Loerch, AndrewSoutherland, Jason2018-10-222018-10-222017https://hdl.handle.net/1920/11307Adaptation, “the ability to bring about timely and effective adjustment or change in response to the surrounding environment” (Defense Science Board, 2010), is critical to maintaining system performance in dynamic environments. The global security environment is one such dynamic environment and military forces must adapt to the evolving global security environment to remain relevant.196 pagesenCopyright 2017 Jason SoutherlandOperations researchApproximate dynamic programmingForce structureValue function approximationDissertation