Associated Press – The Navy’s F-14 Tomcat, a Cold War-era fighter jet emblazoned in the public’s imagination as Tom Cruise’s sleek ride in the movie “Top Gun,” is beginning its final weeks of combat sorties over Iraq before being retired from the U.S. arsenal.
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Monthly Archives: December 2005
History – Death of Convoy PQ-17
World War II – As their escorts turned away, the ships of the doomed Allied convoy followed orders and began to disperse in the Arctic waters.
Ground Warfare – American military tactics – How to Do Better
Economist – After brutal blunders in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American army has become more intelligentóand hopes to be more effective.
Any article that quotes General David Petraeus, Colonel H.R. McMaster, and Major John Nagl – three of the Army’s intellectuals – must be interesting???
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US Navy – Amphib ship San Antonio makes landfall in Norfolk
Virginian Pilot – Through most of his eight overseas deployments during 30 years in the Corps, no one was much interested in what Michael R. Regner, or any other Marine, wanted in the way of creature comforts aboard their amphibious ships???However, the Navy asked for their opinions before building its newest amphib, the San Antonio.
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Chinese Navy – China's navy flexing 'soft power'
Taipei Times – Chinese leaders are acutely conscious of the sea’s importance to their country’s economic development and, indirectly, to their political survival. They have come to view defending the sea lanes where merchant ships haul the oil, gas and other raw materials needed to fuel the economy as a vital national interest. China is less and less content to entrust its interests at sea to the uncertain goodwill of the US, its rival for regional pre-eminence and Asia’s long-time guardian of maritime security.
Accordingly, China has embarked on an assertive foreign policy in Southeast and South Asia, which adjoin the sea lines of communication connecting Chinese seaports with the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. Its strategy: to build up sea power, measured in ships, bases and alliances.
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Iraq – A Unit's Fitful Year at War
Washington Post – An interesting, longitudinal look at the 7th Cavalry’s recent 1 year tour of duty in Iraq.
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US Navy – With the 5th Fleet: Stuck in the sand, sailors create a spot all their own
Virginian Pilot – As the Navy assumes a greater role in the Iraq war ñ mostly in support positions to ease an overburdened Army ñ sailors are thrown in the middle of the Kuwaiti and Iraqi deserts.
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Russian Navy – PF naval squadron to return to Vladivostok Tue after cruise
ITAR-TASS – A naval squadron of Russia’s Pacific Fleet (PF) returns to Vladivostok on Tuesday after an almost-three-month-long cruise to the Indian Ocean.
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US Marines – A Marine confronts nightmares of Iraq ñ but are they real?
Associated Press – A look at how post traumatic stress disorder has made one ex-Marine extremely controversial.
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Iraq – Costly Withdrawal Is the Price To Be Paid for a Foolish War
Defense and the National Interest – Military historian Martin van Creveld gives his opinion on what the US should do in Iraq.
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Fourth Generation Warfare – Operational IEDs
Defense and the National Interest – A look at the role that Improvised Explosive Devices are playing in the defining the operational aspect of Fourth Generation Warfare.
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Iraq – Up in the Air
New Yorker – When the Americans begin to withdraw from Iraq, will their main contribution be in the form of air power?
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Terrorism – Letter From Jedda – Young Osama
New Yorker – Osama bin Ladenís first lessons in jihad.
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Israeli Navy – Navy quits sending ships through Suez
Jerusalem Post – The Israel Navy has decided to cease sending its warships through the Suez Canal, out of concern they will be targeted by global jihad terrorists.
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History – Douglas MacArthur's Last Triumph
Military History – Conducted against great odds, the September 1950 amphibious landings at Inchon rehabilitated the U.S. militaryís tarnished postñWorld War II image.
Fourth Generation Warfare – It Ain't Fair
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind reviews the use of suicide bombing in Fourth Generation Warfare.
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US Navy – With the 5th Fleet: Using words as their weapon
Virginian Pilot – Aboard the Navy coastal patrol boat USS Firebolt.
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Information Warfare – Information Battleground
Air Force – The Air Force is locked in a global struggle to attack, defend, collect, and manipulate data.
US Navy – Analysts say Navy ship plan faces uncertainties
Virginian Pilot – A new proposal to revive Navy shipbuilding and add more than 30 vessels to todayís fleet of about 280 depends on the serviceís ability to control construction costs and keep other expenses ñ including the war on terror ñ from eating into shipbuilding budgets.
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Iraqi Navy – With the 5th Fleet: Iraq's crude navy
Virginian Pilot – The Iraqi navyís main goal is to protect the country’s oil terminals. U.S. and coalition forces now protect the rigs against attacks by terrorists and smugglers.
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US Navy – Navy's new command distances it more from Cold War
Copley News Service – In another move away from its Cold War concentration on deep-ocean operations, the Navy is forming a command that will focus on missions on land and in the shallow waters of ports and rivers, which could be more relevant in fighting terrorism???The new Navy Expeditionary Combat Command will have a certain back-to-the-future look, with units designed to operate in the rivers and coastal waters much like the “brown water” Navy missions in Vietnam and in the Civil War. It will consist of about 40,000 sailors trained for a physical, up-close style of conflict more from the 18th century than today’s stand-off, high-tech naval combat.
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US Marines – U.S. Forces Try New Approach: Raid and Dig In
New York Times – With the Marines in Anbar Province, attempting to implement the inkblot strategy???
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US Navy – Navy to Expand Fleet With New Enemies in Mind
New York Times – The Navy wants to increase its fleet to 313 ships by 2020, reversing years of decline in naval shipbuilding and adding dozens of warships designed to defeat emerging adversaries.
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US Navy – A ''wrenchturner'' helps keep the aging F-14s in the sky
Virginian Pilot – With the F-14 mechanics aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf.
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Iraq – The Mayor of Ar Rutbah
Foreign Policy – Amid the chaos in Iraq, one company of U.S. Special Forces achieved what others have not: a functioning democracy. How? By relying on common sense, the trust of Iraqis, and recollections from Political Science 101. Now, their commander reveals the gritty reality about nation-building in Iraq, from the ground up.
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