San Diego Union Tribune – Navy budget cutters are about to achieve what flood and fire could not: sink the research submarine Dolphin.more…
Monthly Archives:: August 2006
US Navy – U.S. deploys missile-intercept ship here
Japan Times – The Aegis-equipped cruiser USS Shiloh, which can intercept ballistic missiles, arrived Tuesday to take up new duties at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka.more…
US Marines – Dancers Land in Iraq. Marines Offer No Resistance.
New York Times – Tours by a group of shapely dancers, intended to boost morale, have occasionally stirred some controversy.more…
US Marines – Iraq-Bound, Without Reservations
Washington Post – A look at the reserve’s 4th Civil Affairs Group as it prepares for its third tour in Iraq.more…
US Navy – Navy's new sub has Texas-size expectations
Virginian Pilot – Aboard the US Navy’s newest attack submarine, USS Texas.more…
US Coast Guard – U.S. Coast Guard Health Services Responders in Maritime Homeland Security
Naval War College Review – In the Coast Guardís superb search-and-rescue response to Hurricane Katrina, there was a noticeable absence of Coast Guard medical personnel. The U.S. Coast Guardís health services are not prepared for the operational role that will be forced upon them by a maritime mass-casualty incident, whether terrorist attack or accidentóon a [...]
Editorial Note – Updated Reading List / Curriculum
NOSI’s Reading List / Curriculum has been updated to include articles through December 31, 2005.more…
Editorial Note – 21A.217 Anthropology of War and Peace
MIT Department of Anthropology – Another MIT Open Courseware course, this one explores the origins of wars.more…
History – Geography, Technology, and British Naval Strategy in the Dreadnought Era
Naval War College Review – Alfred Thayer Mahan and Admiral Sir John Fisher disagreed about capital-ship design and the utility of history as a guide to formulating naval policy, but the main difference between their ways of thinking about strategy was over the best means of defending the British empire in a maritime war. Where [...]
Indian Navy – Indian Navy to acquire U.S. troop transporter Trenton
Xinhua – The Indian Navy’s patrolling and transportation capabilities will receive a big jump when the landing platform dock (LPD) USS Trenton it is acquiring joins the fleet early next year.more…
Taiwanese Navy – Taiwan takes delivery of last two of four US destroyers
Deutsche Presse Agentur – Taiwan has taken delivery of the last two of a purchase of four Kidd-class destroyers from the United States.more…
Chinese Navy – China takes delivery of the 4th Sovremenny destroyer from Russia
Deutsche Presse Agentur – China has taken delivery of a fourth Sovremenny- class destroyer acquired from Russia.more…
US Navy – Surface aid for the U.S. war on terrorism
Virginian Pilot – Reserve submariners will join other Navy reservists being trained for land-based support missions ñ with an eye toward aiding the military effort in Iraq. Reservists had asked how they could contribute. more…
US Navy – Assault ship Wasp heads to Lebanon
Virginian Pilot – The Navy has ordered the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp to leave for the waters off Lebanon as early as Friday to support any relief efforts by the American embassy in Beirut.more…
US Navy – This is not the world sailors expect to see when they join the Navy
Virginian Pilot – The drudgery of ship maintenance is a part of life in the Navy, bringing months ñ or even years ñ of shore-bound duties. Being ”in the yards” can be the most dreaded period in a sailorís career. more…
Editorial Note – Naval Year in Review 2005
2005 World Naval Operational News Highlights The operational story of the year was the occupation of Iraq, and the tremendous challenges it continues to face due to the lack of planning for the post-combat phase of the war. Several recurring themes were identified throughout this year’s naval news stories, many of which persist from last [...]
Editorial Note – NOSI Archive January – December 2005
The NOSI archive from January – December 2005 is now available here.more…
Israeli Navy – Israel buys 2 new submarines from Germany
Jerusalem Post – In the face of Iran’s race to obtain nuclear power, Israel signed a contract with Germany last month to buy two Dolphin-class submarines that will, according to foreign reports, provide superior second-strike nuclear capabilities.more…
US Marines – Marines to Recall Troops to Active Duty
Associated Press – The Marine Corps will soon begin ordering thousands of its troops back to active duty because of a shortage of volunteers for Iraq and Afghanistan – the first involuntary recall since the early days of the war.more…
US Navy – After Sea Swap, time for data swap on destroyer Gonzalez
Virginian Pilot – The Navy on Monday began scrutinizing the destroyer Gonzalez and its crew to determine the successes and failures of a program designed to keep warships at sea longer by rotating crews.more…
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