NOSI is taking a short break and will next be updated on Tuesday August 2. I have included weekend reading for the next two weekends. See you in August!
Monthly Archives: July 2005
Port Security – Port Insecurity
Government Computer News – Ensuring the security of what goes in and out of the nation’s ports is a massive undertaking that has been hindered by small-agency budgets, technological limitations and jurisdictional questions.
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US Navy – Analysts question cost of new US Navy destroyer
Reuters – Budget analysts told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday the cost of building the new DD(X) destroyer could be too high even by the standards of Pentagon officials.
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History – Colonel Fraser West
Leatherneck – Equally at home in the rodeo arena or on the ski slopes, this World War II leatherneck remains home on the range with his working ranch.
US Navy – Has the Red CrossñAdorned Hospital Ship Become Obsolete?
Naval War College Review – How well should hospital ships be protected?
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US Navy – From Here to There
Naval War College Review – Today’s decisions about strategy and force planning fundamentally influence future strategy and force posture. A proposed “Strategy and Force Planning Framework” may help planners and strategists ask the right questions, appreciate complex dynamics, and address in a comprehensive way the important factors present in strategic decision making.
Geopolitics – Regime Change and Its Limits
Foreign Affairs – So far, the Bush administration has shown it would like to resolve its problems with North Korea and Iran the same way it did with Iraq: through regime change. It is easy to see why. But the strategy is unlikely to work, at least not quickly enough. A much broader approach — involving talks, sanctions, and the threat of force — is needed.
Chinese Navy – Chinese Buildup Seen as Threat to Region
Washington Post – China’s military buildup is broadening the reach of its forces in Asia and poses a long-term threat not only to Taiwan but to the U.S. military in the Pacific and to regional powers such as India and Japan, according to an assessment released yesterday by the Pentagon.
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US Navy – U.S., allies join forces for naval maneuvers
Virginian Pilot – More than 15,000 service members and 20 ships from four countries are participating in a week long joint task force exercise, called “Operation Brewing Storm,” which will end Friday off the Virginia coast.
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Piracy – Group: Sea piracy drops worldwide
Associated Press – The number of pirate attacks worldwide hit a six-year low in the first half of 2005, but Iraq and Somalia emerged as increasingly perilous hotspots for commercial ships, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
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US Marines – Attack at Husaybah
Leatherneck – The suicide bombers did not factor in India/3/2’s willingness to fight when they attempted to breach the Marines’ perimeter with explosives-laden trucks.
Ground Warfare – Private Warriors
US Navy – Critics and Fans Alike as Navy Chief Steps Down
New York Times – Admiral Vern Clark is stepping down next week as the longest-serving chief of naval operations in a half-century, having spent five years revamping the fleet and trimming Navy budgets in an unusual sacrifice to help pay the Army’s bills in Iraq.
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Indian Navy – Indian aircraft carrier visit
New Straits Times – An Indian task force centered around INS Viraat is visiting Singapore.
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US Navy – Contest for House Panel Chair May Affect Coast Guard Support
Sea Power – Naval news from the Hill.
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Indian Navy – Navy sails catch winds of diplomacy
The Telegraph – The Indian Navy will deploy its aircraft carrier overseas for a first series of exercises in Southeast Asia this month and will follow it up with joint exercises on Indiaís eastern and western seaboards with the US, French and Russian navies???The navy is emerging as New Delhi’s service of choice to implement policies of military diplomacy. An intensification of exercises with the navies of the West off Indiaís coasts and with those of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia in pursuance of a look-east policy is placing the Indian Navy at the centre of an emerging military diplomatic grid in the Indian Ocean region.
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US Marines – Joint Task Force Civil Support's Unique CBRNE Training Issues
Marine Corps Gazette – In the tumultuous post-11 September 2001 environment, protection from weapons of mass destruction has taken on a unique importance for the Department of Defense (DoD). Here the author provides a clear look into overriding training issues facing the Nation and DoD.
US Navy – Brain-Based Controller
Sea Power – It is one of several concepts that will lead to a vastly expanded array of missions for the Navyís growing fleet of underwater vehicles.
US Navy – Lockheed Martin Unit to Test Rapid-Fire Millennium Gun At Sea
Sea Power – Naval news from around the defense industry.
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Military Space – Space-Based Weapons
Naval War College Review – Basing weapons in space might in the short term increase U.S. military capabilities, but their broader, long-term effect would be negative-especially because of likely foreign responses, inherent vulnerabilities, and crisis destabilization. A decision not to deploy weapons in space, and a treaty discouraging other nations from deploying them, would be much more in the national interest.
Ground Warfare – The Way We Went
Daily Telegraph – A superb recollection of what exactly infantry combat on the Western Front in World War II was really like. Sixty years ago W F Deedes led his British infantry company across Europe. Last month, aged 92, he retraced his steps, reviving memories and recalling old friends. This is his story, told for the first time. Lord Deedes later went on to become the Editor of the Daily Telegraph from 1974-1986 and continues to write for it.
US Navy – Problems on new ship a bad sign, analyst warns
Virginian Pilot – The ”poor construction and craftsmanship” Navy inspectors say they found last month aboard a new amphibious ship could be an ominous sign for the service and the U.S. shipbuilding industry as they embark on a host of other ship programs, a veteran naval analyst warned.
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US Navy – Revival Plan
Sea Power – A veteran maker of naval aircraft would bring back the seaplane as an unmanned vehicle outfitted for a multitude of missions
US Navy – Report spotlights ship's problems
Virginian Pilot – Two years late and more than $400 million over its original budget, the new amphibious ship USS San Antonio is plagued by bad wiring, inadequate ventilation, corrosion and an array of other problems that reflect “poor construction and craftsmanship standards,” according to Navy inspectors.
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US Marines – The Uchinanchu Perspective
Marine Corps Gazette – For U.S. military personnel in receipt of orders to an overseas base, getting to know the culture, traditions and customs, and basic survival language skills are some of the obvious and fun things to do. For those en route to bases on Okinawa, Japan, becoming familiar with the sensitivities and politics of local nationals toward those bases is becoming an increasingly important ingredient in the cocktail of do’s and don’ts. Knowing how Okinawans view U.S. military bases (the Uchinachu perspective), and the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance they support, is critical to understanding public reaction and attitudes toward base issues and enables military personnel to become better neighbors.
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