US Navy – The Nimitz carrier battlegroup will sail for the Gulf next week, meanwhile the hospital ship USNS Comfort will be fully manned.
Canadian Navy – Canada’s third Upholder-class submarine sets sail for Canada.
Military Sealift Command – MSC ships are already unloading US supplies in Turkey.
US Marines – The Marine’s chemical detection gear is not always fullproof.
Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan on what will happen to the troops if they have to wait several months to attack Iraq.
US Navy – The USS George Washington will not be sent to the Gulf.
US Navy – The US submarine fleet is being worked extremely hard.
US Navy – A look at the evolution of US aircraft carrier airwings since 1991???
US Navy – More about the Navy’s use of sea lions.
Background – Information War – A look at the information war currently being waged against Iraq.
Background – Poor Bloody Infantry – A look at the research being performed at MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies on the infantryman of the future.
Royal Navy – Iraqi oil smugglers try a new tactic to get around the naval blockade – the use of dhows.
Canadian Navy – Canada is extending its deployments to the Gulf as well.
Canadian Navy – Aboard HMCS Montreal in the Gulf.
US Navy – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, her crew is ready for war.
US Navy – There are a number of naval choke points affecting Persian Gulf bound ships.
Background – Iraq – An interview with the new British Chief of the General Staff, that includes a discussion on Iraq.
US Navy – An extremely well done, documentary, in-depth look at the Joint Strike Fighter competition.
Background – Iraq – A follow up to last week’s article on the administration’s plans for the Middle East after Iraq. – “The hawks think of themselves as neo-Wilsonian moralists. They really do want to change the whole world, through the use of, and the threat of, military force. That’s the whole idea. Whether it will work, and whether the American public will support it, is another question.”
US Navy – The Navy faces a growing gap in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaisance assets.
US Navy – Was there a plot to sink a waship on 9/11 as well?
US Marines – It is the Essex amphibious ready group that is being sent to the Phillipines.
Israeli Navy – Israel would like to buy 2 more Dolphin-class submarines, but does not know how to afford them.
Russian Navy – Russia completes another facility to help it dismantle its nuclear submarines.
US Navy A US amphibious ready group will be dispatched to actively take part in combat operations against terrorists in the Phillipines.
US Navy – With the SEALS in the Gulf.
US Navy – The deployment of the Nassau amphibious ready group has been extended, indefinitely.
US Navy – Why Navy corpsmen are key personnel in any Marine unit.
US Navy – A busy day in the life of one sailor aboard the USS Kearsarge.
Background – Iraq – Is Iraq hiding weapons of mass destruction at sea?
Background – Information Warfare – A review of directed energy weapons. Although the US appears to be leading the field in their development, paradoxically the US is most vulnerable to them.
NOSI will take a vacation day tomorrow, and next update on Friday. Please note there is a very small chance NOSI will not be updated again until March 8th???but that is highly improbable.
Background – Military Theory – The U.S. military labors under a misunderstanding of what Clausewitz meant by the ìcenter of gravityîóin fact, from several such misunderstandings. Employed as intended, and in situations for which it was intended, the concept pays dividends; misapplied, it incurs serious risk and cost.
Canadian Navy – Canada continues to do little to police her porous sea borders – mysterious ships are being seen off of Vancouver.
US Navy – More on the use of sea lions to protect US ships.
US Navy – Will the US institute a naval blockade of North Korea to halt arms exports?
US Marines – Are the Army and Marine forces on Hawaii the strategic reserve for Korea?
US Navy – The Navy needs to start sending its enlisted sailors to universities to acquire the higher educations that are just as vital to their service careers.
Background – Iraq – Thomas Friedman on why it is in China’s interest to be with the US on the issue of Iraq.
US Marines – The Marines of Amphibious Task Force East go ashore in Kuwait.
US Marines – With the Marines aboard the USS Nassau.
Royal Australian Navy – The Collins-class submarines are temporarily tied up due to a flooding that occured aboard HMAS Dechaineux while she was submerged.
Background – US Military – Thomas Ricks takes a tour of the military, from the sands of Saudi Arabia to the waters of the Mediterranean, and from the halls of Congress to the think tanks of national security strategists and academics. He goes on to show the sources and extent of U.S. military might — and the limitations on it.
US Merchant Marine – An overivew of the US Merchant Marine.
US Navy – With the Seabees in Kuwait.
US Navy – With the Amphibious Task Force East, in Djibouti.
Background – NATO – Desert Storm suggested that even at the climax of the Cold War, the military capabilities of Natoís European members were incommensurate with those of the United States. Another decade of insufficient defense spending in Europe has made the gap much larger. If the trend continues, Nato will become capable only of token contributions to out-of-area operations, and the United States will be without European security partners for major responsibilities in international security, especially in the Middle East and Asia.
US Marines – A summary of US Marine deployments in the Gulf.
Military Sealift Command – The 101st Airborne Division’s equipment is about to set sail for the Middle East.
Royal Air Force – Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft get a new mission over London – communications relay.
Background – Iraq – Thomas Ricks on how US Special Operations Forces are already operating inside Iraq.
Background – Iraq – The plan to remake the Middle East.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan will refuel all allied ships in the Gulf.
US Navy – Life aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Background – Afghanistan – A slice of life of Afghanistan today, and how it appears to be descending back into chaos???
US Marines – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Tarawa amphibious ready group, land in Kuwait.
US Navy – The Navy’s Mobile Security Group Two is ready to travel almost anywhere in the world to protect Navy ships and aircraft.
US Marines – The first concrete signs of combining Navy and Marine aviation are occuring.
US Coast Guard – An overview of the state of the US Coast Guard today.
Canadian Navy – Canada will take over command of Task Force 151 in the Gulf.
US Navy – Aboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean.
US Navy – Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, back on station in the Gulf.
Background – NATO – Sir John Keegan on how the fate of NATO hangs in the balance.
Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan on why many Gulf nations are not keen to see Iraq turn democratic.
Background – Iraq – A reasoned review of the evidence as to whether there is a connection between Al Qaeda and Iraq.
US Navy – Aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo.
US Navy – The Navy is moving forward with the Littoral Combat Ship.
Background – NATO – Thomas Ricks on how the US may stop basing troops in Europe, and instead preposition their equipment there. Will the US move out of the “old” Europe and into the “new Europe?” A Marine is leading the way???
Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan on the two different strategies for invading Iraq – fast versus slow.
US Navy – Life at sea aboard the USS Constellation.
Russian Navy – Russia and NATO agree to cooperate on future submarine rescues.
Royal Australian Navy – Australia continues to defend its economic zone.
Background – Intelligence – William Arkin on the “wilderness of mirrors.”
Background – Iraq – James F. Dunnigan describes the worst case scenarios for the invasion of Iraq.
Marine Corps – Does the Marine artillery communityís current acquisition plan best support expeditionary maneuver warfare?
US Navy – At sea, in the mess, aboard the USS Bataan.
US Navy – At sea, aboard the USS Nimitz.
Background – Logistics – The Civil Reserve Air Fleet has been mobilized, for the second time. The first time was for Desert Storm.
Background – Airpower – James F. Dunnigan on a new possible technique – simulataneous strategic bombing strikes.
Background – Canada – The Canadian Forces, argues a political scientist at the University of Windsor, Ontario, are increasingly unable to operate effectively with U.S. forces or employ advanced technology. If they are to support Ottawaís internationalist policy, one service should be given priority for resourcesóand the Canadian navy is the prime candidate.
US Navy – The USS Kitty Hawk carrier battlegroup is ordered to the Gulf, The USS Carl Vinson battlegroup is ordered to the Western Pacific.
Russian Navy – Russia will send 10 warships to the Indian Ocean this year.
US Navy – With the USS Valley Forge in the Gulf, enforcing UN sanctions.
US Navy – A new acting Secretary of the Navy has been named.
US Navy – An overview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force – Japan is considering the deployment of Aegis-equipped destroyers off of North Korea to track future ballistic missile tests.
US Navy – The information age has increased dramatically U.S. combat effectiveness. New communications links, computer-processing techniques, and miniaturized electronics have given the U.S. armed forces global connectivity, powerful sensors, and weapons with awesome precision and lethality. By more fully integrating these technical capabilities with 21st-century warriors, ForceNet will deliver the full promise of network-centric warfare.
US Marines – An overview of the state of the US Marine Corps today.
Indonesian Navy – The Indonesian Navy gets tough enforcing its offshore economic zones.
US Navy – An overview of a number of the US Navy’s integrated combat systems for air, surface, and sub-surface warfare.
Background – Iraq – Thomas Friedman on what the US will need to prevail, long-term, in Iraq – the will of the American people.
Background – Transformation – An insightful interview with the author of the biography of Col. John Boyd, patron saint of military transformation. You can view the 1 hour interview in RealVideo or read the transcript.
French Navy – France has deployed the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Eastern Mediterranean. Its Super Etendards are being modified to carry JDAMs. Will it participate in operations against Iraq?
European Navy – A European aircraft carrier battlegroup will be kept on standby at all times for power projection. The aircaft carriers will come from the UK, France, Italy, and Spain.
US Navy – Aboard the USS Ashland, in the Mediterranean Sea.
US Navy – ???while a trio of amphibious ready groups (Kearsarge, Bataan, Saipan) transits the Suez Canal.
US Navy – The USS Theodore Roosevelt battlegroup deploys directly from its training cruise to the Gulf.
US Navy – The Navy continues to trim its force size.
US Marines – With the 7th Marine Regiment, undergoing intensive training, on the border of Iraq.
US Marine Corps – The Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs provides an overview of the departmentís mission and vision for the future.
US Navy – The USS Abraham Lincoln battlegroup has reentered the Gulf.
US Navy – An overview of the state of the US Navy today.
Background – Technology – James F. Dunnigan reflects how in regards to high tech weapons, there is nothing much new under the sun???
Royal Navy – The HMS Ark Royal amphibious ready group has passed through the Suez Canal.
Background – Congress – A look at the US Congress’ naval year in review.
Background – Information Warfare – The potential effect of electromagnetic weapons.
Background – Iraq – A look at what the US war plan will entail.
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