| Puerto Rican government issues birth certificate extension The government of Puerto Rico on Monday extended the validity of current birth certificates until Sept. 30, giving U.S. citizens born on the island more time to apply for and receive the new, security-enhanced certificates. army.mil |
PRTs helping Afghan villagers affected by flooding The Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team is aiding villagers affected by flooding that started Aug. 4 in the Abdullah Khel Valley of northeast Afghanistan. army.mil |
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HFM-183 - Lecture Series on Measurement of Effectiveness of Psychological Operations as Part of Information Operations Turkey, from 23/03/2010 to 24/03/2010. Subject: Recent operations in Afghanistan and Iraq underline the importance of the effect of all types of military operations on behaviour and attitudes as well as the difficulties of integrating operations intended to influence behaviour with the operational planning process. However, measuring and tracking changes of non-physical effects can be difficult and time consuming. Without thorough knowledge of human factors and methods of social scientific research, it is unfeasible to measure attitudes and behaviour properly. Given this, assessing whether attitude or behavioural change is the result of military operations or other unforeseen factors and processes, such as other military activities, unexpected events, and the behaviour of other parties in the conflict, remains one of our greatest challenges.The goal of this technical course is to raise participants & #8217; awareness of measuring changes in behaviour and attitudes in a military context, based on work carried out in Research Task Group HFM-160. We will address identifying measurable concepts, methods and techniques to collect data, data analysis techniques and the presentation of results. To do this we will hold a two-day course, which includes briefings on key topics, scenario-based exercises and group discussion. Participants will come away with a better understanding of what it means to measure behavioural change, how it can be done and how to interpret the data in the broader context. rta.nato.int |
SET-116 - Lecture Series on Low Cost Navigation Sensors and Integration Technology France, from 22/03/2010 to 23/03/2010. Subject: This Lecture Series presents the current state-of-the-art in navigation sensors and system integration technology through the improved use of advanced, low-cost navigation sensor technologies. The material presented will provide an understanding of the issues faced by today & #8217;s system designers. Through this Lecture Series, the technical community will be updated on sensors and current integration techniques as practiced by leading experts in the field. The Lecture Series includes information to bring the audience up-to-date with current practices, as well as, information on sensors, algorithms, and applications. Applications are described for navigating in difficult urban, indoor, and underground environments where typical GPS receivers do not function. Also, a precise relative positioning system using a stand-alone miniaturized L1 GPS data logger is described. rta.nato.int |