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This report examines how Joint Task Force Haiti (JTF-Haiti)
supported the humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts
in Haiti. It focuses on how JTF-Haiti was organized, how it
conducted Operation Unified Response, and how the U.S. Army
supported that effort. The analysis includes a review of existing
authorities and organizations and explains how JTF-Haiti fit into
the U.S. whole-of-government approach and the international
response.
U.S. power plants seek to diversify their fuel sources. Biomass
energy is a renewable resource, generally with lower life-cycle
greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Prospective users need
information about infrastructure, logistics, costs, and constraints
for the full biomass life cycle. This model estimates the cost and
availability of biomass energy resources from U.S. agricultural
lands from the perspective of an individual power plant.
Public and private institutions in the United States have long been
home to a variety of art works, antiquities, and ethnological
materials. For years, these collections have been seen as important
archives that allow present and future generations to enjoy,
appreciate, and value the art of all cultures. In the past decade,
however, questions have been raised as to exactly what constitutes
legal and ethical ownership of art and other cultural property.
Some observers believe that art and ethnological materials should
remain in source countries, and have lobbied for an end to art
trading. Recent changes to U.S. law may curtail both private and
public collecting. Contributors to "Who Owns the Past?" include
legal scholars, museum professionals, anthropologists,
archaeologists, and collectors. In clear, nontechnical language,
they provide a comprehensive overview of the development of
cultural property law and practices, as well as recent case law
affecting the ability of museums and private collectors to own art
from other countries. Topics covered include rights to property,
ethical ownership, the public responsibilities of museums, threats
to art from war and development, and international cooperation to
preserve collections in the developing world. Engaging all
perspectives on this debate, "Who Owns the Past?" challenges all
who care about the arts to work together toward policies that
consider traditional American interests in securing cultural
resources, and respect international concerns over loss of
heritage.
Evaluates the technical soundness of existing methods for assessing
the risks posed by unexploded ordnance at U.S. military
installations. This report examines methods for assessing the risks
of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on former military training land,
particularly sites on closed or transferred bases that will be or
have been converted to civilian use. This work is the first to
analyze in detail all the approaches the Army has developed to
assess the risks of UXO sites, recommending ways for the Army to
develop risk assessment protocols acceptable to all parties with an
interest in UXO sites.
Answers the question: Under what circumstances could military
medical assets be requested for support to civil authorities? Even
before September 11, 2001, threat assessments suggested that the
United States should prepare to respond to terrorist attacks inside
its borders. This monograph examines the use of military medical
assets to support civil authorities in the aftermath of a chemical,
biological, radiological, nuclear, or conventional high explosives
attack inside the United States. The authors focus on key
questions, including under what circumstances military medical
assets could be requested and what assets are likely to be
requested.
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