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December 2010
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Bain, Casey. Combat ID Technology Evaluated in Joint Exercise.
Fort Gordon, The Signal Fort Gordon, GA, December 4, 2009.
Available online at: http://www.fortgordonsignal.com/news/2009-12-04/News_Update/Combat_ID_technology_evaluated_in_joint_exercise.html
Bain, Casey. JFIT Participates in Bold Quest Exercise. Northwest
Florida Daily News November 6, 2009.
Available online: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/participates-22347-bold-quest.html
Bold Quest 09, a U.S. Joint Forces Command’s coalition combat identification advanced concept technology demonstration, is the sixth in a
series of exercises aimed at improving the warfighter’s ability to distinguish friendly from enemy forces on the battlefield.
Combat Identification.
Available online at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/cid.htm
Maintained by GlobalSecurity.org
Fratricide.
Available online at: http://www.flyosa.com/classes/fratricide.ppt
Maintained by Joint Operational Support Airlift Center, a DoD website; a 44
page power point presentation.
Fratricide Prevention (FM 71-1): Appendix D.
January 26, 1998.
Available online at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/71-1/711apxdf.htm
Gasparre, Richard B. Shoot First, Improve Combat ID Later? Army
Technology: The Website for the Defense Industries - Army September
18, 2008.
Available online at: http://www.army-technology.com/features/feature41279/
Nicholson, Adele. Fratricide: Reducing Self-Inflicted
Losses. Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) Fort Leavenworth,
KS, Newsletter No. 92-4 1992.
Available online at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/call/call_92-4_tblcon.htm
Optical Combat Identification System (OCIDS) 6:16
minutes. July 23, 2008.
Available online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfIDulDkhMM
A demonstration of Cubic Corporation's Optical Combat Identification System,
a solution to the problem of "friendly fire".
Webb, Catherine M. and Hewett, Kate J. An Analysis of U.S. Army
Fratricide Incidents During the Global War on Terror (11 September 2001 to 31
March 2008) Fort Rucker, AL, United States Army Aeromedical Research
Laboratory. Warfighter Performance and Health Division, March 2010.
26 p.
Available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA517325
Please Note: A call number beginning with "R" denotes a reference book. Check the online catalog for availability of additional copies.
Human Factors Issues in Combat Identification, edited by Dee H.
Andrews and others. Burlington, VT, Ashgate,
2010. 361 p.
Book call no.: 355.422 H918
Stevenson, Robert C. The Human Dimension of the Hardened and
Networked Army: The Lessons of Friendly Fire. Duntroon,
Australia, Land Warfare Studies Centre, 2006. 47 p.
Also available online at: http://www.army.gov.au/lwsc/docs/WP_130.pdf
Book call no.:
355.422 S848h
United States. Congress. House. Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform. The Tillman Fratricide: What
the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew. Hearing. 110th
Congress, First Session, Washington, GPO, 2008. 224 p.
Also available online at: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS96799
Book call no.:
958.1047 U581t
Markham, M.A. The Need for Joint Fires Observer Program. Quantico,
VA, United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. 12 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA498217
Doc. call no.:
M-U 41886-131 M345n
Rasmussen, Robert E. The Wrong Target: The Problem of
Mistargeting Resulting in Fratricide and Civilian Casualties. Norfolk,
VA, Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School,
2007. 71 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA468785
Doc.
call no.: M-U 36185-37 R225w
Wittnam, Daniel J. Fratricide Prevention: An Opportunity to
Develop a Joint Solution. Newport, RI, Naval War College, 2009.
18 p.
Also available online at: http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA503116
Doc. call no.:
M-U 41662 W832f
Adamy, Dave. Fratricide. Journal of Electronic Defense 32:45-46 November 2009.
Coalition Combat Identification Systems: Progress in Sight? Military
Technology 32, no. 9:114-121 2008.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=34737005&site=ehost-live
Ebbutt, Giles. Friend or Foe? Blue Force Tracking Evolves for the Modern Battlefield. Jane's International Defence Review 41:34-36+ July 2008.
Gillespie, Andrew. Recognition as a Key Issue...Bringing It Forward
to Today's War Fighter. Military Technology 32, no. 9:116-117 2008.
This is an article within an article. For the online version, scroll down to page 3 to access.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=34737005&site=ehost-live
Holmes, Erik. Afghanistan Case Study: Comm Problems Underlie
Apparent Friendly Fire Incident. C4ISR 8:38+ September 2009.
Also available online at: http://www.infoweb.newsbank.com
Hope, Ricardo A. The Need for Joint Blue Force Situational Awareness
Interoperability: Another Interoperability Speed Bump to Overcome.
Marine Corps Gazette 92:29-30+ October 2008.
Also available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=1575093381&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Johnston, Gary Paul. Go to "L": Take Advantage and Avoid Crossfire! Soldier of Fortune 35:80-81 March 2010.
Osborn, Kris. NATO Seeks to Link Members' Blue-Force Tracking.
Defense News 23:8 August 4, 2008.
Also available online at:
http://www.infoweb.newsbank.com
Osborn, Kris. Upgrade Allows SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio
System) to Share Targeting Data. Defense News 23:32 March 24, 2008.
Also available online at: http://www.infoweb.newsbank.com
Osborn, Kris. U.S. Army, Marines to Share Tracking Data. Defense
News 23:6 February 4, 2008.
Also available online at: http://www.infoweb.newsbank.com
Ripley, Tim. Briefing: Close Air Support. Jane's Defence Weekly 46:38-43 November 4, 2009.
Taverna, Michael A. Friend or Foe? Aviation Week & Space Technology 168:53 March 31, 2008.
Also available online at: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&AN=31801788&site=ehost-live
AFI 44-154. Suicide and Violence Prevention,
Education, and Training. January 3, 2003.
Also available online at:
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI44-154.pdf
AFPAM 44-160. Air Force Suicide
Prevention Program. April 2001.
Also available online at:
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFPAM44-160.pdf
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