Naval War College Review – The immunity of hospital ships from attack is firmly established in international law; they have long enjoyed a ìsafety in vulnerabilityî rooted in their humanitarian purposes, universally respected by principled belligerents. But to a terrorist their white paint, red crosses or crescents, and special signals simply make them conspicuous and attractive ìsoftî targets. It is time to consider effective defensive armament for themóor failing that, abandoning their protected status.
Category Archives: USNavy
US Navy – TV special looks at disposal of old military equipment
Virginian Pilot -Itís the end of the line for most Navy ships when they are decommissioned and sent to a floating boneyard. However, some are saved from what the producers of “The Boneyard” call ñ with a dramatic flair ñ “the deadly grip of the salvager.”
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US Navy – Lawmakers Swap Tanker Funds From Marines to Air Force
Sea Power – The latest naval news from Congress.
US Navy – Navy's top sub commander warns against reducing fleet
Virginian Pilot – The Navy’s top submarine commander warned Monday against reducing the size of the nation’s sub fleet, saying there are already more missions than submarines to complete them.
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US Navy – Boeing Eyes High-Flying Torpedo
Sea Power – Defense news from around the industry.
US Navy – Norfolk-based destroyer wards off suspected piracy near Somalia
Virginian Pilot – The Norfolk-based guided missile destroyer Gonzalez, using machine gun fire, rocket flares and searchlights, helped ward off a suspected pirate attack of a civilian ship in the Indian Ocean.
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US Navy – 'We are One Shipyard'
Sea Power – The latest naval news from around the industry.
US Navy – Hospital ship returns to San Diego after treating tsunami victims
Associated Press – The hospital ship USNS Mercy returned home Wednesday after treating thousands of the sickest survivors of the tsunami and earthquake that ravaged Indonesia.
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US Navy – Carrier Jets Not Bombing Iraq Lately
Associated Press – Dozens of fighter jets have been roaring off the deck of the USS Carl Vinson to patrol Iraq for four weeks now but haven’t dropped a single bomb – a clear sign of success, the ship’s commander said.
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US Navy – Guam, Hawaii Lobby for Aircraft Carrier
Associated Press – Guam and Hawaii are lobbying to be the Pacific homeport for a Navy aircraft carrier, eyeing the thousands of local jobs and millions of dollars it could bring to one of the islands’ economies.
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US Navy – The Futurist
Sea Power – An interview with the Deputy chief of naval operations for warfare requirements and programs, who charts the road ahead.
US Navy – Enemy of the Status Quo
Sea Power – Navy research chief Cohen highlights ONR innovations.
US Navy – The Mosquito Can Be More Dangerous Than the Mortar Round: The Obligations of Command
Naval War College Review – Flesh and blood are critical elements of all weapon systems. Absent the will and physical capability to fight due to uncontrolled disease, any equation for victory is doomed. As the painfully high rate of malaria infection among unprotected Marines in Liberia recently demonstrated, the global war on terrorism, and especially expeditionary warfare in the underdeveloped world, may be completely paralyzed without a wholesale commitment of leadership ìfrom the topî to environmental protection of troops under their command.
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US Navy – The F-35, Ready for Prime Time?
Air Force – The services have slashed the fighterís weight and changed its milestones to get the program back on track.
US Navy – New Looking Glass
Sea Power – Optics system technology would turn the ocean itself into a lens, enabling subs to perform some surface missions without a periscope.
US Navy – Vital Links
Sea Power – The Coast Guard and Navy are cooperating across the board to increase U.S. awareness of what is happening in the maritime arena.
US Navy – Wing-mounted technology gives jet pilots crisp view of battlefields
Virginian Pilot – A look at the Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) that gives today’s F/A-18 Hornets their ability to see targets on the ground three to five times better than earlier models of the system.
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US Navy – The Graduating Class of 9/11
Washington Post – How the events that have transpired since 9/11 have affected the graduating class at the US Naval Academy.
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US Navy – LaSalle to bow out of Navy service
Virginian Pilot – The command ship USS LaSalle retires from service.
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US Navy – Washington Report
Sea Power – The latest from Capital Hill regarding the Navy.
US Navy – Domain Defense
Sea Power – The Navy and Coast Guard began years ago to devise a national strategy for maritime security based on improved global intelligence.
US Navy – War with China?
Defense and the National Interest – William Lind’s analysis of Robert Kaplan’s recent article “How We Would Fight China.”
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US Navy – A Smarter Scout
Sea Power – Linked to a new communications network and fitted with torpedoes and other munitions, the Fire Scout would be a multirole weapon.
US Navy – Retired carrier USS America sunk off Atlantic coast
Virginian Pilot – The retired aircraft carrier America is on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, sunk by the Navy in a series of explosive tests.
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US Navy – Paper is out, as cruiser's navigation goes digital
Virginian Pilot – After hundreds of years of using nautical charts made from parchment to plastic, the Navy is preparing to throw them all overboard.
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