Christian Science Monitor – An interesting look at how the Marines feel about the media’s coverage of the war in Iraq.more…
Monthly Archives:: November 2005
Russian Navy – Delta-IV "Ryazan" to get service lifetime extension
Bellona – The nuclear submarine, Ryazan, has moored at the quayside of the Zvezdochka federal state unitary enterprise to enable work to be carried out to extend its service life. more…
US Navy – Nearly swamped research sub has been repaired, reinforced
San Diego Union Tribune – The USS Dolphin returns to sea after its near-death experience in 2002.more…
Royal Navy – £3.6bn carriers deal faces delay
The Herald – The latest on the UK carrier acquisition.more…
Miscellaneous – Donald Rumsfeld: Old Man in a Hurry
Esquire – Thomas P.M. Barnett’s insightful essay into Donald Rumsfeld’s tenure as Secretary of Defense.more…
Ground Warfare – The Struggle to Gauge a War's Psychological Cost
New York Times – A look at combat stress in soldiers in Iraq.more…
History – Locked in a Sinister Embrace
Military History – When French Vice Adm. Pierre de Villeneuve emerged from Cadiz with his 33 mammoth warships, Britainís Royal Navy awaited him with only 27, often smaller, ships of the line. But the British also had Lord Horatio Nelson. more…
US Navy – U.S. to Shut Base in Italy That Aids Nuclear Subs
New York Times – The United States intends to close one of its two foreign naval bases that service nuclear submarines. The 33-year-old naval base at La Maddalena, off the coast of Sardinia, will close because of “military reshuffling.”more…
Military Sealift Command – Military Sealift Command is renamed
Virginian Pilot – A Navy command that operates 133 ships manned mainly by civilians, but not usually counted in the fighting fleet, is getting a new name and headquarters. The Military Sealift Command has established in Norfolk the Military Sealift Fleet Support Command.more…
US Navy – Landing signal officers guide in jets, grade pilots' landings
Virginian Pilot – Welcome to the world of landing signal officers aboard a Navy aircraft carrier. Itís about as far as you can get from toiling in an office cubicle.more…
US Navy – New U.S. DD(X) destroyer sails ahead
Reuters – The Pentagon will order an initial eight highly-automated DD(X) destroyers being developed by Northrop Grumman Corp. and General Dynamics as the centerpiece of the U.S. Navy’s 21st century fleet.more…
Indian Navy – India, France conduct naval drill in Gulf of Aden
New Kerala – India has sent five major warships and a submarine for a wargame with the French Navy in the Gulf of Aden that is aimed at building joint capabilities for anti-terror operations and interdiction on the high seas.more…
US Navy – Washington Report
Sea Power – Naval News from Capitol Hill more…
Chinese Navy – Chinese ships arrive for wargame
APP – Two Chinese Navy ships arrived to carry out first-ever joint exercise with the Pakistan Navy outside the Chinese territorial waters.more…
Miscellaneous – Ocean Noise Harms Dolphins, Whales
Associated Press – Increasing levels of ocean noise generated by military sonar, shipping, and oil and gas exploration is threatening dolphins and whales that rely on sound for mating, finding food and avoiding predators.more…
US Marines – In Iraqi Town, Marines' Work Is Routine and Terrifying
New York Times – On a Marine sweep through Husayba and neighboring Euphrates River towns near the Syrian border.more…
History – Lexington Comes to the Rescue
Sea Power – In December 1929, one of the more unusual relief efforts in the U.S. Navyís history took place in the Pacific Northwest. more…
Geopolitics / Internet – Who Will Control the Internet?
Foreign Affairs – Foreign governments want control of the Internet transferred from an American NGO to an international institution. Washington has responded with a Monroe Doctrine for our times, setting the stage for further controversy. more…
Nuclear Warfare – U.S. military reports successful sea-based missile defense test
Associated Press – The Navy intercepted and destroyed a warhead as it separated from its booster rocket during a test Thursday off Hawaii ñ the first time a ship at sea has shot down a multi-stage missile.more…
History – Fred Avey: Flying with the Black Sheep
Aviation History – When Fred Avey joined “Pappy” Boyington’s flock, he found himself among a pack of wolves in Black Sheep’s clothing. more…
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