Welcome to The Response Force Multiplier, the OSRL Podcast. On The Response Force Multiplier, we explore all aspects of emergency planning and response, through conversations with compelling experts and thought leaders, providing a fresh take on key issues and cutting-edge techniques in this field. In each episode, we’ll dive into one aspect of emergency planning and response using OSRL’s unique pool of experts and collaborators to gain new insights and to distil these down into actionable t ...
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Satisfy your curiosity and learn how some of our country’s smartest engineers and scientists are solving many of the toughest challenges facing the nation and the Warfighter. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is comprised of seven research laboratories across four states, and one of its greatest strengths is its ability to combine the expertise from multiple laboratories into powerful, cross-disciplinary projects. Each month, we dive into one of these complex prob ...
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#30: Oil on Ice: Improving spill response in frigid regions
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The environmental and economic toll of large-scale oil spills, such as the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon incidents, can linger for decades. That’s why research into better techniques and technologies for rapidly responding to these disasters is critical. One aspect of oil spill response that requires particular attention is the effect of ice a…
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Mindset Matters: From Red to Blue, Conversation with Martin Fairn from Gazing Performance
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In this episode of The Response Force Multiplier, host Emma Smillie dives deep into the power of mindset in high-pressure situations. Joined by Martin Fairn from Gazing Performance, they explore the "Red to Blue" methodology—a practical framework designed to help individuals and teams perform at their best under stress. From the rugby field to the …
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#29: Underkeel Clearance: Quantifying demand for USACE dredging
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The ships calling upon U.S. ports have grown larger, and navigation channels must be dredged to greater depths to handle them. However, dredging is expensive, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) needs more data-driven tools to prioritize limited resources more efficiently. Responding to this need, ERDC developed Underkeel Clearance. Applyi…
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#28: Advanced manufacturing: Using 3D printing, new materials and optimized designs to produce large-scale components
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As America’s civil works infrastructure facilities age beyond their initial design lives, so do the thousands of individual components that keep them functioning. These original components were often fabricated using vintage material and manufacturing methods, making them costly, burdensome and time-consuming to replicate. However, if one of these …
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Navigating Uncertainty: Lessons Learned and Strategies for 2024
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In this episode of the Response Force Multiplier podcast, host Emma Smillie, OSRL Incident and Crisis Management Lead Dave Rouse, and performance under pressure specialists Andy Couch, and Dean Wasche reflect on critical crisis management lessons and strategies for navigating uncertainty in 2024. As the discussion unfolds, listeners gain insights i…
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Crisis Leadership: Making Decisions in Complex Situations
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In our latest episode, we delve deep into the world of crisis leadership and the complex context it operates within. Our guest Dean Wasche, Global Learning and Development Manager at Oil Spill Response, offers valuable insights and definitions of leadership. He highlights how leadership in crisis situations differs from day-to-day leadership, empha…
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#27: RAIL: Making it easier to transport armored vehicles to austere locations
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Despite modern transportation advancements, rail remains a superior method for moving heavy military equipment over vast inland distances. However, transporting tanks by train requires railyard facilities with specialized equipment capable of moving the armored vehicles onto and off of the rail cars. In response, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and…
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#26: Sand Boil Filter: A more efficient tool to combat internal levee erosion
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When river levels rise, so does the threat of sand boils, which occur when water bubbles out of the ground near the base of a levee, surrounded by a mound of displaced soil. Caused by increased pressure, sand boils are a visible sign of erosion within a levee. And unless they are treated immediately, these sand boils will grow and more sediment wil…
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Navigating the AI Revolution in Emergency Management: Insights from Liam Harrington-Missin
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In this thought-provoking episode, we delve into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence and its impact on emergency management. Join us as Liam Harrington-Missin, Head of Data Technology and Innovation, sheds light on the profound changes brought about by AI technology. From the evolution of AI's role in handling tasks, such as oil spill …
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#25: CorpsCam: Enabling more proactive coastal management through real-time monitoring and data
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Monitoring large and constantly changing coastlines can be expensive, time consuming and dangerous. Traditional surveying methods are also limited because they only provide a single snapshot in time and don’t capture the full picture. As a result, coastal managers don’t always have the information they need to understand dynamic coastal conditions …
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Turning pressure into performance: How our inner game affects our outer game when responding to a crisis
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In this episode, we join OSRL's performance coach, Andy Couch, as we uncover the training methods employed by the emergency response industry to excel under pressure. We examine the impact of immense pressure on individuals and organisations, uncovering training gaps and the pitfalls of reactive decision-making. However, we also uncover the potenti…
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#24: Providing Supercomputing Resources to Enable DOD Problem Solving
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We talk with Dr. Ben Parsons, chief technology officer with the High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), about how the program enables the Department of Defense (DOD) to solve its most critical mission challenges. Managed by ERDC, the HPCMP delivers world-class high-performance computing and expertise to DOD engineers and scientist…
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Crisis Exercises: Are You Wasting Your Time and Money? A Blueprint for Better Exercises
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Hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of Euros are spent each year planning, executing and debriefing crisis exercises. The return on this significant investment is rarely fully and honestly appraised. If it were, organisations would uncover an uncomfortable truth; many exercises probably fail to achieve their potential. Dave Rouse, Crisis Ma…
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The Response Force Multiplier Season One Trailer
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Welcome to The Response Force Multiplier, the OSRL Podcast. On The Response Force Multiplier, we explore all aspects of emergency planning and response, through conversations with compelling experts and thought leaders, providing a fresh take on key issues and cutting-edge techniques in this field. In each episode, we’ll dive into one aspect of eme…
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We talk with Dr. Orian Welling and Mr. Michael Parker from ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory about how ERDC’s cold weather mobility expertise will directly help the U.S. military better protect and defend the Arctic. As the Arctic grows in strategic importance to the United States, the region also presents unique challenges to…
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#22: Using Augmented and Virtual Reality to Enable Next-Generation Engineering
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We talk with Jeremy Herring and Kelly Ervin from ERDC’s Information Technology Laboratory about how ERDC is enabling next-generation engineering by applying augmented reality and virtual reality capabilities. These disruptive technologies can help solve a diverse range of current and future problems by immersing users in virtual scenes. As uses con…
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#21: Enhanced Terrain Processing
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Soldiers are often forced to operate using outdated geospatial data that may not accurately represent current ground conditions. This creates challenges when trying to find the best possible routes for troop maneuvers or when selecting helicopter landing zones. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is developing a series of …
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Military operations require large amounts of energy to train, move and sustain forces, as well as to power weapons platforms – and this is known as operational energy. Given the high human toll and financial cost of supplying this energy to frontline forces, new strategies are seeking to electrify the battlefield and reduce the reliance on fossil f…
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#19: Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations
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Managing a reservoir is a delicate balancing act. If you keep too much water, there may not be enough storage capacity when heavy rains hit, increasing the risk for catastrophic flooding. If you release too much water, there won’t be enough to supply nearby residents who depend upon the reservoir for their survival.For decades, this process has bee…
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Knowing the size of sand grains on the nation’s beaches is important to many coastal management efforts. However, getting that information is labor intensive, and no nationwide database of sand grain size currently exists.To fill this void, ERDC has launched SandSnap, a collaborative effort to engage citizen scientists in a project that will build …
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#17: Modernizing the B-52 Through Supercomputing
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Since entering service in 1955, the B-52 Stratofortress has held strategic importance as the most combat capable bomber in the U.S. inventory. However, the newest B-52 dates to 1962, and it has become increasingly difficult to find parts to service its original engines.To keep this valuable aircraft flying, the Air Force embarked on a Commercial En…
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Invasive carp species pose a significant threat to native fisheries, disrupting ecological balances, inflicting economic harm and hampering recreational activities. One effort to mitigate this threat is focused on blocking these fish from entering the Great Lakes, where they could significantly disrupt a $7-billion fishing industry.Guided by ERDC r…
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It can take months or years for the Department of Defense to develop strategic and operational plans, with people, information and tools often scattered and stove-piped into silos.ERDC researchers have been working to develop a digital map-based environment for remote collaboration in near real time, enabling faster and more complete military plann…
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Given the strategic importance of air power in military conflicts, airfields often become targets. With airfield expertise that dates to World War II, ERDC has a rich history of developing solutions to rapidly repair and sustain airfields.Today, ERDC develops material and equipment solutions, as well as construction procedures, to push current Airf…
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Permafrost, or ground that has been frozen for at least two years, covers roughly a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere. And it is teeming with microbes, including many with unique characteristics that have allowed them to adapt to extremely low temperatures and survive for decades.As climate change threatens to thaw permafrost and revive these micr…
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#12: Structural Health Monitoring
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Given the aging condition and economic importance of much of the nation’s navigation infrastructure, asset managers need accurate and real-time information on the conditions of structures operating well beyond their expected design lives. However, visual inspections of structures like locks and dams are often difficult and expensive.ERDC is filling…
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#9: Protecting the Force in a Post-9/11 World
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#8: Modeling and Simulation for Unmanned Ground Vehicles
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#5: Ice adhesion basic research
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#4: Mapping in GPS-denied environments
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#2: Installations of the Future
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#1: Post-wildfire Flood Risk Management
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Introducing the Power of ERDC podcast
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