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Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:43:15 +0000

In Appreciation: William A. Read Jr.

Thirty-two-year member and generous U.S. Naval Institute supporter Commander William Augustus Read Jr., died on Friday, 28 October, in Palm Beach, Florida. Larger than life, he packed several lifetimes into his 93 years.

Lest We Forget

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:42:27 +0000

Taking the Dare

At the end of the Civil War, the U.S. Navy was one of the largest in the world and, with its ironclads and advancements in ordnance and engineering, was on the cutting edge of technology. But within five years the number of ships had fallen from 700 to a mere 52, accompanied by nearly consequent technological retardation. The distractions of postwar reconstruction and westward expansion were among the chief causes, but for those who understood that the United States was, and always had been, a maritime nation, this decline was unacceptable.

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Thomas J. Cutler

Naval Institute Foundation

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:36:58 +0000

The Annual Capstone Awards

In May 2011, during the Naval Academy Seamanship & Navigation Division’s annual awards ceremony, Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Paul Merzlak presented prizes to the four Midshipmen First Class who won the Commander William Earl Fannin, Class of 1945, Capstone Essay Contest. The essays were chosen from a class-wide competition, according to the branch of service and military specialty each midshipman would enter after commissioning: submarine, surface, air, or Marine Corps.

The Case for the Cutter

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:48:53 +0000

From the operational commanders’ perspective, the National Security Cutter is crucial for a growing array of Coast Guard missions.

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Manson K. Brown

Ten Realities for the New CNO

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:48:30 +0000

As the United States moves from intense land combat to a renewed emphasis on naval and air power, the transition team for the next Chief of Naval Operations is about to start work. Concern for U.S. naval power is surging, and the Navy is at a key juncture. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates summed up the situation on 25 February 2011 at West Point: “Any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should have his head examined.”

Learning from Operation Able Manner

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:47:42 +0000

The U.S. Coast Guard has a plan to respond to future mass-migration crises—but does that mean it will be better prepared?

Endangered Species

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:47:16 +0000

A ‘gap’ in the U.S. Coast Guard’s vital maritime patrol aircraft fleet is real, and it will grow if something isn’t done soon.

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Al Ross

Crisis in the Cutter Fleet

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:46:49 +0000

It’s time to recapitalize aging U.S. Coast Guard cutters and permit the service to continue its invaluable defense of multiple mission areas.

Charting a Course Away from the Pension

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:46:26 +0000

Altering the DOD retirement system along the path of least resistance lacks focus and direction. We need a new design.

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The Commander

Cable Vision

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:46:05 +0000

Note to Navy: It’s time to pay attention to security for undersea cables—crucial to global communications and commerce, and vital to our national interests.

Away All . . . Hovercraft!

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:45:46 +0000

Forget the EFV. Retrofitted off-the-shelf vessels offer a cost-efficient means to align Marine Corps capabilities with national-security needs.

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program is seemingly dead and rightfully so. For more than 20 years, the $15 billion EFV acquisition program has been plagued by delays and rising costs. Finally, on 6 January 2011, General James Amos, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, terminated the EFV, and added:

Amphibious Training: From Ugly to Good

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:45:27 +0000

The pressure is on for a Marine Corps return to naval presence. But the initiative needs much more work to succeed.

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Colonel Adam Holmes

Comment & Discussion

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:35:20 +0000

Chinese Missiles and the Walmart Factor

(See M. Harper, pp. 16–21, July 2011 Proceedings)

World Naval Developments

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:55:13 +0000

The High Cost of No Carriers

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Norman Friedman

Proceedings Digital Edition

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:13:56 +0000

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