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Military Psychology Volume 25, 2013 - Issue 3: Challenges in Transforming Military Training: Research and Application of Advanced Simulation and Training Technologies and Methods
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Original Article

A Psychometric Examination of Mission Essential Competency (MEC) Measures Used in Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Training Needs Analysis

George M. Alliger The Group for Organizational Effectiveness, Inc., Albany, New YorkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rebecca Beard The Group for Organizational Effectiveness, Inc., Albany, New York
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Winston Bennett Jr. United States Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Readiness Research Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
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Steven Symons United States Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Warfighter Readiness Research Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio
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Charles Colegrove Flight Operations and Training Branch, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia
Pages 218-233 | Published online: 13 Dec 2017

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