In agent based models, the agents are usually platforms (individual soldiers, tanks, helicopters, etc.), not military units. In the Sandis software, the agents can be platoon size units. As there are about 30 soldiers in a platoon, there is a need for strength distribution in simulations. The contribution of this paper is a conceptual model of the platoon level agent, the needed mathematical mo...

Background: Military operations often require the deployment of personnel to remote areas to respond to terrorist threat conditions. In Peru, the Apurimac – Ene River Valley (VRAE) has been under this condition for approximately one year due to narco-terrorist organizations. It is characterized by harsh terrain with high mountains and deep valleys, poorly developed villages with small local pop...

The authors note that the current state of law and order in Armed Forces Ukraine other military formations has both theoretical practical problems, research solution which are urgent. This concerns maintenance a high level discipline among personnel persons equivalent to them, ensuring combat readiness capacity units units, especially during period active hostilities conditions deployment where...

In this issue of the Journal, Broderick et al. [1] report on the incidence of febrile respiratory illness (FRI) among Marine recruits during their first 4 weeks of military training, as well as the effect that closed training environments (units closed to the influx of potentially infectious convalescing persons [hereafter referred to as “closed units”]) versus open training environments (units...

The teaching of a foreign language in the system higher education has number features due to prospects its use further professional activities cadets, as well professionally determined information perception and communicative aspects related specialization. formation high level motivational attitudes learning clearly positive even decisive impact on success by cadets. study process (English) fo...

background there is significant prevalence of physical injuries sustained by civilian recruits at military training garrisons. civilian recruits sustain these injuries mostly during the intensive and rigorous military combat-training period. objectives we sought to determine the prevalence and causes of oral and maxillofacial injuries as the first step in reducing and preventing them in civilia...

In order to successfully support current and future US military operations in coastal zones, geospatial information must be rapidly integrated and analyzed to meet ongoing force structure evolution and new mission directives. Coastal zones in a military-operational environment are complex regions that include sea, land and air features that demand high-volume databases of extreme detail within ...

In this article a snapshot of casualty presentations to the UK Role 3 hospital in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, will be briefly described. The observations allow reflection on the advances and strength of clinical provision at the time of the incident, written from a medical command perspective.

Introduction At th e end of a journey to the Beer Sheva, whilc studying the medical aspects of Alle nhy's Palestine Campaigns, I visitcd the British Military Cemetery ror those who were kllled in the area during these campaigns. What began as an aimless visit, soon became a search for RAMC servicemen who might he buried there. An hour later, J stood in front or a tombstone of Captain John FoxRu...