| Methodology Report for H2SModel | Jan 2012 | 31 pages |
| Authors: D Oldson; D Crary; B Asgharian; S Watson; G McClellan; APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC ARLINGTON VA |
 | Hydrogen sulfide is similar in pathophysiology to cyanide in that it binds to mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase. By blocking oxidative respiration at the cellular level its effects are most evident in tissues with high metabolic demand such as the central nervous system, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. The onset of signs and symptoms is rapid. Hydrogen sulfide also has local irritant effects, particularly upon the nose and membranes of the upper respiratory ... |
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| Accession Medical Standards Analysis & Research Activity (AMSARA) 2011 Annual Report | Jan 2012 | 118 pages |
| Authors: David W Niebuhr; Marlene E Gubata; David N Cowan; Caitlin Blandforn; Mikayla Chubb; Xiaoshu Feng; Janice K Gary; Alexis Oetting; Elizabeth Packnett; Amanda Piccirillo; Nadia Urban; Bin Yi; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD DIV OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE |
| Accession Medical Standards Analysis & Research Activity (AMSARA), mission is to support the development of evidence based medical accession standards for the Department of Defense (DoD) contained in DoD Instruction 6130.4, Medical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, or Induction in the Armed Forces by guiding improvement of medical and administrative databases and conducting epidemiologic and special studies analyses. Special studies presented in this annual report include analyses of accession medical disqualifications, ... |
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| Report to Congress on Gravesite Accountability Study Findings | 22 Dec 2011 | 54 pages |
| Authors: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC |
| Since Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh issued Army Directive 2010-04 on 10 June 2010, the United States Army has instituted comprehensive reforms in the management and oversight of its National Cemeteries Program, putting in place sweeping corrective actions to restore confidence and regain accountability at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC or Cemetery. Secretary McHugh's directive followed completion of three separate Army investigations, each more comprehensive in scope. These efforts ... |
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| Verification and Validation of the Coastal Modeling System. Report 2: CMS-Wave | Dec 2011 | 112 pages |
| Authors: Lihwa Lin; Zeki Demirbilek; Rob Thomas; III Rosati James; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB |
| There are four reports documenting the Verification and Validation (V&V) of the Coastal Modeling System (CMS): an executive summary, waves, circulation, and sediment transport/morphodynamics, respectively. This is the second technical report (Report 2) that describes the wave modeling component of the V&V study. The goal of the report was to critically assess both general and special predictive skills of CMS-Wave, a spectral wave model in the CMS developed to address ... |
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| Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies Academic Program Year 2010-2011 | Dec 2011 | 121 pages |
| Authors: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC |
| Section 532 of Public Law Number 109-364, the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, requires an assessment at the Military Service Academies (MSA) during each Academic Program Year (APY). This assessment is to determine the effectiveness of the policies, training, and procedures of the academy with respect to sexual harassment and assault involving academy personnel. In APYs beginning in even-numbered years (e.g., APY 10-11), the Report ... |
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| Development of Scoring Procedures for the Performance Based Measurement (PBM) Test: Psychometric and Criterion Validity Investigation | 29 Nov 2011 | 146 pages |
| Authors: J B Phillips; O S Chernyshenko; S Stark; F Drasgow; IV Phillips H L; NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT DAYTON WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH |
| This report describes findings regarding the scoring of the PBM Test and the relationships of various classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT) based subtest scores and composites with performance criteria for Navy and Marine Corps student pilots and flight officers. Overall, the IRT analyses indicated that the three parameter logistic model (3PLM) and Samejima's graded response model (SGRM) provided good fit to dichotomously and polytomously scored item-level ... |
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| Integrated Warfighter Biodefense Program (IWBP) - Next Phase | 10 Nov 2011 | 36 pages |
| Authors: Franklin T Abbott; Ganesh Vaidyanathan; QUANTUM LEAP INNOVATIONS INC NEWARK DE |
| The aim of the Integrated Warfighter Biodefense Program (IWBP) is to develop innovative technology that can be deployed to prevent U.S. armed forces from becoming battle or non-battle casualties, and especially to reduce morbidity and mortality throughout the increasingly complex battlespace of current operations. In this summary of the next phase of work on IWBP we report the continued development of novel software that provides a simulation environment for modeling ... |
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| U.S. Naval Academy Officials Did Not Adhere to Contracting and Gift Policies | 07 Nov 2011 | 61 pages |
| Authors: Patricia A Marsh; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA |
| We determined whether the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) and its supporting organizations were properly disbursing, recording, accepting, and reporting donations, gifts, and nonappropriated funds (NAPs). From January 1 through December 31, 2010, USNA received 381 monetary gifts, totaling $5.7 million, and 153 in-kind gift donations, valued at $25.1 million. USNA officials did not have adequate processes for disbursing, recording, accepting, and reporting gifts and NAPs. Specifically, the Naval Academy Business ... |
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| Know the Star, Know the Planet. 2. Speckle Interferometry of Exoplanet Host Stars | Nov 2011 | 7 pages |
| Authors: Brian D Mason; William I Hartkopf; Deepak Raghavan; John P Subasavage; Jr Roberts Lewis C; Nils H Turner; Theo A ten Brummelaar; NAVAL OBSERVATORY WASHINGTON DC |
| A study of the host stars to exoplanets is important for understanding their environment. To that end, we report new speckle observations of a sample of exoplanet host primaries. The bright exoplanet host HD 8673 (= HIP 6702) is revealed to have a companion, although at this time we cannot definitively establish the companion as physical or optical. The observing lists for planet searches and for these observations have for ... |
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| Criterion-Related Validity of Non-Cognitive Screening Measures among Soldiers with Enlistment Waivers | Nov 2011 | 74 pages |
| Authors: Matthew S Fleisher; Dan J Putka; J D Dressel; HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ALEXANDRIA VA |
| This report examines the criterion-related validity of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences'(ARI's) on-cognitive measures for predicting various types of performance, attitudinal, and retention criteria for Soldiers who required waivers for entry. We conducted analyses to evaluate the prediction provided by each instrument in isolation, as well as additional prediction beyond that provided by the Armed Forces Qualification Test, or AFQT-he primary cognitive measure used ... |
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| Os Odontoideum: Rare Cervical Lesion | Nov 2011 | 6 pages |
| Authors: Kristie A Robson; NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH VA |
| We report the case of a 22-year-old Marine who presented to the emergency department, after a martial arts exercise, with transient weakness and numbness in all extremities. Computed tomography cervical spine radiographs revealed os odontoideum. Lateral flexion extension radiographs identified atlanto-axillary instability. This abnormality is rare and can be career ending for military members who do not undergo surgical fusion. |
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| Prioritization and Sensitivity Analysis of the Inhalation/Ocular Hazard of Industrial Chemicals | 28 Oct 2011 | 147 pages |
| Authors: Thomas E Sutto; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIV |
| This report has been prepared for the Joint Project Manager for Protection (JPM-P) to document the prioritization and sensitivity analysis of the potential inhalation and ocular hazard of industrial chemicals. |
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| Using Impact Modulation to Identify Loose Bolts on a Satellite | 21 Oct 2011 | 140 pages |
| Authors: Janette Jaques; Doug Adams; PURDUE UNIV LAFAYETTE IN |
| This report investigates the use of Impact Modulation (IM) as a means for detecting loose bolts in a satellite structure. First, a two-beam, one-bolt assembly is studied to establish guidelines for implementing IM. Then, theoretical models are developed to provide a basis for applying IM to bolted joints. Two analysis methods for identifying loose bolts within a structure are then proposed. These methods are demonstrated on a three-beam, two-bolt structure; ... |
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| Military Training: DOD's Report on the Sustainability of Training Ranges Meets Annual Reporting Requirements but Could Be Improved | 19 Oct 2011 | 34 pages |
| Authors: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC |
| Realistic training ranges are one of the most valued assets the military has in preparing its personnel for their missions. Realistic training requires access to areas and environments that closely match the locations where the military may face combat or complex situations. International events, changes in strategy, force structure, base closures, and population growth are increasing the challenges the military faces in training its personnel to be prepared to defend ... |
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| Scalable Heterogeneous Multiagent Teams Through Learning Policy Geometry | Oct 2011 | 7 pages |
| Authors: Kenneth O Stanley; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ORLANDO |
| This document is the final technical report for Phase II of the DARPA Computer Science Study Group (CSSG) program started by the PI in the year 2008. (Phase II itself began for the PI in 2009.) It follows the reporting requirements specified in the award document for the project. |
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| Toward the Development of a Canadian Less Lethal Weapon Approval Process: A Study of Contemporary Process Models | Oct 2011 | 72 pages |
| Authors: Len Goodman; Donna Wood; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR SECURITY SCIENCE |
| One of the objectives of the Conducted Energy Weapons Strategic Initiative (CEWSI) project is to develop a Canadian approval process that could be applied to emerging less lethal technologies. A contract was let with Alcea Technologies to survey a variety of approval processes with the objective of identifying common elements that could be applied to the Canadian less lethal weapons approval process. The contractor identified the stakeholders, roles and responsibilities, ... |
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| The Resonantly Diode Pumped, Cryogenic Ho3+:YVO4 2.05-Micrometers Laser | Oct 2011 | 12 pages |
| Authors: George A Newburgh; Mark Dubinskii; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD |
| We report what is believed to be the first laser operation based on Ho(3+)-doped yttrium orthovanadate (YVO(4)). The cryogenic (77 K) Ho(+3):YVO(4) was resonantly diode-pumped at approximately 1.93 microns to produce up to 1.6 W of continuous wave (CW) output power at approximately 2.054 microns. The laser had a slope efficiency of approximately 38% with respect to absorbed power. We have measured the absorption and stimulated emission cross sections of ... |
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| Low Velocity Sphere Impact of a Soda Lime Silicate Glass | Oct 2011 | 39 pages |
| Authors: A A Wereszczak; E E Fox; T G Morrissey; D J Vuono; OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB TN |
| This report summarizes TARDEC-sponsored work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) during the FY11 involving low velocity ( 30 m/s or 65 mph) ball impact testing of Starphire soda lime silicate glass. The intent was to better understand low velocity impact response in the Starphire for sphere densities that bracketed that of rock. Five sphere materials were used: borosilicate glass, soda-lime silicate glass, steel, silicon nitride, and alumina. A ... |
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| Sensory Coordination of Insect Flight | 30 Sep 2011 | |
| Authors: Sanjay Sane; TATA INST OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH BANGALORE (INDIA) NATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
 | This is the final report of a project that studied antennal positioning in moths and freely flying bees, location of odor sources in the fruit fly, coordination of wings and halters in the soldier fly, and landing behavior in the housefly. |
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| Independent Auditor's Report on the Agreed-Upon Procedures for Reviewing the FY 20II Civilian Payroll Withholding Data and Enrollment Information | 30 Sep 2011 | 21 pages |
| Authors: INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA |
| For employee benefit withholding and contributions, obtain the Agency Payroll Provider s September 2010 and March 2011 Semiannual Headcount Report submitted to OPM and a summary of Retirement and Insurance Transfer System (RITS) submissions for September 2010 and the current fiscal year. For each program (retirement, health, and life), select a total of three RITS submissions for September 2010 and the current fiscal year; two will coincide with the September ... |
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| Summary of Information Assurance Weaknesses as Reported by Audit Reports Issued from August 1, 2010, through July 31, 2011 | 30 Sep 2011 | 38 pages |
| Authors: INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA |
| The purpose of this report is to provide a reference document that identifies all audit reports that contained findings outlining information assurance weaknesses in DoD. The overall objective was to summarize the information assurance (IA) weaknesses identified in reports and testimonies issued by the DoD audit community and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) between August 1, 2010, and July 31, 2011. This summary report supports the Department of Defense Office ... |
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| Acoustic Seaglider (trademark) for Beaked Whale Detection | 30 Sep 2011 | 21 pages |
| Authors: Neil M Bogue; James C Luby; WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB |
| This is the final report on the Office of Naval Research (ONR) -sponsored program entitled Acoustic Seaglider(trademark) for Beaked Whale Detection. This research at the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington (APL-UW) was part of the ONR Passive Autonomous Acoustic Monitoring (PAAM) of marine mammals program. Research was focused on development and operation of a passive acoustic system for the buoyancy-driven autonomous underwater vehicle Seaglider, capable of autonomous ... |
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| DOD Financial Management: Improved Controls, Processes, and Systems Are Needed for Accurate and Reliable Financial Information | 23 Sep 2011 | 28 pages |
| Authors: Asif A Khan; J C Martin; F A Dymond; Gayle Fischer; Greg Pugnetti; Darby Smith; Beatrice Alff; Steve Donahue; Keith McDaniel; Maxine Hattery; Hal Santarelli; Sandy Silzer; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC |
| The department is facing near and long-term internal fiscal pressures as it attempts to balance competing demands to support ongoing operations, rebuild readiness following extended military operations, and manage increasing personnel and health care costs as well as significant cost growth in its weapon systems programs. For more than a decade, DOD has dominated GAO s list of federal programs and operations at high risk of being vulnerable to fraud, ... |
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| Competition for Interrogation Arm Contracts Needs Improvement | 19 Sep 2011 | 45 pages |
| Authors: INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA |
| This report is the second in a series of reports addressing DoD contracts for countermine and improvised explosive device (IED) defeat systems used in Iraq and Afghanistan. The overall audit objective was to determine whether DoD procurement efforts for countermine and improvised explosive device defeat systems used in Iraq and Afghanistan were developed, awarded, and managed in accordance with Federal and Defense acquisition regulations. Specifically, we determined whether the Joint ... |
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| Shadowcopy: A Python-Based Shadow Volume Enumeration and Digest Tool | 12 Sep 2011 | 23 pages |
| Authors: Mike Horn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE |
| This report presents shadowcopy, tool written in Python that extracts and deduplicates files from Microsoft NTFS Shadow copies using the Microsoft Volume Shadow Service (VSS), copies the files to an external volume, and prepares a report of each extracted file's name, timestamp, original path, and MD5 hash value |
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| Pricing and Escalation Issues Weaken the Effectiveness of the Army Contract With Sikorsky to Support the Corpus Christi Army Depot | 08 Sep 2011 | 85 pages |
| Authors: INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA |
| The overall objective of the audit was to evaluate material purchases made at Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) through the partnership agreement with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky). Specifically, we determined whether the partnership agreement with Sikorsky effectively minimized the cost of direct materials to the depot. See Appendix A for a discussion of the scope and methodology and prior coverage. This report is one of two reports examining the Army ... |
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| Iraq and Afghanistan: DOD, State, and USAID Cannot Fully Account for Contracts, Assistance Instruments, and Associated Personnel | Sep 2011 | 33 pages |
| Authors: John P Hutton; Johana R Ayers; E B Booth; Virginia Chanley; Julia Kennon; Gilbert Kim; Angie Nichols-Friedman; Anne McDonough-Hughes; Margaret McKenna; Robert Swierczek; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC |
| DoD, State, and USAID have relied extensively on contracts and assistance instruments (grants and cooperative agreements) for a range of services in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the last 3 years, GAO has provided information on the agencies' contracts, assistance instruments, and associated personnel in the two countries, detailing the agencies' challenges tracking such information. Amendments from the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 now require the agencies to ... |
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| Mosquitoes of Guam and the Northern Marianas: Distribution, Checklists, and Notes on Mosquito-Borne Pathogens | Sep 2011 | 13 pages |
| Authors: Leopoldo M Rueda; James E Pecor; Will K Reeves; Stephen P Wolf; Peter V Nunn; Rosanna Y Rabago; Teresa L Gutierrez; Mustapha Debboun; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD |
| This report includes the distribution records and updated checklists of the mosquitoes known to occur in Guam and nearby selected islands (ie, Saipan, Tin ian, Rota), based on our field collections from various localities during 20 I 0 published reports, and accessioned specimens deposited in the US National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian lnstirution, Washington, DC. The starus of common and potential mosquito vectors and their borne-pathogens are also noted. ... |
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| Army Acquisition and Contracting Personnel Requirements: How are the Army's Current Recruitment, Development and Retention Programs Meeting Current and Future Personnel Requirements? | Sep 2011 | 164 pages |
| Authors: Karen E Allen; James W Doran; Bonnie L Westbrook; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA |
| The Department of Defense (DoD) is realizing a current and expected future shortage in experienced acquisition and contracting personnel due, in part, to a hiring freeze in the middle 1990s and the number of personnel that are eligible to retire in the next five years. This Joint Applied Project (JAP) will focus on the Army's current acquisition and contracting personnel recruitment programs, personnel development programs and personnel retention programs within ... |
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| Developing Information Storage and Retrieval Systems on the Internet: A Knowledge Management Approach | Sep 2011 | 91 pages |
| Authors: Charles A Fulmer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA |
| Search is becoming the primary way in which people get information. In 2010, global Internet usage was over two billion people, with 92% of online adults using search engines to find information. Most commercial search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) provide their indexing and search services at no cost. The DoD can achieve large gains at a small cost by making public documents available to search engines. This can be ... |
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| EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Ring: Overcoming Challenges to Enable Responsive Space | Sep 2011 | 95 pages |
| Authors: Robert M Atkins; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA SPACE SYSTEMS ACADEMIC GROUP |
| Technology advancement is a primary goal for military space development. By staying ahead of the competition, space systems can offer unique battlefield capabilities. A number of space programs are increasingly behind schedule, over budget, and underperforming. This thesis explains the benefits the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring can offer programs experiencing technical immaturity or desiring responsive space. By understanding and adhering to the ESPA Rideshare ... |
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| Integration of Sustainment Management Systems (SMS) with the Army Installation Status Report for Infrastructure (ISR-I) | Sep 2011 | 43 pages |
| Authors: Michael N Grussing; Kelly M Dilks; Matthew C Walters; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB |
| This report describes the process for integrating the BUILDER Sustainment Management System (SMS) with the US Army Installation Status Report for Infrastructure (ISR-I). A common building component and assessment data framework between SMS and ISR-I was developed to link local facility condition and functional requirements managed through the BUILDER Sustainment Management System (SMS) to enterprise-level quality and mission metrics reported in the ISR-I. To accomplish this, the applicable facility components ... |
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| Multiscale Modeling of Armor Ceramics: Focus on AlON | Sep 2011 | 16 pages |
| Authors: G A Gazonas; J W McCauley; I G Batyrev; D Casem; J D Clayton; D P Dandekar; R Kraft; B M Love; B M Rice; B E Schuster; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD |
| The computational modeling linkage from the atomistic to the continuum scales of homogeneous and discrete deformation mechanisms (twinning, cleavage, micro-cracking, stacking faults, et cetera), nano- and microstructure and defects, to dynamic failure processes in brittle materials should provide pathways to designing improved mechanical performance through controlled processing. This report will review results from an internal multiscale computational program in first-principles design of armor ceramics, with a focus on an optically ... |
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| A Randomized Phase 2 Trial of 177Lu Radiolabeled Anti-PSMA Monoclonal Antibody J591 in Patients with High-Risk Castrate Biochemically Relapsed Prostate Cancer | Sep 2011 | 16 pages |
| Authors: Scott T Tagawa; CORNELL UNIV MEDICAL COLL (WEILL) NEW YORK |
| Clinical trial has received WCMC IRB and CTSC approval with enrollment of initial 3 subjects at WCMC. An additional 12 subjects enrolled (7 treated) at participating sub-sites. Reports submitted to WCMC DSMB with recommendation to proceed with enrollment. |
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| Yttria Nanoparticle Reinforced Commercially Pure (CP) Titanium | Sep 2011 | 20 pages |
| Authors: Sesh Tamirisa; FMW COMPOSITE SYSTEMS INC BRIDGEPORT WV |
| Previous literature reports have indicated as much as an approximate two-fold increase in tensile properties in commercially pure (CP) titanium (Ti) following the introduction of yttria (Y2O3) nanoparticles. However, these initial studies used laboratory-scale samples produced via an arc-melting process. In order to evaluate the potential for scale-up, CP Ti powders containing both yttria nanoparticles as well as titanium boride (TiB) reinforcements were produced through gas atomization. After consolidation and ... |
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| Sky Glow from Cities: The Army Illumination Model v2 | Sep 2011 | 48 pages |
| Authors: Richard C Shirkey; ARMY RESEARCH LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM |
| The increasing number of people living on earth and the corresponding increase in outdoor lighting has resulted in light pollution a brightening night sky that has obliterated the stars for much of the world s population. However, for military purposes, in particular Night Vision Goggle (NVG) users, this light can allow for detection of targets that might ordinarily not be seen. The amount of light scattered from an urban location ... |
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| Experiments in Cold Atom Optics at ARL I: Introduction to Atom Chip Set-up | Sep 2011 | 28 pages |
| Authors: Jason Alexander; Christopher Rowlett; Violeta Prieto; William Golding; Patricia Lee; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD |
| Gyroscopes based on ultracold atom interferometry have the potential to exhibit an intrinsic sensitivity larger by a factor of 4 x 1010 than for light-based interferometers. One of the major technical challenges for the advancement of atom optics and development of practical guided matter wave interferometers is the realization of coherent beam splitters. The overall focus of our research program is to develop a physical understanding of the conditions needed ... |
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| The Line Operations Safety Audit Program: Transitioning From Flight Operations to Maintenance and Ramp Operations | Sep 2011 | 20 pages |
| Authors: Jiao Ma; Mark Pedigo; Lauren Blackwell; Kevin Gildea; Kali Holcomb; Carla Hackworth; John J Hiles; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OKLAHOMA CITY OK CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INST |
| Managing risk has become increasingly important in modern organizations, including medicine, aviation, and finance. Accident investigation concentrates on failures, which are important for discovering major breakdowns, but failures are rare events. Proactive approaches offer the flexibility of observing normal operations A Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) is a voluntary safety program that collects safety data during normal airline operations and was originally designed for flight deck operations. The goal of ... |
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| Using a Volume Bragg Grating Instead of a Faraday Isolator in Lasers Incorporating Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Wavefront Reversal or Beam Cleanup | 29 Aug 2011 | |
| Authors: John E McElhenny; Jeffrey O White; Steven D Rogers; Tigran Sanamyan; Leonid B Glebov; Oleksiy Mokhun; Vadim I Smirnov; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD |
| A master-oscillator power-amplifier with stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) beam cleanup or wavefront reversal typically incorporates a Faraday isolator to outcouple the Stokes light, limiting the power scalability. Volume Bragg gratings (VBGs) have the potential for scaling to higher powers. We report here the results of tests on a VBG designed to resolve wavelengths 0.060 nm apart, corresponding to the 16 GHz frequency shift for SBS backscattering at 1064 nm in ... |
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| ESTCP Live Site Demonstrations Former Camp Beale, Marysville, CA | 23 Aug 2011 | 51 pages |
| Authors: ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA |
| This document serves as the demonstration data report for the Man-Portable Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination, or TEMTADS MP 2x2 Cart, participation in the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) Live Site Demonstrations at the former Camp Beale, located in Marysville, CA in June, 2011. To limit the repetition of information, demonstration- and site- specific information that is presented elsewhere, such as the ESTCP Live Site ... |
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| Defense Finance and Accounting Service Needs to Improve Controls Over the Completeness and Accuracy of the Cash Management Report | 15 Aug 2011 | 35 pages |
| Authors: Amy J Frontz; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA |
| We assessed the completeness and accuracy of the Cash Management Report. This is the first of two reports relating to the reconciliation of Fund Balance with Treasury for the Other Defense Organizations (ODOs). As of September 30, 2009, DoD reported $80.3 billion in Fund Balance with Treasury on the ODO General Fund Balance Sheet. The DoD IG found that the Cash Management Report was not complete or accurate. Specifically, the ... |
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| Pashtun Social Structure: Cultural Perceptions and Segmentary Lineage Organization | 03 Aug 2011 | 25 pages |
| Authors: Joseph A Tainter; Donald G MacGregor; MACGREGOR BATES INC COTTAGE GROVE OR |
| The Pashtun are an ethnic group that straddles the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and are the largest group in Afghanistan. Pashtun social structure is what anthropologists term a segmentary lineage system. In such a system, there is a hierarchy of social groupings starting at the local level, then proceeding upward through various levels to an entire ethnic group. These relationships are based on kinship and shared culture. Segmentary lineage organization presents outsiders ... |
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| Evaluation of Bridges Subjected to Military Loading and Dynamic Hydraulic Effects: Review of Design Regulations, Selection Criteria, and Inspection Procedures for Bridge Railing Systems | AUG 2011 | 222 pages |
| Authors: Alberto M. Figueroa; Elizabeth Negron; Genock Portela; Rodney N. Gonzalez-Rivera; Henry Diaz-Alvarez; Gerardo I. Velazquez; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURES LAB |
| This report presents the results of the initial phase of a research study with the objective of documenting the current state-of-the-practice, at the national level and for the 32 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico having military installations, related to the requirements, selection criteria, and inspection process for bridge safety barriers. The focus of the study was directed at identifying policies and recommended practices related to low speed, low ... |
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| Dynamic Structural Flexible-Beam Response to a Moving Barge Train Impact Force Time-History Using Impact_Beam | Aug 2011 | 303 pages |
| Authors: Robert M Ebeling; Abdul N Mohamed; Jose R Arroyo; Barry C White; Ralph W Strom; Bruce C Barker; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB |
| To design simply-supported, flexible impact beams spanning between cells or bents for lock approach walls, a dynamic structural analysis of the beam under impact time-history loads for design- specific barge trains is required. At several locks, this flexible structural feature is the primary structural member resisting the glancing-blow impact event of a barge train as it aligns itself with a lock. This technical report describes an engineering methodology used to ... |
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| Ecological DYnamics Simulation Model - Light (EDYS-L): User's Guide Version 4.6.4 | Aug 2011 | 94 pages |
| Authors: Cade L Coldren; Terry McLendon; W M Childress; David L Price; Mark R Graves; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB |
| THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS SIMULATION MODEL LIGHT MODEL (EDYS-L) IN TERMS OF ITS FUNCTION AND HOW TO USE THE MODEL SOFTWARE. EDYS-L IS DESIGNED TO MECHANISTICALLY SIMULATE COMPLEX ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS ACROSS SPATIAL SCALES RANGING FROM SQUARE METERS TO LANDSCAPE AND WATERSHED LEVELS. MODULES INCLUDE CLIMATIC SIMULATORS, HYDROLOGY, SOIL PROFILE, NUTRIENT AND CONTAMINANT CYCLES, PLANT COMMUNITY DYNAMICS, HERBIVORY, ANIMAL DYNAMICS, MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND NATURAL/ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCES. DESIGNATION OF SCENARIOS AND ... |
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| Transforming Wartime Contracting: Controlling Costs, Reducing Risks | Aug 2011 | 249 pages |
| Authors: COMMISSION ON WARTIME CONTRACTING ARLINGTON VA |
| Contractors represent more than half of the U.S. presence in the contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, at times employing more than a quarter-million people. They have performed vital tasks in support of U.S. defense, diplomatic, and development objectives. But the cost has been high. Poor planning, management, and oversight of contracts has led to massive waste and has damaged these objectives. The volume and complexity of contract actions have ... |
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| High Frontier: The Journal for Space and Missile Professionals. Volume 7, Number 4, August 2011 | Aug 2011 | |
| Authors: AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND PETERSON AFB CO |
| This issue of High Frontier Journal, our final edition, appropriately focuses on the Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization and its impact 10 years later. Commonly known as the Space Commission, this landmark study helped shape today's national security space enterprise. |
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| Capability and Interface Assessment of Gaming Technologies for Future Multi-Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems | Aug 2011 | 34 pages |
| Authors: Marc Gacy; ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MA&D BOULDER CO |
| This report evaluates several gaming technologies and details their applicability to future control concepts for multiple unmanned air vehicle systems (UAS). Current gaming technologies evaluated include Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games, which require the simultaneous control of multiple entities; Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG), which necessitate the management of multiple independent entities with sophisticated capabilities; and finally, arcade-style games, which demand the use of mitigation strategies to contend with ... |
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| The Association Between Suicide and OEF/OIF Deployment History | Aug 2011 | 8 pages |
| Authors: Mark Reger; GENEVA FOUNDATION LAKEWOOD WA |
| One of the most important questions in military suicide research at this time is whether deployment in support of Operations Iraqi or Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) is associated with an increased risk of suicide. The equivocal research conducted to date on this topic creates a confusing picture for military senior leaders and the American public. The Report of the Blue Ribbon Workgroup on Suicide Prevention in the Veteran Population (Peake, 2008) ... |
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| Coalition Interoperability Measurement Frameworks Literature Survey | Aug 2011 | 102 pages |
| Authors: Philip Bury; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) CENTRE FOR OPERATIONAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS |
| This paper is the report of a review of selected works that were referred to in a 2007 survey of methods to measure interoperability between military forces. It forms part of an effort to develop a framework for assessing interoperability in command, control, computers, and communications. The framework is being developed by the Joint Studies Operational Research Team, and is sponsored by Assistant Deputy Minister (Information Management). For the framework, ... |
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