Crew endurance training in the united states navy: Lessons learned from senior leadership, prospective commanding/executive officers, and department heads

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1470-1474
Author(s):  
Nita Lewis Shattuck ◽  
Matsangas Panagiotis
Keyword(s):  
United States Navy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Department Head ◽  
Department Heads ◽  
Senior Leadership ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
The Us ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
High Level

The Crew Endurance Team at the Naval Postgraduate School led a 3-year project to develop and deliver crew endurance and sleep hygiene training to support the US Navy’s implementation of circadian-based watchbills. As part of this effort, 16 training sessions were delivered to 362 active-duty service members (ADSMs) of the USN, including senior Navy leaders (n=249), prospective commandingIexecutive officers (PCOIPXOs) (n=30) at the Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) and students (n=83) attending SWOS Department Head School. Overall, responses from all audiences were positive indicating a high level of satisfaction with the training. We identified the need to expand two parts of the training: stimulants and sleep-promoting medications, and tips for sleeping in military environments. We will continue to tailor the training to the specific needs of ADSMs. We continue to train military audiences to increase awareness of the critical importance of sleep for operational performance and resilience.

Crew Endurance Training in the United States Navy: Interim Assessment of a 3-year Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 841-845
Author(s):  
Nita Lewis Shattuck ◽  
Panagiotis Matsangas ◽  
Heather Clifton ◽  
Jennifer Hart ◽  
Charles Czeisler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States Navy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Senior Leaders ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Training Materials ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Us ◽  
Sleep Management ◽  
High Level

This project was designed to support the US Navy’s (USN) implementation of circadian- based watchbills by providing guidance on sleep management and shipboard practices which support crew endurance. In the first two years of the three-year effort, we identified specific training needs and developed instructor-led materials. We delivered the training to two audiences all active duty members of the US Navy or US Marine Corps: senior leaders and entry-level to mid-level personnel (N=353 participants; 15 training sessions total). Following the training, we administered a short questionnaire to obtain individual feedback. Responses from both audiences showed a high level of satisfaction with the training. Future efforts will focus on improving the training materials, further assessing training, and developing additional materials designed for specific military audiences at increased risk of insufficient sleep.

Lessons Learned from the Canada–China FIPA for the US–China BIT and beyond

2019 ◽  
pp. 116-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Dylan Dickson-Smith
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Investment ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Investment Protection ◽  
The Us ◽  
Investment Agreements

Key lessons can be made from analysing a unique and recent BIT, the Canada–China Foreign Investment Protection Agreement (FIPA), in order better to predict and identify the opportunities and challenges for potential BIT counterparties of China (such as the United States, the European Union (EU), India, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Columbia). The Canada–China FIPA and the anticipated US–China BIT (and EU–China BIT) collectively fall into a unique class of investment agreements, in that they represent a convergence of diverse ideologies of international investment norms/protections with two distinct (East/West) underlying domestic legal and economic systems. The purpose of this chapter is to appreciate and utilize the legal content of the Canada–China FIPA in order to isolate the opportunities and challenges for investment agreements currently under negotiation (focusing on the US–China BIT). This analysis is conducted from the perspective of China’s traditional BIT practice and political–economic goals, relative to that of its counterparty. This chapter briefly addresses the economic and broader diplomatic relationship between China and Canada, comparing that with the United States. It then analyses a broad selection of key substantive and procedural obligations of the Canada–China FIPA, addressing their impact, individually and cumulatively, to extract what lessons can be learned for the United States (US) and other negotiating parties. This analysis identifies the degree of investment liberalization and legal protection that Canada and China have achieved, and whether these standards are reciprocally applied. The analysis is not divorced from the relevant political economy and negotiating position between China and the counterparty and the perceived economic benefits of each party, as well as any diplomatic sensitive obstacles between the parties. While this chapter does not exhaustively analyse each substantive and procedural right, it provides enough of a comprehensive basis to reveal those challenges that remain for future bilateral negotiations with China.

Lessons Learned Siting and Successfully Processing U.S. DOE Radioactive Wastes Using a High Throughput Vitrification Process

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Prince ◽  
Bradley W. Bowan
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Volume Reduction ◽  
Waste Form ◽  
High Level Waste ◽  
Hanford Site ◽  
High Level ◽  
Low Activity ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Ceramic Melter

This paper describes actual experience applying a technology to achieve volume reduction while producing a stable waste form for low and intermediate level liquid (L/ILW) wastes, and the L/ILW fraction produced from pre-processing of high level wastes. The chief process addressed will be vitrification. The joule-heated ceramic melter vitrification process has been used successfully on a number of waste streams produced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This paper will address lessons learned in achieving dramatic improvements in process throughput, based on actual pilot and full-scale waste processing experience. Since 1991, Duratek, Inc., and its long-term research partner, the Vitreous State Laboratory of The Catholic University of America, have worked to continuously improve joule heated ceramic melter vitrification technology in support of waste stabilization and disposition in the United States. From 1993 to 1998, under contact to the DOE, the team designed, built, and operated a joule-heated melter (the DuraMelterTM) to process liquid mixed (hazardous/low activity) waste material at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina. This melter produced 1,000,000 kilograms of vitrified waste, achieving a volume reduction of approximately 70 percent and ultimately producing a waste form that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delisted for its hazardous classification. The team built upon its SRS M Area experience to produce state-of-the-art melter technology that will be used at the DOE’s Hanford site in Richland, Washington. Since 1998, the DuraMelterTM has been the reference vitrification technology for processing both the high level waste (HLW) and low activity waste (LAW) fractions of liquid HLW waste from the U.S. DOE’s Hanford site. Process innovations have doubled the throughput and enhanced the ability to handle problem constituents in LAW. This paper provides lessons learned from the operation and testing of two facilities that provide the technology for a vitrification system that will be used in the stabilization of the low level fraction of Hanford’s high level tank wastes.

Developments in adhesively bonding the wings of the SAAB 340 and 2000 aircraft

1997 ◽  
Vol 211 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
L J Hart-Smith ◽  
G Strindberg
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Adhesive Bonding ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bond Line ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Us Air Force ◽  
The Us ◽  
Production Programme ◽  
Tooling Technology

The development of the adhesive bonding of the wing of the SAAB 340 and 2000 aircraft is traced from the development of the technology during the Primary Adhesively Bonded Structure Technology (PABST) research programme performed at Douglas Aircraft under contract to the US Air Force Wright Laboratories in the late 1970s through initial fabrication by Fairchild in America in the early 1980s to series production by SAAB in Sweden and, today, also by CASA in Spain. The saga of solving a processing problem encountered in America before the first aircraft was delivered is recounted as an object lesson in how to approach problems and in the benefits derived by doing so promptly and thoroughly. Every aspect of the problem was identified and replicated in the laboratory where, because it was understood properly, it could be duplicated and prevented at will. The lessons learned about bonding tool designs from this investigation and during the manufacture of the PABST fuselage were implemented during the transfer of production of the wing from America to Sweden. The use of a floating caul plate, rather than a traditional rigid bonding tool, is explained. The justification for doing so is the virtual elimination of all fit problems and the production of a far more uniform void-free bond line. In addition, the evolution of progressively simpler, yet more effective, bagging procedures is also described, culminating in a refinement of a technique pioneered by Fokker in Holland. Today, all breather and bleeder layers have been eliminated. This reduces costs and the need for disposal of costly expendable materials and also permits a positive check of the fit of the details by visual examination through the transparent bag once the vacuum is drawn before the assembly is inserted into the autoclave, giving an opportunity to correct any misfits while it is still possible to do so. Consequently, there is also no need for traditional verifilm operations. The tooling technology developed during the PABST programme did not die when the contract was completed with no follow-on production programme for large transport aircraft in the United States. It is alive and flourishing in Sweden. In addition, as the paper describes, the transfer of the technology was so complete that it has since been improved upon. Today, the bonding of the stiffened wing skins for these two aircraft is probably the most advanced and simultaneously the most forgiving production application of large-scale metal bonding the world has yet seen.

scholarly journals Global Pathology Training in Residency and Fellowship: A Mutually Beneficial Intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianna Goetz ◽  
Khadija Huggins ◽  
Wesley Greaves ◽  
Tricia Peters ◽  
Melanie Johncilla
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Us ◽  
Clinician Satisfaction ◽  
High Level ◽  
Pathology Training

Context.— Most cancers occur in lower and middle income countries, where pathologists are scarce. Despite this, few pathology training programs offer global health electives, and trainees are not exposed to challenges associated with practicing in resource-restricted settings. Objective.— To implement a global health elective model aimed at exposing trainees to global health while alleviating overburdened pathologists in resource-restricted settings. Design.— For 1 year, trainees at 2 US institutions reviewed cases shipped weekly from a pathology lab serving Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. Turnaround time, specimen type, and trainee and clinician satisfaction were assessed. Results.— Trainees reviewed an average of 16 cases per week. Average turnaround time was 6 days. There was no significant difference between the turnaround time for the US trainees and the pathologist based in the lab in Trinidad. Trainees and clinicians reported a high level of satisfaction, and the collaboration was fruitful, resulting in the publication of a case report. Conclusions.— We demonstrate that collaboration between US trainees and laboratories in resource-restricted settings, in the form of a global health elective, is mutually beneficial.

Foreign Agent Registration Schemes in Australia and the United States: The Scope, Risk and Limitations of Transparency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Draffen ◽  
Yee-Fui Ng
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Foreign Agent ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
New Public ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Foreign Influence ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
High Level

Regulators and governments around the world have been active of late in considering the best method by which to hold accountable foreign influence on political processes. Australia’s response to this issue was to pass a package of laws, including the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act (‘FITSA’), which creates a new public register for those acting on behalf of a foreign principal. This article compares FITSA against the US Act on which it is based: the Foreign Agents Registration Act (‘FARA’). It shows that, largely, FITSA is better targeted than FARA towards ensuring that actors that merit registration are caught by its provisions. However, FITSA does not entirely address the potential risks inherent in this style of law. The authors argue that despite the objective of transparency inherent in such schemes, they may ultimately have a disproportionate effect on actors with access to fewer resources. Accordingly, the article proposes high-level principles to rethink this form of regulation based on refocusing foreign agent schemes to their underlying justification, recasting the regulatory net, and recalibrating discussions about ‘foreigners’.

Capabilities of global high-level isolation units: A pre-workshop survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jocelyn J. Herstein ◽  
Timo Wolf ◽  
Emanuele Nicastri ◽  
Yee Sin Leo ◽  
Poh Lian Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Physical Infrastructure ◽  
The Us ◽  
Control Procedures ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level ◽  
Staffing And Training ◽  
And Control

Abstract Objective: To assess experience, physical infrastructure, and capabilities of high-level isolation units (HLIUs) planning to participate in a 2018 global HLIU workshop hosted by the US National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC). Design: An electronic survey elicited information on general HLIU organization, operating costs, staffing models, and infection control protocols of select global units. Setting and participants: The survey was distributed to site representatives of 22 HLIUs located in the United States, Europe, and Asia; 19 (86%) responded. Methods: Data were coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: The mean annual reported budget for the 19 responding units was US$484,615. Most (89%) had treated a suspected or confirmed case of a high-consequence infectious disease. Reported composition of trained teams included a broad range of clinical and nonclinical roles. The mean number of HLIU beds was 6.37 (median, 4; range, 2–20) for adults and 4.23 (median, 2; range, 1–10) for children; however, capacity was dependent on pathogen. Conclusions: Responding HLIUs represent some of the most experienced HLIUs in the world. Variation in reported unit infrastructure, capabilities, and procedures demonstrate the variety of HLIU approaches. A number of technical questions unique to HLIUs remain unanswered related to physical design, infection prevention and control procedures, and staffing and training. These key areas represent potential focal points for future evidence and practice guidelines. These data are important considerations for hospitals considering the design and development of HLIUs, and there is a need for continued global HLIU collaboration to define best practices.

Of Smut, Magic Backing Bars, and Hybridization: Lessons Learned in Government- Industry Cooperation to Develop kel-Aluminum Bronze (NAB) Main Propulsion Shaft Repair Procedures

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Andrew Greig
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Aluminum Bronze ◽  
Nickel Aluminum ◽  
Weld Repair ◽  
Repair Processes ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Navy ◽  
Repair Facility ◽  
High Level ◽  
Nickel Aluminum Bronze

Nickel-Aluminum bronze (NAB) (UNS 63000) main propulsion shafts are employed in AVENGER Class minesweepers due to the alloy’s strength, corrosion resistance, and low ferromagnetic signature. The US Navy sought additional sources of sustaining the Fleet with refurbished shafts using weld repair processes followed by Post-weld Temper Annealing (PWTA) heat treatment to mitigate dealloying corrosion. This paper describes the high level of technical cooperation and information sharing among Navy, shaft repair facility, and supplier metallurgists and engineers needed to successfully develop, test, and qualify three essential weld repair processes and supporting inspection and PWTA procedures for NAB shafts.

Seizing the Moment: Learning from Humanely Relational and Interdisciplinary Soundscapes

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Elizabeth Rosas
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Immigrant Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Student Group ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The University

Lessons learned from George Sánchez have been at the heart of the work I do with undergraduate students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Many of them face enormous stress as a result of being (or being related to) undocumented Latina/o immigrants in the United States. During the 2011 Winter quarter, several of those students conferred with me about their intention to invite fellow UCI undergraduate students enrolled in our “Histories of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” course to join UCI Dreamers. This is an undergraduate student group that supports undocumented immigrant students at our campus as they struggle to finance, complete, and derive full social and intellectual benefit from their undergraduate education. This initiative situated our Chicana/o history course as a productive common ground, a space for this generation of women and men to act in support of each other. Attending UCI Dreamers meetings was not an automatic or random decision but rather the outcome of a series of interactions, discussions, and experiences. Prominent among these was our consideration of music and musical soundscapes that have influenced how life in the US–Mexico borderlands is lived and discussed. 

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