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1	Development and evaluation of an automated decision aid for rapid re-tasking of air strike assets in response to time sensitive targets Weaver, Paul R. 06 1900 (has links) Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / The thesis addresses the problem of optimally re-assigning strike aircraft to targets in response to the emergence of "pop-ups" or time-sensitive targets. The first part of thesis develops an automated decision aid to rapidly revise the current air tasking order (ATO), so as to: maximize achievement of target destruction goals (weighted by target priorities), minimize attrition risk to employed assets, and disrupt the current ATO as little as possible. The second part of the thesis develops a detailed test and evaluation plan to conduct a comparison of two competing automated decision aids and the current manual reassignment methods. Critical operational issues, measures of effectiveness and measures of performance were developed to fully evaluate operational performance. The time-sensitive-targeting decision aid was tested and validated during major air strike live exercises at Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. Careful measurements comparing the re-taskings recommended by the decision aid against actual decisions demonstrated that in every case the model's solutions were of better or equal quality, maximized combat asset utilization, and were achieved significantly faster. / Major, United States Marine Corps Operations research Bombing, Aerial
2	Development and evaluation of an automated decision aid for rapid re-tasking of air strike assets in response to time sensitive targets / Weaver, Paul R. January 2004 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): Richard E. Rosenthal, Thomas Hoivik. Includes bibliographical references (p. 77). Also available online. Operations research. Bombing, Aerial.
3	Strategic attack of national electrical systems Griffith, Thomas E. January 1900 (has links) Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1992-93. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 27, 2003). "October 1994." Includes bibliographical references. Bombing, Aerial. War damage, Industrial.
4	Defense suppression building some operational concepts / Dougherty, Stanley J. January 1900 (has links) Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1991-92. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 21, 2003). "May 1992." Includes bibliographical references.
5	Fighting with a conscience the effects of an American sense of morality on the evolution of strategic bombing campaigns / Holland, Edward C. January 1900 (has links) Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1991-92. / Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 27, 2003). "May 1992." Includes bibliographical references.
6	Beyond the industrial web economic synergies and targeting methodologies / Rinaldi, Steven M. January 1900 (has links) Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1993-94. / Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 3, 2003). "April 1995." Includes bibliographical references.
7	The utility of targeting the petroleum-based sector of a nation's economic infrastructure Wuesthoff, Scott E. January 1900 (has links) Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., 1992-93. / Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 7, 2003). "June 1994." Includes bibliographical references.
8	Organizational concepts for the sensor-to-shooter world the impact of real-time information on airpower targeting / Chapman, William G. January 1900 (has links) Thesis--School of Advanced Air Power Studies, 1996. / Shipping list no.: 98-0921-M. "May 1997." Includes bibliographical references. Also available via Internet from the Air University Press web site. Address as of 10/9/03: http://aupress.au.af.mil/SAAS%5FTheses/Chapman/chapman.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
9	More than just a nuisance when aerial terror bombing works / Treadway, C. G. C. January 1900 (has links) Thesis--School of Advanced Airpower Studies, 1995. / Shipping list no.: 1998-0921-M. "February 1998." Includes bibliographical references. Also available via Internet from the Air University Press web site. Address as of 11/7/03: http://aupress.au.af.mil/SAAS%5FTheses/Treadway/treadway.pdf; current access is available via PURL.
10	Discursive construction of nationalist idologies in times of crisis : a comparative analysis of the news media in the United States and China / Li, Juan, January 2006 (has links) Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 274-285).

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