Humanities Homework Help

Discussion Requirements

A substantive comment should be approximately 300 words or more for the response (A total of 1 response).

Read the initial comments posted by your classmates and reflect upon them.

Before writing your comments:

• Review the Discussion grading rubric to see what is expected for an excellent discussion, in order to earn full credit.
• Review some resources to help you synthesize, such as the following:

Sullivan, J. (2011). Strategies for Synthesis Writing. Retrieved from http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/edu/Strategies-for-Synthesis-Writing.html

NOTE: You are required to cite sources and include a reference list for the second post if it is simply your opinion. However, if your opinion is based on facts (as it should be), it is good practice to strengthen your position by citing sources.

Be sure to meet all of the criteria in the rubric, as noted in the instructions above.

Third post for each module discussion:

Read the initial and secondary comments posted by your classmates and reflect upon them.

Directly respond to at least one classmate in a way that extends meaningful discussions, adds new information, and/or offers alternative perspectives.

MY POST

DO NOT RESPOND

Classmates and Professor,

Concept A: Disaster Management

Each day, governments and organizations collaborate to work cooperatively, integrate strategies, and act cooperatively. If these entities are local or worldwide, their effectiveness depends on a standard, fully integrated approach to resource sharing, incident coordination and management, and knowledge sharing. Both participants with contingency planning and support functions can use The National Incident Management System (NIMS). Emergency crews and other emergency response staff, NGOs (such as religion and community-based organizations), the private industry, and public officials accountable for incident responses are among the community for NIMS (National Incident Management System, 2017). Irrespective of the event or site, all incident response strategies must include individuals with disabilities and those who have accessibility and functional needs. The agencies, management systems, interpersonal skills and procedures, and several other conditions differ among the territories and entities involved in incident handling. NIMS offers a unified structure for integrating these disparate abilities and achieving shared objectives.

As a manager in the United States Air Force industry, I should ensure that when a disturbance occurs, military flights, air cargo firms, ground handling officers, and airport operators can rapidly notify and enable their response teams and provide guidance about how to tackle the issues. They must also communicate with their supply chain and consumers. When conventional communications are exhausted, a multi-channel communications system can improve operational efficiency and ensure regular business and military performance. Aviation operators can reduce risks during critical incidents, achieve a competitive edge, and increase profitability by using reliable communications systems.

Concept B: Use of Drone Technology

The use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), also referred to as drones, has increased in the United States over the last five years. In 2017, around 3 million drones were sold to different countries, as reported in Times magazine (Fitzpatrick, 2018). Drone sales have risen due to several variables, including technological advancements, mass production, cost savings, and convenience. Naturally, this has necessitated a review of the air traffic controller and a plan for integrating this new mode of aviation into close vicinity to manned aircraft flying at low altitudes (Bier & Feeney, 2018). Drones have also been a significant annoyance to airports and have even posed a danger to aircraft, both civilian and military, during this period. When the quantity of drones in the sky has grown, so has the number of flights near-misses and other reckless behavior events. Dangerous drone activities are typically carried out by technicians who have little or no experience or knowledge of safety issues.

As a Unit Deployment Manager, drones are helpful in oversight and management for deployment equipment downrange or in Garrison (Center for Security Studies (CSS), 2010). Any military airport with drones can operate them in a variety of ways. In some military airports may designate a single department, including logistics, to oversee drone programs. On the other hand, other civilian and military airports can treat drones like every other piece of equipment, allowing multiple departments to handle them independently. The proper management of drone equipment, training, activities, insurance, guides, and records is critical for airports. Airports that create and operate a drone organizational structure would improve their protection and lower their liability risk (Military Advantage, 2021).

The drone industry is rapidly growing, and as it does, more applications for it are being created. Airports could generate new income streams by providing UAS research and innovation, training, servicing, and other support services for the commercial sector, army, and personal pilots in this new field of aviation. It will be up to airport stakeholders to implement a roadmap for how drones will support their airports as technology advances.

Pedro

References

Bier, D., & Feeney, M. (2018). Drones on the Border: Efficacy and privacy implications. CATO Institute. Retrieved from https://www.cato.org/publications/immigration-rese…

Center for Security Studies (CSS). (2010). The Military Utility of Drones. Retrieved from CSS Analysis in Security Policy No.78: https://css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-inter…

Fitzpatrick, A. (2018). Drones Are Here to Stay. Get Used to It. Retrieved from TIME Magazines: https://time.com/longform/time-the-drone-age/

Military Advantage. (2021). Drones. Retrieved from Military.com: https://www.military.com/equipment/drones

National Incident Management System, 3rd. ed. (2017), FEMA, Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1508151197…

RESPONSE TO PROFESSOR:

In your posting you mentioned “functional needs”: what do you mean by this term? Please explain.