Getting Better at Strategic Communication 2011
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on July 12, 2011.
Arroyo Center Publications - 2011
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Technical Reports
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Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicles: Current Fleet Profiles and Potential Strategy Implications 2011
The Army's medium and heavy tactical wheeled vehicle (TWV) fleets are critical to its global operations: these are the vehicles that move supplies and equipment to and around the battlespace. The Army needs to know how many of these vehicles it has as well as their age and condition. This study produced status profiles of the medium and heavy TWV fleets to show the numbers of vehicles and the years of useful life remaining for each group.
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The Effect of Military Enlistment on Earnings and Education 2011
Estimates, for as many as 18 years following enlistment, the causal effect of military enlistment on earnings and educational attainment. The authors address the empirical problems associated with the selective nature of military service by restricting their analysis to military applicants, some of whom enlist and some of whom do not, and by controlling for a rich array of applicant characteristics available on the military application record.
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The Effect of the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS) Program on Army Accessions and Attrition 2011
The fraction of American youth meeting U.S. Army enlistment standards for weight and body fat has declined markedly. In response, the Army developed a waiver program tied to a fitness test known as the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS) test. Through difference-in-differences estimates and other analytic techniques, the authors examine the program's effect on Army accession and attrition rates.
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Improving Soldier and Unit Effectiveness with the Stryker Brigade Combat Team Warfighters' Forum 2011
Do leaders and soldiers use the Stryker Brigade Combat Team Warfighters' Forum (SWfF)? Does it meet their needs with its products and services, which include a tactical training tool and a handbook derived from combat returnees' experiences? This study asks how SWfF products are associated with knowledge acquisition and tactical proficiency, and it explores ways in which SWfF, and similar forums, could better support tactical units in the future.
Research Briefs
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Developing U.S. Army Officers' Capabilities for Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational Environments 2011
Identifies and describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable Army officers to succeed in joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational contexts.
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Economic Assistance During Stability and Support Operations 2011
Designed to help U.S. Army personnel more effectively use economic assistance to support economic and infrastructure development.
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Human Capital Strategy for the Army's Human Resources Command 2011
To assist the Army's move of its Human Resources Command from the Washington, D.C. area to Fort Knox, Kentucky, RAND Arroyo Center produced personnel competency models and a framework for training to support the future delivery of personnel services.
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Is There a Cheaper and Faster Way to Distribute Medical Supplies? 2011
Examines whether there is a less costly medical distribution structure for U.S. Central Command that would maintain or improve performance.
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Reducing Costs, Increasing Capability: A New Equipping Strategy for Combat Support Hospitals 2011
Describes a new equipping strategy for the Army's Combat Support Hospitals.
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Standing Up a More Capable Joint Task Force Headquarters 2011
The U.S. Army needs to improve its ability to command and control joint, interagency, and multinational forces in diverse environments, and to prepare Army headquarters to perform as components of, or headquarters for, joint task forces.
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Targeted Use of Theater Inventory to Effectively Sustain Overseas Forces While Minimizing Supply Chain Costs 2011
Discusses how to design a distribution network that takes advantage of the respective strengths of different modes of transportation to meet combatant command needs while minimizing total supply chain costs.
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What Should Be Stocked in War Reserve? A New Method for Allocating Resources 2011
Describes the methodology used to develop resource allocation and forward positioning recommendations for the sustainment stock portion of Army pre-positioned stocks, given a specific scenario and budget.