USAF par rescue and combat controllers routinely recover downed or injured military personnel and direct military aircraft in hostile or denied regions. Consequently, to be effective in these careers requires the ability to cope with severe stress.

Enhancing Performance Under Stress: Stress Inoculation Training for Battlefield Airmen

Business & Money

Robson, Sean

Management & Leadership

RAND Corporation

Integrating women into special operations forces poses potential challenges for unit cohesion. The integration of women raises issues of effectiveness, in terms of physical standards and ensuring the readiness, cohesion, and morale essential to high-performing teams. This report assesses those challenges and provides analytical support for validating occupational standards for positions controlled by U.S. Special Operations Command.

Considerations for Integrating Women into Closed Occupations in U.S. Special Operations Forces

Marcellino, William

Szayna, Thomas S.

Miyashiro, Lisa

Larson, Eric V.

Eaton, Derek

Syme, James

Matthews, Miriam

Schaefer, Agnes Gereben

Welser IV, William

O'Mahony, Angela

Polich, J. Michael

Ayer, Lynsay

Posard, Marek

Winkelman, Zev

Wright, Cameron

Zander-Cotugno, Megan

This report describes RAND's assistance to the Air Force in designing physical task simulations (PTSs) to measure the occupationally relevant physical requirements for battlefield airmen (BA) specialties and setting standards for BA physical performance on the PTSs. This research will provide the foundation for Air Force performance measures and tests that meet scientific, technical, and best practice standards.

Physical Task Simulations: Performance Measures for the Validation of Physical Tests and Standards for Battlefield Airmen

Lytell, Maria C.

Sims, Carra S.

Campbell, Jason H.

Atler, Anthony

This report provides a preliminary evaluation effort of the implementation of the physical tests and standards being adopted by the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officer career fields. This work provides the foundation for ongoing review and evaluation of fitness tests and standards.

Evaluating an Operator Physical Fitness Test Prototype for Tactical Air Control Party and Air Liaison Officers: A Preliminary Analysis of Test Implementation

Pezard, Stephanie

Cerully, Jennifer L.

Raaen, Laura

McCausland, Tracy C.

Beyene, Nahom M.

Job Hunting & Careers

This report provides recommendations for how the Air Force's survey system for monitoring abuse and misconduct in Basic Military Training can best be adapted for use in technical training and flying training environments. The report also provides background on the training environments, revisions to tailor the survey content for these environments, survey pretest results, strategies to promote participation, and recommendations for future use.

A Survey System to Assess Abuse and Misconduct Toward Air Force Students in Occupational Specialty Training

Wagner, Lisa

Burns, Rachel M.

Posard, Marek N.

Farris, Coreen

Miller, Laura L.

Keller, Kirsten M.

Holliday, Stephanie Brooks

Bicksler, Barbara

Matsuda, Mauri

Service members must meet U.S. Department of Defense standards to ensure that they are fit to serve. However, the services set standards for specific career fields. To meet critical needs, the Air Force seeks to better align personnel to certain fields (those with higher technical levels but lower physical demands). The authors explore the implications to Air Force culture of tailoring standards to expand or limit the pool of qualified personnel.

Tailoring Medical Standards for Air Force Personnel

Politics & Social Sciences

Costello, Katherine

Case, Spencer R.

Newberry, Sydne

Krueger, Tracy C.

Politics & Government

Military readiness requires service members to be mentally and physically fit to perform duties in various environments. To determine whether U.S. Air Force (AF) personnel are maintaining physical fitness, a fitness assessment (FA) is administered to airmen. This report presents an overview of research about FA components to ensure airmen readiness, support the National Defense Strategy, and promote a culture of health and well-being in the AF.

A Review of the Air Force Fitness Assessment

Leamon, Isabel

Chamberlin, Margaret

U.S. Air Force Enlisted Classification and Reclassification: Potential Improvements Using Machine Learning and Optimization Models

Hall, Owen

Roberts, Patrick S.

Walsh, Matthew

Mariano, Louis T.

Hall, Kimberly Curry

Kilambi, Vikram

Snoke, Joshua

Welburn, Jonathan W.

Reference

Championing the Agile Air Force Officer Career: Examining the Potential Use of New Career Management Flexibilities

Ross, Shirley M.

Chindea, Irina A.

Crown, John S.

Armour, Philip

Robbert, Albert A.

Ausink, John A.

Schulker, David

Hoch, Emily

To ensure its service members have the requisite physical fitness to serve, the Department of the Air Force has established a variety of medical and physical standards. The authors analyze Tier 1 fitness assessment (FA) data to determine whether the FA components meet their intended purpose to minimize health risks and maximize readiness of airmen, and the authors also examine perceptions about fitness policies and the culture of fitness.

Physical Fitness Standards to Support Readiness and Deployability: An Examination of Department of the Air Force Policies and Culture

Rennane, Stephanie

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