Washington Post – The Navy has acknowledged that vessels on maneuver off Hawaii last month used their sonar periodically in the 20 hours before a large pod of melon-headed whales unexpectedly came to shore in the area. The acknowledgement added to an already contentious debate over whether the sound from sonar has been causing marine mammals to strand.
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Category Archives: USNavy
US Navy – Kennedy skipper loses job in wake of collision with Iraqi boat
Virginian Pilot – The captain of the carrier John F. Kennedy is to be relieved of his command today following an investigation into the shipís collision with a small Iraqi boat in the Persian Gulf.
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US Navy – US goes back to basics in its war on terrorism
Daily Telegraph – With the crew of Mobile Security Force Squadron Two.
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US Navy – Region to lose four ships as Navy shuffles its vessels
Virginian Pilot – The tenants at Norfolk Naval Base continue to change???
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US Navy – Ages apart, two subs return to Norfolk together
Virginian Pilot – The submarine USS Virginia is completing her sea trials.
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US Navy – L-3 Unit Sees Opportunity as ëSustainment Bridge' to MMA
Sea Power – The latest naval news around the defense industry.
US Navy – Submarine-hunt exercise takes four warships to sea
Virginian Pilot – A squadron of four warships leaves today for the coastal waters of the Carolinas, where the ships will hone their skills hunting submarines in Exercise Smart Search ’04.
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US Navy – SEALs Need Better Support from Naval Intelligence
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Do SEALs need better intelligence support?
US Navy – Navy may delay plans for new line of carrier
Virginian Pilot – The fate of CVN-21 could change as the Navy realigns its funding priorities over the next two years.
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US Navy – Navy Cracking Glass Wall Between Reserve, Active Forces
Sea Power – The active and reserve forces are being increasingly integrated.
US Navy – USS Yorktown returning to Pascagoula from final deployment
Associated Press – The guided missile cruiser USS Yorktown is about to be decommissioned.
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US Navy – Pentagon Takes Major Step Toward Battlespace System Harmonization
Sea Power – A family of operational pictures is a key element of precision engagement.
US Navy – New research sub to replace aging Alvin
CNN – A new deep-sea research vessel will be able to carry people to 99 percent of the ocean floor, diving deeper than the famed Alvin that pioneered the study of seafloor vents, plate tectonics and deep ocean creatures over the past 40 years.
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US Navy – Taking Soundings throughout the Asia-Pacific: The Retiring Commander Offers Parting Views
Asia Pacific Media Network – An interview with the retiring CINCPAC, Admiral Thomas Fargo, in which he gives his view of the Pacific.
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US Navy – The US Military is in Bad Shape
US Naval Institute Proceedings – The armed forces that President Bushís team took over in 2001 were in deep trouble. Though they performed well in Iraq, they are war-weary and funds for the future are scant.
US Navy – Carrier's run-in with dhow raises red flags
Virginian Pilot – How could a small boat designed for fishing in the Persian Gulf get so close to a multibillion-dollar American carrier equipped with state-of-the-art radar and armed with its own air force? Thatís the question Navy investigators are still asking after the carrier John F. Kennedy struck and sank the mysterious boat in the Persian Gulf on July 22.
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US Navy – Precision Strike Weapon Advances Create Mythology of Infallibility
Sea Power – Without question a great strength of the U.S. military is its precision strike capability, enabled by costly, high-technology weapon systems and powerful information management tools. That strength has birthed a new mythology in which precision-guided munitions (PGMs) are perceived to be as mighty as Zeusí thunderbolts. But what is the real story about the limitations of these wonder weapons?
US Navy – How to Find a Career after Military Service
US Naval Institute Proceedings – Homework, determination, and discipline can make the search easier.
US Navy – Inside the Ring
Washington Times – Intercepts of EP-3’s continue off of China.
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US Navy – Navy's senior aviator-to-be faces daunting list of tasks
Virginian Pilot – As Rear Adm. James M. Zortman leaves his command of the Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force today and heads to San Diego as the Navyís senior aviator, the ìto doî list waiting for him out West already overflows.
US Navy – After 6 months, war-weary sailors back at last
Virginian Pilot – The USS George Washington battlegroup returns home from the Gulf.
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US Navy – LRLAP Will Boost Fire-Support Range
Sea Power – As problems continue to plague the Extended-Range Guided Munition (ERGM) program, work is moving forward on the long-range land-attack projectile (LRLAP) to provide the Navy and Marine Corps with extended range and volume of fire support.
US Navy – Navy pleased with results of readiness plan's trial
Virginian Pilot – The US Navy is pleased with the results of Summer Pulse ’04.
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US Navy – Small Bomb Could Vastly Increase Strike Capability of U.S. Aircraft
Sea Power – A small precision bomb being tested by the Pentagon holds out the promise that tactical aircraft of the near future will be able strike three to four times the number of targets assigned to U.S. planes operating over Iraq today. The bombís small size and precision would vastly improve the attack capability of U.S. aircraft simply by increasing the arsenal that could be sent aloft.
US Navy – No sunset in sight for USS Kitty Hawk
Associated Press – Life aboard the USS Kitty Hawk.
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