Theses and Dissertations
USSF CAPABILITY GAP IN THE ARCTIC
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
How can the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) influence Arctic policy, improve Arctic strategy, and optimize Arctic readiness in support of the 2022 National Defense Strategy and National Security ...
VIRTUAL REALITY GROUND FORCE COMMANDER TRAINER
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
The complexity of battlespace is guaranteed to increase over time. The problem arising is that with today’s innovative battlefield and the ever-connected environment, our junior officers are receiving more information, ...
LEGISLATIVE ACTION FOR THE PROTECTION DOD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND STIMULATION OF THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
This capstone seeks to address the primary research question of, How can antiquated legislation be addressed and adapted to support the challenges of innovation warfare? Adversaries such as the People’s Republic of China ...
IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO ALIGN U.S. AIR FORCE AND U.S. ARMY MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATED DETERRENCE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DETERRENCE AND MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
The objective of this capstone is to identify readings that can suggest doctrinal changes to better align U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force concepts of multi-domain operations. Currently, there is no joint consensus on how to ...
FLYING DIRTY: EVTOL CASEVAC ON THE CONTAMINATED BATTLEFIELD
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
The American military’s reliance on manned airpower on the modern battlefield invites a critical vulnerability for great power adversaries to target with chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. ...
ROBOTIC AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS: MANNED / UNMANNED TEAMING (RAS-MUM-T)
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Rapidly changing technology and near-peer adversaries in the Great Power Competition are dramatically changing the battlefield of the future with artificial intelligence and autonomous systems emerging as major components ...
TIP OF THE SPEAR: CAN SPECIAL FORCES LEAD THE WAY FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS OF AI?
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-06)
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve with ever-increasing speed, especially in the commercial sector, the military community runs the risk of being left behind. This is especially problematic for Special ...
CLOSING THE TECHNOLOGY GAP: PARTNER FORCE DIGITAL TOOLS FOR INFORMATION ADVANTAGE, PROJECT I-SHARE–INFORMATION SHARING, AND HOSTING ADVANCED REMOTE ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
Project ISHARE validated the theory that partner force data-sharing platforms require early iteration with foreign partners to ensure suitable design and create long-term adoption. Strategic competition requires reassessing ...
CIVIL RECONNAISSANCE HANDBOOK
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
Civil reconnaissance (CR) is a core task of the Army Civil Affairs forces but lacks the doctrinal support of other forms of reconnaissance like scout reconnaissance, special reconnaissance, Chemical Biological Radioactive ...
SPECIAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT TO GOVERNANCE: ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW NPS ACADEMIC TRACK, CERTIFICATE AND COURSE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
This capstone established the SOF-G track, certificate, and course to meet the needs of Army Special Operations Forces, with particular emphasis on Civil Affairs Forces. This curriculum prepares future ARSOF senior leaders ...
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