Author: Charles T. Kelley Jr.
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: outcomes, initial, mission, reliability, equipment, availability, impact
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833034723
ISBN-13: 9780833034724

This documented briefing describes an initial effort to gain insights on how the availability and reliability of Army equipment affect ground combat results and to assess the consequent implications for current and future forces. Combat results were generated using the JANUS model, a force-on-force simulation. For the purposes of this effort, JANUS was modified to take into account equipment availability before an engagement begins and equipment failures during the engagement. The principal scenario used was a forced entry by U.S. forces into Kosovo to neutralize Serbian forces and to stop eth

Authors:William M. Hix, Bruce J. Held, Ellen M. Pint
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: ammunition, production, military, privatization, north, canada, lessons
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833036343
ISBN-13: 9780833036346

The applicability of lessons learned from the privatization of Canada’s ammunition manufacturing to the U.S. ammunition industrial base was the goal of this study. While not an exact analog of the privatization possibilities open to the U.S. Department of Defense, the privatization of Canada’s ammunition industry does offer important insights about the factors of a successful privatization. Specifically, it seems clear that the private sector in both nations can and will respond to demand for government ammunition. The Canadian example shows that a privatized industry will maintain

Author: Jennifer Kavanagh
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: applicability, military, literature, review, performance, stress
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0833038303
ISBN-13: 9780833038302

There are many stressors associated with military life, particularly with deployments, and it is important to understand how such stressors affect individual functioning and performance. This report reviews literature on how stress affects performance generally and applies the most relevant findings to military operations and training. While some literature suggests a negative linear relationship between stress and performance, other literature implies that performance may in fact be optimal at moderate levels of stress. This is in contrast to low levels of stress, in which activation and aler

Authors:Ellen M. Pint, John R. Bondanella, Jonathan Cave,
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: installation, assets, operations, services, military, conference, private, partnerships, background, papers, public
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2001
ISBN-10: 0833030191
ISBN-13: 9780833030191

The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) face a common challenge: to modernize their forces to meet changing military threats under reduced budgets. To meet this challenge, both organizations are increasingly interested in leveraging private sector capital and expertise to provide defense activities and support services. This report provides an overview of private-sector involvement in the provision of defense support services in the U.K. MoD and the U.S. Army. It describes outsourcing and privatization initiatives in the United Kingdom from 1980 to the present.

Authors:Kristin F. Lynch, John G. Drew, Robert S. Tripp,
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: operation, iraqi, freedom, lessons, forces, air, space, expeditionary, supporting
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2005
ISBN-10: 0833036777
ISBN-13: 9780833036773

Since 1997, RAND has studied options for configuring an Agile Combat Support (ACS) system that would enable the achievement of Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) goals. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) offered an opportunity to examine the implementation of new ACS concepts in a wartime environment. In 2000, Project AIR FORCE helped evaluate combat support lessons from Joint Task Force Noble Anvil (JTF NA), the U.S. component of Operation Allied Force, in Serbia. In 2002, Project AIR FORCE evaluated combat support lessons from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), in Afghanistan. Some of the con

Authors:Robert S. Tripp, Kristin F. Lynch, John G. Drew,
Publisher: RAND
Keywords: operation, enduring, freedom, lessons, forces, air, space, expeditionary, supporting
Number of Pages: 100
Published: 2004
ISBN-10: 0833035177
ISBN-13: 9780833035172

Since 1997, RAND has studied options for configuring a future Agile Combat Support (ACS) system that would enable Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) goals to be achieved. Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), in Afghanistan, offered an opportunity to examine the implementation of new ACS concepts in a contingency environment. In 2000, Project AIR FORCE helped evaluate combat support lessons from Joint Task Force Noble Anvil (JTF NA), the U.S. component of Operation Allied Force (OAF), in Serbia. [Joint Task Force Noble Anvil was the organization overseeing U.S. forces involved in OAF. Thi

Author: Mark Pilgrim
Publisher: CreateSpace
Keywords: python, dive
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2009-03-20
ISBN-10: 1441413022
ISBN-13: 9781441413024

Dive Into Python is a Python book for experienced programmers. Whether you’re an experienced programmer looking to get into Python or grizzled Python veteran who remembers the days when you had to import the string module, Dive Into Python is your ’desert island’ Python book. If you’ve never programmed before, Python is an excellent language to learn modern programming techniques. But this book should not be your starting point. Get "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python" by Allen Downey, Jeffrey Elkner, Chris Meyers and learn the basics. Then div