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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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collaboratory is defined as being “virtual” and promoting “working together apart”5 (Kouzes,Myers, & Wulf, 1996), which has been perceived to significantly increase the output andproductivity of researchers. Collaboration is at the heart of science. NU finds satisfaction inbeing involved in community service and supporting advanced education of U.S. militarypersonnel. This paper reports a collaborative research effort between (a) NU and its communityservice support of wildfire management, (b) the SOEC Master of Science in Computer Scienceprogram, (c) a graduate student with vision (author Allen), who is a recognized national subject-matter-expert on MAFFS, and (d) Colonel Brian Kelly, Vice Wing Commander of the 146thAirlift Wing, Channel Islands