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Defense Health Primer: Military Vaccinations

Defense Health Primer: Military Vaccinations

The Department of Defense (DOD) administers a variety of force health protection (FHP) measures to “promote, protect, improve, conserve, and restore” the health and well-being of servicemembers. These measures include…

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China Military Power Report

China Military Power Report

The Department of Defense released its annual report on the ‘Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’ to Congress, referred to as the China Military Power…

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Defense Primer: Military Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Defense Primer: Military Use of the...

Since the introduction of the two-way radio in the early 1900s, militaries have been interested in the electromagnetic spectrum (“the spectrum”). The proliferation of spectrum dependent systems in all military…

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Defense Primer: Military Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Defense Primer: Military Use of the...

Since the introduction of the two-way radio in the early 1900s, militaries have been interested in the electromagnetic spectrum (“the spectrum”). The proliferation of spectrum-dependent systems in all military domains—air,…

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Potential Military Roles for Supersonic Transports

Potential Military Roles for Supersonic Transports

A new generation of supersonic (faster than the speed of sound in level flight, also called Mach 1) passenger aircraft is now under development. Using “low-boom” technology developed through NASA…

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Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense

Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense

In 1975, the Army began funding research into hit-to-kill or kinetic energy interceptors. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is charged with the mission to develop, test, and field an integrated,…

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Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress

Emerging Military Technologies: Background and...

Members of Congress and Pentagon officials are increasingly focused on developing emerging military technologies to enhance U.S. national security and keep pace with U.S. competitors. The U.S. military has long…

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The Rise and Decline of U.S Military Culture Programs

The Rise and Decline of U.S Military Culture...

This project is intended to capture experiences and lessons learned during a remarkable time period, roughly 2004–2020, during which the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) experimented with a broad range…

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Institutional Cybersecurity From Military Perspective

Institutional Cybersecurity From Military...

Individuals are at the bottom of the cybersecurity pyramid, followed by institutions, businesses, and military organizations in the middle, and finally, the government at the top. All levels of government…

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Russia’s War in Ukraine: Military and Intelligence Aspects

Russia’s War in Ukraine: Military and Intelligence...

This report addresses Russian and Ukrainian military and intelligence aspects of the war, which are of interest to many in Congress as Congress considers various legislative measures and conducts oversight…

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Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress

Emerging Military Technologies: Background and...

This report provides an overview of selected emerging military technologies in the United States, China, and Russia such as artificial intelligence, lethal autonomous weapons, hypersonic weapons, directed energy weapons, biotechnology,…

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Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China

Military and Security Developments Involving the...

This report illustrates how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increasingly turns to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in support of its global ambitions, and the importance of meeting the pacing…

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Exploring the role of virtual reality in military decision training

Exploring the role of virtual reality in military...

In this work,  established methods for testing the fidelity and validity of simulated environments to compare three different methods of training use-of-force decision-making were adopted. Thirty-nine dismounted close combat troops…

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Climate Change & National Security: Implications for the Military

Climate Change & National Security: Implications...

Climate change poses a significant threat to US national security and the survival of the American people. To safeguard the nation’s citizens, the US military will need to prepare for…

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Defense Primer: Electronic Warfare

Defense Primer: Electronic Warfare

The Department of Defense defines electronic warfare (EW) as acts that employ electromagnetic energy to manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum. EW allows commanders to communicate with troops while keeping potential enemies…

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