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Methuen Police Department Performance Audit

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CNA acknowledges the support and assistance we received from Mayor Neil Perry, members of the Methuen City Council, and the Methuen Police Department in completing this report. The input, experiences, data, and resources we received were invaluable in conducting our research and compiling our findings and recommendations.

Voluntary Military Education Programs Compilation

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Over the past five years, CNA has conducted studies in support of Department of Defense Voluntary Education, with a specific focus on evaluating Servicemembers’ use of the Tuition Assistance (TA) program, their associated educational outcomes, and potential changes to TA policies and practices. This report is a compilation of four CNA studies; it includes Service- and education-sector–level comparisons in student enrollment, cost, TA use, and positive TA outcomes (e.g., attaining a degree or having a high course completion rate). One of our primary findings is that TA users can expect a more successful transition to civilian life, though some of these benefits (e.g., improved employment prospects) can be reaped only with a degree. We also find that, despite the relatively poor outcomes at private for-profit institutions, TA users increasingly enroll in them. Our analysis also reveals which Servicemembers—based on military and demographic characteristics—are most likely to be successful TA users. We identify those subpopulations who are among the Services’ more active TA users but also the least likely to experience positive TA outcomes, thus highlighting groups that might benefit from targeted counseling efforts. Finally, we make recommendations to help equalize access to the TA program across the Services and increase all TA users’ likelihood of completing courses and ultimately attaining degrees.

Russian Forces in Southern Military District Rev

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An order-of-battle assessment analyzes about 38 brigade- and regiment-level formations in Russia’s Southern Military District as of late summer 2021.

USMC Deployment Strategy from 1775 to 2016

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This annotated briefing, originally drafted in 2016, summarizes the history of the United States Marine Corps’ deployment strategy, beginning with the 1775 establishment of the USMC as a guard for Navy ships and as a nascent expeditionary force.

USMC and US Navy Capstone Strategies 1970 to 2010

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This briefing, drafted in 2009, summarizes the influence of the Marine Corps on Navy capstone documents from 1970 to 2010. It discusses the writing, publication, and key ideas of 27 Navy capstone documents, emphasizing how the Navy’s relationship with the Marine Corps affected the drafting or substance of these documents.

Homeland Defense Role of the US Navy

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In the late 1990s, the US national security policy community was debating the role of the US Navy in coastal warfare and continental defense. The author of this paper sought to contribute to this emerging debate by examining the US Navy's contribution to these aspects of homeland defense over time.

Transforming US Navy Deployment Strategy 1775 to 2002

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We examine changes in U.S. Navy strategic and operational history over time, focusing on the Navy's deployment strategy. This examination draws insights, options, and conclusions for today's Navy.

Russian Forces in the Southern Military District

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In this CNA Occasional Paper, Konrad Muzyka provides an in-depth assessment of Russia’s Southern Military District, which consists of robust forces spanning the North Caucasus region, along with Rostov, Volgograd, Stravropol, Dagestan, and Crimea.

Fleet Operations in the Current and Future Environments

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The history and origins of the Navy’s numbered fleet system, their commanders, HQs and operations, part of a CNA study for Commander, US Pacific Fleet.

Reconstituting a Viable and Effective A76 Program

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense asked CNA to make recommendations to improve the A-76 process and to consider the repercussions of changing certain laws governing the conversion of DOD functions to the private sector.