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May 1, 2024

The Information Warfighter Exercise Wargame: Second Edition — Rulebook

This document presents the updated, second edition ruleset for the Information Warfighter Exercise Wargame, which is used by the Marine Corps to provide training on information capabilities and activities.

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Nov 14, 2023

Quantifying Vulnerability Lifespans for U.S. Marine Corps Joint Cyber Weapons

The authors generated novel vulnerability life span and software update cadence datasets. Datasets were used to quantify cost and operational time uncertainties, and estimate life-cycle costs of the U.S. Marine Corps Joint Cyber Weapons program.

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Oct 4, 2023

Landing Craft Unit (LCU) 1663, assigned to the USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), carries United States, Brazilian, Uruguayan, and Chilean Marines along with vehicles, gear, and equipment .

Connector Survivability in the Current Operating Environment

Current operating concepts and an evolving threat environment demand that the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps reevaluate survivability in their analysis of the current and future fleet of Navy amphibious connectors.

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Sep 20, 2023

Building a Joint Cyber Weapons Acquisition Program in the Marine Corps: Software Acquisition Pathway Lessons Learned

The authors present lessons learned from an effort to inform future U.S. Marine Corps Joint Cyber Weapon program acquisition information requirements and educate Department of Defense Software Acquisition Pathway program planning efforts.

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Jul 20, 2023

Assessment of Deployment- and Mobilization-to-Dwell Policies for Active and Reserve Component Forces: An Examination of Current Policy Using Select U.S. Joint Force Elements

The authors examine Department of Defense (DoD) policy that governs how much time service members must spend at home relative to time spent deployed or mobilized. They suggest policy changes to inform and optimize DoD's force utilization decisions.

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Jun 6, 2023

Military-to-Civilian Occupational Matching: Using the O*NET to Provide Match Recommendations for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force

The authors employ a unique method for military-to-civilian occupational matching by comparing survey data collected from service members in selected military occupations with similar data previously collected for civilian occupations.

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Jul 1, 2022

Managing Adverse and Reportable Information Regarding U.S. Military Officers: 2019 Update

The authors analyze the policies and processes for reporting unfavorable information about U.S. military officers being considered for appointments, promotions, or retirements and make recommendations for improvement.

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Mar 28, 2022

Impacts of Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) Standards on Individual Outcomes and Talent Management

Researchers examine how the U.S. Marine Corps' Body Composition and Military Appearance Program and its associated policies drive individual behavior -- namely those related to disordered eating -- of marines and specifically of women and people of color.

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The Information Warfighter Exercise Wargame: Second Edition — Rulebook

Quantifying Vulnerability Lifespans for U.S. Marine Corps Joint Cyber Weapons

Connector Survivability in the Current Operating Environment

Building a Joint Cyber Weapons Acquisition Program in the Marine Corps: Software Acquisition Pathway Lessons Learned

Saving the Government Money: Recent Examples from RAND's Defense-Related Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Assessment of Deployment- and Mobilization-to-Dwell Policies for Active and Reserve Component Forces: An Examination of Current Policy Using Select U.S. Joint Force Elements

Military-to-Civilian Occupational Matching: Using the O*NET to Provide Match Recommendations for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force

The Women's Reproductive Health Survey of Active-Duty Service Members

Assessing Reproductive Health Among Active-Duty Service Women in the U.S. Marine Corps: Results from Respondents to the Women's Reproductive Health Survey

Managing Adverse and Reportable Information Regarding U.S. Military Officers: 2019 Update

Impacts of Marine Corps Body Composition and Military Appearance Program (BCMAP) Standards on Individual Outcomes and Talent Management

Inequitable Marine Corps Body Composition Policies and Their Impact on the Health of the Force

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