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THE SEAL CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER'S VALUE PROPOSITION TO NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
In 1987, the Department of the Navy enacted the Special Warfare Technician/SEAL chief warrant officer designator to support the Naval Special Warfare SEAL Teams’ officer community. In general, the U.S. Navy recognizes the ...
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL MIGRATION, AND CONFLICT: THE CASES OF EGYPT AND SUDAN
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Does climate change cause migration, and if so, are areas that host environmental migrants more prone to conflict? Using Sudan and Egypt as case studies, this thesis examines the effects of climate change on migration and ...
SPECTRAL GRAPH-BASED CYBER DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WITH PHANTOM COMPONENTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
With cyber attacks on the rise, cyber defenders require new, innovative solutions to provide network protection. We propose a spectral graph-based cyber detection and classification (SGCDC) system using phantom components, ...
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS SOLUTIONS FOR THE DOD
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
This topic has been directly requested for research by Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) San Diego. The Navy and other Department of Defense (DOD) entities use a contracting vehicle called ...
ANALYSIS OF NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVWAR) CONTRACTING PROCESSES USING THE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT MATURITY MODEL (CMMM)
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
This study assesses Naval Information Warfare Systems Command's (NAVWAR) process capabilities and competencies. The project uses a cross-sectional questionnaire that includes contracting processes and compares it to NAVWAR’s ...
LONG-RANGE PREDICTION OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC CONDITIONS AFFECTING NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (SCS)
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
During each winter, the South China Sea (SCS) experiences strong northerly winds associated with the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM). However, the intensity of the winds varies from year to year. In our study, we investigated ...
USING RADIO OCCULTATIONS TO ASSESS THE UNCERTAINTY OF MOISTURE IN THE TROPICAL TROPOSPHERE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) satellites are constantly orbiting the Earth in a Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km. GNSS satellites in MEO continuously direct signals towards ...
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARCTIC ICE WATER FRACTION AND LOCAL 2D WIND STRESSES AT THE SURFACE OF THE CRYOSPHERE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
A study of the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) in the Central Arctic was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in 2014. This experiment used clusters of buoys equipped with autonomous sensors. As the 2014 arctic season ...
SWEEPING THE SOFT POWER PODIUM: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF OLYMPIC SOFT POWER'S IMPACT ON THE HOST NATION’S INTERNATIONAL IMAGE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
In February 2022, China will host the Winter Olympics in Beijing. During historical periods of international tension, nations use these types of mega-events as an extension of geopolitical competition to exercise soft power ...
DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION, AND EVALUATION OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS FOR CUBESAT ARCHITECTURES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
Reductions in size, weight, and power requirements have been continuously sought for space systems. With small satellite technology continuing to leverage the miniaturization of electronics, pushing the boundaries of size ...
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