used to create derivative products such as maps, section profiles, and also virtual visit videos. The latter helps the dissemination of the 3D information and thus aids in the preservation of the memory of the Great War for Canada.

  20. Battle of France WWII

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    Gadhath, Arpitha Rao

    The purpose of this thesis is to build an interactive Geographical Information System (GIS) tool, relating to the series of events that occurred during the Battle of France World War II. The tool gives us an insight about the countries involved in the battle, their allies and their strategies. This tool was created to use it as a one stop source of information regarding all the important battles that took place, which lead to the fall of France. The tool brings together the maps of all the countries involved. Integrated with each map is the data relevant to that map. The data for each country includes the place of attack, the strategies used during the attack, and the kind of warfare. The tool also makes use of HTML files to give all the information, along with the images from the time of the war and a footage which explains everything about the particular battle. The tool was build using JAVA, along with the use of MOJO (Map Objects Java Objects) to develop Maps of each of the countries. MOJO is developed by ESRI (Environmental Science Research Institute) which makes it easier to add data to the maps. It also makes highlighting important information easier making use of pop-up windows, charts and infographics. HTML files were designed making use of the open-source template developed by Bootstrap. The tool is built in such a way that the interface is simple and easy for the user to use and understand.

  1. 75 FR 49482 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    2010-08-13

    ... replace with ``Incident Report Records.'' System location: Delete entry and replace with ``Command Support... may be accessed only by the Commander, Deputy Commander, Chief, Command Support Division, or other... and replace with ``Command Support Division, EU1, Defense Information Systems Agency-Europe, APO AE...

  2. Configuration development for ROMENET

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    Rhue, Lawrence

    1989-10-01

    A plan prepared by RJO Enterprises and BBN Communications Corporation (BBNCC) for the design of ROMENET, a DDN-like testbed for the Rome Air Development Center (RADC) Wide Area Networks (WAN) laboratory is presented. The ROMENET is intended to provide RADC with the ability to test and evaluate the performance and vulnerability of the Defense Data Network (DDN) technologies in support of specific Major Command programs and activities at RADC. It will also support experimentation with packet switched network technologies and includes facilities to analytically evaluate the performance of the network and its associated equipment and media. In addition, ROMENET will provide a simulation vehicle for controlled interference or jamming into the media for vulnerability assessment. Through interfaces with the RADC Battle Management Laboratory (BML), ROMENET will allow the Air Force to assess the restorative and performance characteristics of the network under stressed conditions. The closed environment of ROMENET makes it ideal for creating and testing routing algorithms and network control protocols.

  3. Sir James Mouat, VC KCB FRCS (1815-1899): winner of the first medical Victoria Cross.

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    Lawrenson, Ross

    2004-11-01

    Sir James Mouat was the first of 36 doctors to win the Victoria Cross. Born in Kent in 1815, he was educated at University College London before joining the army. After service in India and Ireland he joined the 6th Dragoon Guards as regimental surgeon and served with them throughout the Crimean War. He won his VC at the Battle of Balaclava. After the Crimean War he was appointed principal medical officer to the British troops in the New Zealand Wars. After serving in New Zealand he returned to England and became Inspector General of Hospitals. Surgeon General Mouat retired on 28 April 1876. He was appointed an honorary surgeon to the Queen in 1888, and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1894. He died of a stroke on 4 January 1899 at the age of 83.

  4. Battles between an insurgent army and an advanced army - focus on strategy

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    Sen, Surajit; Shanahan, Linda

    2008-03-01

    Detailed and aggregate analyses of the outcome of past battles focusing on rates of troop losses or on the ratios of forces on each side is at the heart of present knowledge about battles. Here we present non-equilibrium statistical mechanics based studies of possible outcomes of well matched strategic battles by a ``blue'' army against insurgency based attacks by well matched opponents in a ``red'' army in red territory. We assume that the red army attacks with randomly varying force levels to potentially confuse and drive the blue's strategies. The temporal evolution of the model battles incorporate randomness in the deployment of the reds and hence possess attendant history dependence. Our results reveal that while unpredictable events play a major role in battles, a balance between risk of exposure in a battlefield and the use of short range intelligence is needed in determining whether one side can decimate the other, and hence force a battle to end.

  5. Global Hawk Systems Engineering. Case Study

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-01-01

    Management Core System ( TBMCS ) (complex software development) • F-111 Fighter (joint program with significant involvement by the Office of the...Software Requirements Specification TACC Tailored Airworthiness Certification Criteria TBMCS Theater Battle Management Core System TEMP Test and

  6. 14 CFR 417.305 - Command control system testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Command control system testing. 417.305..., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LICENSING LAUNCH SAFETY Flight Safety System § 417.305 Command control system testing. (a) General. (1) A command control system, including its subsystems and components must undergo...

  7. 14 CFR 417.305 - Command control system testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Command control system testing. 417.305..., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LICENSING LAUNCH SAFETY Flight Safety System § 417.305 Command control system testing. (a) General. (1) A command control system, including its subsystems and components must undergo...

  8. 14 CFR 417.305 - Command control system testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Command control system testing. 417.305..., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LICENSING LAUNCH SAFETY Flight Safety System § 417.305 Command control system testing. (a) General. (1) A command control system, including its subsystems and components must undergo...

  9. 14 CFR 417.305 - Command control system testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Command control system testing. 417.305..., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LICENSING LAUNCH SAFETY Flight Safety System § 417.305 Command control system testing. (a) General. (1) A command control system, including its subsystems and components must undergo...

  10. 14 CFR 417.305 - Command control system testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Command control system testing. 417.305..., DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LICENSING LAUNCH SAFETY Flight Safety System § 417.305 Command control system testing. (a) General. (1) A command control system, including its subsystems and components must undergo...

  11. The liberal party and the achievement of national Medicare.

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    Bryden, P E

    2009-01-01

    The process that led to the implementation of a full national health insurance system in Canada was as complicated and contested as the battles that were fought over Medicare in Saskatchewan. The federal Liberal party had to first adopt health insurance as a serious component of its electoral platform, devise a strategy for dealing with provinces which had constitutional jurisdiction over health, and finally wrestle with those within the party--and within the cabinet--who continued to question whether Canada was financially prepared to administer such a costly program. The strategies were devised and the battles were fought privately, but had an important effect on the timing and shape of a national health insurance system.

  12. Club practice

    PubMed Central

    Bloor, D. U.

    1982-01-01

    There were many forms of club or contract practice in the nineteenth century, but the friendly societies were the most important. A brief history of the friendly societies is given. As they grew in numbers and importance so did the dissatisfaction of the doctors who worked with them. Discontent among the doctors led at the end of the century to a battle between the medical profession and the clubs. The issues which divided the clubs and the doctors were clearly defined but, although the battle was protracted, the doctors did not win or manage to change the system of medical provision for the poor. The club system was ended by Lloyd George when he introduced his National Insurance Act, 1911. PMID:7050375

  13. Development of the Macro Command Editing Executive System for Factory Workers-Oriented Programless Visual Inspection System

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    Anezaki, Takashi; Wakitani, Kouichi; Nakamura, Masatoshi; Kubo, Hiroyasu

    Because visual inspection systems are difficult to tune, they create many problems for the kaizen process. This results in increased development costs and time to assure that the inspection systems function properly. In order to improve inspection system development, we designed an easy-tuning system called a “Program-less” visual inspection system. The ROI macro command which consisted of eight kinds of shape recognition macro commands and decision, operation, control commands was built. Furthermore, the macro command editing executive system was developed by the operation of only the GUI without editing source program. The validity of the ROI macro command was proved by the application of 488 places.

  14. The Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story. Teaching with Historic Places.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Weller, Tammy Calvin; Harris, Michael

    Today, as people gaze across the narrow waters of Stones River (near Murfreesboro, Tennessee), it is difficult to imagine the carnage of a U.S. Civil War battle. The battle at Stones River claimed 23,000 casualties. It was the second bloodiest battle fought west of the Appalachian Mountains during the Civil War. This lesson plan is based on the…

  15. DefenseLink.mil - Special Report: Battle of the Bulge

    Science.gov Websites

    World War II in a final desperate attempt to break and defeat Allied forces. The ensuing battle, fought the largest land battle involving American Forces in World War II. More than a million Allied troops lines of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The now 86-year-old returned to one of his former

  16. Battle Analysis of the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia, North Africa. Defensive, Encircled Forces, 14 February 1943

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-05-23

    was in their tank weapon systems - especially in the Tiger tank . It had a larger caliber main gun which fired a higher velocity round from greater...of a Tiger tank at the ranges being fought. *It’s traverse was so limited that it could only fire in the dirction in which it was facing. More over...battalions and one heavy tank company equipped with Mark VI Tiger tanks With reinforcing antitank and artillery units. ’General von Broich organized

  17. Naval Postgraduate School Research. Volume 10, Number 2, June 2000

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2000-06-01

    Associate Provost and Dean of Research Dr. David W. Netzer R E S E A R C H N A V A L P O S T G R A D U A T E S C H O O L Introduction The past two...capture during the execution phase of Fleet Battle Experiment Golf (FBE- G ). Fleet Battle Experiment Golf was conducted by Sixth Fleet and the Maritime...in FBE- G . The National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee (NSTISSC) and the National Security Agency has certified

  18. Not All Adware Is Badware: Towards Privacy-Aware Advertising

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    Haddadi, Hamed; Guha, Saikat; Francis, Paul

    Online advertising is a major economic force in the Internet today. A basic goal of any advertising system is to accurately target the ad to the recipient audience. While Internet technology brings the promise of extremely well-targeted ad placement, there have always been serious privacy concerns surrounding personalization. Today there is a constant battle between privacy advocates and advertisers, where advertisers try to push new personalization technologies, and privacy advocates try to stop them. As long as privacy advocates, however, are unable to propose an alternative personalization system that is private, this is a battle they are destined to lose. This paper presents the framework for such an alternative system, the Private Verifiable Advertising (Privad). We describe the privacy issues associated with today’s advertising systems, describe Privad, and discuss its pros and cons and the challenges that remain.

  19. Operating and Support Costing Guide: Army Weapon Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1974-12-23

    First US Army 1 Commandant, US Army Logistics Management Center (Director Administration and Services) 2 Commander, US Army Management Systems Support...Army Logistics Management Center (Director, Administration and Services) Commander, US Army Management Systems Support Agency (DACS-AME) Commander

  20. The Principle of Mass in Relation to Transformation and the Contemporary Operational Environment

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2003-06-06

    specifically show how the legacy forces used mass. For the Korean War , the thesis will analyze the Battle for the Imjin River, April 1951. The Battle...critical components and has existed as a United States Army principle of war since 1921. The United States Army military is currently undergoing vast changes...30 3. Gloster’s Battle for the Imjin .................................................................... 37 4. Battle for Hue Areas of

  1. Fatigue Performance under Multiaxial Loading

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-01-01

    Director, Structural Integrity Engineering Officer (N7) Subgroup ( SEA 55Y) Military Seaift Command Naval Sea Systems Command Dr. Donald Liu CDR Michael K...REPRESENTATIVES Mr. William J. Siekierka Mr. Greg D. Woods SEA 55Y3 SEA 55Y3 Naval Sea Systems Command Naval Sea Systems Command SHIP STRUCTURE...AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND Mr. Stephen G. Arntson (Chairman) Mr. Robert A. Sielski Mr. John F. Conlon Mr. Charles L. Null Mr

  2. 76 FR 18379 - Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures...

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    ...) RWY 24, Amdt 2 Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, ILS OR LOC RWY 23R, Amdt 18 Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, NDB RWY 23R, Amdt 18 Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, RNAV (GPS) RWY 5L, Amdt 1 Battle Creek, MI, W K Kellogg, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23R, Amdt 1 Cheboygan, MI, Cheboygan County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 28, Amdt 1...

  3. The Battle of Prairie Grove: Civilian Recollections of the Civil War. Teaching with Historic Places.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Montgomery, Don; Baker, Lea Flowers

    Julia West was 14 years old when she viewed the carnage and destruction of the battle field at Prairie Grove, Arkansas. She was not the only young spectator at the battle, but she had one of the best views of the conflict. From her home on West Hill (AK), Julia beheld the horror and splendor of battle when the men of the Union Army of the Frontier…

  4. The Battle of Jutland

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1984-04-01

    battle- cruiser LJLQQ,, was "booed" and "jeered at" by dockyard workmen as she slipped into her berth after the battle ( 12 :250). Why such a negative...of May in 1916. Until the Battle of Jutland, the Royal Navy had not been seriously challenged since 1805 when Admirals Nelson and...Unique because of its design as an "all big-gun ship," she carried ten 12 -inch guns, was turbine driven, and

  5. Forty-Sixth Indiana Regiment: A Tactical Analysis of Amphibious Operations and Major Combat Engagements during the American Civil War

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2013-06-14

    19 Battle of New Madrid and Island Number Ten ............................................................ 19 Fort Pillow... New Madrid , Battle of Island Number Ten, an operation against Fort Pillow, Battle of Port Gibson, Battle of Champion Hill, the siege of Vicksburg...In March 1862, the regiment participated in the siege of New Madrid , and the siege and capture of Island Number Ten along the Mississippi River in

  6. The Decisiveness of the Battle of Midway

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-06-12

    which will be described in this thesis. Perhaps most importantly for the Japanese, such a commitment would have all but eliminated other strategic...decisive victory? Significance Military historians and naval service members consider Midway to be one of the most important naval battles of all time...meeting any or all of the following: “the outcome of the battle brought about a major social or political change; had the outcome of the battle been

  7. Enabling Design

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-05-21

    Figure 1. Methodology in Hierarchical Context. 2 Peter Checkland , Systems Thinking, System...Joint Forces Command, 2008. Checkland , Peter. Systems Thinking, System Practice. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1981. FM 6-0 Mission Command: Command

  8. The Limits of Obedience: Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood’s Performance During the Battle of Chickamauga

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-06-17

    the Battle of Stewart’s Creek on 29 December and the Battle of Stones River from 30 December 1862 through 3 January 1863. It stayed in...enormous implications on the outcome of the battle . He decided not to pull out of the lines, but instead stay where 65 he was. Had Kellogg still been... THE LIMITS OF OBEDIENCE: BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS J. WOOD’S PERFORMANCE DURING THE

  9. Cloud-based Communications Planning Collaboration and Interoperability

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-06-01

    battle concept is derived from the observation that all actions in the battle space have the ability to affect other areas or functions in the battle... space . This is equally true for tactical networks, which grow and transform dynamically as an operation evolves. Changes in one aspect of the network...availability of any updated network plans not only to the local SYSCON and TECHCON, but to all other units operating in the battle space (keeping in mind

  10. Stability boundaries for command augmentation systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Shrivastava, P. C.

    1987-01-01

    The Stability Augmentation System (SAS) is a special case of the Command Augmentation System (CAS). Control saturation imposes bounds on achievable commands. The state equilibrium depends only on the open loop dynamics and control deflection. The control magnitude to achieve a desired command equilibrium is independent of the feedback gain. A feedback controller provides the desired response, maintains the system equilibrium under disturbances, but it does not affect the equilibrium values of states and control. The saturation boundaries change with commands, but the location of the equilibrium points in the saturated region remains unchanged. Nonzero command vectors yield saturation boundaries that are asymmetric with respect to the state equilibrium. Except for the saddle point case with MCE control law, the stability boundaries change with commands. For the cases of saddle point and unstable nodes, the region of stability decreases with increasing command magnitudes.

  11. Texarkana Battles Dropout Dilemma

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Filogamo, Martin J.

    1970-01-01

    Describes multimedia learning centers, established with government funding, for which the contractor, Dorsett Educational Systems, will be paid according to the increased learning efficiency of participating students. (RD)

  12. The Anti-CRISPR Story: A Battle for Survival.

    PubMed

    Maxwell, Karen L

    2017-10-05

    The last decade has seen the fields of molecular biology and genetics transformed by the development of CRISPR-based gene editing technologies. These technologies were derived from bacterial defense systems that protect against viral invasion. Elegant studies focused on the evolutionary battle between CRISPR-encoding bacteria and the viruses that infect and kill them revealed the next step in this arms race, the anti-CRISPR proteins. Investigation of these proteins has provided important new insight into how CRISPR-Cas systems work and how bacterial genomes evolve. They have also led to the development of important biotechnological tools that can be used for genetic engineering, including off switches for CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in human cells. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  13. A Work Station For Control Of Changing Systems

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    Mandl, Daniel J.

    1988-01-01

    Touch screen and microcomputer enable flexible control of complicated systems. Computer work station equipped to produce graphical displays used as command panel and status indicator for command-and-control system. Operator uses images of control buttons displayed on touch screen to send prestored commands. Use of prestored library of commands reduces incidence of errors. If necessary, operator uses conventional keyboard to enter commands in real time to handle unforeseeable situations.

  14. Man/terminal interaction evaluation of computer operating system command and control service concepts. [in Spacelab

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    Dodson, D. W.; Shields, N. L., Jr.

    1978-01-01

    The Experiment Computer Operating System (ECOS) of the Spacelab will allow the onboard Payload Specialist to command experiment devices and display information relative to the performance of experiments. Three candidate ECOS command and control service concepts were reviewed and laboratory data on operator performance was taken for each concept. The command and control service concepts evaluated included a dedicated operator's menu display from which all command inputs were issued, a dedicated command key concept with which command inputs could be issued from any display, and a multi-display concept in which command inputs were issued from several dedicated function displays. Advantages and disadvantages are discussed in terms of training, operational errors, task performance time, and subjective comments of system operators.

  15. The Fall of Crete 1941: Was Freyberg Culpable?

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    2006-06-16

    industrial support. Following the battles of Greece and Crete, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour , Fraser faced significant pressure to bring...59 CHAPTER 5. THE BATTLE ...140 APPENDIX C. GERMAN ORDER OF BATTLE (OPERATION MERKUR) .............141 APPENDIX D. OPERATION MERKUR PLAN

  16. Non-battle injuries among U.S. Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2013.

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    Patel, Avni A; Hauret, Keith G; Taylor, Bonnie J; Jones, Bruce H

    2017-02-01

    Many non-battle injuries among deployed soldiers are due to occupational-related tasks. Given that non-battle injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, occupational safety and health are of great concern to the military. Some of the leading causes of non-battle injuries in the military are also common in non-military occupational settings. Nationally, falls and motor-vehicle accidents are leading causes of non-fatal occupational injuries in the civilian workforce. The objective of this research is to identify the leading causes, types, and anatomic locations of non-fatal non-battle injuries in Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-battle injuries were identified from medical air evacuation records. Causes of air evacuated injuries were identified and coded using the diagnosis and narrative patient history in the air evacuation records. Descriptive statistics were used to report the air evacuated non-battle injury rates, causes, injury types, and anatomic locations. Between 2001 and 2013, there were 68,349 medical air evacuations from Afghanistan and Iraq. Non-battle injuries accounted for 31% of air evacuations from Afghanistan and 34% from Iraq. These injuries were the leading diagnosis category for air evacuations. The three leading causes of injury for Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively, were sports/physical training (23% and 24%), falls/jumps (19% and 16%), and military vehicle-related accidents (8% and 11%). The leading injury types were fractures (21%), overuse pain and inflammation (16%), and dislocations (11%). Given that over 30% of medical evacuations of soldiers result from non-battle injuries, prevention of such conditions would substantially enhance military readiness during combat. Copyright © 2016 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

  17. Interferometric correction system for a numerically controlled machine

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    Burleson, Robert R.

    1978-01-01

    An interferometric correction system for a numerically controlled machine is provided to improve the positioning accuracy of a machine tool, for example, for a high-precision numerically controlled machine. A laser interferometer feedback system is used to monitor the positioning of the machine tool which is being moved by command pulses to a positioning system to position the tool. The correction system compares the commanded position as indicated by a command pulse train applied to the positioning system with the actual position of the tool as monitored by the laser interferometer. If the tool position lags the commanded position by a preselected error, additional pulses are added to the pulse train applied to the positioning system to advance the tool closer to the commanded position, thereby reducing the lag error. If the actual tool position is leading in comparison to the commanded position, pulses are deleted from the pulse train where the advance error exceeds the preselected error magnitude to correct the position error of the tool relative to the commanded position.

  18. The Battle of Okinawa, 1945: Final Turning Point in the Pacific.

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    Tzeng, Megan

    2000-01-01

    Reviews the last major battle of World War II that occurred at Okinawa (Japan) in 1945. Explains why the Battle of Okinawa was the turning point in World War II. Includes two maps in the appendix and an annotated bibliography. (CMK)

  19. Hecamede: Homeric nurse of the battle-wounded in the Trojan War.

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    Balanika, Alexia P; Baltas, Christos S

    2014-02-01

    The Homeric epics present the 10-year lasting Trojan War, offering the description of battle wounds and medical care of injuries. Hecamede is referred by the Homer as a battlefield nurse who had knowledge of the treatment of bleeding battle wounds.

  20. Nanosecond Neutron Analysis for the search of the lost Leonardo’s masterpiece, the Battle of Anghiari

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    Kuznetsov, A. V.; Gorshkov, I. Yu.; Evsenin, A. V.; Osetrov, O. I.; Vakhtin, D. N.; Cosentino, A.; Seracini, M.

    2009-12-01

    Between 1505 and 1506 Leonardo Da Vinci painted his masterpiece, the Battle of Anghiari, in Palazzo Vecchio's Hall of 500 in Florence. The unfinished mural remained visible until 1563, when architect Giorgio Vasari undertook a renovation of the Hall and all traces of the Battle of Anghiari were lost. However, scholarly interpretation and scientific evidence suggest that the mural could be on the eastern wall, hidden behind a brick wall built in 1563 by Vasari. This paper discusses the possibility of using NNA/APT (Nanosecond Neutron Analysis/Associated Particle Technique) to establish the presence of the masterpiece by identifying behind the Vasari's wall chemical elements from the gesso preparation layer of the mural and possibly from its pigments. This paper reports on the experiments run with a simple NNA/APT system and the Monte Carlo simulations that have been carried out in order to outline the experimental setup of an advanced NNA/APT able to detect and locate the tiny amount of gesso and pigments.

  1. Global change and drought severity in the Battle River Basin, Alberta

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    Byrne, J.; Kienzle, S.; Sauchyn, D.

    2004-12-01

    The Battle River basin is a prairie watershed with headwaters in the central Alberta Parkland region immediately east of the Rocky Mountain foothills. The watershed has low relief - mean slope of about 1.5% - typical for a prairie landscape. Most streamflow originates from spring snowmelt. In years with high snowmelt runoff, the channel wetlands are extensive and enhance runoff from summer showers. In years of low snowmelt runoff, the wetlands are of modest scale, and the rate of runoff from summer showers decline rapidly as the season advances and the wetlands shrink or disappear. Upland wetlands, also called sloughs or potholes, likely contribute very modest quantities of water to the regional groundwater system that interacts with the Battle River. The Battle has suffered a severe climatic and hydrologic drought since the year 2000. The objective herein is to define the relative severity of the drought in 2000-04 in the upper Battle River watershed. Dendrochronology data indicated the drought was one of the worst in the past several centuries. Frequency analyses indicated the summer low flow experienced in 2002 was stochastically a 1:217 year event. The average Palmer Drought Severity Index (PSDI) over the entire basin in July 2002 is at an historical extreme. Land use changes are likely adversely affecting runoff. Climate change is likely affecting hydrology, including timing and volumes of the spring peak flow and summer runoff. Water licenses have increased significantly over the past years and certainly contribute to the cumulative effects resulting in reduced streamflow, particularly in the summer months. Water authorities must re-examine the assumptions for engineering design and water allocation in the basin given the changing climate and hydrology regimes.

  2. The Battling 'Bots of Bloomsburg High

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    Gorman, Lynn

    2007-01-01

    In this article, the author describes how students in Kirk Marshall's industrial technology class at Bloomsburg Area High School, Pennsylvania, designed and manufactured battling robots (BattleBots) and their participation in an annual national robotics competition. According to Marshall, designing and building a complex robot would be virtually…

  3. FIRESTORM: a collaborative network suite application for rapid sensor data processing and precise decisive responses

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    Kaniyantethu, Shaji

    2011-06-01

    This paper discusses the many features and composed technologies in Firestorm™ - a Distributed Collaborative Fires and Effects software. Modern response management systems capitalize on the capabilities of a plethora of sensors and its output for situational awareness. Firestorm utilizes a unique networked lethality approach by integrating unmanned air and ground vehicles to provide target handoff and sharing of data between humans and sensors. The system employs Bayesian networks for track management of sensor data, and distributed auction algorithms for allocating targets and delivering the right effect without information overload to the Warfighter. Firestorm Networked Effects Component provides joint weapon-target pairing, attack guidance, target selection standards, and other fires and effects components. Moreover, the open and modular architecture allows for easy integration with new data sources. Versatility and adaptability of the application enable it to devise and dispense a suitable response to a wide variety of scenarios. Recently, this application was used for detecting and countering a vehicle intruder with the help of radio frequency spotter sensor, command driven cameras, remote weapon system, portable vehicle arresting barrier, and an unmanned aerial vehicle - which confirmed the presence of the intruder, as well as provided lethal/non-lethal response and battle damage assessment. The completed demonstrations have proved Firestorm's™ validity and feasibility to predict, detect, neutralize, and protect key assets and/or area against a variety of possible threats. The sensors and responding assets can be deployed with numerous configurations to cover the various terrain and environmental conditions, and can be integrated to a number of platforms.

  4. Test Telemetry And Command System (TTACS)

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    Fogel, Alvin J.

    1994-01-01

    The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has developed a multimission Test Telemetry and Command System (TTACS) which provides a multimission telemetry and command data system in a spacecraft test environment. TTACS reuses, in the spacecraft test environment, components of the same data system used for flight operations; no new software is developed for the spacecraft test environment. Additionally, the TTACS is transportable to any spacecraft test site, including the launch site. The TTACS is currently operational in the Galileo spacecraft testbed; it is also being provided to support the Cassini and Mars Surveyor Program projects. Minimal personnel data system training is required in the transition from pre-launch spacecraft test to post-launch flight operations since test personnel are already familiar with the data system's operation. Additionally, data system components, e.g. data display, can be reused to support spacecraft software development; and the same data system components will again be reused during the spacecraft integration and system test phases. TTACS usage also results in early availability of spacecraft data to data system development and, as a result, early data system development feedback to spacecraft system developers. The TTACS consists of a multimission spacecraft support equipment interface and components of the multimission telemetry and command software adapted for a specific project. The TTACS interfaces to the spacecraft, e.g., Command Data System (CDS), support equipment. The TTACS telemetry interface to the CDS support equipment performs serial (RS-422)-to-ethernet conversion at rates between 1 bps and 1 mbps, telemetry data blocking and header generation, guaranteed data transmission to the telemetry data system, and graphical downlink routing summary and control. The TTACS command interface to the CDS support equipment is nominally a command file transferred in non-real-time via ethernet. The CDS support equipment is responsible for metering the commands to the CDS; additionally for Galileo, TTACS includes a real-time-interface to the CDS support equipment. The TTACS provides the basic functionality of the multimission telemetry and command data system used during flight operations. TTACS telemetry capabilities include frame synchronization, Reed-Solomon decoding, packet extraction and channelization, and data storage/query. Multimission data display capabilities are also available. TTACS command capabilities include command generation verification, and storage.

  5. 33. Site Plan: Custer Air Force Station, Battle Creek, Michigan, ...

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    33. Site Plan: Custer Air Force Station, Battle Creek, Michigan, FD Radar Facilities-FPS-27, Electrical Plot Plan and Duet Details, USACOE, not date. - Fort Custer Military Reservation, P-67 Radar Station, .25 mile north of Dickman Road, east of Clark Road, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI

  6. 77 FR 29918 - Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Battle Creek, MI

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    ... airspace is necessary to accommodate new Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAP) at W. K. Kellogg.... Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI. Controlled airspace is needed for the safety and management of IFR... controlled airspace at W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI. Environmental Review This proposal will be...

  7. Michigan field artillery's 'Blackjacks' training in Latvia > National Guard

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    Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications Civic Leader's Guide ARNG Vision 2020 Posture Statement

  8. System-wide power management control via clock distribution network

    DOEpatents

    Coteus, Paul W.; Gara, Alan; Gooding, Thomas M.; Haring, Rudolf A.; Kopcsay, Gerard V.; Liebsch, Thomas A.; Reed, Don D.

    2015-05-19

    An apparatus, method and computer program product for automatically controlling power dissipation of a parallel computing system that includes a plurality of processors. A computing device issues a command to the parallel computing system. A clock pulse-width modulator encodes the command in a system clock signal to be distributed to the plurality of processors. The plurality of processors in the parallel computing system receive the system clock signal including the encoded command, and adjusts power dissipation according to the encoded command.

  9. Assessment of the Combat Developer’s Role in Post-Deployment Software Support (PDSS) 30 June 1980 - 28 February 1981. Volume IV.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1981-01-31

    Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), the US Army Communications Command (USACC), and the US Army Computer Systems Command (USACSC). (3...responsibilities of the US-Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), the US Army Communications Command (USACC), and the US Army Computer Systems...necessary to sustain, modify, and improve a deployed system’s computer software, as defined by the User or his representative. It includes evaluation

  10. Benefits Of Mission Command: Balance Of Philosophy And System

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-26

    The Benefits of Mission Command: Balance of Philosophy and System A Monograph by MAJ Robert R. Rodock United...Sa. CONTRACT NUMBER The Benefits of Mission Command: Balance of Philosophy and System Sb. GRANT NUMBER Sc. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) Sd... philosophy and system of mission command, when exercised in balance, provides US Anny leaders the agility and adaptability to ’see the elephant’ sooner

  11. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mizell, D.; Carter, S.

    In 1987, ISI's parallel distributed computing research group implemented a prototype sequential simulation system, designed for high-level simulation of candidate (Strategic Defense Initiative) architectures. A main design goal was to produce a simulation system that could incorporate non-trivial, executable representations of battle-management computations on each platform that were capable of controlling the actions of that platform throughout the simulation. The term BMA (battle manager abstraction) was used to refer to these simulated battle-management computations. In the authors first version of the simulator, the BMAs were C++ programs that we wrote and manually inserted into the system. Since then, they havemore » designed and implemented KMAC, a high-level language for writing BMA's. The KMAC preprocessor, built using the Unix tools lex 2 and YACC 3, translates KMAC source programs into C++ programs and passes them on to the C++ compiler. The KMAC preprocessor was incorporated into and operates under the control of the simulator's interactive user interface. After the KMAC preprocessor has translated a program into C++, the user interface system invokes the C++ compiler, and incorporates the resulting object code into the simulator load module for execution as part of a simulation run. This report describes the KMAC language and its preprocessor. Section 2 provides background material on the design of the simulation system that is necessary for understanding some of the parts of KMAC and some of the reasons it is structured the way it is. Section 3 describes the syntax and semantics of the language, and Section 4 discusses design of the preprocessor.« less

  12. Financial Audit: Financial Reporting and Internal Controls at the Air Force Systems Command

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    1991-01-01

    As part of GAO’S audits of the Air Force’s financial management and operations for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, GAO evaluated the Air Force Systems Command’s internal accounting controls and financial reporting systems. For fiscal year 1988 and 1989, the Systems Command received about $26.7 billion and $32.4 billion, respectively, in appropriated funds. This report discusses the results of our audits of the Systems Command.

  13. Development of an expert system prototype for determining software functional requirements for command management activities at NASA Goddard

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    Liebowitz, J.

    1985-01-01

    The development of an expert system prototype for determining software functional requirements for NASA Goddard's Command Management System (CMS) is described. The role of the CMS is to transform general requests into specific spacecraft commands with command execution conditions. The CMS is part of the NASA Data System which entails the downlink of science and engineering data from NASA near-earth satellites to the user, and the uplink of command and control data to the spacecraft. Subjects covered include: the problem environment of determining CMS software functional requirements; the expert system approach for handling CMS requirements development; validation and evaluation procedures for the expert system.

  14. 78 FR 25974 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... Human Resources Command, Reclassification Management Branch, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA... Files. System location: Commander, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, ATTN: AHRC-PED-A, 2461 Eisenhower... Human Resources Command, ATTN: AHRC-PED-A, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 23321-0482 for Army...

  15. A Theory of Rate-Dependent Plasticity

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    1984-05-01

    crystal microplasticity use a variety of parameters, such as mobile dislocation density and velocity, all of which are eventually related in some manner...Info Center Bldg. 2925, Box 22 Fort Ord, CA 93941 55 DISTRIBUTION LIST No. of Copies Organization 1 Commander Naval Sea Systems Command...Washington, DC 20360 Commander Naval Sea Systems Command ( SEA -62R41) ATTN: L. Pasiuk Washington, DC 20360 Commander Naval

  16. NRL Fact Book 2010

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    2010-01-01

    service) High assurance software Distributed network-based battle management High performance computing supporting uniform and nonuniform memory...VNIR, MWIR, and LWIR high-resolution systems Wideband SAR systems RF and laser data links High-speed, high-power photodetector characteriza- tion...Antimonide (InSb) imaging system Long-wave infrared ( LWIR ) quantum well IR photodetector (QWIP) imaging system Research and Development Services

  17. 75 FR 51478 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Cortez...

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    ... amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, has prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Cortez... meetings in Crescent Valley and Battle Mountain, Nevada. The BLM will announce future meetings or hearings...

  18. 75 FR 41516 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Cortez Hills...

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    ..., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Cortez... Cortez Hills Expansion Project are available at the BLM Battle Mountain District Office, 50 Bastian Road...

  19. 76 FR 2705 - Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Cortez...

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    ... amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, has prepared a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Cortez... Final Supplemental EIS are available for public inspection at the Battle Mountain District Office, 50...

  20. Dragoon or Cavalryman, Major General John Buford in the American Civil War

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    1994-06-03

    the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg...Seminary Ridges on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Several historians have presumed that the dismounted cavalry (or Dragoon) tactics used by...not in pitched battles that Buford excelled. His significant contributions were in the established roles of cavalry; performing reconnaissance

  1. Long before smartphones, National Guard responded to nationwide muster in

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    Major of the ARNG State Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & ; Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications Civic Leader's Guide ARNG

  2. Massachusetts Air National Guard dad deploys with his son for final time >

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    Mission Sustainability Training ARNG Distributed Learning Program Training & Technology Battle Lab (T3BL) Civil Support Simulation Exercises Regional Training Site Maintenance Battle Focused Training Strategy Battle Staff Training Resources News Publications Civic Leader's Guide ARNG Vision 2020 Posture

  3. Waging a Battle to Promote Reading

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    Dix, Suzanne Liacos

    2010-01-01

    As advocates for reading, librarians cannot help but love a reading program. In this article, the author talks about the Battle of the Books, a reading enrichment program that had been in place since 1996. Battle of the Books promotes reading among middle school students by offering interesting books and a trivia-type competition. The author…

  4. Battling Obesity in K-12 Learners from an Exercise Physiology Perspective

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    Rattigan, Peter; Biren, Greg

    2007-01-01

    Physical education practitioners and programs have the opportunity and obligation to help children become physically educated, healthy, and active adults. This article discusses the battle against obesity in K-12 learners from an exercise physiology perspective and focuses on the fact that practitioners have all the tools they need to battle this…

  5. Digital Gunnery: How Combat Vehicle Gunnery Training Creates a Model for Training the Mission Command System.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-06-09

    DIGITAL GUNNERY: HOW COMBAT VEHICLE GUNNERY TRAINING CREATES A MODEL FOR TRAINING THE MISSION COMMAND SYSTEM A thesis presented...Training Creates a Model for Training the Mission Command System 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S...digital systems that give commanders an unprecedented ability to understand and lead in the battlefields where they operate. Unfortunately, units

  6. Method and apparatus for creating time-optimal commands for linear systems

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    Seering, Warren P. (Inventor); Tuttle, Timothy D. (Inventor)

    2004-01-01

    A system for and method of determining an input command profile for substantially any dynamic system that can be modeled as a linear system, the input command profile for transitioning an output of the dynamic system from one state to another state. The present invention involves identifying characteristics of the dynamic system, selecting a command profile which defines an input to the dynamic system based on the identified characteristics, wherein the command profile comprises one or more pulses which rise and fall at switch times, imposing a plurality of constraints on the dynamic system, at least one of the constraints being defined in terms of the switch times, and determining the switch times for the input to the dynamic system based on the command profile and the plurality of constraints. The characteristics may be related to poles and zeros of the dynamic system, and the plurality of constraints may include a dynamics cancellation constraint which specifies that the input moves the dynamic system from a first state to a second state such that the dynamic system remains substantially at the second state.

  7. Situational Awareness During Mass-Casualty Events: Command and Control

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    Demchak, Barry; Chan, Theordore C.; Griswold, William G.; Lenert, Leslie

    2006-01-01

    In existing Incident Command systems1, situational awareness is achieved manually through paper tracking systems. Such systems often produce high latencies and incomplete data, resulting in inefficient and ineffective resource deployment. The WIISARD2 system collects much more data than a paper-based system, dramatically reducing latency while increasing the kinds and quality of information available to Incident Commanders. The WIISARD Command Center solves the problem of data overload and uncertainty through the careful use of limited screen area and novel visualization techniques. PMID:17238524

  8. Preliminary assessment of the impact of incorporating a detailed algorithm for the effects of nuclear irradiation on combat crew performance into the Janus combat simulation

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    Warshawsky, A.S.; Uzelac, M.J.; Pimper, J.E.

    The Crew III algorithm for assessing time and dose dependent combat crew performance subsequent to nuclear irradiation was incorporated into the Janus combat simulation system. Battle outcomes using this algorithm were compared to outcomes based on the currently used time-independent cookie-cutter'' assessment methodology. The results illustrate quantifiable differences in battle outcome between the two assessment techniques. Results suggest that tactical nuclear weapons are more effective than currently assumed if performance degradation attributed to radiation doses between 150 to 3000 rad are taken into account. 6 refs., 9 figs.

  9. The approach for shortest paths in fire succor based on component GIS technology

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    Han, Jie; Zhao, Yong; Dai, K. W.

    2007-06-01

    Fire safety is an important issue for the national economy and people's living. Efficiency and exactness of fire department succor directly relate to safety of peoples' lives and property. Many disadvantages of the traditional fire system have been emerged in practical applications. The preparation of pumpers is guided by wireless communication or wire communication, so its real-time and accurate performances are much poorer. The information about the reported fire, such as the position, disaster and map, et al., for alarm and command was processed by persons, which slows the reaction speed and delays the combat opportunity. In order to solve these disadvantages, it has an important role to construct a modern fire command center based on high technology. The construction of modern fire command center can realize the modernization and automation of fire command and management. It will play a great role in protecting safety of peoples' lives and property. The center can enhance battle ability and can reduce the direct and indirect loss of fire damage at most. With the development of science technology, Geographic Information System (GIS) has becoming a new information industry for hardware production, software development, data collection, space analysis and counseling. With the popularization of computers and the development of GIS, GIS has gained increasing broad applications for its strong functionality. Network analysis is one of the most important functions of GIS, and the most elementary and pivotal issue of network analysis is the calculation of shortest paths. The shortest paths are mostly applied to some emergent systems such as 119 fire alarms. These systems mainly require that the computation time of the optimal path should be 1-3 seconds. And during traveling, the next running path of the vehicles should be calculated in time. So the implement of the shortest paths must have a high efficiency. In this paper, the component GIS technology was applied to collect and record the data information (such as, the situation of this disaster, map and road status et al) of the reported fire firstly. The ant colony optimization was used to calculate the shortest path of fire succor secondly. The optimization results were sent to the pumpers, which can let pumpers choose the shortest paths intelligently and come to fire position with least time. The programming method for shortest paths is proposed in section 3. There are three parts in this section. The elementary framework of the proposed programming method is presented in part one. The systematic framework of GIS component is described in part two. The ant colony optimization employed is presented in part three. In section 4, a simple application instance was presented to demonstrate the proposed programming method. There are three parts in this section. The distributed Web application based on component GIS was described in part one. The optimization results without traffic constraint were presented in part two. The optimization results with traffic constraint were presented in part three. The contributions of this paper can be summarized as follows. (1) It proposed an effective approach for shortest paths in fire succor based on component GIS technology. This proposed approach can achieve the real-time decisions of shortest paths for fire succor. (2) It applied the ant colony optimization to implement the shortest path decision. The traffic information was considered in the shortest path decision using ant colony optimization. The final application instance suggests that the proposed approach is feasible, correct and valid.

  10. The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse: The Use of Bypassed Forces to Increase Tactical Depth in the Defense,

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    1986-11-19

    ACCESSION NO NT INO.0.1 11 TTL (Infud Seurit Clssifcaton)The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse : The Use of 2 ~RS~4A AUhORS) Bypas-sedForces to Increase Tactical...operations by each of the three types of forces. The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse : The Use of Bypassed Forces to Increase Tactical Depth In The...Russell 1. Goehring Title of Monograph: The AirLand Battle Trojan Horse : The Use ,f Br- -cd Forces to Increase Tactical Depth In The Pe!’en’e

  11. 32 CFR 536.12 - Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command... AND ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.12 Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command. (a) After consulting with the Commander USARCS on the selection of medical claims...

  12. 32 CFR 536.14 - Commanders of major Army commands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Commanders of major Army commands. 536.14 Section... CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.14 Commanders of major Army commands... respective commands for compliance with the responsibilities assigned in §§ 536.9 and 536.10. (b) Assist...

  13. 32 CFR 536.12 - Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2012-07-01 2009-07-01 true Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command... AND ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.12 Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command. (a) After consulting with the Commander USARCS on the selection of medical claims...

  14. 32 CFR 536.14 - Commanders of major Army commands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Commanders of major Army commands. 536.14 Section... CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.14 Commanders of major Army commands... respective commands for compliance with the responsibilities assigned in §§ 536.9 and 536.10. (b) Assist...

  15. 32 CFR 536.14 - Commanders of major Army commands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Commanders of major Army commands. 536.14... ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.14 Commanders of major Army commands... respective commands for compliance with the responsibilities assigned in §§ 536.9 and 536.10. (b) Assist...

  16. 32 CFR 536.14 - Commanders of major Army commands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2011-07-01 2009-07-01 true Commanders of major Army commands. 536.14 Section... CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.14 Commanders of major Army commands... respective commands for compliance with the responsibilities assigned in §§ 536.9 and 536.10. (b) Assist...

  17. 32 CFR 536.12 - Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command... AND ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.12 Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command. (a) After consulting with the Commander USARCS on the selection of medical claims...

  18. 32 CFR 536.12 - Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 true Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command... AND ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.12 Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command. (a) After consulting with the Commander USARCS on the selection of medical claims...

  19. 32 CFR 536.14 - Commanders of major Army commands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Commanders of major Army commands. 536.14... ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.14 Commanders of major Army commands... respective commands for compliance with the responsibilities assigned in §§ 536.9 and 536.10. (b) Assist...

  20. 32 CFR 536.12 - Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 32 National Defense 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command... AND ACCOUNTS CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES The Army Claims System § 536.12 Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command. (a) After consulting with the Commander USARCS on the selection of medical claims...

  1. Naval Research Laboratory Fact Book 2012

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-11-01

    Distributed network-based battle management High performance computing supporting uniform and nonuniform memory access with single and multithreaded...hyperspectral systems VNIR, MWIR, and LWIR high-resolution systems Wideband SAR systems RF and laser data links High-speed, high-power...hyperspectral imaging system Long-wave infrared ( LWIR ) quantum well IR photodetector (QWIP) imaging system Research and Development Services Divi- sion

  2. Network command processing system overview

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Nam, Yon-Woo; Murphy, Lisa D.

    1993-01-01

    The Network Command Processing System (NCPS) developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ground Network (GN) stations is a spacecraft command system utilizing a MULTIBUS I/68030 microprocessor. This system was developed and implemented at ground stations worldwide to provide a Project Operations Control Center (POCC) with command capability for support of spacecraft operations such as the LANDSAT, Shuttle, Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, and Nimbus-7. The NCPS consolidates multiple modulation schemes for supporting various manned/unmanned orbital platforms. The NCPS interacts with the POCC and a local operator to process configuration requests, generate modulated uplink sequences, and inform users of the ground command link status. This paper presents the system functional description, hardware description, and the software design.

  3. Cognitive Performance in Operational Environments

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Russo, Michael; McGhee, James; Friedler, Edna; Thomas, Maria

    2005-01-01

    Optimal cognition during complex and sustained operations is a critical component for success in current and future military operations. "Cognitive Performance, Judgment, and Decision-making" (CPJD) is a newly organized U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command research program focused on sustaining operational effectiveness of Future Force Warriors by developing paradigms through which militarily-relevant, higher-order cognitive performance, judgment, and decision-making can be assessed and sustained in individuals, small teams, and leaders of network-centric fighting units. CPJD evaluates the impact of stressors intrinsic to military operational environments (e.g., sleep deprivation, workload, fatigue, temperature extremes, altitude, environmental/physiological disruption) on military performance, evaluates noninvasive automated methods for monitoring and predicting cognitive performance, and investigates pharmaceutical strategies (e.g., stimulant countermeasures, hypnotics) to mitigate performance decrements. This manuscript describes the CPJD program, discusses the metrics utilized to relate militarily applied research findings to academic research, and discusses how the simulated combat capabilities of a synthetic battle laboratory may facilitate future cognitive performance research.

  4. Integrated command, control, communication and computation system design study. Summary of tasks performed

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1982-01-01

    A summary of tasks performed on an integrated command, control, communication, and computation system design study is given. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System command and control system study, an automated real-time operations study, and image processing work are discussed.

  5. 77 FR 2052 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ...; System of Records AGENCY: U.S. Strategic Command, DoD. ACTION: Notice to Add a System of Records. SUMMARY: The U.S. Strategic Command proposes to add a system of records to its inventory of record systems...: The U.S. Strategic Command systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C...

  6. 76 FR 72025 - Noise Compatibility Program Notice for W.M. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI

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    ... for W.M. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION... exposure maps submitted by the City of Battle Creek, Michigan for W.K. Kellogg Airport under the provisions... noise compatibility program that was submitted for W.K. Kellogg Airport under part 150 in conjunction...

  7. 78 FR 53677 - Safety Zone; Battle of Lake Erie Fireworks, Lake Erie, Put-In-Bay, OH

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    ...-AA00 Safety Zone; Battle of Lake Erie Fireworks, Lake Erie, Put-In- Bay, OH AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS... waters of Lake Erie, Put-In-Bay, Ohio. This zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Lake Erie during the Battle of Lake Erie Fireworks. [[Page 53678

  8. Battle of Kasserine Pass: Defeat is a Matter of Scale

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-05-26

    battle. Conclusions from this study recommend the application of critical analysis of historical examples to identify lessons learned . The...44 v Acknowledgements I would like to thank my wife and children for...in the first battles of major conflict without probing deeply into causation beyond the immediate tactical action. In order to learn lessons from

  9. A stochastic spatial model of HIV dynamics with an asymmetric battle between the virus and the immune system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Lin, Hai; Shuai, J. W.

    2010-04-01

    A stochastic spatial model based on the Monte Carlo approach is developed to study the dynamics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We aim to propose a more detailed and realistic simulation frame by incorporating many important features of HIV dynamics, which include infections, replications and mutations of viruses, antigen recognitions, activations and proliferations of lymphocytes, and diffusions, encounters and interactions of virions and lymphocytes. Our model successfully reproduces the three-phase pattern observed in HIV infection, and the simulation results for the time distribution from infection to AIDS onset are also in good agreement with the clinical data. The interactions of viruses and the immune system in all the three phases are investigated. We assess the relative importance of various immune system components in the acute phase. The dynamics of how the two important factors, namely the viral diversity and the asymmetric battle between HIV and the immune system, result in AIDS are investigated in detail with the model.

  10. 75 FR 19627 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-15

    ... address: Delete entry and replace with ``Commander, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-31), 5720 Integrity Drive... to the Commander, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-312), 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055-3120... should address written inquiries to Commander, Navy Personnel Command (PERS- 312), 5720 Integrity Drive...

  11. DSN command system Mark III-78. [data processing

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Stinnett, W. G.

    1978-01-01

    The Deep Space Network command Mark III-78 data processing system includes a capability for a store-and-forward handling method. The functions of (1) storing the command files at a Deep Space station; (2) attaching the files to a queue; and (3) radiating the commands to the spacecraft are straightforward. However, the total data processing capability is a result of assuming worst case, failure-recovery, or nonnominal operating conditions. Optional data processing functions include: file erase, clearing the queue, suspend radiation, command abort, resume command radiation, and close window time override.

  12. 14 CFR 121.443 - Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Pilot in command qualification: Route and... Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports. (a) Each certificate holder shall provide a system... to the pilot in command and appropriate flight operation personnel. The system must also provide an...

  13. 14 CFR 121.443 - Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Pilot in command qualification: Route and... Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports. (a) Each certificate holder shall provide a system... to the pilot in command and appropriate flight operation personnel. The system must also provide an...

  14. 14 CFR 121.443 - Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Pilot in command qualification: Route and... Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports. (a) Each certificate holder shall provide a system... to the pilot in command and appropriate flight operation personnel. The system must also provide an...

  15. 14 CFR 121.443 - Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Pilot in command qualification: Route and... Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports. (a) Each certificate holder shall provide a system... to the pilot in command and appropriate flight operation personnel. The system must also provide an...

  16. 14 CFR 121.443 - Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Pilot in command qualification: Route and... Pilot in command qualification: Route and airports. (a) Each certificate holder shall provide a system... to the pilot in command and appropriate flight operation personnel. The system must also provide an...

  17. Quality, Quantity, And Surprise! Trade-Offs In X-Raser ASAT Attrition

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Callaham, Michael B.; Scibilia, Frank M.

    1984-08-01

    In order to characterize the effects of technological superiority, numerical superiority, and pre-emption on space battle outcomes, we have constructed a battle simulation in which "Red" and "Blue" ASATs, each armed with a specified number of x-ray lasers of specified range, move along specified orbits and fire on one another according to a pair of battle management algorithms. The simulated battle proceeds until apparent steady-state force levels are reached. Battle outcomes are characterized by terminal force ratio and by terminal force-exchange ratio as effective weapon range, multiplicity (x-rasers per ASAT), and pre-emptive role are varied parametrically. A major conclusion is that pre-emptive advantage increases with increasing x-raser range and multiplicity (x-rasers per ASAT) and with increasing force size. That is, the "use 'em or lose 'em" dilemma will become more stark as such weapons are refined and proliferated.

  18. Command system output bit verification

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Odd, C. W.; Abbate, S. F.

    1981-01-01

    An automatic test was developed to test the ability of the deep space station (DSS) command subsystem and exciter to generate and radiate, from the exciter, the correct idle bit sequence for a given flight project or to store and radiate received command data elements and files without alteration. This test, called the command system output bit verification test, is an extension of the command system performance test (SPT) and can be selected as an SPT option. The test compares the bit stream radiated from the DSS exciter with reference sequences generated by the SPT software program. The command subsystem and exciter are verified when the bit stream and reference sequences are identical. It is a key element of the acceptance testing conducted on the command processor assembly (CPA) operational program (DMC-0584-OP-G) prior to its transfer from development to operations.

  19. Terrain Commander: a next-generation remote surveillance system

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Finneral, Henry J.

    2003-09-01

    Terrain Commander is a fully automated forward observation post that provides the most advanced capability in surveillance and remote situational awareness. The Terrain Commander system was selected by the Australian Government for its NINOX Phase IIB Unattended Ground Sensor Program with the first systems delivered in August of 2002. Terrain Commander offers next generation target detection using multi-spectral peripheral sensors coupled with autonomous day/night image capture and processing. Subsequent intelligence is sent back through satellite communications with unlimited range to a highly sophisticated central monitoring station. The system can "stakeout" remote locations clandestinely for 24 hours a day for months at a time. With its fully integrated SATCOM system, almost any site in the world can be monitored from virtually any other location in the world. Terrain Commander automatically detects and discriminates intruders by precisely cueing its advanced EO subsystem. The system provides target detection capabilities with minimal nuisance alarms combined with the positive visual identification that authorities demand before committing a response. Terrain Commander uses an advanced beamforming acoustic sensor and a distributed array of seismic, magnetic and passive infrared sensors to detect, capture images and accurately track vehicles and personnel. Terrain Commander has a number of emerging military and non-military applications including border control, physical security, homeland defense, force protection and intelligence gathering. This paper reviews the development, capabilities and mission applications of the Terrain Commander system.

  20. NRL Fact Book

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2008-01-01

    Distributed network-based battle management High performance computing supporting uniform and nonuniform memory access with single and multithreaded...pallet Airborne EO/IR and radar sensors VNIR through SWIR hyperspectral systems VNIR, MWIR, and LWIR high-resolution sys- tems Wideband SAR systems...meteorological sensors Hyperspectral sensor systems (PHILLS) Mid-wave infrared (MWIR) Indium Antimonide (InSb) imaging system Long-wave infrared ( LWIR

  1. Theater Battle Management Core System Systems Engineering Case Study

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-02-17

    TOC Army Unit TOCs USMC TACC DASC Data Link Data Link AWACS J-STARS Data Link Data Link Data Link RIVET JOINT COMPASS CALL Theater RECCE/SURV Data...Developer’s Guide ( SDG ), Version 2, 30 August 2001. 11. Air Force Electronic Systems Center, ESC/ACF Program Office, ICWG Charter, November 2003. 12

  2. Identification and modeling of the electrohydraulic systems of the main gun of a main battle tank

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Campos, Luiz C. A.; Menegaldo, Luciano L.

    2012-11-01

    The black-box mathematical models of the electrohydraulic systems responsible for driving the two degrees of freedom (elevation and azimuth) of the main gun of a main battle tank (MBT) were identified. Such systems respond to gunner's inputs while acquiring and tracking targets. Identification experiments were designed to collect simultaneous data from two inertial measurement units (IMU) installed at the gunner's handle (input) and at the center of rotation of the turret (output), for the identification of the azimuth system. For the elevation system, IMUs were installed at the gunner's handle (input) and at the breech of the gun (output). Linear accelerations and angular rates were collected for both input and output. Several black-box model architectures were investigated. As a result, nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous variables (NARX) second order model and nonlinear finite impulse response (NFIR) fourth order model, demonstrate to best fit the experimental data, with low computational costs. The derived models are being employed in a broader research, aiming to reproduce such systems in a laboratory virtual main gun simulator.

  3. Education as Instrument or as Empowerment? Untangling White Privilege in the Politics of Ethnic Studies: The Case of the Tucson Unified School District

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Dotts, Brian W.

    2015-01-01

    Public school curriculum battles offer great examples for illustrating how politics saturates education policy, particularly in the State of Texas. However, Arizona has emerged as another peculiar contender in contemporary battles to control high school curricula. Curriculum battles have deep historical roots in Arizona and elsewhere that go…

  4. The Battle of Bentonville: Caring for Casualties of the Civil War. Teaching with Historic Places.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Goode, John C.; Beck, Elaine

    At the First Battle of Manassas (Virginia) in 1861 many Union doctors fled the battlefield in fear. Those who remained found themselves without adequate medical supplies or ambulances for their patients. As the U.S. Civil War progressed and casualties mounted, military surgeons became more adept at caring for the wounded. By the Battle of…

  5. Pokémon Battles as a Context for Mathematical Modeling

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    McGuffey, William

    2017-01-01

    In this article I explore some of the underlying mathematics of Poke´mon battles and describe ways that teachers at the secondary level could explore concepts of mathematical game theory in this context. I discuss various ways of representing and analyzing a Poke´mon battle using game theory and conclude with an example of applying concepts of…

  6. COMMAND-AND-CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING,

    DTIC Science & Technology

    Reports that the development of command-and-con trol systems in support of decision making and action taking has been accomplished by military...methods applicable to management systems. Concludes that the command-and-control type system for top management decision making is a man-machine system having as its core an on going, dynamic operation. (Author)

  7. Towards Whole System Improvement

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Glatter, Ron

    2012-01-01

    The relationship between academies, and school autonomy more generally, and the wider system is a crucial issue in the battle to improve school-level education. International experience indicates that emphasising choice and competition to drive improvement is not effective and that changing structures does not yield better results for students. A…

  8. Bi-directional power control system for voltage converter

    DOEpatents

    Garrigan, Neil Richard; King, Robert Dean; Schwartz, James Edward

    1999-01-01

    A control system for a voltage converter includes: a power comparator for comparing a power signal on input terminals of the converter with a commanded power signal and producing a power comparison signal; a power regulator for transforming the power comparison signal to a commanded current signal; a current comparator for comparing the commanded current signal with a measured current signal on output terminals of the converter and producing a current comparison signal; a current regulator for transforming the current comparison signal to a pulse width modulator (PWM) duty cycle command signal; and a PWM for using the PWM duty cycle command signal to control electrical switches of the converter. The control system may further include: a command multiplier for converting a voltage signal across the output terminals of the converter to a gain signal having a value between zero (0) and unity (1), and a power multiplier for multiplying the commanded power signal by the gain signal to provide a limited commanded power signal, wherein power comparator compares the limited commanded power signal with the power signal on the input terminals.

  9. Bi-directional power control system for voltage converter

    DOEpatents

    Garrigan, N.R.; King, R.D.; Schwartz, J.E.

    1999-05-11

    A control system for a voltage converter includes: a power comparator for comparing a power signal on input terminals of the converter with a commanded power signal and producing a power comparison signal; a power regulator for transforming the power comparison signal to a commanded current signal; a current comparator for comparing the commanded current signal with a measured current signal on output terminals of the converter and producing a current comparison signal; a current regulator for transforming the current comparison signal to a pulse width modulator (PWM) duty cycle command signal; and a PWM for using the PWM duty cycle command signal to control electrical switches of the converter. The control system may further include: a command multiplier for converting a voltage signal across the output terminals of the converter to a gain signal having a value between zero (0) and unity (1), and a power multiplier for multiplying the commanded power signal by the gain signal to provide a limited commanded power signal, wherein power comparator compares the limited commanded power signal with the power signal on the input terminals. 10 figs.

  10. The Combat Vehicle Command and Control System. Combat Performance of Armor Battalions Using Interactive Simulation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-01-31

    ncluded the Commander’s Independent Thermal Viewer and a Command and Control display. Using 1 tank simulators in the Mounted Warfare Test Bed at Fort...CCD), the Commander’s Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV), and digital TOC workstations. Using autoloading tank simulators in the Mounted Warfare Test...identifying ways that the CVCC system might best benefit the battlefield commander, and potential modifications to mounted warfare TTPs. Another area of

  11. 14 CFR 1215.106 - User command and tracking data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false User command and tracking data. 1215.106... User command and tracking data. (a) User command data may enter the TDRSS via the NASCOM interface at one of three locations: (1) For Shuttle payloads which utilize the Shuttle commanding system, command...

  12. 14 CFR 1215.106 - User command and tracking data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false User command and tracking data. 1215.106... User command and tracking data. (a) User command data may enter the TDRSS via the NASCOM interface at one of three locations: (1) For Shuttle payloads which utilize the Shuttle commanding system, command...

  13. 14 CFR 1215.106 - User command and tracking data.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 5 2011-01-01 2010-01-01 true User command and tracking data. 1215.106... User command and tracking data. (a) User command data may enter the TDRSS via the NASCOM interface at one of three locations: (1) For Shuttle payloads which utilize the Shuttle commanding system, command...

  14. 77 FR 4025 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    2012-01-26

    ...; System of Records AGENCY: U.S. Central Command, DoD. ACTION: Notice to Amend a System of Records. SUMMARY: The U.S. Central Command is amending a system of records notice in its existing inventory of record... INFORMATION: The U.S. Central Command systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C...

  15. Power of Your Pancreas: Keep Your Digestive Juices Flowing

    MedlinePlus

    ... Issues Subscribe February 2017 Print this issue The Power of Your Pancreas Keep Your Digestive Juices Flowing ... your entire digestive system working properly. Related Stories Power to the Pelvis Battling a Bulging Hernia Keeping ...

  16. Special Marine Units of World War II

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1977-01-01

    the battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942, while attached to the 6th Defense Battalion. Following the departure of the raiders after Stateside...which was preparing a strong counterattack on the airfield and which would be blocked by the determined resistance of Edson’s raiders in the Battle of ...tending to the 21st Marines, engaged at the time in the Battle of Coconut Grove. The

  17. Institute on Outdoor Education for the Handicapped. (Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, Clear Lake, Dowling, Michigan, June 1969).

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Battle Creek Public Schools, MI.

    In early June 1969, 55 special education and physical education teachers and experts in outdoor education met for a week at the Battle Creek Public Schools' outdoor education center, Clear Lake Camp (Michigan). The participants shared in the camping activities of children from Battle Creek classes for the physically and mentally handicapped, deaf,…

  18. "This Must Have Been a Grand Sight": George Bent and the Battle of Platte Bridge

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Haack, Steven C.

    2010-01-01

    The Battle of Platte Bridge, July 26, 1865, is a noteworthy event in the annals of the American Indian Wars. An alliance of Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapahoe, numbering in excess of 2,000 warriors, traveled three days to a specific military objective, an undertaking unusual both in terms of its magnitude and its level of organization. The battle,…

  19. The Battle of Honey Springs: The Civil War Comes to Indian Territory. Teaching with Historic Places.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Adkins, Mike; Jones, Ralph

    Union Army troops marched south through Indian territory on July 17, 1863, to face the Confederate Army forces in a battle that would help determine whether the Union or the Confederacy would control the West beyond the Mississippi River. The Confederate troops that these soldiers faced in the Battle of Honey Springs concealed themselves among the…

  20. Culinary and pressure irrigation water system hydroelectric generation

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Christiansen, Cory

    Pleasant Grove City owns and operates a drinking water system that included pressure reducing stations (PRVs) in various locations and flow conditions. Several of these station are suitable for power generation. The City evaluated their system to identify opportunities for power generation that can be implemented based on the analysis of costs and prediction of power generation and associated revenue. The evaluation led to the selection of the Battle Creek site for development of a hydro-electric power generating system. The Battle Creek site includes a pipeline that carries spring water to storage tanks. The system utilizes a PRV to reducemore » pressure before the water is introduced into the tanks. The evaluation recommended that the PRV at this location be replaced with a turbine for the generation of electricity. The system will be connected to the utility power grid for use in the community. A pelton turbine was selected for the site, and a turbine building and piping system were constructed to complete a fully functional power generation system. It is anticipated that the system will generate approximately 440,000 kW-hr per year resulting in $40,000 of annual revenue.« less

  1. 75 FR 11136 - Federal Advisory Committee; U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review...

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    2010-03-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Federal Advisory Committee; U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Committee; Charter Termination AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD... terminating the charter for the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System Comprehensive Review Committee. FOR...

  2. Methods, systems and apparatus for adjusting modulation index to improve linearity of phase voltage commands

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Gallegos-Lopez, Gabriel; Perisic, Milun; Kinoshita, Michael H.

    2017-03-14

    Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems and apparatus for controlling operation of a multi-phase machine in a motor drive system. The disclosed embodiments provide a mechanism for adjusting modulation index of voltage commands to improve linearity of the voltage commands.

  3. 77 FR 60678 - Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; U.S. Navy Training and Testing...

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    2012-10-04

    ...-submarine warfare; mine warfare; naval special warfare; Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) testing; Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) testing; Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) testing; and Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) testing. Detailed descriptions of...

  4. Centralized Command, Distributed Control, and Decentralized Execution - a Command and Control Solution to US Air Force A2/AD Challenges

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2017-04-28

    Regional Air Component Commander (the Leader) 5 CC-DC- DE Solution to A2/AD – Distributed Theater Air Control System (the System) 9 CC-DC- DE ... Control , Decentralized Execution” to a new framework of “Centralized Command, Distributed Control , and Decentralized Execution” (CC-DC- DE ).4 5 This...USAF C2 challenges in A2/AD environments describes a three-part Centralized Command, Distributed Control , and Decentralized Execution (CC-DC- DE

  5. VHF command system study. [spectral analysis of GSFC VHF-PSK and VHF-FSK Command Systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Gee, T. H.; Geist, J. M.

    1973-01-01

    Solutions are provided to specific problems arising in the GSFC VHF-PSK and VHF-FSK Command Systems in support of establishment and maintenance of Data Systems Standards. Signal structures which incorporate transmission on the uplink of a clock along with the PSK or FSK data are considered. Strategies are developed for allocating power between the clock and data, and spectral analyses are performed. Bit error probability and other probabilities pertinent to correct transmission of command messages are calculated. Biphase PCM/PM and PCM/FM are considered as candidate modulation techniques on the telemetry downlink, with application to command verification. Comparative performance of PCM/PM and PSK systems is given special attention, including implementation considerations. Gain in bit error performance due to coding is also considered.

  6. Unit Testing for Command and Control Systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Alexander, Joshua

    2018-01-01

    Unit tests were created to evaluate the functionality of a Data Generation and Publication tool for a command and control system. These unit tests are developed to constantly evaluate the tool and ensure it functions properly as the command and control system grows in size and scope. Unit tests are a crucial part of testing any software project and are especially instrumental in the development of a command and control system. They save resources, time and costs associated with testing, and catch issues before they become increasingly difficult and costly. The unit tests produced for the Data Generation and Publication tool to be used in a command and control system assure the users and stakeholders of its functionality and offer assurances which are vital in the launching of spacecraft safely.

  7. Friendly Neighborhood Computer Project. Extension of the IBM NJE network to DEC VAX computers

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Raffenetti, R.C.; Bertoncini, P.J.; Engert, D.E.

    1984-07-01

    This manual is divided into six chapters. The first is an overview of the VAX NJE emulator system and describes what can be done with the VAX NJE emulator software. The second chapter describes the commands that users of the VAX systems will use. Each command description includes the format of the command, a list of valid options and parameters and their meanings, and several short examples of command use. The third chapter describes the commands and capabilities for sending general, sequential files from and to VAX VMS nodes. The fourth chapter describes how to transmit data to a VAXmore » from other computer systems on the network. The fifth chapter explains how to exchange electronic mail with IBM CMS users and with users of other VAX VMS systems connected by NJE communications. The sixth chapter describes operator procedures and the additional commands operators may use.« less

  8. 14 CFR 135.105 - Exception to second in command requirement: Approval for use of autopilot system.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Exception to second in command requirement... PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Operations § 135.105 Exception to second in command requirement... second in command, if it is equipped with an operative approved autopilot system and the use of that...

  9. 14 CFR 135.105 - Exception to second in command requirement: Approval for use of autopilot system.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Exception to second in command requirement... PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Operations § 135.105 Exception to second in command requirement... second in command, if it is equipped with an operative approved autopilot system and the use of that...

  10. 14 CFR 135.105 - Exception to second in command requirement: Approval for use of autopilot system.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Exception to second in command requirement... PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Operations § 135.105 Exception to second in command requirement... second in command, if it is equipped with an operative approved autopilot system and the use of that...

  11. 14 CFR 135.105 - Exception to second in command requirement: Approval for use of autopilot system.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Exception to second in command requirement... PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Operations § 135.105 Exception to second in command requirement... second in command, if it is equipped with an operative approved autopilot system and the use of that...

  12. 14 CFR 135.105 - Exception to second in command requirement: Approval for use of autopilot system.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 14 Aeronautics and Space 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Exception to second in command requirement... PERSONS ON BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT Flight Operations § 135.105 Exception to second in command requirement... second in command, if it is equipped with an operative approved autopilot system and the use of that...

  13. Database interfaces on NASA's heterogeneous distributed database system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Huang, Shou-Hsuan Stephen

    1989-01-01

    The syntax and semantics of all commands used in the template are described. Template builders should consult this document for proper commands in the template. Previous documents (Semiannual reports) described other aspects of this project. Appendix 1 contains all substituting commands used in the system. Appendix 2 includes all repeating commands. Appendix 3 is a collection of DEFINE templates from eight different DBMS's.

  14. A Tale of Two Indias

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sidhu, Jonathan

    2007-01-01

    The latest battle between India's increasingly successful haves and left-behind have-nots is playing out in the country's educational system. India's Supreme Court recently upheld a stay against a quota system for low-caste and historically oppressed Indians, who are officially called Other Backward Classes. The decision could halt quotas for…

  15. Total energy based flight control system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Lambregts, Antonius A. (Inventor)

    1985-01-01

    An integrated aircraft longitudinal flight control system uses a generalized thrust and elevator command computation (38), which accepts flight path angle, longitudinal acceleration command signals, along with associated feedback signals, to form energy rate error (20) and energy rate distribution error (18) signals. The engine thrust command is developed (22) as a function of the energy rate distribution error and the elevator position command is developed (26) as a function of the energy distribution error. For any vertical flight path and speed mode the outerloop errors are normalized (30, 34) to produce flight path angle and longitudinal acceleration commands. The system provides decoupled flight path and speed control for all control modes previously provided by the longitudinal autopilot, autothrottle and flight management systems.

  16. Costing Complex Products, Operations, and Support

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-04-30

    Symposium, 10-12 May 2011, Seaside, CA. U.S. Government or Federal Rights License 14. ABSTRACT Complex products and systems (CoPS), such as large defense...Program Executive Officer SHIPS • Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command • Army Contracting Command, U.S. Army Materiel Command • Program Manager...Airborne, Maritime and Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System = ==================^Åèìáëáíáçå=oÉëÉ~êÅÜW=`ob^qfkd=pvkbodv=clo=fkclojba=`e^kdb=====- ii

  17. Common command-and-control user interface for current force UGS

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Stolovy, Gary H.

    2009-05-01

    The Current Force Unattended Ground Sensors (UGS) comprise the OmniSense, Scorpion, and Silent Watch systems. As deployed by U.S. Army Central Command in 2006, sensor reports from the three systems were integrated into a common Graphical User Interface (GUI), with three separate vendor-specific applications for Command-and-Control (C2) functions. This paper describes the requirements, system architecture, implementation, and testing of an upgrade to the Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination back-end server to incorporate common remote Command-and-Control capabilities.

  18. 75 FR 42719 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ...: Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, 1575 Gator Blvd, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek... Expeditionary Combat Command, Code (N8), 1575 Gator Blvd, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Virginia Beach... to the Commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, Code (N8), 1575 Gator Blvd, Joint Expeditionary...

  19. The battle between Unix and Windows NT.

    PubMed

    Anderson, H J

    1997-02-01

    For more than a decade, Unix has been the dominant back-end operating system in health care. But that prominent position is being challenged by Windows NT, touted by its developer, Microsoft Corp., as the operating system of the future. CIOs and others are attempting to figure out which system is the best choice in the long run.

  20. The Need for Dynamic Airspace Management in Coalition Operations (The International C2 Journal, Volume 5, Number 3, 2011)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2011-01-01

    Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (JADOCS), Theater Battle Management Core System ( TBMCS ), and Air Defense System Integrator (ADSI). NATO’s...be submitted to TBMCS at the AOC for inclusion in the daily ACO or change ACO. Missions requiring rapid response, such as MEDEVACs, fire missions

  1. Innovation for integrated command environments

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Perry, Amie A.; McKneely, Jennifer A.

    2000-11-01

    Command environments have rarely been able to easily accommodate rapid changes in technology and mission. Yet, command personnel, by their selection criteria, experience, and very nature, tend to be extremely adaptive and flexible, and able to learn new missions and address new challenges fairly easily. Instead, the hardware and software components of the systems do no provide the needed flexibility and scalability for command personnel. How do we solve this problem? In order to even dream of keeping pace with a rapidly changing world, we must begin to think differently about the command environment and its systems. What is the correct definition of the integrated command environment system? What types of tasks must be performed in this environment, and how might they change in the next five to twenty-five years? How should the command environment be developed, maintained, and evolved to provide needed flexibility and scalability? The issues and concepts to be considered as new Integrated Command/Control Environments (ICEs) are designed following a human-centered process. A futuristic model, the Dream Integrated Command Environment (DICE) will be described which demonstrates specific ICE innovations. The major paradigm shift required to be able to think differently about this problem is to center the DICE around the command personnel from its inception. Conference participants may not agree with every concept or idea presented, but will hopefully come away with a clear understanding that to radically improve future systems, designers must focus on the end users.

  2. Major General Philip H. Sheridan and the Employment of his Division During the Battle of Chickamauga

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-06-01

    Creek , west of Perryville. Sheridan moved on the heights with Colonel Daniel McCook’s ( brother of Alexander McCook) brigade and an artillery... Battle of Chickamauga pitted brother against brother , literally. Corporal Mike Murphy of the Twenty-first Michigan, First Brigade, had a twin brother ...map the locations of the troops by each day of the battle to clear up areas of

  3. Native American Mascots in Contemporary Higher Education: Part 1--Politically Acceptable or Ethnically Objectionable?

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    Reamey, Becky Avery

    2009-01-01

    The battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876 was one of the last great wars fought by Native Americans on a grassy battlefield. The battle was fought over territory and the right to live in the Dakota and Montana territories. The Native Americans won the battle of Little Big Horn but eventually lost the war and were forced to live on a reservation…

  4. Battle for the Enlightenment: Neoliberalism, Critical Theory and the Role of Circumvential Education in Fostering a New Phase of the Enlightenment

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    Letizia, Angelo

    2013-01-01

    Higher education is one of the last democratic institutions in society and it is currently under attack by advocates of neo-liberalism. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how this "battle" can be framed as a battle over the direction of the Enlightenment. Critical Theory and neoliberalism both emerged from academia in response to…

  5. DRMS World, July/August 2007

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-08-01

    34 Currently, the DRMS headquarters in Battle The work of other offices contributes to a Creek, DRMOs Texarkana , Stockton and successful safety and...at the Texarkana , Texas DEMIL Center." Through the efforts of DRMS, TACOM and other agencies, fighter pilots have good targets to train on, so they...Ramos Battle Creek Wciners Clarence Copeland DRMO Texarkana receive a cash Christina Blodgett Battle Creek award or 8- hour time off 3,d Place award

  6. 78 FR 53675 - Safety Zone; Lake Erie Heritage Foundation, Battle of Lake Erie Reenactment; Lake Erie, Put-in...

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    ...-AA00 Safety Zone; Lake Erie Heritage Foundation, Battle of Lake Erie Reenactment; Lake Erie, Put-in-Bay... temporary safety zone in the waters of Lake Erie in the vicinity of Put-In-Bay, OH. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from a portion of Lake Erie during Battle of Lake Erie Reenactment near Put-In...

  7. Understanding and Accounting for National Will in Strategies that Use Military Forces

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2015-05-23

    Unified Task Force (UNITAF) in December 1992, ended in disastrous failure for the US at the Battle of Mogadishu in October 1993.17 Additionally, US...is known as the Battle of Mogadishu , resulting in 18 US Soldiers killed, 78 wounded and one captured. The public and political outcry was immediate...Restore Hope, and fell apart following the Battle of Mogadishu and loss of 18 American Soldiers

  8. A Linguistic Foundation for Communicating Geo-Information in the context of BML and geoBML

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-03-23

    BML Standard. 2009 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (09S- SIW -046). San Diego, CA. Rein, K., Schade, U. & Hieb, M.R. (2009). Battle...Formalizing Battle Management Language: A Grammar for Specifying Orders. 2006 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (06S- SIW - 068). Huntsville...Hieb, M.R. (2007). Battle Management Language: A Grammar for Specifying Reports. 2007 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop (07S- SIW -036

  9. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    McCollum, L.B.; Buchanan, J.P.; McCollum, M.B.

    The Antler orogeny is a textbook example of a Paleozoic mountain building and crustal shortening event in western North America. A relatively complex geologic history of the type Antler at Battle Mountain, Nevada, is interpreted as distinct thrust plates of Lower Cambrian Scott Canyon Formation, Upper Cambrian Harmony Sandstone, and Ordovician Valmy Formation, overlain unconformably by the Middle Pennsylvanian Battle Formation. Mississippian crustal deformation and emplacement of the Roberts Mountain thrust have previously been thought to characterize the Antler orogen. Detailed sedimentology studies of the Scott Canyon and Harmony, and the relationship with the overlying Battle Formation at the typemore » section of the Antler orogeny, cast doubt on the previously accepted geologic history. The Scott Canyon is an interbedded sequence of pillow basalts, Late Devonian radiolarian cherts, and mudstone debris flows with numerous limestone olistoliths, many containing undescribed archaeocyathid fauna. The contact of the Harmony with the Battle Formation appears channeled, but otherwise conformable, and the Battle has been interpreted as an alluvial fan facies. The paleoenvironmental interpretation of these sediments is that the Scott Canyon was deposited upon a Late Devonian active continental margin setting, with prograding fan deposits of the Harmony Sandstone, overlain by Middle Pennsylvanian fanglomerates of the Battle Formation. This conformable sequence appears to preclude any major uplift within the type Antler orogen.« less

  10. Terminal Information Processing System (TIPS) Consolidated CAB Display (CCD) Comparative Analysis.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-04-01

    Barometric pressure 3. Center field wind speed, direction and gusts 4. Runway visual range 5. Low-level wind shear 6. Vortex advisory 7. Runway equipment...PASSWORD Command (standard user) u. PAUSE Command (standard user) v. PMSG Command (standard user) w. PPD Command (standard user) x. PURGE Command (standard

  11. The next generation of command post computing

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Arnold, Ross D.; Lieb, Aaron J.; Samuel, Jason M.; Burger, Mitchell A.

    2015-05-01

    The future of command post computing demands an innovative new solution to address a variety of challenging operational needs. The Command Post of the Future is the Army's primary command and control decision support system, providing situational awareness and collaborative tools for tactical decision making, planning, and execution management from Corps to Company level. However, as the U.S. Army moves towards a lightweight, fully networked battalion, disconnected operations, thin client architecture and mobile computing become increasingly essential. The Command Post of the Future is not designed to support these challenges in the coming decade. Therefore, research into a hybrid blend of technologies is in progress to address these issues. This research focuses on a new command and control system utilizing the rich collaboration framework afforded by Command Post of the Future coupled with a new user interface consisting of a variety of innovative workspace designs. This new system is called Tactical Applications. This paper details a brief history of command post computing, presents the challenges facing the modern Army, and explores the concepts under consideration for Tactical Applications that meet these challenges in a variety of innovative ways.

  12. Real-Time Reconfigurable Adaptive Speech Recognition Command and Control Apparatus and Method

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Salazar, George A. (Inventor); Haynes, Dena S. (Inventor); Sommers, Marc J. (Inventor)

    1998-01-01

    An adaptive speech recognition and control system and method for controlling various mechanisms and systems in response to spoken instructions and in which spoken commands are effective to direct the system into appropriate memory nodes, and to respective appropriate memory templates corresponding to the voiced command is discussed. Spoken commands from any of a group of operators for which the system is trained may be identified, and voice templates are updated as required in response to changes in pronunciation and voice characteristics over time of any of the operators for which the system is trained. Provisions are made for both near-real-time retraining of the system with respect to individual terms which are determined not be positively identified, and for an overall system training and updating process in which recognition of each command and vocabulary term is checked, and in which the memory templates are retrained if necessary for respective commands or vocabulary terms with respect to an operator currently using the system. In one embodiment, the system includes input circuitry connected to a microphone and including signal processing and control sections for sensing the level of vocabulary recognition over a given period and, if recognition performance falls below a given level, processing audio-derived signals for enhancing recognition performance of the system.

  13. Smart command recognizer (SCR) - For development, test, and implementation of speech commands

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Simpson, Carol A.; Bunnell, John W.; Krones, Robert R.

    1988-01-01

    The SCR, a rapid prototyping system for the development, testing, and implementation of speech commands in a flight simulator or test aircraft, is described. A single unit performs all functions needed during these three phases of system development, while the use of common software and speech command data structure files greatly reduces the preparation time for successive development phases. As a smart peripheral to a simulation or flight host computer, the SCR interprets the pilot's spoken input and passes command codes to the simulation or flight computer.

  14. Design of an all-attitude flight control system to execute commanded bank angles and angles of attack

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Burgin, G. H.; Eggleston, D. M.

    1976-01-01

    A flight control system for use in air-to-air combat simulation was designed. The input to the flight control system are commanded bank angle and angle of attack, the output are commands to the control surface actuators such that the commanded values will be achieved in near minimum time and sideslip is controlled to remain small. For the longitudinal direction, a conventional linear control system with gains scheduled as a function of dynamic pressure is employed. For the lateral direction, a novel control system, consisting of a linear portion for small bank angle errors and a bang-bang control system for large errors and error rates is employed.

  15. Moving base simulation evaluation of translational rate command systems for STOVL aircraft in hover

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Franklin, James A.; Stortz, Michael W.

    1996-01-01

    Using a generalized simulation model, a moving-base simulation of a lift-fan short takeoff/vertical landing fighter aircraft has been conducted on the Vertical Motion Simulator at Ames Research Center. Objectives of the experiment were to determine the influence of system bandwidth and phase delay on flying qualities for translational rate command and vertical velocity command systems. Assessments were made for precision hover control and for landings aboard an LPH type amphibious assault ship in the presence of winds and rough seas. Results obtained define the boundaries between satisfactory and adequate flying qualities for these design features for longitudinal and lateral translational rate command and for vertical velocity command.

  16. Literature review on medical incident command.

    PubMed

    Rimstad, Rune; Braut, Geir Sverre

    2015-04-01

    It is not known what constitutes the optimal emergency management system, nor is there a consensus on how effectiveness and efficiency in emergency response should be measured or evaluated. Literature on the role and tasks of commanders in the prehospital emergency services in the setting of mass-casualty incidents has not been summarized and published. This comprehensive literature review addresses some of the needs for future research in emergency management through three research questions: (1) What are the basic assumptions underlying incident command systems (ICSs)? (2) What are the tasks of ambulance and medical commanders in the field? And (3) How can field commanders' performances be measured and assessed? A systematic literature search in MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Library, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center, Current Controlled Trials, and PROSPERO covering January 1, 1990 through March 1, 2014 was conducted. Reference lists of included literature were hand searched. Included papers were analyzed using Framework synthesis. The literature search identified 6,049 unique records, of which, 76 articles and books where included in qualitative synthesis. Most ICSs are described commonly as hierarchical, bureaucratic, and based on military principles. These assumptions are contested strongly, as is the applicability of such systems. Linking of the chains of command in cooperating agencies is a basic difficulty. Incident command systems are flexible in the sense that the organization may be expanded as needed. Commanders may command by direction, by planning, or by influence. Commanders' tasks may be summarized as: conducting scene assessment, developing an action plan, distributing resources, monitoring operations, and making decisions. There is considerable variation between authors in nomenclature and what tasks are included or highlighted. There are no widely acknowledged measurement tools of commanders' performances, though several performance indicators have been suggested. The competence and experience of the commanders, upon which an efficient ICS has to rely, cannot be compensated significantly by plans and procedures, or even by guidance from superior organizational elements such as coordination centers. This study finds that neither a certain system or structure, or a specific set of plans, are better than others, nor can it conclude what system prerequisites are necessary or sufficient for efficient incident management. Commanders need to be sure about their authority, responsibility, and the functional demands posed upon them.

  17. Space vehicle onboard command encoder

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1975-01-01

    A flexible onboard encoder system was designed for the space shuttle. The following areas were covered: (1) implementation of the encoder design into hardware to demonstrate the various encoding algorithms/code formats, (2) modulation techniques in a single hardware package to maintain comparable reliability and link integrity of the existing link systems and to integrate the various techniques into a single design using current technology. The primary function of the command encoder is to accept input commands, generated either locally onboard the space shuttle or remotely from the ground, format and encode the commands in accordance with the payload input requirements and appropriately modulate a subcarrier for transmission by the baseband RF modulator. The following information was provided: command encoder system design, brassboard hardware design, test set hardware and system packaging, and software.

  18. Decrease in medical command errors with use of a "standing orders" protocol system.

    PubMed

    Holliman, C J; Wuerz, R C; Meador, S A

    1994-05-01

    The purpose of this study was to determine the physician medical command error rates and paramedic error rates after implementation of a "standing orders" protocol system for medical command. These patient-care error rates were compared with the previously reported rates for a "required call-in" medical command system (Ann Emerg Med 1992; 21(4):347-350). A secondary aim of the study was to determine if the on-scene time interval was increased by the standing orders system. Prospectively conducted audit of prehospital advanced life support (ALS) trip sheets was made at an urban ALS paramedic service with on-line physician medical command from three local hospitals. All ALS run sheets from the start time of the standing orders system (April 1, 1991) for a 1-year period ending on March 30, 1992 were reviewed as part of an ongoing quality assurance program. Cases were identified as nonjustifiably deviating from regional emergency medical services (EMS) protocols as judged by agreement of three physician reviewers (the same methodology as a previously reported command error study in the same ALS system). Medical command and paramedic errors were identified from the prehospital ALS run sheets and categorized. Two thousand one ALS runs were reviewed; 24 physician errors (1.2% of the 1,928 "command" runs) and eight paramedic errors (0.4% of runs) were identified. The physician error rate was decreased from the 2.6% rate in the previous study (P < .0001 by chi 2 analysis). The on-scene time interval did not increase with the "standing orders" system.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

  19. Incorporation of RAM techniques into simulation modeling

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Nelson, S. C., Jr.; Haire, M. J.; Schryver, J. C.

    1995-01-01

    This work concludes that reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) analytical techniques can be incorporated into computer network simulation modeling to yield an important new analytical tool. This paper describes the incorporation of failure and repair information into network simulation to build a stochastic computer model to represent the RAM Performance of two vehicles being developed for the US Army: The Advanced Field Artillery System (AFAS) and the Future Armored Resupply Vehicle (FARV). The AFAS is the US Army's next generation self-propelled cannon artillery system. The FARV is a resupply vehicle for the AFAS. Both vehicles utilize automation technologies to improve the operational performance of the vehicles and reduce manpower. The network simulation model used in this work is task based. The model programmed in this application requirements a typical battle mission and the failures and repairs that occur during that battle. Each task that the FARV performs--upload, travel to the AFAS, refuel, perform tactical/survivability moves, return to logistic resupply, etc.--is modeled. Such a model reproduces a model reproduces operational phenomena (e.g., failures and repairs) that are likely to occur in actual performance. Simulation tasks are modeled as discrete chronological steps; after the completion of each task decisions are programmed that determine the next path to be followed. The result is a complex logic diagram or network. The network simulation model is developed within a hierarchy of vehicle systems, subsystems, and equipment and includes failure management subnetworks. RAM information and other performance measures are collected which have impact on design requirements. Design changes are evaluated through 'what if' questions, sensitivity studies, and battle scenario changes.

  20. Understanding and Modeling Information Dominance in Battle Management: Applications of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1998-03-01

    The report takes a unique look at information dominance and how it relates to shared situation awareness and the decision making cycles of the OODA...loop. An explanation of information dominance is developed through a historical example of battle management (the Battle of Britain) to demonstrate the...contemporary information dominance . Fuzzy cognitive mapping, a method for eliciting and modeling human interactions in complex situations (such as information

  1. AirLand Battle-Future--A Hop, Skip, or Jump?

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-12-15

    degradations to accuracy. Certain families of munitions will become smart and others will become brilliant in terms of their capability to kill a target... WORK UNIT ELEMENT NO. NO. NO. ACCESSION NO. 11. TITLE (Include Security Classification) AirLand Battle Future--A Hop, Skip, or Jump? 12. PERSONAL AUTHOR...leve.. Military tactics have traditionally been, first and foremost, a contest of wills . Any battle, past, present, or future will reveal that moral

  2. Air Sea Battle Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Concept of Operations: Getting Back to Fundamentals

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-05-08

    Assessment” phase. This phase will be constant throughout the AirSea Battle. A subset of this phase includes battle damage assessment ( BDA ). BDA ...taskings for assessment. There may be situations where operations will cease until the proper BDA is desired. This possibility directly... BDA assessments. It is paramount to task fifth generation fighter with this mission set due to their advanced capabilities. 15 The USAF and USN

  3. John Boyd and the AirLand Battle Doctrine

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2012-05-17

    damning claims being that the Army outright plagiarized Boyd’s work. However, while there is much writing addressing Boyd and the AirLand Battle...that the Army outright plagiarized Boyd’s work. However, while there is much writing addressing Boyd and the AirLand Battle Doctrine individually, the...their contributions. After a careful review of existing literature, it becomes clear that the U.S. Army did not plagiarize Boyd’s ideas, but

  4. Command and Control of Joint Air Operations through Mission Command

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2016-06-01

    and outlines the C2 architecture systems, processes, and philosophy of com- mand required to enable mission command effectively. Mission Command...General Dempsey highlights the fact that “trust is the moral sinew that binds the distributed Joint Force 2020 together” and observes that “unless...con- fident about how their subordinates will make decisions and adapt to the dynamic battlespace environment. Processes, Systems, and Philosophy of

  5. 14 CFR Special Federal Aviation... - Process for Requesting Waiver of Mandatory Separation Age for a Federal Aviation Administration...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center..., enroute facilities, terminal facilities, or at the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command...

  6. 14 CFR Special Federal Aviation... - Process for Requesting Waiver of Mandatory Separation Age for a Federal Aviation Administration...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center..., enroute facilities, terminal facilities, or at the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command...

  7. 14 CFR Special Federal Aviation... - Process for Requesting Waiver of Mandatory Separation Age for a Federal Aviation Administration...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center..., enroute facilities, terminal facilities, or at the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command...

  8. 14 CFR Special Federal Aviation... - Process for Requesting Waiver of Mandatory Separation Age for a Federal Aviation Administration...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center... Stations, Enroute or Terminal Facilities, and the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center..., enroute facilities, terminal facilities, or at the David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command...

  9. 77 FR 37006 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-20

    ... 210, Peterson Air Force Base, CO 80914-4500. Back-up servers: U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM... JSME Project Manager, U.S. Strategic Command J663, 901 SAC Boulevard, Suite 3J11, Offutt Air Force Base...; System of Records AGENCY: U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), DoD. ACTION: Notice to add a system of...

  10. A Description and Comparative Analysis of Two Competing Automated SHORAD-C2 Systems.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1983-03-01

    class_ificat ion. The weapon systers that are cvrrently in the HIMAD categcry are IHAWK, Patrict and Nixe Hercules . HIMAD weapon systems are either corps or...increasing threat to the division. 1. Close Air Support The threat envistoned twc air battles occurring within divisionel airspace. The forward air bettle

  11. Pursuing Peace: Enlisting Students in the Battle against Bias

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Bradley, Elizabeth H.

    2007-01-01

    The Lewiston School System has increased staffing to handle the language acquisition needs of its burgeoning number of English language learners, but the Lewiston High School community looked outside the school system for help in dealing with the sociocultural issues that inevitably arise when different cultures come together. The school turned to…

  12. Glossary

    MedlinePlus

    ... effective, directed treatments. Central Nervous System The "central command system" of the body, it includes the brain, ... The central nervous system (CNS) is the "central command system" of the body, and includes the brain, ...

  13. VAPEPS user's reference manual, version 5.0

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Park, D. M.

    1988-01-01

    This is the reference manual for the VibroAcoustic Payload Environment Prediction System (VAPEPS). The system consists of a computer program and a vibroacoustic database. The purpose of the system is to collect measurements of vibroacoustic data taken from flight events and ground tests, and to retrieve this data and provide a means of using the data to predict future payload environments. This manual describes the operating language of the program. Topics covered include database commands, Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) prediction commands, stress prediction command, and general computational commands.

  14. Requirements for the Military Message System (MMS) Family: Data Types and User Commands.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-04-11

    AD-A167 126 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MILITARY MESSASE SYSTEM (NHS) i FRILY: DATA TYPES AND USER CONNNDS(U) NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC C L HEITHEVER... System (MMS) Family: Data Types and User Commands CONSTANCE L. HEITMEYER Computer Science and Systems Branch I Information Technology Division April 11...Security Classification) Requirements for the Military Message System (MMS) Family: Data Types and User Commands 12. PERSONAL AUTHOR(S) Heitmeer, Constance

  15. Systems Engineering Case Studies, Synopsis of the Learning Principles

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-08-24

    TBMCS refers to the Theater Battle Management Core System Systems Engineering Case Study Peacekeeper refers to the Peacekeeper Intercontinental...primary mirror defect going to orbit undetected in spite of substantial evidence that could have been used to prevent this occurrence. TBMCS /1...The requirements baseline was volatile up to system acceptance, which took place after TBMCS passed operational test and evaluation. Approved for

  16. The targeting of plant cellular systems by injected type III effector proteins.

    PubMed

    Lewis, Jennifer D; Guttman, David S; Desveaux, Darrell

    2009-12-01

    The battle between phytopathogenic bacteria and their plant hosts has revealed a diverse suite of strategies and mechanisms employed by the pathogen or the host to gain the higher ground. Pathogens continually evolve tactics to acquire host resources and dampen host defences. Hosts must evolve surveillance and defence systems that are sensitive enough to rapidly respond to a diverse range of pathogens, while reducing costly and damaging inappropriate misexpression. The primary virulence mechanism employed by many bacteria is the type III secretion system, which secretes and translocates effector proteins directly into the cells of their plant hosts. Effectors have diverse enzymatic functions and can target specific components of plant systems. While these effectors should favour bacterial fitness, the host may be able to thwart infection by recognizing the activity or presence of these foreign molecules and initiating retaliatory immune measures. We review the diverse host cellular systems exploited by bacterial effectors, with particular focus on plant proteins directly targeted by effectors. Effector-host interactions reveal different stages of the battle between pathogen and host, as well as the diverse molecular strategies employed by bacterial pathogens to hijack eukaryotic cellular systems.

  17. An Advanced Commanding and Telemetry System

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hill, Maxwell G. G.

    The Loral Instrumentation System 500 configured as an Advanced Commanding and Telemetry System (ACTS) supports the acquisition of multiple telemetry downlink streams, and simultaneously supports multiple uplink command streams for today's satellite vehicles. By using industry and federal standards, the system is able to support, without relying on a host computer, a true distributed dataflow architecture that is complemented by state-of-the-art RISC-based workstations and file servers.

  18. The Combat Vehicle Command and Control System: Combat Performance of Armor Battalions Using Interactive Simulation

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1994-05-01

    Command and Control display. Using Ml tank simulators in the Mounted Warfare Test Bed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the researchers evaluated tank battalion... Warfare Test Bed (MWTB) at Fort Knox, Kentucky, eight MOS-qualified armor crews (battalion commander, battalion opera- tions officer, three company...concerned with identifying ways that the CVCC system might best benefit the battlefield commander, and potential modifications to mounted warfare TTPs

  19. The Command and Control of the Grand Armee: Napoleon as Organizational Designer

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2009-06-01

    AUTHOR(S) Norman L. Durham 5. FUNDING NUMBERS 7 . PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA 93943-5000...served as the framework for a highly effective command and control system. This command and control network allowed Napoleon to dominate a war with...within his organizational design was a vast information network that served as the framework for a highly effective command and control system. This

  20. An Interactive Microcomputer Wargame for an Air Battle.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1982-10-01

    Monterey, California THESIS An Interactive Microcomputer Wargame for an Air Battle by James Owen Wilson October 1982 Thesis Advisor: A. F. Andrus...CONTIRCT 00 GRAN0T 186degg(.J James Owen Wilson 11101FRINA 111ANZATGN 0009 O GO498 1. PROGRAM 9L9060" . PRJr.AS S. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f9 PR@UN...Wargame for an Air Battle by James Owen Wilson Lieutenant, United States Navy oo B.A., University of Texas, 1974 Accession ForSubmitted in partial

  1. The Silent Enemy. Combat Stress Reaction.

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1986-04-01

    intense anxiety, thus the term "shell shock." Such men were thought to have brain damage resulting from the concussion of high explosive shell blasts...French casualties returning to combat. (23:989) Upon the entrance of United States forces into World War I, Thomas W. Salmon, who held the job as...that battle stress is directly related to battle intensity. This was clearly 9 Shown in the Battle of Metz from September to November, 1944. The 5th

  2. The Falklands War: Understanding the Power of Context in Shaping Argentine Strategic Decisions

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-09-01

    junta was beholden. A detailed analysis of the forces engaged, the geography of the battle space, and the conduct of operations reveals that the...parity with the British in many aspects and advantages in others. The geography of the battle space gave the Argentines a superior position relative to...9 Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins, The Battle for the Falklands, 1st American ed., (New York: Norton, 1983), 1. 10 Central Intelligence Agency

  3. 21st Century Military-Media Relationships: Improving Relations and the Narrative Through Education

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2014-04-30

    1963 Battle of Ap Bac. During this battle, Vann and his reporters provided real-time assessments and accurate accounts of that battle. Although those...could trust Vann’s accounts over official reports. Although considered a maverick by military leaders, Vann’s credibility and trust endeared him to...with equipment and public affairs operations, 6) account for communication required to cover the conflict, 7) provide required 23 Ibid, 45 and 63. 24

  4. Apparatus and method for data communication in an energy distribution network

    DOEpatents

    Hussain, Mohsin; LaPorte, Brock; Uebel, Udo; Zia, Aftab

    2014-07-08

    A system for communicating information on an energy distribution network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a local supervisor on a communication network, wherein the local supervisor can collect data from one or more energy generation/monitoring devices. The system also includes a command center on the communication network, wherein the command center can generate one or more commands for controlling the one or more energy generation devices. The local supervisor can periodically transmit a data signal indicative of the data to the command center via a first channel of the communication network at a first interval. The local supervisor can also periodically transmit a request for a command to the command center via a second channel of the communication network at a second interval shorter than the first interval. This channel configuration provides effective data communication without a significant increase in the use of network resources.

  5. Developing Dependable Software for a System-of-Systems

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2005-03-01

    the combined casualties of Union and Confederate forces totaled 26,134 soldiers on a single day of battle. [48] The war of attrition concept was a...attrition to a transformational concept of full-spectrum dominance: the ability of US forces, operating unilaterally or in combination with...the complex system-of-systems, these possible combinations are practically limitless. System "unravelings" seem to have an intelligence of their own

  6. Disease and Non-Battle Injury Rates For Marine Corps Enlisted Personnel during Peacetime

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1990-05-30

    Infective and Parasitic Diseases, Diseases of the Respiratory System, and Injury and Poisoning. Although these rates were consistently lower than those...rates were 6 Diseases of the Digestive System, Infective and Parasitic Diseases, Diseases of the Respiratory System, and Injury and Poisoning. The...Diseases of the Digestive System in Europe and Northeast Asia, and Diseases of the Respiratory System in Southwest Asia. Conclusions Although these results

  7. Systems Engineering Case Studies: Synopsis of the Learning Principles

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2010-05-17

    Engineering Case Study HST refers to the Hubble Space Telescope Systems Engineering Case Study TBMCS refers to the Theater Battle Management Core System...going to orbit undetected in spite of substantial evidence that could have been used to prevent this occurrence. TBMCS /1 Requirements Definition...baseline was volatile up to system acceptance, which took place after TBMCS passed operational test and evaluation. TBMCS /2 System Architecture The

  8. Application Of Optical Techniques To Command, Control, And Communications (C3) Systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Weinberg, M.; Steensma, P. D.

    1981-02-01

    This paper identifies and discusses specific applications of the optical transmission technology to various Command Control and Communications (C3) systems. Candidate C3 systems will first be identified and discussed briefly. These will include: 407L/485L Tactical Air Defense Systems (USAF) TAOC-85 Tactical Air Operations Central (USMC) SACDIN Strategic Air Command Digital Integrated Network (USAF) MX-C3 Missile "X" Command Control Communications Network The first tr are classified as tactical C3 systems while the latter two are classified as strategic C systems. Potential optical applications will be identified along with the benefits derived. Each application will be discussed with key parameters, cost performance benefits, potential problem areas, time frame for development identified.

  9. 32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

  10. 32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

  11. 32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

  12. 32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

  13. 32 CFR 736.3 - Sale of personal property.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Bidders Control Office, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office, Federal Center Building, Battle Creek... Marketing Office, Defense Logistics Agency, Battle Creek, Michigan. (2) Retail sales at fixed prices based...

  14. Evaluation of the ’Mentor’ Assessment and Feedback System for Air Battle Management Team Training

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2006-11-01

    authorised properly All aircraft entering ADIZ are identified in a timely manner Challenge procedures issued Unauthorised aircraft...maintained Effective low-level sanitisation Tactical Employment Pre-emptive Inter-FEZ Co- ordination Authentication procedures enforced

  15. Integrated command, control, communications and computation system functional architecture

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Cooley, C. G.; Gilbert, L. E.

    1981-01-01

    The functional architecture for an integrated command, control, communications, and computation system applicable to the command and control portion of the NASA End-to-End Data. System is described including the downlink data processing and analysis functions required to support the uplink processes. The functional architecture is composed of four elements: (1) the functional hierarchy which provides the decomposition and allocation of the command and control functions to the system elements; (2) the key system features which summarize the major system capabilities; (3) the operational activity threads which illustrate the interrelationahip between the system elements; and (4) the interfaces which illustrate those elements that originate or generate data and those elements that use the data. The interfaces also provide a description of the data and the data utilization and access techniques.

  16. Information retrieval and display system

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Groover, J. L.; King, W. L.

    1977-01-01

    Versatile command-driven data management system offers users, through simplified command language, a means of storing and searching data files, sorting data files into specified orders, performing simple or complex computations, effecting file updates, and printing or displaying output data. Commands are simple to use and flexible enough to meet most data management requirements.

  17. Control apparatus and method for efficiently heating a fuel processor in a fuel cell system

    DOEpatents

    Doan, Tien M.; Clingerman, Bruce J.

    2003-08-05

    A control apparatus and method for efficiently controlling the amount of heat generated by a fuel cell processor in a fuel cell system by determining a temperature error between actual and desired fuel processor temperatures. The temperature error is converted to a combustor fuel injector command signal or a heat dump valve position command signal depending upon the type of temperature error. Logic controls are responsive to the combustor fuel injector command signals and the heat dump valve position command signal to prevent the combustor fuel injector command signal from being generated if the heat dump valve is opened or, alternately, from preventing the heat dump valve position command signal from being generated if the combustor fuel injector is opened.

  18. Built-In Diagnostics (BID) Of Equipment/Systems

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    Granieri, Michael N.; Giordano, John P.; Nolan, Mary E.

    1995-01-01

    Diagnostician(TM)-on-Chip (DOC) technology identifies faults and commands systems reconfiguration. Smart microcontrollers operating in conjunction with other system-control circuits, command self-correcting system/equipment actions in real time. DOC microcontroller generates commands for associated built-in test equipment to stimulate unit of equipment diagnosed, collects and processes response data obtained by built-in test equipment, and performs diagnostic reasoning on response data, using diagnostic knowledge base derived from design data.

  19. The Battle of Little Round Top: An Analysis of Battle Alternatives Through Commercial Wargames

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1993-03-01

    work . Finally, I would like to thank my sponsor at the U.S. Army War College, Colonel Arthur L. Bradshaw. Whether on maneuvers across the German...full appreciation of the events and use this knowledge to adequately compare the wargames available. One of the most comprehensive works on the battle...Martin. Their work initially started out as. two separate research projects. Busey was conducting research of Confederate losses while Martin the North’s

  20. Campaigns and Operations: Selected Bibliographies

    DTIC Science & Technology

    1989-04-01

    pp. D763 Majdalany, Fred . The Battle of Cassino. Boston: •182 Houghton Mifflin, 1957. 309 pp. maps. M646 D783 Mason, David. Salerno: Foothold in...Quarterly, July 1972, pp. 483-495. Thorp, Johan J. "Anzio--A Sedentary Affair.* Marine Corps Gazette. September 1984. pp. 60-08. Walker, Fred L. ’My Story of...1968. .A4M3 160 pp. U55 .---------- Rommel: Battles and Campaigns. New York: Mayflower .R6M3 Books, 1979. 224 pp. D766.9 Majdalany, Fred . The Battle of

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