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This study examined whether there might be a medical supply and distribution structure for U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) that would maintain or improve performance while reducing costs. We evaluated the likely performance and cost implications of the range of possibilities, considering both the medical and nonmedical logistics structures, for providing medical supplies to support medical activities in USCENTCOM. We found that three options would preserve or improve performance while either lowering or not increasing costs. Additionally, we considered how the value of these solutions would likely change with future shifts in USCENTCOM operations.

United States. --- United States --- Armed Forces --- Medical supplies. --- Supplies and stores.

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Artificial satellites --- Optical observations. --- Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (U.S.) --- AMOS (Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing) --- United States.

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This report evaluates the capabilities, challenges, and future options for the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC). Located in Kihei on the island of Maui, Hawaii, the MHPCC was established in 1993 as a center within the Department of Defense's (DoD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). As one of five HPCMP centers, MHPCC's primary mission is to provide computing cycles and other high performance computing capabilities to DoD's research, development, test and evaluation community. In the fall 2014, Congress asked DoD to consider ways to cut about $45 million from the HPCMP so future fiscal years could be supported entirely by the Army's programmed budget of $183 million. The findings within this report are designed to provide decisionmakers with important context about potential future missions and use cases for MHPCC as Congress, the Army, and the HPCMP work toward a solution for resolving the budget gap--

High performance computing --- Supercomputers --- Military art and science --- Military research --- Evaluation. --- Technological innovations --- United States.

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Space debris --- Cryptography --- Computer file sharing --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics --- Tracking --- Computer files --- Digital file sharing --- Electronic file sharing --- File sharing, Computer --- P2P file sharing --- Peer-to-peer file sharing --- Sharing, Computer file --- Cryptanalysis --- Cryptology --- Secret writing --- Steganography --- Flight tracking --- Space tracking --- Sharing --- Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks) --- Signs and symbols --- Symbolism --- Writing --- Ciphers --- Data encryption (Computer science) --- Tracking (Engineering) --- Cryptography. --- Computer file sharing. --- Tracking.

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"U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) executes its mission through a synchronized network of people and technology that provides sustained, persistent, SOF-specific capabilities and capacities and increased persistent forward-deployed presence to support the geographic combatant commands in the execution of their theater campaign plans. Using a multipronged approach, RAND Corporation researchers identified three key operational challenges that forward-deployed personnel have encountered--unity of effort, continuity of effort, and administrative complexity -- and then assessed the extent to which persistent, networked, and distributed (PND) operations can mitigate these challenges. PND operations can address some of these challenges through enhanced theater special operations commands (TSOCs), increased forward-deployed personnel, and enhanced interagency and partner-country partnerships. As a critical element in PND operations, enhanced TSOCs have the potential to greatly improve SOF effectiveness. Some improvements accruing to enhanced TSOCs will stem directly from the higher personnel numbers assigned and the consequent removal of constraints on USSOCOM's ability to engage in the full range of planning and coordination activities. However, the assignment of appropriately trained staff to the TSOCs for extended periods of time is essential in order to ensure that all the gains of more-robust TSOCs are realized. Increased forward deployments also have the potential to enhance the impact of SOF activities. The effect can be substantial if the activities are coordinated with other U.S. efforts and build on prior SOF activities with partner forces"--Publisher's description.

Military planning --- Special forces (Military science) --- Special operations (Military science) --- Unified operations (Military science) --- U.S. Special Operations Command --- U.S. Special Operations Command. --- Operational readiness. --- 2000-2099 --- United States --- United States. --- Armed Forces --- Military policy