Returning military service members and veterans (MSMVs) may experience a variety of stress-related disorders and challenges when reintegrating from the military to the community. Facilitating the reintegration, transition, readjustment and coping, and community integration, of MSMVs is a societal priority. To date, research addressing MSMV reintegration has not identified a comprehensive defini...

N. Marcano,1,2,3 S. Sangiao,1,2,4 C. Magén,1,5 L. Morellón,1,2,4 M. R. Ibarra,1,2,4 M. Plaza,6 L. Pérez,7 and J. M. De Teresa1,2 1Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain 2Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain 3Centro Universitario de la Defensa, Academia General Militar Crta. de H...

Some recent developments in (semi-)automatic weaponry (like the “irobot 510 Packbot” or MQ-9 Reaper drones) have revived the interest in“unmanned warfare” and “robot soldiers”. A closer look reveals that such devices are apt to accomplish many specialize tasks shunned (or impossible to carry out) by human fighters, that they increase offensive and defensive action capacities of armed forces and...

Two SISO technology threads are associated with the general area of C2-Simulation Interoperability: the Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) and the Coalition Battle Management Language (C-BML). The two have been developed independently since 2005, with the understanding that, for full effectiveness, they must operate together. Previous papers by various by ourselves and other authors h...

I look back fondly on my years as a postdoctoral fellow (1993–1995) as a period of heightened intellectual growth, clarity and optimism. After 5 years as a PhD student, I was finally set free to explore ideas more of my own creation, to start from scratch a new research project but this time with greater wisdom, experience and vision than was possible as a dazed and confused first-year graduate...

Abstract The purpose of the article is general characteristics military residential architecture built in 1920s and 1930s 2nd Polish Republic. In newly restored Poland most pressing problem was improvement housing conditions population. military, who contributed to reinstating independence held special privilege with state officials. Therefore, their quartering resolved utmost preference. After...

The Edge represents a fresh approach to organizational design, moving knowledge and power to the edges of organizations. But this raises issues in terms of comparative performance with respect to alternate organizational designs (esp. military C2). The research described in this article represents the first stage of a multi-disciplinary, multi-year investigation into the design and efficacy of ...

This article analyzes civil–military relations and the issue of civilian control through lens new managerialism. It illustrates that means mechanisms applied by governments to govern military actually shape its organization affect functions in ways not always acknowledged debate. We start illustrating gradual introduction management reforms Swedish Armed Forces growing focus on audit evaluation...