Virginian Pilot – The U.S. Navy, so tradition-bound that it still lists the 207-year-old sailing vessel Constitution on its registry of ships, is yet in the midst of the boldest era of change since the dawn of the nuclear age.
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Daily Archives: April 12, 2005
US Navy – The Navy's Changing Tide: Service floats "sea base" concept
Virginian Pilot – Navy leaders contend that the “sea base” ñ a network of ships providing offshore artillery fire, air support, food, ammunition and even a place to sleep for ground troops ñ is about to replace the carrier as the centerpiece of the fleet.
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US Navy – Sea bases: the Navy's new way to fight
Virginian Pilot – The proposed sea base is a network of ships that would provide artillery fire, air support, supplies and a secure home for troops fighting on land. No one knows yet what the sea base of the future will look like. But here are some of the vessels – existing and planned – the Navy has said could be included in the force.
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US Navy – Sea bases: the Navy's new way to fight
Virginian Pilot – The proposed sea base is a network of ships that would provide artillery fire, air support, supplies and a secure home for troops fighting on land. No one knows yet what the sea base of the future will look like. But here are some of the vessels – existing and planned – the Navy has said could be included in the force.
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Geopolitics / Central Asia – Democracy is not about to sweep Central Asia
International Herald Tribune – Ahmed Rhasid says democracy will not overtake Central Asia any time soon.
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US Marines – Battle-Weary Marine Unit Awaits 'Taste Of Freedom'
Washington Post – A look at the first Marine unit to serve three rotations in Iraq.
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US Marines – Field Medical Service School
Leatherneck – “Corpsman up!” Not something any Marine wants to shout, but each leatherneck knows that cry sends motivated Field Medical Service School-trained corpsmen into immediate action.
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