New York Times – The United States intends to close one of its two foreign naval bases that service nuclear submarines. The 33-year-old naval base at La Maddalena, off the coast of Sardinia, will close because of “military reshuffling.”
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Category Archives: USNavy
US Navy – Landing signal officers guide in jets, grade pilots' landings
Virginian Pilot – Welcome to the world of landing signal officers aboard a Navy aircraft carrier. Itís about as far as you can get from toiling in an office cubicle.
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US Navy – New U.S. DD(X) destroyer sails ahead
Reuters – The Pentagon will order an initial eight highly-automated DD(X) destroyers being developed by Northrop Grumman Corp. and General Dynamics as the centerpiece of the U.S. Navy’s 21st century fleet.
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US Navy – Washington Report
Sea Power – Naval News from Capitol Hill
US Navy – Navy plans to move carrier George Washington to Japan
Virginian Pilot – The Navy has decided to send the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier George Washington to Japan to replace the aging carrier Kitty Hawk when it is retired from service in 2008
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US Navy – A New Missile Threat?
Sea Power – Industry experts believe the nation is vulnerable to a sneak attack from the sea, and the idea is gaining traction in Washington.
US Navy – Cultural Links
Sea Power – Foreign area officers help forge relationships between U.S. forces and indigenous populations.
US Navy – Nimitz returns following six-month deployment
San Diego Union Tribune – The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group returns from a deployment in the Gulf.
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US Navy – The Flyer
Sea Power – An interview with Lt. Gen. Michael Hough, Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation
US Navy – Pitching In
Sea Power – Sea-going helicopters will help relieve the operational load faced by U.S. Army ground forces in Iraq.
US Navy – In Demand
Sea Power – The number of unmanned aircraft deployed by U.S. forces has grown exponentially, and the nationís combatant commanders want even more.
US Navy – Deployment of 6,000 sailors and Marines begins Friday
Virginian Pilot – The USS Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group prepares to deploy.
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US Navy – Warship training tactic under scrutiny
Virginian Pilot – A Cold War tactic in which one ship tries to force another to turn may be at the root of collision between the Norfolk-based destroyers McFaul and Winston S. Churchill.
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US Navy – Presidential Helicopter Program
Sea Power – Naval news from around the industry.
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US Navy – Companies Studying Persistent Unmanned Maritime ISR for Navy
Sea Power – Naval news from around the US defense industry
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US Navy – Navy plans to trim its fleet by 10 ships this fiscal year
Virginian Pilot – The Navy plans to trim its fleet by at least 10 more ships this fiscal year as it drops below 280 for the first time in modern days.
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US Navy – Japan to host US nuclear carrier
BBC – Japan is to allow a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be stationed in its waters for the first time. The vessel will replace the USS Kitty Hawk, the US Navy’s oldest active ship, when it is decommissioned in 2008.
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US Navy – Navy considers sailors trained for close-quarters assault
Virginian Pilot – The “Dirt Navy,” if put into play, could thrust sailors into a domain long reserved for foot soldiers. The force, perhaps 800-strong, could be used in missions that call for close contact with hostile coastlines.
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US Navy – Navy leader shows desire to retire the Kennedy
Virginian Pilot – Despite being pressed by lawmakers to hold on to the aging aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, the Navyís top admiral underscored his desire Thursday to retire the ship and build a future fleet with just 11 flattops.
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US Navy – Breaking barriers, sinking stereotypes
Virginian Pilot – Capt. Nora Tyson just finished serving as commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship Bataan. For a time after Hurricane Katrina, she was the voice of the Navy on TV.
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US Navy – Washington Report
Sea Power – Naval news from the US Congress.
US Navy – The Fixer
Sea Power – An interview with the Navy’s program executive officer for Littoral and Mine Warfare
US Navy – Why Doesn't America Have a Nelson?
Naval War College Review – The U.S. Navy has yet to produce a commander who can equal Nelsonís combination of war-fighting excellence, personal gallantry, and public prominence. Whether the Navy can produce one today, absent a powerful rival on the high seas, is doubtful at best.
US Navy – New chief sees expanded role for Navy
Copley News Service – American sailors might operate well beyond their traditional domain of the high seas, the Navy’s new top officer said Thursday in laying out his vision of the Navy’s future.
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US Navy – The Mach 7 Munition
Sea Power – The Navy is planning experiments with artillery that would be able to hit targets with precision 200 to 300 miles inland. The high-tech weapon would give naval surface ships a new, persistent ability to provide indirect fire to Marines or other inland maneuver forces that are rapidly outrunning the umbrella of current naval guns.
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