Theses and Dissertations
AN ANALYSIS OF MAINTENANCE PERIODICITY EFFECTS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF COAST GUARD’S MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER BOAT LAUNCH SYSTEMS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This thesis explores the periodicity of planned depot maintenance and its effects on failure rates for U.S. Coast Guard shipboard davit systems. Davits are used on Coast Guard cutters to launch small boats, which are needed ...
OPTIMIZING MARINE CORPS FORCES RESERVE INSPECTION STRATEGIES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
The Marine Corps Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) is trained, equipped, and organized to provide operational tempo relief support and enable the active-duty force during peacetime and wartime. This requires that MARFORRES remains ...
REVISING THE VALUE MODELS FOR THE MARINE FORCES RESERVE SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE (SMAT) INSPECTION PROGRAM
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) comprises mainly 'citizen-soldiers' who are required to operate across a broad spectrum of military operations at extended distances to support the Marine Corps missions. In recent ...
USNA SAIL TRAINING CRAFT ACQUISITION: EFFECTIVE STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT THROUGH APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) does not possess an effective management plan for the acquisition of the 44-foot Navy sail training craft (STC), which has led to cost overruns and late deliveries. A review of the ...
A SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO COMPARING MIXED REALITY GAMING ENGINES WITHIN THE DOD
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the primary stakeholder of this report, identified a need to visualize the operating environment prior to mission execution. Historically, JSOC performed visualization by two-dimensional ...
ANALYSIS OF SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR (SBS) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
New technology improves combat power. The military continually adopts new technology; however, the holistic support and maintenance of that technology may be a lesser consideration. In this case, Program Executive Office ...
AN OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS ON SMALL ARMS SHOOTING PRECISION IN CLOSE QUARTERS BATTLE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
This thesis studies the impact of a rifleman’s shooting accuracy on operational effectiveness in close-quarters combat. The goal is to determine how improvements in shooting accuracy may reduce casualties, increase the ...
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF SENSE AND STRIKE CAPABILITIES WITHIN AN ARMORED COMBAT UNIT IN AN OFFENSIVE URBAN OPERATION
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
This thesis analyzes the impact of deploying loitering munitions and tactical drones with a company-level armored combat team in an offensive urban operation, using Map Aware Non-Uniform Automata (MANA) as the simulation ...
IPOWER OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS: DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This thesis uses discrete event simulation and statistical methods to further analyze the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office’s IPOWER tool, which is currently focused on analysis of squad-level operations and ...
TAXONOMY OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS INFORMATION FOR THE FUTURE LONG-RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT (FLRAA) MEDICAL EVACUATION (MEDEVAC) CO-PILOT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-09)
This study identifies and classifies situational awareness information for copilots in the MEDEVAC mission set of Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) platforms. It also provides a basis for follow-on projects to ...
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Hernandez, Alejandro S. (27)