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Defining and Measuring Shared Situational Awareness

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The development of the concept of information warfare and of modern electronic networking technologies has given rise to the belief that military staffs will be able quickly to develop a "shared sit­ uational awareness" that will greatly facilitate decision-making, thus permitting faster response to challenges by reducing the complexities of the military administrative and command structure. In addition, it has been asserted that these technologies will permit staffs to perform those duties in a distributed environment as well as they could possibly do in a collocated environment.

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Evolution of the Military Healthcare System

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In recent years, as the military medical departments have imple­ mented the legislatively mandated TRICARE program, the benefi­ ciary population has voiced concerns regarding the perceived deterioration of its health benefit. The military medical departments also have expressed concerns, but of a different nature, relating to Congress's enhancement of the benefit over time without the provi­ sion of appropriate funds to support the changes. The Navy believes that it can prepare more informed future budget strategies by care­ fully examining the evolution of the current military health care ben­ efit and determining the implications of these changes on overall health care costs. In this paper, we document the legislative and regulatory evolution of the military health care benefit since 1956-the year that Congress originally authorized the offering of civilian health care coverage to active duty dependents. We also determine the extent to which major changes in the benefit have contributed to changes in program costs. We begin our analysis with an overview of the initial, contemporary, military health care benefit (or baseline benefit) as authorized by Congress. Next, we focus on the specific changes to the benefit that have affected the following features over time: who is eligible for cov­ erage, the range of covered services, the rate of payment for health services, and program administration. Finally, we examine military health care program costs over time to determine the extent to which major program changes have affected costs.

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A Deep Legacy

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Already the environment the Navy must operate in, the technology available to it, and the culture and attitudes that drive its decisions are beginning to differ from what they were in the Cold War. It is reason­ able to assume that they will continue to evolve. Throughout its history the United States Navy has had to adapt to its environment. The Navy has reacted to its environment in many differ­ent ways. After looking at the Navy's history we have identified patterns in how the Navy reacted in the past that can be used to shape and direct future debates about how naval forces could operate.

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Deter Compel and Reassure

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This paper provides some perspectives on the role of naval forces in deterrence, compulsion, and reassurance in the post-Cold War era. In addition to a brief overview of some of the theoretical issues sur­rounding deterrence, this paper focuses on some concrete examples of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps actions in response to or amidst international crises over the past 40 years.

. (Deterrence and reassurance.) Adam B. Siegel /reports/1995/2794019300.pdf /reports/1995/2794019300_Page_01.jpg /images/GenericReportImage.jpg Fleet Plans and Requirements /centers-and-divisions/cna/ow

NSS and Forward Presence

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This paper looks at the political and strate­gic case for presence and discusses some ofits costs and risks. It draws conclusions about (1) what presence means in our use of the forces we have now and (2) what forces to buy for the future. It also suggests ways to make presence operations more efficient and issues deserving study in that regard.

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JTF Operations Since 1983

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This research memorandum summarizes recent Joint Task Force (JTF) operations. We reviewed the operations at the request of CINCI.ANTFLT to help the fleet determine its requirements for training Navy officers and staffs in JTF operations. The goal is to extract lessons learned that define high-leverage training topics.

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Peacetime Influence

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This paper discusses the importance of peacetime operations. Without a more systematic understanding of such operations and the influence they bring, Americans cannot make intelligent decisions about the use of the Navy in specific situations, about strategy, or even about force structure. We need to understand the environment in which the United States is attempting to exert influence and the broad peacetime roles of the military in that environment. We need to understand whom we are trying to influence and to do what. Only then can we consider the implications for the Navy.

the implications for the Navy. Linton F. Brooks /reports/1993/4500000400.pdf /reports/1993/4500000400_Page_01.jpg /images/GenericReportImage.jpg Fleet Plans and Requirements /centers-and-divisions/cna/ow

The Noncombatant Evacuation Operation NEO From Mogadishu Somalia

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This research memorandum documents the events and discusses lessons learned from the non­ combatant evacuation operation (NEO) from the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, in January 1991. During this operation, named "Eastern Exit," U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces evacuated 281 people from 30 countries (including 8 Ambassadors and 39 Soviet citizens).

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Diagnosing the Boko Haram Conflict

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The intent of this report is to provide the appropriate type of information—at the appropriate level of granularity—in order to inform U.S. government efforts to develop more effective approaches to countering Boko Haram. The goal is to help U.S. planners and decision-makers understand the conflict as an interconnected system and, eventually, to develop targeted, conflict-sensitive strategies for assisting the Nigerian government. Specifically, this report seeks to diagnose and dissect the conflict by identifying relevant political, economic, social, and security factors at work in northeast Nigeria, by analyzing how key actors mobilize grievances and institutional resiliencies to drive or mitigate conflict, and by forecasting how conflict dynamics might evolve in the future.

Countering Threats and Challenges /centers-and-divisions/cna/rsp/countering-threats-and-challenges Distribution unlimited 90 DOP-2014-U-009272-final

Developing an Army-Focused, Integrated Prevention Approach for Harmful Behaviors

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A 5-page summary recommends the Army adopt an integrated approach to prevent harmful behaviors with life skills, positive behaviors, and healthy environments.

. To improve the Army’s prevention efforts, the Army Resilience Directorate (ARD) asked CNA to help develop an approach to integrated prevention that targets risk and protective factors shared by multiple