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US Navy – The Navy's Changing Tide
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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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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US Navy – Shaping the Future
Sea Power – Key Navy and Marine Corps weapons reach a turning point in 2005, but tight budgets and war costs may hamper forward progress.
US Navy – Self-Inflicted Vulnerabilities
Naval War College Review – Military systems increasingly rely on information systems that are designed to commercial standards and lower levels of quality assurance than is traditional for military hardware. This reality, together with flaws that emerge in the networked environments that are the hallmark of network-centric warfare, increases the probability of operational failure, even without hostile action. Planners must provide fallback capabilities against the possibility of catastrophic information-system failure.
US Navy – Emergency continues on quake-hit islands, US hospital ship arrives
Agence France Presse – The hospital ship USNS Mercy was due to arrive at Indonesia’s Nias island Monday as thousands of people were still in desperate need of help a week after a powerful quake killed hundreds.
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US Navy – West's submarine nuclear warheads flawed, say scientists
Daily Telegraph – British and American nuclear warheads carried by submarines are so poorly designed that they may fail to detonate if fired, scientists have said.
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US Navy – Hiding and Seeking
Sea Power – Navy takes a simpler route to the next step in precision strike: hitting a moving target in poor conditions with low-cost munitions.
US Navy – With new jets, Navy pilots rely more on brains than brawn
Virginian Pilot – Their new ride has the brains; the old one had the brawn. That oversimplifies the difference between the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the F-14 Tomcat. But remove the pilot lingo and military acronyms used by those who fly the jets or keep them running, and itís the bottom line.
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US Navy – Naval aviation moves to a whole new plane
Virginian Pilot – Move over, Tomcats and ìBabyî Hornets. The Super Hornets are finally here, filling a decade-long need for a more advanced Navy combat aircraft.
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US Navy – After Closing of Navy Base, Hard Times in Puerto Rico
New York Times – A year after the Navy left Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, taking with it 6,000 jobs and an estimated $300 million annually, Ceiba is struggling as businesses close, unemployment rises and residents leave the town of 18,000.
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US Navy – Navy cancels overhaul on USS John F. Kennedy
Associated Press – The Navy on Friday canceled a $378 million overhaul for the USS John F. Kennedy, another indication the aging aircraft carrier could be mothballed later this year.
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US Navy – Bush Names Pick for Pentagon Civilian Job
Associated Press – President Bush said Thursday that he has chosen Navy Secretary Gordon England for the No. 2 civilian job at the Pentagon.
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US Navy – US sending navy ships to quake-struck region of Indonesia
Xinhua News Agency – The hospital ship USNS Mercy is returning to Indonesia.
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US Navy – Breaking the Mold
Sea Power – A new Navy concept of mine countermeasures aims to deliver speed and agility to the fleet, vastly improving operational timelines.
US Navy – Carrier Eisenhower rejoins fleet after $2.5 billion overhaul
Virginian Pilot – A look at the improvements made to the USS Eisenhower.
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US Navy – US 7th Fleet makes first visit to Zhanjiang
People’s Daily Online – The USS Blue Ridge makes a port call in China.
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US Navy – Blue Angels Striving for Perfection
Aviation Week and Space Technology – A look inside the Blue Angels flight demonstration team.
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US Navy – Behind the Numbers
Sea Power – Navy budget request is up in 2006 as cost of high-tech weapons keeps rising; some Marine Corps budget lines decline.
US Navy – New US naval strike group takes charge
Gulf Daily News – The USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group has arrived in the Gulf.
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US Navy – Aircraft Carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower Back After Once-In-Lifetime Overhaul
Associated Press – The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower finishes its Service Life Extension Program refit.
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US Navy – Changing Vision
Sea Power – The Navy is considering how to navigate the new strategic landscape depicted in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s view of the future.
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US Navy – USS Spruance Returns Home One Final Time
News4Jax – The destroyer USS Spruance is slated for retirement after more than three decades of service.
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