Washington Post – An overview of Bob Woodward’s latest book on the war in Iraq, entitled “State of Denial.” New York Times – Book Says Bush Ignored Urgent Warning on Iraqmore…
Monthly Archives:: September 2006
US Navy – Overhauled Eisenhower prepares for deployment after six years off
Virginian Pilot – The aircraft carrier Eisenhower is going to sea again after being sidelined for nearly six years for a major overhaul and a nuclear refueling.more…
US Navy – To Build Trust, U.S. Navy Holds a Drill With China
New York Times – The United States Navy reached a modest but noteworthy milestone last week when it conducted an exercise with a Chinese ship off the coast of southern Californiamore…
US Coast Guard – Icebreakers needed for Arctic, U.S. House told
CBC – The US Congress is told the US needs to build new icebreakers to patrol the Northwest Passage.more…
Iraq – Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Author of "Imperial Life in the Emerald City"
Q and A – An interesting interview with Rajiv Chandrasekaran who was the Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post. His new book “Imperial Life in the Emerald City” describes what life is like inside the “green zone” in Iraq and reveals in part why the American occupation of Iraq was such a disaster.more…
Sri Lankan Navy – Sri Lanka says sinks 11 rebel boats in naval clash
Reuters – Sri Lanka’s navy sank 11 Tamil Tiger vessels and killed dozens of rebels in a fierce five-hour battle overnight, the military said on Monday, a fortnight after the foes agreed to resume peace talks to halt renewed civil war.more…
Editorial Note – NOSI taking a short break
NOSI will next be updated on Monday September 25th. See you then.more…
US Marines – Fñ35 Maintenance
Marine Corps Gazette – Repair and maintenance simulation replaces the wrench as a teaching tool.more…
Iran – Iran could cut West's oil supplies in event of war, warns American chief in Gulf
Daily Telegraph – General John Abizaid, the chief of the US Central Command, gives a sobering assessment of Iran’s military potential.more…
US Marines – High Fidelity
Marine Corps Gazette – Harnessing simulation for mission systems integration.more…
Iran – What Would War Look Like?
Time – An excellent overview of a possible war plan for Iran. A flurry of military maneuvers in the Middle East increases speculation that conflict with Iran is no longer quite so unthinkable. Here’s how the U.S. would fight such a war–and the huge price it would have to pay to win it. (You will [...]
Chinese Navy – Chinese fleet visits San Diego
Xinhua – The Chinese Navy makes a port call at San Diego.more…
US Marines – Urban Warfare Training Instrumentation
Marine Corps Gazette – New technology and facilities for urban warfare training.more…
Editorial Note – NOSI taking a short break
NOSI will be taking a short break and will next update on Tuesday September 19. See you then???more…
Royal Navy – Churches unite to 'end Trident'
BBC – Scotland’s religious leaders are joining campaigners on a march for peace from Faslane naval base to the Scottish Parliament.more…
Iraq – General Affirms Anbar Analysis
Washington Post – The U.S. commander in western Iraq said he agrees with the findings of a pessimistic classified report recently filed by his top intelligence officer but also insisted that “tremendous progress” is being made in that part of the country.more…
Air Warfare – The JDAM Revolution
Air Force – The low-cost, highly accurate Joint Direct Attack Munition has revolutionized bombing in just a few short years. more…
Pakistani Navy – Two P-3C surveillance aircraft reactived for Pakistan to fight terrorism
Xinhua – Two old P-3C Orion surveillance aircraft, after being grounded for five years, have been reactivated for Pakistan’s terror war as a roll out ceremony was held Tuesday in southern Pakistan’s naval air base.more…
Chinese Navy – China and U.S. hold naval exercises off Hawaii
Reuters – The Chinese and US navies are exercising off of Hawaii.more…
US Marines – Preventing Atrocities
Marine Corps Gazette – In today’s environment of instantaneous communications, can a relatively minor atrocity bring down an entire military chain of command or even a government? (PDF format)more…
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