{"id":156563,"date":"2024-04-24T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=156563"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:21:31","slug":"nps-researchers-recognized-for-modeling-integrated-deterrence-in-indopacom-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=156563","title":{"rendered":"NPS Researchers Recognized for Modeling Integrated Deterrence in INDOPACOM Region"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The awards recognized the collective efforts and outstanding contributions of Associate Chair Brian Greenshields and Associate Professor Tommy Jamison, both from NPS\u2019 Department of Defense Analysis; Professor of the Practice Jeffrey Kline and Faculty Associates-Research Mary McDonald and Stephen Upton from the Department of Operations Research; Department of Defense Management lecturer Dr. Mitchell McCarthy; and numerous other NPS personnel and students.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Also honored were two resident faculty members from the Naval War College (NWC) at NPS \u2013 Dr. Yvonne Chiu, Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy, and Dr. Jonathan Czarnecki, Professor of Joint Military\/Maritime Operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dr. Andy Hernandez, a retired U.S. Army colonel and current Associate Chair for Operations with the NPS Department of Systems Engineering, serves as lead principal investigator on the project.<\/p>\n

Initiated in April 2022 at the behest of then-Vice Adm. Stuart Munsch, director of Joint Force Development (J7) on the Joint Staff, the project aimed to develop detailed models encompassing critical variables pertinent to an operational scenario in the INDOPACOM region.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the request was for NPS to develop an independent, multidisciplinary academic approach to examine the effects of operational variables on deterrence and to quantify those relationships. The initial study on military deterrence included a combination of problem structuring techniques, systems analysis, campaign analysis, wargaming, computer simulation and experimentation, political analysis, and thorough regional expertise. More than two dozen faculty members and researchers, along with more than a dozen students, contributed to the research effort.<\/p>\n

The interdisciplinary team was comprised of experts from diverse fields, including regional security studies, political science, military operations, systems engineering, and computer science. The team was assembled from NPS and the Naval War College, as well as other government and non-governmental institutions.<\/p>\n

Chiu served as team leader for the project\u2019s indications and warning, as well as value modeling efforts, and was one of many significant contributors to the project\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe value modeling and the simulations models prompted some reconsideration and revision of existing DOD doctrine, and generated actionable strategic, operational, and force design recommendations across the relevant operational variables for Joint Staff J7 and INDOPACOM,\u201d noted Chiu. \u201cThis project also demonstrates the use and value of this particular multi-method and multi-disciplinary approach to mission engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond its immediate impact, the project lays the groundwork for future endeavors, particularly in the realm of economic deterrence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOther DOD units have expressed interest in both the project\u2019s results and its tools and methodology,\u201d said Chiu. \u201cSo, there will be applications of the results, tools, and methodology for other DOD research and planning projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project team\u2019s results were presented to multiple offices, including J7, the Navy\u2019s Warfighting Development team (OPNAV N7), and INDOPACOM\u2019s Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate (J5), from July to October 2023. In February 2024, the team presented results regarding \u201cPosture\u201d as an operational variable during INDOPACOM\u2019s Posture Conference. The discussion led the INDOPACOM J56 to make some decisions in its current approach.<\/p>\n

Hernandez emphasized the significance of integrating the team\u2019s results into future concepts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe J7 will use these results to inform Joint Force Design and the next generation of the Joint Warfighting Concept,\u201d said Hernandez. \u201cAdditionally, the NPS project results prompted J7 to expand the work. While the initial effort was on the military instrument of national power, the work for FY24 and FY25 will develop economic deterrence options \u2026 These FY24 and FY25 efforts can greatly contribute to developing INDOPACOM\u2019s theater engagement plan and deterrence efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next phase for the project team is the development of functional economic deterrence options (FEDO). This effort began in February 2024 and is ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cNPS\u2019 emphasis on STEM education alongside its regional and strategic studies education in its own departments and in the resident NWC-at-NPS program provided a central pool of diverse experts who already converse with each other on national security issues,\u201d said Chiu. \u201cThis was a solid foundation on which to build their collaboration and broader coordination with other institutions for this project.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The recognition highlights NPS\u2019 pivotal role in advancing defense capabilities and underscores the institution\u2019s commitment to excellence in defense research and education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The awards recognized the collective efforts and outstanding contributions of Associate Chair Brian Greenshields and Associate Professor Tommy Jamison, both from NPS\u2019 Department of Defense Analysis; Professor of the Practice Jeffrey Kline and Faculty Associates-Research Mary McDonald and Stephen Upton from the Department of Operations Research; Department of Defense Management lecturer Dr. Mitchell McCarthy; and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":156565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=156563"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156566,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156563\/revisions\/156566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/156565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=156563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=156563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=156563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}