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Showing 1 to 20 of 380 for “"Air Force"”.
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Weapons systems development in the Air Force
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1958
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Open innovation in the US Air Force
If the Air Force is to maintain lethality and readiness, we must learn to adapt technologies and praxis within an increasingly diffuse knowledge landscape. This thesis examines two efforts orchestrated through AFWERX that seek to invigorate grass-roots problem-solving and reform research and …
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Air force crew allocation and scheduling problem
This thesis addresses an airline crew allocation and scheduling problem faced by certain divisions of the United States Air Force. Three variants of the problem under consideration were posed by the Brooks U.S. Air Force Base. This thesis reports on experience with two heuristic methods developed, …
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The Czechoslovak Air Force in Britain, 1940-1945
… evacuated to Britain where they reconstituted air and army units under the military control of the Allied High Command. Politically, however, they were the responsibility of their own national governments which were also exiled as Germany consolidated its gains in Europe, and this diversity of …
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A history of the United States Air Force.
… aspects in the development of the United States Air Force as a major military force, charged with the vital task of helping safeguard the security of the nation. Secondly, to acquaint those not familiar with the history of the United States Air Force with that history in order that they might …
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Disruptions and Robustness in Air Force Crew Scheduling
Air Force crew scheduling involves assigning pilots to flights to fulfill mission duties and complete training requirements. Because of complex qualification requirements, as well as crew rest and availability constraints, Air Force crew scheduling is a challenging combinatorial optimization …
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Air Force Crew Scheduling: An Integer Optimization Approach
Air Force flight, training, and crew scheduling is a labor-intensive and largely manual process across all flying squadrons. Complex training requirements and dependencies, operational constraints, numerous qualifications, and unforeseen missions confound the schedule development process. We …
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Essential leadership competencies for U.S. Air Force wing chaplains
… essential leadership competencies for U.S. Air Force wing chaplains serving at the intersection of ministry and military leadership. The research problem is framed as a leadership development issue, recognizing the need for a leadership competency model on which to base wing chaplain …
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The effects of relocation on Royal Air Force families
… that geographical transience has on Royal Air Force families. The methodology employed in this exploratory and qualitative study consisted largely of open-ended interview questions but also included a series of demographic variables. In total, 29 RAF personnel without families, 33 RAF …
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Energy reduction strategies for existing Air Force healthcare facilities
… above by 2015. Despite rigorous efforts, current Air Force healthcare building performance reveals only a 15% decrease has been achieved from the 2009 baseline levels and only 12% of the building inventory holds the Energy Star Rating. Projections similarly reveal full compliance by 2020 may not …
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The determinants of career decisions of Air Force pilots
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1981.
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The Territorial Air Force 1925-1957 – Officer Class and Recruitment
Little has been written about the Territorial Air Force (TAF) as a voluntary military organisation and no sustained analysis of its recruitment and social composition undertaken. Made up of three different parts, the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF), the Special Reserve (SR) and the Royal Air Force …
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