Expeditionary Energy Office Teaching Case

Includes supplementary material. Included here are three videos, described as follows: DOD_100299851 Video: Expeditionary Energy Office Conducts Operation Reach 2015 War Game (3:53) Colonel James Caley introduces the video. Others discuss the problem and solutions tested during the war game with clips of video between speakers. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/408260/expeditionary-energy-office-conducts-operational-reach-2015-war-gameDOD_101497642 Video: Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office Mission (8:50) Produced by E2O, Headquarters Marine Corp in 2016. This video provides a narrated description and video that covers much of the background information in the case. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/133912/usmc-future-energyDOD_100347562 Video: Solar Panels (1:30) Amy Staff Sergeant Symonds describes the GREENS system in use at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/139890/solar-panelsThis is a placeholder record. When it is available for publication, the case study document will be added here.17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review

Work Life Balance in the Context of the Navy

Kathryn Aten and Marco DiRenzoThis study sought to develop a better understanding regarding the experience of life-work balance by members of the U.S. Navy. This study was prepared in conjunction with a student thesis, which provides a detailed literature review and examination of gender differences in perception of life-work balance (see Emanuelsen and Lee, 2015). A survey was administered to Navy officers conducting graduate studies at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and their spouses. The findings indicate a number of interesting trends regarding the desire for balance in the Navy, varying perceptions of the Navyﾒs child- and elder-care resources aimed at enhancing balance, as well as the significance of designators (i.e. career specialties) and commanding officers (COs) to the experience of balance as well. In the sections that follow we highlight these issues, draw causal conclusions, and present sailorsﾒ recommendations, drawn from responses to openended questions.Naval Research ProgramPrepared for: Womenﾒs Policy Office, Dr. Jessica Milia

Valuing Virtual Worlds: The Role of Categorization in Technology Assessment

Virtual worlds offer great potential for supporting the collaborative work of geographically distributed teams. However, reports indicate the existence of substantial barriers to the acceptance and use of virtual worlds in business settings. In this paper, we explore how individuals' interpretations of virtual worlds influence their judgments of the value of the technology. We conducted a qualitative analysis set in the context of a large computer and software company that was in the process of adopting virtual worlds for distributed collaboration. We identified interpretations of virtual worlds that suggest three mental categories: virtual worlds as a medium, virtual worlds as a place, and virtual worlds as an extension of reality. We associated these mental categories with different criteria for assessing the value of virtual worlds in a business setting. This study contributes particularly to the acceptance of virtual worlds but also more generally to the understanding of technology acceptance by demonstrating that the relative importance of the criteria for assessing a technology varies with potential users' interpretations and mental categorizations

Exploring the Potential for 3D Printing: Medical Logistics in Operational Environments

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Exploring the Potential for 3D Printing in Medical Logistics for Medical Supplies in Operational Environments

Excerpt from the Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Acquisition Research SymposiumMedical supply shortages occur in mass casualty events in operational military environments. These challenge environments both lead to and exacerbate medical supply shortages. This study answers the research questions: Does 3D printing have the potential to positively affect medical logistics operations in these challenging environments, and if so, which Class VIII(a) consumable medical supplies show high potential? A qualitative case analysis investigates the challenges of medical logistics in austere, deployed environments, particularly in mass-casualty scenarios, and the implications of additive manufacturing to medical logistics operations in these environments. The analysis and findings suggest that some Class VIII(a) medical supplies are not good candidates for 3D printing, but others meet characteristic requirements to be 3D printed in operational environments. The study results in initial insights, propositions, and recommendations on how to proceed with 3D printing to support medical logistics operations in operational environments.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Kathryn Aten reflects on the impact of Katie Witt’s CHDS thesis, “Why We Serve: Public Service Motivation and what the USCIS Mission Means to its Workforce”

The article record may be found at https://www.hsaj.org/articles/17429Sponsored the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA, CHDS is part of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)

Creating and Maintaining a Specialized Occupational Force: Marine Information Environment Operations

NPS NRP Executive SummaryCreating and Maintaining a Specialized Occupational Force: Marine Information Environment OperationsMarine Corps Information Operations Center (MCIOC)This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE 0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrpChief of Naval Operations (CNO)Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

Faith and impartiality in humanitarian response: Lessons from Lebanese evangelical churches providing food aid

This case study of a network of evangelical churches in Lebanon, based on data collected during an evaluation in 2014, presents a critique of common understandings about the humanitarian principle of impartiality, and questions assumptions about the compatibility between religious fervour and humanitarian values. Churches attempting to respect impartiality while implementing a food aid project for Syrian refugees have sought to mitigate potential problems through relationship-building and promotion of human dignity in order to ensure needs-responsiveness. Though many Lebanese Evangelical Christians do continue to engage in evangelistic activity, they benefit from strong community ties and demonstrate a high level of sensitivity to their beneficiaries' urgent needs as well as their sense of dignity