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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Force Protection"”.
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Optimization-based allocation of force protection resources in an asymmetric environment
… warfare, in which a lesser opponent opposes a force far superior in numbers, equipment, and technology. In an asymmetric operating environment, threats blend in with the local populace making them hard to detect and are easily capable of multi-directional attacks; absent are the linear …
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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and the role of facilities planning in force protection
… the current role of facilities planning in force protection. It concentrates on a specific planning technique, Defensible Space, also called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), as a method that planners and facilities Crime Prevention Through Environmental personnel can …
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An analysis of spending patterns associated with the PHALANX Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Program
… of the current world climate, U.S. military force protection has become an increasing concern. The bombing of the USS COLE and terrorist actions on the World Trade Center buildings show a vulnerability to attack both at home and abroad. In response to this threat, the Close-In Weapon System …
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Resource Burden of Logistics to Navy Ships Under Threat Scenarios
… how that cost changes as a function of the force protection required for the logistics vessels.
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Energy dissipation in shape memory zirconia particles, packings, and composites
… for development into applications involving force protection. Quasi-static, closed-die compression tests were conducted on granular packings of ceria-doped zirconia, a material which is well-known to exhibit shape memory and superelastic behavior. The doping level of ceria in the zirconia …
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Security through Design in the Public Environment
The following thesis project is an investigation in the topic of security through design. The study sought a site and program susceptible to attack in the public environment in order to design an appropriate response to the inherent tension from those attributes. The work represents an …
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Assisting interruption recovery in mission control operations
… aerial vehicle (UAV) operators performing ground force protection operations. The IRA tool provides the mission commander a visual summary of mission changes, in the form of an event bookmark timeline. It also provides interactive capabilities to enable the commander to view additional information …
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Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Flexible Membrane Structures to Blast Loads
… Shelter System have been widely used by Air Force and Army, for various field applications. These shelters have pressurized Collective Protection System (CPS), liner, fitted to the frame structure, which can provide protection against explosives and other harmful agents. Presently, these …
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Metal-Ion Catalyzed Alcoholysis Based Disclosure Solution for the Detection of CW Nerve Agents on Sensitive Materials for Spray and Wipe-Based Applications
… researched and implemented. They permit security forces and first responders to obtain early warning and adopt force protective measures. Briefly summarized is the chemistry of past and in-service chromogenic CWA detection systems, followed by a literature review of chromogenic and fluorogenic …