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STUDY: PROTECTING MEDICAL SERVICES AND FORCE HEALTH IN A COVID ENVIRONMENT: AN ASSESSMENT OF USNS COMFORT OPERATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY

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Assessed the lessons learned on how to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 from the USN Comfort's mission in New York City

that the vessel is not set up to control the spread of infectious disease. And yet, only six crewmembers tested positive for COVID-19 over the course of the one-month mission, with 12 more testing positive ...  engineering and administrative controls that helped minimize hazards. Among several recommendations, we advise that U.S. Second Fleet and Military Sealift Command should integrate most of the mitigation ... exercises. BACKGROUND In mid-March of 2020, when early epidemiologic models indicated a doomsday scenario for pandemic epicenters such as New York City, Seattle, and Los Angeles, a Northern Command

Ladd and Hay Receive CNA's Deployer Award for 2021

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CNA honored Research Scientist Dr. Mallory Ladd and Research Analyst Samantha Hay with the CNA Deployer Award for lengthy tours at sea. Ladd deployed on USS Carl Vinson with Carrier Strike Group 1 from July 2021 to February 2022. Hay has been deployed on USS Harry S Truman with Carrier Strike Group 8 since November 2021.

organization to improve strike planning and signal protection and control. “Embedding with a strike group staff and seeing your recommendations implemented by the command in real time is one of the most ... operations and multinational exercises. Ladd’s assessment of the “Air Wing of the Future” and the first carrier deployment of the F-35C and CMV-22B was recognized by command leadership as something ... policing operations. Hay’s report on the operational costs and benefits of carrier operations in the Aegean was respected by the highest levels of command. Other significant analytical contributions

Space Marines Opportunities for the Marine Corps

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The Marine Corps relies increasingly on space capabilities and needs specially trained Marines. The new Maritime Space Officer specialty is an initial step.

, and command and control structures are still in flux. Michael Johnson Alison Vernon /reports/2022/12/Space-Marine-Opportunities-for-the-Marine-Corps.pdf /reports/2022/12 ... publications, USMC concepts, MARADMINs, NAVMC Orders, Marine Corps Orders, prior CNA research, Army publications, news articles, and US Space Force (USSF) and US Space Command (USSPACECOM) documentation ... and Integration (DC CD&I)—and at Marine Corps Forces, US Space Command (MARFORSPACE), the Marine service component to USSPACECOM. For the purposes of this study, we define a Space Marine as any Marine

AI and Autonomy in Russia Issue 26

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CNA provides information and analysis of the field of civilian and military AI in Russia and how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. Issue 26.

command and control systems, precision-guided missiles, “advanced robotics with higher autonomy, and [means] to control drones and deep-water vessels.” On the previous day of this meeting, Putin also ... principles, as well as cutting-edge reconnaissance, navigation, communications and control systems.” He argued that it was important to “enhance the utility and combat sustainability of military products

Sand Wars: Maghreb, War for Northwest Africa

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SAND WARS is a strategic-operational level wargame of potential conflict between Algeria and Morocco.

military operations, but the game only addresses these indirectly—aside from a few events and player options. Furthermore, these armies have limited capabilities when it comes to command control ... of diplomatic, informational, military and economic activities that lie outside the control of players but which may affect their operations. SAND WARS is intended to show the full range of options

Wargaming Fourth-Generation Warfare

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Our research into the concepts embodied by the term Fourth Generation Warfare showed how important it is to distinguish what is new from what only seems new, and to understand the necessity of merging the two.

of merging the two. In game design, the key elements with which the designer must work have always included time, space, forces (or resources), effects, information, and command. Implicit ... , and means to create a game “universe” that reflects current and potential future realities Structure a framework for player actions and Control assessments that enables players to propose new ... ). This same structure allows us to provide a framework for the players themselves to introduce new ideas into the game without allowing flights of fancy—whether by those players themselves or by Game Control

The Mayaguez Operation

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This 180-page, independent analysis of the Mayaguez Incident finds Marine units were responsive, but suffered failures in tactics, intelligence, and command.

of the "real time" reporting (and tapes of the real time reporting) by the U.S. Joint Command in Thailand to the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific (CinCPac) and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Pilot OpRep-4 Message Reports. Following the reconstruction of the events, these phases of the operation were analyzed: Response, Planning, Command and Control, Communications, Helicopter vulnerability ... , and command. Note: This reconstruction and analysis of the Mayaguez Operation was originally published by CNA in 1977 as a classified document. The report was declassified in 1980. CNA is re-publishing

intersections: Issue 12, January 2025

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Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

that ChatBIT is currently being applied to "intelligence analysis" but may be applied to strategic planning, simulations, and command decision-making in the future. In addition, the Reuters report noted other ... are receiving continued state funding in their role as "national champion" companies working toward that objective. PRC Control over Critical Minerals In December 2024, the US Commerce Department's ... bombs, artillery, and gun barrels. What all these minerals have in common (besides their broad use across the US defense industrial base) is PRC control over production: China provides roughly half

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 31, February 7, 2022

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, respectively—were delivered to the Russian military in 2021. According to Gorsky, these UGVs are equipped with additional armor protection; their vision and control systems have been significantly improved ... using Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles. The MOD stated that the drones helped improve the situational awareness of mobile command posts. The Moscow-led CSTO mission deployed to Kazakhstan in January ... is designed to analyze sales data, automate control of shelf-stock, and integrate computer vision and voice services, among other desirable factors. Finally, Skolkovo has gained a new resident in Entera

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 18, June 30, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 18, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

will be characterized by distributed command systems operating over a wider area than current operations do. The rise of distributed command systems will also lead to the prominence of unmanned swarm ... technology, and autonomous navigation control technology." Prior to the June 2022 sea trial, the vessel reportedly conducted roughly 30 test voyages totaling more than 1,000 nautical miles on Poyang