While Lanchester’s equations are commonly used as the basis for force-on-force combat models, it is important to remember that Lanchester’s Equations are not a model of combat, only a model for combat attrition. There have been numerous attempts to compare historical combat data with the behaviour expected from Lanchester's Equations. The present work extends this comparison between historical ...

From March to May 2003, the USNS Comfort was deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of combat operations for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The onboard orthopedic service treated 58 U.S. casualties during that period. Eighty-seven percent of the injuries were to the appendicular skeleton. Twenty-four percent were battle injuries, and 72% were nonbattle injuries. Patients with battle injuries tended ...

Battle rhythms are ubiquitous in military operations, but current methods for implementing them have not kept pace with the changes affecting military organizations. Visual Battle Rhythm (VBR) is a software prototype which updates the battle rhythm process with modern technology and careful information design to improve the synchronization, situational awareness and decision making ability of c...

This paper presents findings from our empirical study of the creative process of improvisation, which has rarely been the subject of research in cognitive science. In this study, battle scenes in street dance were selected as an example of improvised performances. We conducted an experiment to investigate real-time cognitive processes. The results indicated three features: 1) Dancers mainly use...

The position of a new platoon asset, the Robotics NCO (RNCO), is introduced in the Objective Force Operational and Organizational (O&O) Plan (Unit of Action Maneuver Battle Lab, 2003). The RNCO is expected to assist the Platoon Leader in employing unmanned systems, to be a subject matter expert in platoon robotics systems, and to coordinate unmanned assets in support of reconnaissance and surve...