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  Gender Differences in Response to Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: A Systematic Review 2019

  Sydne Newberry, Marika Booth, Carolyn M. Rutter, Eric Apaydin, Gina Karimi, Roberta M. Shanman, Aneesa Motala, Margaret A. Maglione, Susanne Hempel

  Men and women might respond differently to some treatments for alcohol use disorder. If so, this would be important to consider when selecting treatment. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize evidence for gender differences in effects of treatments. While researchers did not identify systematic differences across studies, a paucity of reporting on treatment effects according to gender hindered analysis.

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  Exploring the Role Nuclear Weapons Could Play in Deterring Russian Threats to the Baltic States 2019

  Paul K. Davis, J. Michael Gilmore, David R. Frelinger, Edward Geist, Christopher K. Gilmore, Jenny Oberholtzer, Danielle C. Tarraf

  Despite its global advantages, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)'s current deterrent posture in the Baltic states is militarily weak and generally questionable. A Russian invasion there would almost surely capture some or all of those states' capital cities within a few days, presenting NATO with a fait accompli. This report examines what role nonstrategic nuclear weapons could play in deterring such an invasion.

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  Improving U.S. Military Accession Medical Screening Systems 2019

  Maria C. Lytell, Kimberly Curry Hall, Nelson Lim

  The project team examined the systems used by two Department of Defense organizations — the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command and the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board — to medically screen enlisted and officer applicants to the armed forces. The findings and a recommendation to combine the two systems into a hybrid are detailed in this report.

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  Leveraging Big Data Analytics to Improve Military Recruiting 2019

  Nelson Lim, Bruce R. Orvis, Kimberly Curry Hall

  The authors identified current and desired data-enabled practices in military outreach and recruiting processes. The authors then identified ways that the U.S. Department of Defense and the services might be able to further deploy data-driven outreach and recruiting strategies and barriers to doing so that need to be addressed. This report summarizes information collected from stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and the literature.

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  Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Blood Delivery: A UAV Fleet Design Tool and Case Study 2019

  Christopher K. Gilmore, Michael Chaykowsky, Brent Thomas

  Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, flown for medical resupply missions by the military can bring meaningful benefits to a blood supply network that is large and complex. The authors assess the utility and design of autonomous UAVs — specifically, small fixed-wing aircraft — and search for an optimal fleet design by examining payloads and cost models for two missions: logistical resupply and emergency delivery of blood.

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  Reflections on the Future of Warfare and Implications for Personnel Policies of the U.S. Department of Defense 2019

  John D. Winkler, Timothy Marler, Marek N. Posard, Raphael S. Cohen, Meagan L. Smith

  This Perspective summarizes and synthesizes material from "Department of Defense Personnel Policies to Address the Future of Warfare," a workshop that addressed how policies for managing military and civilian personnel in the U.S. Department of Defense may evolve to address future warfare environments, which are expected to be heavily influenced by advanced technologies.

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  Next-Generation Wargaming for the U.S. Marine Corps: Recommended Courses of Action 2019

  Yuna Huh Wong, Sebastian Joon Bae, Elizabeth M. Bartels, Benjamin Smith

  This report describes an evaluation of the utility of different wargaming tools as the U.S. Marine Corps invests in its wargaming capability and in building its next-generation wargaming concept. The authors have collected information on wargaming processes, facilities, and skill sets through research and interviews at various wargaming centers. They make recommendations for low-, medium-, and high-resourced courses of action.

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  National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2017–2018 2019

  Louay Constant, Jennie W. Wenger, Linda Cottrell, Wing Yi Chan, Kathryn Edwards

  The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16–18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report, the third in a series of four annual reports, documents the progress of program participants in 2017–2018 in support of the program's yearly report to Congress. Data collected over the past three years indicate that participants continue to make progress in many areas.

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  Literature on Personnel Vetting Processes and Procedures: Annotated Selected Bibliography 2019

  David Stebbins, Sina Beaghley, Ashley L. Rhoades, Sunny D. Bhatt

  To help inform the U.S. government in its efforts to improve the vetting processes for public trust and national security positions and protect its assets and information, the authors assembled a selected bibliography of relevant literature. The bibliography is organized into 13 categories, each containing a short summary and analysis of the respective literature, and it also examines the practices of the Five Eyes community partners.

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  Right-Sizing Marine Corps Intermediate Supply Units: A Staffing Model and Proposed Process Improvements 2019

  Joslyn Fleming, Ellen M. Pint, Jessica Duke, Simon Veronneau, Austin Lewis, Jordan R. Reimer

  Because of recent reductions in Marine Corps personnel and increased requirements to support exercises and contingencies, intermediate-level supply accounts are both understaffed and overextended. The authors suggest methods to improve staff modeling and business processes to help these accounts work more effectively and efficiently to meet supported units' needs.

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  The Emerging Risk of Virtual Societal Warfare: Social Manipulation in a Changing Information Environment 2019

  Michael J. Mazarr, Ryan Michael Bauer, Abigail Casey, Sarah Heintz, Luke J. Matthews

  The evolution of advanced information environments is rapidly creating a new category of possible cyberaggression that involves efforts to manipulate or disrupt the information foundations of the effective functioning of economic and social systems. RAND researchers are calling this growing threat virtual societal warfare in an analysis of its characteristics and implications for the future.

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  A Consensus Proposal for a Revised Regional Order in Post-Soviet Europe and Eurasia 2019

  Samuel Charap, Jeremy Shapiro, John J. Drennan, Alexandra Dienes, Oleksandr Chalyi, Sergey Afontsev, Reinhard Krumm, Peter Balas, Yulia Nikitina, Rodica Crudu, et al.

  Disputes over the regional order in post-Soviet Europe and Eurasia are at the core of the breakdown in relations between Russia and the West and have created major security and economic challenges for states caught in between. The authors of this volume propose a new approach to the regional order that bridges current disagreements on the security architecture, economic integration, and regional conflicts.

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  Understanding Behavioral Health Technicians Within the Military: A Review of Training, Practice, and Professional Development 2019

  Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Kimberly A. Hepner, Terri Tanielian, Amanda Meyer, Harold Alan Pincus

  The demands that military behavioral health technicians face have evolved as the armed services' needs have changed. Is this valuable component of the Military Health System mental health care workforce adequately prepared? Are their skills being put to the best use? The authors provide preliminary insights on selection, training, roles, and responsibilities. These recommendations will help to optimize their training and roles in the field.

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  Military Behavioral Health Technicians: Understanding and Optimizing Their Role 2019

  Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Kimberly A. Hepner, Terri Tanielian, Amanda Meyer, Harold Alan Pincus, Lauren Skrabala

  Military behavioral health technicians provide clinical services alongside licensed independent behavioral health providers, but they may not get the training and support they need or opportunities to use their full range of skills.

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  Russia, NATO, and Black Sea Security Strategy: Regional Perspectives from a 2019 Workshop 2019

  Stephen J. Flanagan, Irina A. Chindea

  As a central locus of the competition between Russia and the West for the future of Europe, the Black Sea region raises several critical questions: What is Russia's strategy there? How do Russian instruments of influence and military developments support that strategy? What key interests do other Black Sea littoral states want to advance and protect? What are the elements of a sustainable Western strategy to protect those interests?

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