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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"United States Navy"”.
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Facing the Leadership Challenges on Decommissioning United States Navy Ships
Since the late 1980s, hundreds of U.S. Navy ships have been decommissioned. Although ship decommissionings were postponed immediately after the September 11th attack, today the Navy is again engaged in “rightsizing” its force. Depending on the type of ship and its age, a ship faces different fates …
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Validation of Passive Air Sampling Monitors Onboard United States Navy Submarines
… is ongoing during deployments of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. As part of the overall effort, a paired air sampling comparison field validation was conducted to compare the air sampling effectiveness of passive diffusive monitors compared to more traditional active air sampling methods …
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Seismic Analysis of a United States Navy Structure Using Finite Element Modeling
… objective of this project was to investigate a United States Navy structure and evaluate the potential of the lifting rod, supporting a large mass at the top of the structure, to disengage from the structure due to seismic activity. A concern about the seismic loading of the structure was raised …
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Feasibility and requirements analysis of MIS for operational patrol squadrons in the United States Navy
… decision makers in system development within the United States Navy Patrol Aviation community.
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Maintenance practices for emergency diesel generator engines onboard United States Navy Los Angeles class nuclear submarines
The United States Navy has recognized the rising age of its nuclear reactors. With this increasing age comes increasing importance of backup generators. In addition to the need for decay heat removal common to all (naval and commercial) nuclear reactors, naval vessels with nuclear reactors also …
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Managing a sea of information : shipboard command and control in the United States Navy, 1899-1945
… of shipboard command and control systems in the United States Navy from 1899, when the service first conducted experiments with wireless telegraphy, through World War II, the conflict which witnessed the birth of the modern shipboard information processing facility. It argues that early-to-mid …
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Feasibility study and cost benefit analysis of thin-client computer system implementation onboard United States Navy ships
… systems instead of traditional networks onboard United States Navy ships. The project examined the technical capabilities of thin-client computer systems to ensure they will operate with the required shipboard software and in a shipboard environment. A cost benefit analysis was also conducted to …
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An evaluation of the welcome aboard phase of internal public relations program of the United States Navy
An evaluation of the Navy's Welcome Aboard' program* constitutes the area of study of this thesis. The Navy's Welcome Aboard programs for the purpose of this thesis are defined as internal relations practices affecting transit personnel, i. e .. personnel who are going from one duty station to …
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Exploring employee perceptions of organizational change effectiveness within a United States Navy command : a qualitative single case study.
The U.S. Navy has long struggled to implement organizational change effectively, despite pressures from deteriorating conditions, escalating global threats, and internal inefficiencies. Bureaucratic systems, rigid hierarchies, and cultural resistance have slowed reform efforts, leading to …
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Effects of the USS Thresher disaster upon submarine safety and deep-submergence capabilities in the United States Navy
… system of management he used as head of the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Propulsion Branch. During Congressional hearings on the loss of the Thresher, Rickover convinced members of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy that his management system, based upon stringent standards of quality control and …
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Job satisfaction among United States Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Officers - a study of the impact on career retention
United States Naval Aviation Officer retention has been identified by senior-level personnel managers as one of the largest challenges faced by the services in recent years. In robust economic times all branches of the armed forces face the challenge of retaining sufficient highly-trained …
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Udt Candidate Attrition, United States Navy: The Influence of Exercise and Diet Supplement (Wheat Germ Oil) on Fitness Changes During Training
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T21:57:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6000248.pdf: 25156530 bytes, checksum: 86d8fef4fbb6337a1443be84cf117965 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1959
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South Pacific Destroyers: The United States Navy and the Challenges of Night Surface Combat in the Solomons Islands during World War II.
… the South Pacific campaigns of World War II, the United States Navy faced a formidable challenge in waging nighttime surface battles against the Japanese Navy. In a war that emphasized the carrier and battleship, the little destroyer became a key player in these actions. By studying this campaign …
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The joint modular intermodal container, is this the future of naval logistics?
… budget, the typically manpower intensive United States Navy has had to learn to do more with less of everything, in many cases specifically less sailors. One mission area that is prime for manpower reduction is naval logistics. JMIC, the Joint Military Intermodal Container is a combined …
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The joint modular intermodal container : is this the future of naval logistics?
… budget, the typically manpower intensive United States Navy has had to learn to do more with less of everything, in many cases specifically less sailors. One mission area that is prime for manpower reduction is naval logistics. JMIC, the Joint Military Intermodal Container is a combined …
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Vieques: Island of Conflict and Dreams
… of the historical conflict between the United States Navy and the people of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. For over 60 years the island was used by the United States Navy as a military training facility. The documentary attempts to present an analysis of the struggle between …
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From Revolutionary War heroes to navy cruisers : the role of public history and military history in Vincennes, Indiana
… named after him and finally with the four United States Navy ships named Vincennes.
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