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Charting the Course for Civil Affairs in the New Normal

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CNA has recently examined the state of the CA community in both the Navy and the Marine Corps. As we will see, the community has a very different trajectory in each of these services.

population and resource control, foreign humanitarian assistance, nation assistance, support to civil administration, and civil information management. Historically, members of the armed forces have taken ... is the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM), and the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community maintains an important and highly developed civil affairs capability, which primarily resides within

Support to the Hurricane Katrina Response

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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi, devastating the City of New Orleans. The Navy responded, deploying ships, aircraft, and personnel.

to an estimate 10,239 patients Directed ships to serve as command and control platforms Inspected and repaired the region’s infrastructure Restored local self-sufficiency Provided hospitality services

Fiscally Informed Military Manpower Requirements

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There is concern that requirements for the Navy’s military manpower are being developed with insufficient attention to cost.

requirements determination process consists of two stages. In the first stage, requirements without considering constraints on funds are generated by taking fleet and shore command inputs through industrial ... their control, but they are not able to make tradeoffs between all of their resources. If they give up military billets, or request extra military billets, they do not typically get the associated savings

Charting the Pathway to OMFTS

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The Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division ( N75 ) asked the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to develop and assess the role of amphibious, maritime pre-positioning force, and tactical lift in the context of U.S. Marine Corps ’ new warfighting concept for expedi- tionary operations, known as OMFTS. This core project is entitled Relating Amphibious Lift to Forcible Entry. One task within the project is a historical assessment of amphibious operations, especially as related to forcible entry and Marine Corps operational concepts. This report fulfills that task. It explains the rationale behind amphib- ious warfare, discusses changes in amphibious warfare since 1941, and identifies historical approaches for success in operations similar to OMFTS. Thereby, we provide a general assessment of the relation- ship between OMFTS and historical reality. OMFTS, together with its supporting concept of ship-to-objective maneuver (STOM), is described as a new and decisive form of amphibious warfare. In this new concept, assault units will penetrate deep into enemy territory along multiple axes over extended fronts (very broad or deep fronts). They will seize their operational objec- tive directly and without pause. The major argument of our historical assessme nt is that th e stated premises u n derlying th e OMFTS warfighting concept are largely sound but incomplete. OMFTS includes notable means of transforming amphibious warfare, such as altering methods of supply, exploiting new technologies, and incor- porating the principles of maneuver warfare. Indeed, there are his- torical indications that OMFTS might make amphibious warfare less methodical and less costly. Nevertheless, key historical constraints and demands of amphibious warfare have been neglected so far.

exploiting new technology, such as the MV-22 Osprey, the AAAV, and command and control systems. “Seamless” maneuver will replace the former process of securing and holding a beachhead, stabilizing

Leading the Industry in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

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CNA has been a leader in conducting research, designing frameworks, and developing methodologies to build Cybersecurity measures for UAS. We support the development of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) UAS Traffic Management (UTM) requirements, which represents a new paradigm in aviation traffic management.

aviation to new entrants such as UAS. We provide innovative data analytics and data science to the FAA Command Center and create data analytics visualizations to support air traffic management ... and analyze the functional aspects and requirements (e.g., non-deterministic AI models with autonomous control behaviors) of AI technologies in realistic aviation use cases and assess use cases for the FAA

Counter-IED Analysis: Hidden Dangers, Hidden Answers

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CNA analysis showed a U.S. military counter-IED (improvised explosive device) tactic was saving soldiers from roadside bombs in Iraq and led to its expansion.

experiment in which all the data on the control group had been deleted. “There was a hidden meaning in that spreadsheet,” Michlovich believed, “if I could just find the key to unlock it.” He figured ... . Joseph Votel — director of the Joint IED Defeat Task Force at that time — and finally to Gen. Abizaid, commander of United States Central Command. Abizaid appeared almost as a silhouette when ... to commanders and troops. They also conducted their own on-site analyses to support the command’s operations. Geographical data became invaluable as guerillas constantly shifted the location of their IED

Operational Training and Readiness Program

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Our fields of analytical expertise support a full range of tactical and operational training needs for the Navy and Marine Corps.

analyst Dr. Daniel Powell describes his experience in Australia assessing Exercise Talisman Sabre. video Assessing Information Warfare Command And Control During Nimitz Composite Training Unit

intersections: Issue 14, May 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.

the global drone industry for a year. The national security implications of China's control of commercial drone supply chains are particularly apparent with respect to Taiwan. For example ... to work with South Korea on building and maintaining USN vessels. For example, in March, a US Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship underwent an overhaul at a South Korean shipyard—the first time

New Report: Preparing For Civilian Harm Mitigation And Response In Large-Scale Combat Operations

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CNA has released a new report about civilian harm mitigation and response (CHMR).

to civilian harm: breakdowns in communication and command and control, poor understanding of the civilian environment, cognitive bias and false assumptions, and not exploring mitigation measures

National Security Seminar September 2023

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Three emergency managers and CNA analysts discuss a meta-analysis of over 75 COVID-19 after-action reports in this summary of a CNA National Security Seminar.

included command and control, equity, and vulnerable populations, data and data systems, and logistics and supply chain considerations for public health emergency response. Panelists first addressed