Moore & Shannon's theorem is the cornerstone in reliability theory, but cannot be applied to human systems in its original form. A generalization to human systems would therefore be of considerable interest because the choice of organization structure can remedy reliability problems that notoriously plaque business operations, financial institutions, military intelligence and other human activi...

The United Nations (UN) Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) has undertaken a predominantly militarised approach to peacekeeping, particular its stabilisation and protection activities. While military operations have achieved some short-term gains there been number drawbacks, including that they closed door on political solutions conflict, while under...

T HE ADVENT OF THE INFORMATION AGE has provided a wealth of technological advances and opportunities. However, the U.S. military continues to function as a structured, hierarchical organization surrounded by a complex, globally connected, and dynamic environment. A majority of service person-nel—younger men and women—are from the millennial generation; they are accustomed to a society of inform...

Among the states that possess nuclear weapons, the United Kingdom is now regarded as one of the least problematic. Long established and recognized as a nuclear weapon state (NWS) under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), it has a stable democracy, competent administrative system, disciplined military forces, and a cooperative approach to international security. It is a...

Advanced Biofuels USA, an educational nonprofit organization, advocates for the adoption of advanced biofuels as an energy security, economic development, military flexibility, climate change mitigation/pollution control solution. The key tool to accomplish this mission is our web site, www.AdvancedBiofuelsUSA.org, a one-stopshop library for industry professionals and the general public; from t...

Background: Military medicine is one of the important orders of military systems that takes responsibility for providing health services to the military forces. Military physicians need knowledge and skills required for their role. In today's world, different countries have designed and developed certain activities and curricula for military medical education at general and pro...

Existing military C2 frameworks are limited in assessing the impact of technology insertions. While these frameworks have been useful in highlighting technology related issues and their direct effects within the organization, they have been less useful in exploring the links between C2 changes and battlefield effects. Additionally, these frameworks tend to focus on a limited set of key performa...

A current major focus in the DoD involves the integration of information across the different military branches for operations. Network-centric information methods will enable efficiencies through the integration of best-of-breed software and hardware from each branch of the military, together with the latest advances from government laboratories and the private sector. Information merging will...

A mass casualty incident (MCI) is that which requires a response beyond standard deployment. These can result from natural or artificial events. Casualties can present in peacetime or be evacuated from battle fields. Mass casualty management in most military health facilities in developing countries is not optimal. There are challenges occasioned by dearth of trained, specialized manpower, lack...