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Archive July 2002 - December 2002
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Tuesday, December 31, 2002
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Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force chief of staff reflects on a half-century of partnership with the U.S. Navy.
Background - North Korea - James F. Dunnigan on why Korea is not as important to the US as Iraq.
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Monday, December 30, 2002
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US Marines - Training intensifies at Camp Pendleton.
US Navy - Miscellaneous naval news from around the US defense industry.
Background - War on Terrorism - William Arkin on the dark side of the war on terrorism.
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Sunday, December 29, 2002
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Indian Navy - India will build its own aircraft carrier within 10 years.
US Marines - Another in a continuing series on Marines who joined the Corps after 9/11.
History - A review of the evolution of the Royal Marines after World War II.
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Saturday, December 28, 2002
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US Navy - Carrier battlegroups, amphibious ready groups, and a hospital ship are being readied to go to the Gulf.
US Navy - Life aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation.
US Navy - How a intranet site is helping surface warfare officers.
US Navy - More details on the role the Navy will play in missile defense with the Aegis radar and Standard SM-3 missiles
US Navy - The US is working on improved warheads for its missiles.
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Friday, December 27, 2002
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Indian Navy - India evaluates dolphins to place mines on ships.
Indian Navy - India considers purchasing Rafale fighters for the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov -- if they ever finalize their purchase of it.
US Navy - Should a SWAT team be placed on every ship?
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Thursday, December 26, 2002
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Myanarese Navy - Mynamar is expanding its naval facilities in the Coco Islands.
US Navy - A tour of the USS Mount Whitney, on video. The link to the video is in the right hand column and requires Real Player.
US Marines - Thomas Ricks on how this is a crucial year for the MV-22 Osprey.
US Navy - The USS Abraham Lincoln takes a shore leave in Australia.
US Navy - Miscellaneous naval news from around the US fleet.
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Wednesday, December 25, 2002
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US Navy - Christmas as sea aboard the USS Constellation.
US Navy - More on the Sea Power 21 vision.
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Tuesday, December 24, 2002
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Iranian Navy - Iran is cooperating more closely with the US in the Gulf.
Taiwanese Navy - Taiwan's diesel-powered submarines remain operational.
US Marines - Afghanistan serves as a pilot program for the transformation of the Marine Corps.
Background - Axis of Evil - James F. Dunnigan analyzes the similarities and differences within the axis of evil.
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Monday, December 23, 2002
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Argentinian Navy - The supply ship that was trapped in Antarctic ice has finally made it to port.
South Korean Navy - South Korea will allow women to have naval combat roles.
US Navy - What will be the effect of merging Navy and Marine Corps air wings?
Background - Transformation - More evidence that transformation is dying on the vine...
Background - Iraq - Thomas Friedman on how the Iraq end game may play out.
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Sunday, December 22, 2002
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Royal Navy - Royal Marines and US Marines will lead the attack into Iraq through an amphibious assault on the port of Basra.
Royal Navy - Aboard HMS Cardiff in the Gulf.
Spanish Navy - A look at what US allies are doing to help the blockade in the Gulf via Task Force 150.
Canadian Navy - Aboard HMCS Winnipeg in the Gulf.
US Navy - The USS George Washington battlegroup returns home.
US Navy - Aboard the command ship USS Mount Whitney, off the Horn of Africa.
US Marines - More details on the new Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment.
Background - Burma - Burma's role in South East Asian affairs.
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Saturday, December 21, 2002
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Royal Navy - Aboard HMS Cardiff, patroling off of Iraq.
Royal Navy - Britain, France, and Holland are chartering RoRo ferries to transport vehicles and supplies to the Gulf.
US Marines - James F. Dunnigan on the Marines new anti-tank guided missile, the Javelin.
US Navy - A brief summary of the US Navy's work on laser weapons.
US Navy - Plans for CVNX move ahead.
US Navy - More on the Ohio-class conversions to cruise missile submarines.
Background - War on Terror - A fascinating essay detailing the new approach to fighting Al Qaeda - selective assasination; and what are the the unintended consequences of beginning a policy of selective assassination...and an interview with the story's author, Seymour Hersch.
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Friday, December 20, 2002
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US Navy - A look at life aboard the cruisers and destroyers of the carrier battlegroup.
US Navy - US forces are set to flow into the Gulf after Christmas. An update on what is already there...
US Marines - The Marines are forming a Marine Corps Special Operations Command Detachment.
US Navy - The USS John F. Kennedy will be overhauled at its base rather than in a drydock.
Background - War on Terror - An interview with General Tommy Franks.
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Thursday, December 19, 2002
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Royal Navy - The Royal Navy may not bring its Sea Harriers to the Gulf.
Royal Navy - HMS Ocean will sail with a Marine Commando in mid-January.
Taiwanese Navy - Work on getting diesel-powered submarines for Taiwan moves forward.
US Navy - The hospital ship USS Comfort is set to sail for the Gulf.
US Navy - Aboard the USS Mount Whitney, off the Horn of Africa.
US Marines - Thomas Ricks on how the Commandant of the Marine Corps and Chief of Staff of the Army don't believe that Iraq will be such a walkover.
US Marines - Part IV of the Harrier series with a look at the future of vertical flight in the Marines.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2002
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US Navy - The US announces it will deploy a limited antiballistic missile system in 2004; a boost-phase intercept component of it will be sea based on Aegis-equipped destroyers using Standard missiles.
US Marines - Part 3 in the series of what is wrong with the Harrier jump-jet.
US Marines - Another in the series of articles on the experiences of individuals who have joined the Marines since 9/11.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2002
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Iranian Navy - Iran has received more gunboats from North Korea.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - More on the Kurishima's capabilities.
US Navy - Training sailors to protect themselves against terrorism.
US Marines - Part 2 of the series on what is wrong with the AV-8B Harrier.
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Monday, December 16, 2002
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German and Spanish Navies - A look at the day-to-day operations of Task Force 150, off the Horn of Africa.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - The Aegis-equipped Kirishima sets sail for the Gulf.
US Marines - Flying the AV-8B Harrier can be a deadly task.
Background - Iraq - A glimpse of Saddam's possible tactics...
Background - Airpower - How a string of discoveries by unheralded engineers and airmen helped bring America to the pinnacle of modern military power.
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Sunday, December 15, 2002
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Royal Navy - The British are about to send HMS Ark Royal to the Gulf.
Background - The American Empire? - A humorous - and not so humorous - look at how the "American Empire" differs from those that came before it.
History - An interesting essay looking at the evolution of US naval thinking between WWI and WWII
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Saturday, December 14, 2002
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US Navy - The USS George Washington battlegroup is on its way home from the Gulf.
US Navy - The USS Kitty Hawk has returned to port in Japan.
Spanish Navy - Spain is upset at the US's release of the merchant ship carrying SCUDs. Is the US serious about non-proliferation -- or not?
Background - Taiwan - Are the US and Taiwan growing closer...or not?
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Friday, December 13, 2002
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US Navy - The USS Belleau Wood amphibious ready group is about to return home.
Canadian Navy - Aboard HMCS Winnipeg in the Gulf.
Royal Navy - A look at some of the rules of engagement for boarding ships at sea.
Background - Cruise Ship Industry - The cruise-ship industry adjusts to the war on terrorism.
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Thursday, December 12, 2002
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Venezuelan Navy - Venezuelan troops continue to seize tankers whose crews are part of a national strike.
US Navy - The US has released from custody the ship carrying Scuds to Yemen.
US Navy - The USS Kitty Hawk battlegroup exercised off of Taiwan 2 weeks ago.
Canadian Navy - Life aboard HMCS Winnipeg in the Gulf.
US Marine Corps - Transforming the Marine Corps in a time of chaos.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2002
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Spanish Navy - Spain has boarded a freighter carrying Scud missiles on its way from North Korea to Yemen.
US Navy - The USS Theodore Roosevelt battlegroup will start their training operations early.
US Marines - Marine Forces Atlantic reaches around the world to put Marines in "every clime and place."
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Tuesday, December 10, 2002
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US Navy - The next Nimitz-class aircraft carrier will be named the...USS George H.W. Bush...
Background - Transformation - A look at the patron saint of transformation, Colonel John Boyd.
Background - Iraq - William Arkin on how the US does not have hard evidence on current Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.
US Navy - Miscellaneous Navy news from around the fleet.
US Navy - The US is maintainting that carrier deployments in the Gulf are at routine levels.
Merchant Marine - A plan is prepared to better protect merchant ships against terrorist attack.
Background - Weapons of Mass Destruction - William Arkin on new weapons that could be used against Iraq to neutralized its weapons of mass destruction.
Background - Information Warfare - James F. Dunnigan on the use of personal digital assistants by the military.
Indian Navy - India is having problems completing its purchase of Scorpene-class attack submarines from France.
US Navy - The dock landing ship USS Portland returns from a UNITAS cruise around South America.
US Navy - A current summary of US forces in the Gulf.
Background- Media - A detailed look at the history of the relationship between the US military and the US media - and proposals for the future of that relationship.
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Saturday, December 7, 2002
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South African Navy - South Africa's Meko-class corvettes will come on-line soon.
US Navy - Aboard the USS Harry S. Truman.
Background - Wargaming - Can the study of massively multiplayer online games help defeat Al Queda?
Background - Effects Based Warfare - James F. Dunnigan explains that this is old wine in new bottles...
US Navy - The USS Truman battlegroup departs for the Gulf.
Venezuelan Navy - Venezuela is using its navy to keep its oil industry afloat during a nation-wide general strike.
Royal Navy - HMS Nottingham will be repaired, after running aground off of Australia.
US Marines - More details of Exercise Edged Mallet in Kenya.
Russian Navy - The Russian port of Murmansk is evolving from a military to a commercial port.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - Japan will send an Aegis-equipped destroyer to the Gulf, for the first time.
Background - Man Portable Surface to Air Missiles - James F. Dunnigan on why downing an airliner with a SA-7 is harder than it looks.
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Thursday, December 5, 2002
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Spanish Navy - More on the Spanish tracking of tankers that are suspected to be unsafe off the Spanish coast.
US Marines - The US is considering using an enlarged version of the Wasp-class helicopter carrier as its sea basing platform.
Iraqi Navy - What threats does Iraq pose to the US Navy in the Gulf?
US Navy - The commander of a US attack submarine that collided with a civilian tanker in the Mediterranean last month has been relieved of his command.
History - I don't normally point out obituaries, but Captain Beach *was* the US Navy to many people. We are in his debt for explaining the naval life to so many people.
US Marines - Another in a series of articles on life in the Marine Corps today.
Background - Journalism - A report from inside the US military's boot camp for journalists.
US Navy - Life aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
US Navy - The US in increasing its mine countermeasures force in the Gulf.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2002
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...back to a normal update schedule...
US Marines - US Marines from the 4th MEU are exercising with Kenyan troops.
Indian Navy - Should India purchase the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov?
French Navy - France is escorting old tankers out of its coastal waters, in an attempt to prevent environmental damage...as are Spain and Portugal
Background - War on Terror - The military historian Sir Michael Howard on the road the US should take in the war on terror.
Background - Information Warfare - A detailed look at the newest revision of the RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft, which is responsible for helping to compress the sensor-shooter loop significantly.
Background - Iraq - James F. Dunnigan reviews the last invasion of Iraq, in 1941, by the British.
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Saturday, November 30, 2002
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NOSI will be updated irregularly from Sunday - Wednesday. To tide you over, here is an excellent and very lengthy essay from naval analyst Normal Friedman.
Background - Medium Sized Navies - An excellent (and lengthy!) essay by Norman Friedman on the evolution of naval technology since World War II.
Background - Infantry Weapons - James F. Dunnigan on the new Selectable Assault Battle Rifle, otherwise known as OICW or the XM29.
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Friday, November 29, 2002
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French Navy - France is sending a submarine to inspect the sunken tanker off of Spain.
US Navy - The defensive aspect of the Sea Power 21 strategy.
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Thursday, November 28, 2002
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NATO - NATO's Supreme Allied Command Atlantic, known as SACLANT, is getting a new name and a new mission.
Background - Reserves - James F. Dunnigan on how we are using and abusing our reserve forces.
Background - USAF - William Arkin on how the F-22 fighter program is facing the fight of its life.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2002
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Royal New Zealand Navy - The frigate Te Kaha sails for the Gulf.
Indonesia Navy - Indonesia sinks two boats smuggling arms to rebels.
US Navy - The first reserve squadron to fill a carrier slot since the Korean War has been activated.
Background - Saudi Arabia - The evidence continues to mount that the real enemy in the war on terror is Saudi Arabia.
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Tuesday, November 26, 2002
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Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - Japan sends 2 more ships to fight the war on terror.
US Navy - Life aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Royal Navy - The First Sea Lord expects more terrorist attacks on British ships.
Background - Wargaming - Taiwan is using Jane's Fleet Commander computer wargame to conduct political military wargames for members of the Taiwanese government, to hone their decision making skills in case of conflict with China.
Background - Information Warfare - William Arkin on how while fighting in the new sphere of information warfare, the Pentagon is blurring the lines between news and propaganda. This will have a deleterious effect on the US electorate.
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Monday, November 25, 2002
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US Navy - James F. Dunnigan on how crew size is shrinking over time on US ships.
US Marines - The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab explores the future of war.
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Sunday, November 24, 2002
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Israeli Navy - An Israeli patrol craft is attacked by a suicide bomber.
Canadian Navy - HMCS Protecteur returns home from 6 months supplying Canadian forces in the Gulf.
US Navy - An essay on a possible way forward for US seapower in the 21st century.
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Saturday, November 23, 2002
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US Navy - Pilots from the USS Abraham Lincoln on Operation Southern Watch are receiving increased ground fire.
Canadian Navy - Aboard HMCS Montreal in the Gulf.
US Navy - EP-3's continue to harrassed in international airspace by Chinese fighters.
US Marines - More Marines head for the Gulf.
US Marines - The Osprey program is trying to move forward...
US Navy - CVNX continues to move forward.
US Navy - Atlantic Fleet operating tempo is running at near normal.
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Friday, November 22, 2002
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Royal Navy - The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean are rumored to be sent to the Gulf if action is to be taken against Iraq.
Chinese Navy - China is developing a newer, longer range cruise missile.
US Navy - The US has successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in a test, using the Aegis radar.
Background - Turkey - A nice overview of the current geopolical situation in Turkey today, and how that will influence US moves against Iraq.
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Thursday, November 21, 2002
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Russian Navy - The Russian Navy is steaming to assist a Russian fishing trawler that has been hijacked by gunman in the Pacific.
French Navy - France and India are conducting Exercise Varuna 02/2.
South Korean Navy - South Korea warned off a North Korean naval vessel attempting to enter its territorial waters.
US Navy - Results are good so far with the Navy's experimenting with decreased staffing on board its guided-missile cruisers.
US Navy - The Navy's flight safety record is taking a dive this year...
US Navy - The operating limits of the Navy's Low Frequency Active Sonar are detailed.
Background - Afghanistan - James F. Dunnigan on why the Afghanistan Model is not the model for every future military conflict.
Background - Information Warfare - Austin Bay on how the BBC is a powerful ally of good in information warfare.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2002
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Nigerian Navy - Nigeria continues to fight oil pirates.
US Navy - An interview with the commander of SURFLANT.
US Navy - More on the pros and cons of the possible use of Eritrea as a naval base in the Horn of Africa.
US Navy - The US is resuming port calls in China.
US Navy - The Kitty Hawk and Constellation battlegroups will soon make port calls in Hong Kong.
Background - Iraq - Part 3 of the series "Bush at War" by Bob Woodward, which illustrates the President's leadership style.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2002
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Canadian Navy - HMCS St. John's returns home from the Gulf.
Royal New Zealand Navy - New Zealand recommits itself to a ban on port visits by US Navy ships.
Background - War on Terror - Thomas Friedman on the "new NATO" - the US, UK, Australia, and France - countries who are all sea powers - and who enjoy projecting their sea power.
History - Afghanistan - Part 2 of Bob Woodward's "Bush at War" series. Is the real reason the Taliban fell so quickly that the CIA bribed the US's way towards victory?
Background - Iraq - John Keegan asks why the US is being so slow at prepositioning land forces in the Gulf.
Background - Iraq - James F. Dunnigan with a nice summary of the information war steadily being waged against Iraq.
Background - Iraq - A roundtable, presided over by former US UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke on what the pre-game, game, and post-game plans on Iraq should be.
Background - Foreign Policy - David Isby on why we must reexamine our committment to the status quo in our foreign policy.
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Monday, November 18, 2002
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US Marines - The Marines are taking on more and more special operations tasks and missions. Is this a fundamental change in their direction?
US Navy - Lessons learned from the sinking of an Iraqi tanker in the Gulf that cost the lives of two US sailors from the destroyer USS Peterson in 2001.
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Sunday, November 17, 2002
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US Navy - Aboard a P-3 Orion over the Stratis of Hormuz, enforcing the UN's oil sanctions against Iraq.
US Navy - How the US is trying to beef up security at the Suez Canal.
US Navy - The F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet has made its combat debut over Iraq on its first deployment.
US Marines - A look at what US forces are doing in Djibouti.
US Marines - More Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force head for the Gulf.
Background - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - A look behind the technology of UAV's.
Background - Bush's War - Bob Woodward has a new book, being serialized, that gives an inside look on the War on Terror, drawn from interviews with Bush Administration members as well as the minutes of their meetings. A fascinating look into how national security decisions are really made.
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Saturday, November 16, 2002
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German Navy - Germany recommits to the war on terror.
US Navy - The US has agreed to scale back its testing of its low frequency active sonar system.
US Navy - How the US is keeping F/A-18 Hornet availability rates high.
US Marines - An interview with the incoming Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Background - Open Source Intelligence - When do collectors of open source intelligence become identified as possible terrorists?
Background - Falklands - A look at the economic resources the sea yields off of the Falklands.
Background - Iraq - Ralph Peters unfavorably critiques the current war plan against Iraq.
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Friday, November 15, 2002
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US Navy - The nuclear attack submarine USS Oklahoma City has collided with a Norwegian tanker near the Strait of Gibraltar.
US Marines - The Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle is "as transformational as it gets."
Background - Iraq - An excellent synthesis of the military buildup around Iraq.
Background - Translation - James F. Dunnigan on how to recruit battlefield translators.
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Thursday, November 14, 2002
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Pakistani Navy - Pakistan is looking to acquire frigates from China.
US Navy - An interview with the CINCLANT.
Background - Tank - James F. Dunnigan on how the tank is or is not obsolete.
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Wednesday, November 13, 2002
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US Navy - The USS Mount Whitney sets sail on what is only her second operational deployment.
Background - Iraq - William Arkin on how the US, with or without the UN, is committed to regime change in Iraq by spring.
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Tuesday, November 12, 2002
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US Marines - An interview With Gen. James L. Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Background - War on Terrorism - Thomas Friedman on how the loyal opposition to the Bush Administration consists of John McCain, Colin Powell, and Tony Blair -- and how they must lead America towards addressing the root causes of 9-11.
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Monday, November 11, 2002
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Royal New Zealand Navy - New Zealand will send a frigate and and P-3 Orion patrol aircraft to the Gulf to support the war on terror.
US Navy - Former Secretary of the Navy James Webb gave a speech last week at the Naval Post Graduate School in which he spoke against military action on Iraq.
Background - Logistics - William Arkin on the importance of logistics in war, and the logistic preparations being made for action in Iraq.
Background - Iraq - The latest version of the war plan for Iraq is unveiled.
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Sunday, November 10, 2002
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US Navy - The USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George Washington may not be held in the Gulf after all...
Background - Middle East - The challenges that the US faces in building strong lasting relationships in the Middle East.
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Saturday, November 9, 2002
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US Navy - More on the USS Mount Whitney's deployment to the Horn of Africa
US Navy - The US farms out some of its aerial agressor training to civilian firms.
Background - Afghanistan - The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says the war in Afghanistan is winding down.
Background - Open Source Intelligence - The UK planespotters who were convicted of spying while gathering open source intelligence in Greece have had their conviction overturned.
Royal Navy - The nuclear attack submarine HMS Trafalgar has run aground off of Scotland.
US Navy - The Seabees' "Can Do" spirit laid the groundwork--literally--for Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Thursday, November 7, 2002
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US Navy - More on the role the command ship USS Mount Whitney will play in the war on terror.
Background - Nuclear Terrorism - An excellent essay on new technologies being developed to build "nuclear walls" around cities in order to screen shipping containers and trucks for nuclear weapons.
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Wednesday, November 6, 2002
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Royal Navy - UK minesweepers pass through the Suez Canal on their way to the Gulf.
Royal Navy - HMS Endurance begins her annual 8 month deployment to the Antarctic.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - Japan renews its naval committment to the war on terror for another 6 months.
Taiwanese Marines - Taiwan receives its first AAVP7-A1 amphibious assault vehicles, which it would use for raids on China's coast in time of war.
US Navy - Retention in the US Navy continues to improve, facilitated by reenlistment bonuses.
US Navy - The US will start with CVNX-2 instead of CVNX-1.
US Navy - An overview of progress being made in aircraft carrier, surface warfare, expeditionary warfare, submarine, auxilliaries and aviation building programs.
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Tuesday, November 5, 2002
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Chinese Navy - China is looking to buy Slava-class cruisers and Akula-class nuclear attack submarines from Russia.
US Navy - The USS Constellation battlegroup deploys to the Gulf.
US Navy - The US will create a new military command in the Horn of Africa to pursue terrorists, it will probably be located aboard the command ship USS Mount Whitney.
US Navy - More Ro-Ro cargo ships leave the US for destinations unknown...
US Marine Corps - Tom Ricks interviews the Commandant of the US Marines.
Background - Iraq - David Isby on techniques Iraq might use to pursue asymetric warfare against the US.
Background - Nonlethal Weapons - The US Navy and Marine Corps are urged to develop more nonlethal weapons.
Taiwanese Navy - Taiwan again chases a Chinese spy ship away from its coast.
Royal Navy - The UK is taking steps to enhance security around the Straits of Gibraltar against terrorist attack.
US Navy - Sailors move in to the USS Ronald Reagan.
Military Sealift Command - The US is again looking to charter ships to carry ammunition to the Gulf.
Royal Air Force - The Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft upgrade continues to suffer setbacks.
Background - Iraq - John Simpson on how the war with Iraq may play out...
Background - Pakistan - Robert Kaplan reviews 2 new books on Pakistan and concludes that if Musharraf fails in liberalizing Pakistan, the result will be disaster.
Background - Wargames - The role of the US Naval War College in helping to shape US Navy strategy - past and present.
US Navy - Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf.
US Navy - More on the next generation carrier.
US Navy - More on the court-ordered restrictions on the use of low frequency active sonar.
Background - Diego Garcia - The residents of Diego Garcia continue their quest to return home (this is a repost from Friday with the correct link)...and why Diego Garcia is so important to the US.
Background - Transformation - A panel discussion on the definition of transformation, and the barriers to implementing it in the US military.
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Saturday, November 2, 2002
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Royal Australian Navy - Australia continues to assist in blockading Iraq.
Royal Navy - The Royal Navy is dangerously short of ships to deploy to the Gulf, if so required.
US Navy - More on the report that acuses the Navy of not having a clear plan for the future of its carrier fleet...
US Navy - The Second Fleet commander stresses that training determines outcomes of wars.
Singaporean Navy - Singapore is escorting merchant vessels through the Singapore Straits.
US Navy - A US judge has issued a preliminary injunction banning the US from operating its low frequency active sonar system.
Merchant Shipping - A new report released by a US non partisan commission shows just how vulnerable US ports are to terrorist attack.
Background - Diego Garcia - The residents of Diego Garcia continue their quest to return home.
Background - Urban Combat - US troops are training intensely for urban combat, which can be a very tricky business.
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Thursday, October 31, 2002
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Canadian Navy - The chief of the Canadian Navy thinks his new submarines are a good deal.
Canadian Navy - Aboard HMCS Montreal in the Gulf of Oman, pursuing the war on terror.
Indian Navy - India will receive its first Talwar-class ship by the end of the year.
US Navy - At sea aboard the USS Kitty Hawk off of Iwo Jima.
US Navy - At sea aboard the USS Constellation.
US Navy - At sea aboard the USS Harry S Truman.
US Navy - Despite their importance, the US does not have a clear plan for the future of its carrier fleet.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2002
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US Navy - The US Navy, allied navies, and the Iranian Navy have nearly shut down the flow of illegal oil out of Iraq.
Taiwanese Navy - Taiwan wants to buy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyers from the US...while they try to decide whether to purchase the Kidd-class destroyers.
US Marines - US Marines are operating in Djibouti.
US Marines - The USS Nassau amphibious ready group and the 24th MEU are about to begin desert training.
US Navy - A review of the US build-up in the Gulf.
Background - Infantry Weapons - James F. Dunnigan on the history of the rifle.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2002
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Royal Australian Navy - Australia is sending two more frigates to the Gulf.
Chilean Navy - The UK would like to sell HMS Sheffield to Chile.
Canadian Navy - What Canada must do to help its navy.
US Navy - USS Constellation is ready to deploy to the Gulf.
US Navy - C-40 logistic support aircraft (modified 737's) are rolling off the production line for the Navy.
US Navy - More on the Cooperative Engagement Capabilty on Aegis-equipped ships.
Background - Iraq - William Arkin supplies a reading list on Desert Storm I, to prepare us for Desert Storm II.
Royal Navy - The Type-23 frigate HMS St. Albans is hit by a ferry that was blown into it while it was tied up in port. The St. Albans is severely damaged.
US Navy - Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, with the ship's chaplain.
US Navy - Miscellaneous US Navy aviation news on the MH-60S Knighthawk and the Rapid Airborne Mine-Clearance System (RAMICS).
US Navy - Training aboard the USS Constellation.
Merchant Marine - Cunard and P&O cruise lines are taking antiterrorist precautions seriously.
Background - War on Terror - William Arkin on how the war on terror is moving into the shadows.
Background - Readiness - Just how underfunded and underprepared were US forces by the end of the Clinton administration?
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Saturday, October 26, 2002
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US Navy - The USS Kitty Hawk carrier battlegroup sets sail from Japan.
US Navy - The Navy's four shipyards respond directly and rapidly to the Navy's needs.
Background - War on Terror - More on Hezbollah and the threat it poses to the US.
History - What lessons can be learned from the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam that can be applied to the current crisis with Iraq?
US Navy - The Military Sealift Command's ships are standing by to carry equipment to the Gulf.
Canadian Navy - Canada's new submarines will not be armed until 2004.
US Navy - The US will start swapping ship crews in Perth, Australia. This will allow ships to be forward deployed for longer periods of time.
French Navy - A French patrol boat is making a port call in New Zealand.
Background - History - James F. Dunnigan on how seemingly insignificant developments influenced land and naval warfare.
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Thursday, October 24, 2002
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US Navy - The US has searched a vessel in the Mediterranean suspected of harboring al Qaeda operatives.
Royal Navy - HMS Nottingham is about to begin its voyage home to the UK.
Background - Unmanned Underwater Vehicles - More details on underwater gliders.
US Navy - Navy's surface force is ready for the challenges of the 21st century.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2002
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US Navy - The US Navy is being urged to reach further with its new aircraft carrier designs.
US Navy - How the US intends to replace Vieques.
US Marines - The Marines begin their push for seabasing.
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Tuesday, October 22, 2002
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Indian Navy - India is undertaking a goodwill tour of the Gulf.
NAVINT - Antony Preson's NAVINT, with naval news from France, Belgium, and the UK.
US Marines - Urban combat training with the Marines.
Merchant Marine - A review of the marine terrorism threat.
Merchant Marine - What Singapore is doing to protect against marine terrorism.
US Navy - A look at the problems surfacing during implementation of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.
US Navy - USS Lake Erie forges the way to the future with sea-based missile defense.
US Navy - More on the upcoming deployment of the USS Constellation.
US Navy - A US intelligence officer loses his lawsuit against the Russian owners of a ship which he claims attacked his vision with a laser. The ship was said to be gathering intelligence on US ballistic missile submarines. Is the US failing to support its people when they are injured in the line of duty?
Chinese Navy - A detailed analysis of possible ways China could invade Taiwan.
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Saturday, October 19, 2002
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Royal Navy - The UK will be sending 4 minesweepers to the Gulf.
Merchant Marine - A review of the threats terrorists pose to supertankers.
US Navy - A review of the progress being made by the US in sea-based missile defense.
Background - Joint Operations - Information technology should aid, rather than impede, joint operations.
Taiwanese Navy - Taiwan launches its last in a class of guided missile frigates, similar to the US Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates.
Merchant Marine - There is general agreement that the French tanker explosion off of Yemen was caused by a terrorist boat hitting it.
Royal Navy - The UK is thinking of partnering with the French in the design and construction of its new aircraft carriers.
US Navy - The US is testing a new command and control trainer which simulates the operations of a carrier battlegroup.
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Thursday, October 17, 2002
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US Navy - The USS Constellation battlegroup is being deployed early to the Gulf.
US Navy - A detailed description of the Maritime Prepositioning Forces at Diego Garcia.
US Navy - The agile and adaptive Navy-Marine Corps team transforms itself to meet the future.
Background - Secretary of Defense Rumsfield - The attacks on Secretary Rumsfield begin again, with him being described as a better war secretary than defense secretary. An interesting survey by Thomas Ricks.
Background - War on Terror - Ralph Peters on how the terrorist bombing in Indonesia will backfire against the terrorists.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2002
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US Navy - Is the US considering establishing a naval base in the Sao Tome and Principe islands, in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea off of West Africa?
US Navy - The US and UK are actively working on neutralizing Iraq's air defense capabilities.
Background - Intelligence Satellites - The use of commercial imaging satellites is increasing rapidly in the US military.
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Tuesday, October 15, 2002
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US Coast Guard - How the Coast Guard responded to the events of 9-11.
Background - War on Terror - William Arkin on how the logic regarding the war on terror is becoming circular...
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - Japan is celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the JMSDF.
US Navy - The CNO's Seapower vision takes shape in the Surface Combatant Family of Ships.
Background - Iraq - More from James Fallows on what will be need to turn Iraq into a democracy - and why so many in the US military are against invading Iraq.
Background - Korea - A detailed look at Korean espionage activities, including naval operations, against Japan.
Taiwanese Navy - Taiwan chases a Chinese spy ship away from its coast.
US Marines - US and Royal Marines exercise together in urban warfare.
Background - Merchant Marine - More needs to be done to protect merchant shipping against terrorist attacks, the merchant mariners suggest naval escorts...
Background - South America - An outstanding, but lengthy essay on the challenges that the US faces in building strong lasting relationships with its South American allies. The insight into the true naval capabilities of some of the countries in South America is quite enlightening.
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Saturday, October 12, 2002
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Royal Navy - HMS Grafton partakes in a large drugs bust in the Caribbean.
Canadian Navy - Canada is having difficulties maintaining its committment in the Gulf.
US Marine Corps - Operations in Afghanistan with the 1st Force Reconnaissance Company Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Background - War on Terror - A reminder of the danger posed to the US by Hezbollah - and that it is bankrolled by Iran.
Merchant Marine - The US now believes that it was a terrorist act that caused the explosion aboard the French supertanker off Yemen.
US Navy - Autonomous underwater vehicles that glide through the ocean.
US Navy - An interview with Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vern Clark in which he further explains Sea Power 21.
Background - Bunker Busting - Does the US need a new family of nuclear weapons to bust bunkers? Was all that hope in thermobaric bombs misplaced?
Background - Iraq - If you did not read the Booknotes transcript of Eliot Cohen discussing his new book Supreme Command, try this brief interview instead. A look inside the mind of the man helping to shape the Bush Administration's stategy towards Iraq.
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Thursday, October 10, 2002
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Royal Navy - HMS Sheffield is to be paid off early.
US Navy - A review of the Sea Power 21 vision for the future.
Background - Iraq - James F. Dunnigan comments on some of the rumors swirling around planning for an invasion of Iraq.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2002
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US Marines - Marines exercising in Kuwait are attacked by terrorists, 1 Marine is killed.
Merchant Shipping - The shipping industry begins to realize it needs to do more to protect its ships against piracy.
US Navy - The Chief of Naval Operations opines on his vision for the future of the US Navy.
...and finally, a personal note. Yesterday, our reseach laboratory was privileged to host a visit by Secretary of the Navy Gordon England who came to review the progress and status of our Virtual Naval Hospital digital library. It was simply a delight to spend an hour briefing the Secretary, whom we found to be a warm, intelligent and articulate individual. I can assure you the US Navy is in good hands!
Merchant Marine - The US will help investigate the mysterious explosion aboard a supertanker off Yemen. The preliminary US impression is that it was not a suicide bombing incident.
Royal Navy - To pay for its 2 new aircraft carriers, the Royal Navy will lose more destroyers and frigates and minehunters.
Pakistani Navy - The Chief of Pakistan's Navy admits it is outgunned by its adversaries.
US Navy - An overview of US prepositioning of Army and Marine equipment, ashore and at sea.
Background - Command and Control - What happened to the idea that execution authority should be delegated to the lowest possible level? Technology is unfortunately reversing this...
Merchant Shipping - A French-flagged supertanker has been struck, possibly by a suicide craft, off Yemen and is ablaze.
US Navy - The first woman to command a US Navy warship has passed away.
US Marine Corps - The new generation of multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES) training equipment in now online.
US Navy - More on the fascinating Boeing proposal to build a "Wing in Ground" aircraft to supplement containerships in the heavy-lift logistics role.
Background - War on Terror - Rick Atkinson on the parallels between the first year of World War II and the first year of the War on Terror.
Background - War on Terror - John Keegan opines on the new National Security Strategy.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force - Japan releases photos of the salvaged wreck of the North Korean spy ship it sank last year.
Royal Navy - HMS Ark Royal is participating in an amphibious exercise in the Mediterranean, named Destined Glory 2002.
Royal Navy - A look at the armour and naval assests the UK may contribute to a war against Iraq.
US Navy - The USS Kearsarge is spending some time exercising in the Gulf of Mexico as the first stand-in mine hunter command ship since the decommissioning of the USS Inchon in June. For the exercise it will be embarking mine sweeping helicopters. Will this capability be taken to the Persian Gulf?
US Navy - Life aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, currently off of Afghanistan - an interview with her air wing.
US Navy - More on the status of the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers.
US Marines - US Marines will be exercising with Phillipine Marines in the Phillipines.
History - U.S. Destroyers Contributed Mightily to the Korean War Effort.
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Saturday, October 5, 2002
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US Navy - Could the US have seven carrier battlegroups in the Gulf by January 1?
Phillipine Navy - The Phillipines will use paramilitary forces to help it claim sovereignty over part of the Spratly Islands.
US Navy - Lockheed Martin Delivers the 75th Aegis Weapons System.
Background - Iraq - A nice summary of the various points of view regarding an invasion of Iraq.
US Navy - 6 carrier battlegroups could be off Iraq by January 1, 2003.
Royal Navy - The aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious enters the shipyard for an extended 2 year refit.
US Marines - More lessons learned from Afghanistan.
US Navy - The SECNAV says we are still at the beginning of the war on terror.
Indian Navy - The Indian - US exercises have concluded.
US Navy - The Navy Dive Team saves, seals, scrapes, and salvages ships.
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Thursday, October 3, 2002
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Royal New Zealand Navy - New Zealand is taking delivery of its Kaman SH-2G Sea Sprite helicopters.
US Marines - Some lessons learned on the ground in Afghanistan.
History - An interview with former naval officer Peter Huchthausen who is the author of several recent books about the Soviet submarine fleet and its service disasters.
Background - Leadership - Transcript of an interview with Eliot Cohen, author of the book "Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime." The interview covers what are the key traits of successful wartime leaders.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2002
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Canadian Navy - Are the Upholder-class submarines lemons?
US Navy - The US will forward-base 3 nuclear attack submarines on Guam.
US Navy - The USS Ohio begins her conversion to a cruise missile equipped submarine.
Spanish Navy - Necropsies suggest that the whales beached recently in the Canary Islands during a NATO exercise died from ear and brain trauma, possibly from sonar.
US Navy - Miscellaneous US Navy aviation news including updates on Osprey testing.
Background - Iraq - James F. Dunnigan on what the true state of the Iraqi army is.
Background - Iraq - William Arkin on how the media is overplaying Iraq's strengths.
Royal Navy - The UK announces the purchase of 150 Joint Strike Fighters. These will be the STOVL version and will operate from the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers which will not be equipped initially with catapults or arresting wires, although they may be retrofitted for these if needed.
US Navy - Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, in the Gulf.
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