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Editor's Page

As most readers doubtless know, the Naval Institute has numerous outlets for content in addition to Proceedings, whether it be our sister publication...

CEO Notes

The Naval Institute is pleased to announce that the annual Prize Essay Contest will be returning to the pages of Proceedings later this year. The...

Comment and Discussion

Counting Warships (See N. Polmar, pp. 158–159, May 2014 Proceedings)

Now Hear This - Keep Calm and Carry On

The present squeeze on military funding is not the first such measure, nor will it likely be the last. The country has always had little trust in a...

Nobody Asked Me, But... - Retention Must Be Fixed Now

‘Sir, why do so many SWOs hate their lives and then get out of the Navy?” I was recently asked this question during a trip with the U.S....

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U.S. Global Hawks Operate in U.K. and Japan

The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawks has been busy in recent days,...

Navy Carrier Refueling and More Growlers Funded in House Appropriation Mark

House appropriators side stepped proposed cuts to the Navy’s maritime and aviation fleets...

NAVSEA: Affordability Prompted Second Look at LX(R)

The Navy’s second look at the requirements and design of its next amphibious warship is walking...

Third NATO Ship Enters Black Sea, Russia Vows Increased Military Air Presence

A French frigate entered the Black Sea on Wednesday, growing the number of NATO surface warships...

U.S. and NATO to Hammer Out Postwar Afghanistan Plan Next Week

Western European military leaders and their counterparts in Washington will convene next week to...

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Contributors

Norman C. Delaney was named the Naval History 2011 Author of the Year for a pair of articles about Kearsarge...

On Our Scope

About two weeks after D-Day, U.S. Navy Captain Harry “Savvy” Sanders, commander of Destroyer Squadron 18, recapped his experiences on...

Looking Back - The Caine Mutiny

The special affection I hold for this classic story goes back 60 years—to...

In Contact

The U.S. La Guardia de la Costa—Not Navy

Captain Earle L. Sullivan, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)

I greatly enjoyed...

Armaments and Innovations - The Navy’s Ramjet Missile

The Aegis integrated weapons system currently on board more than 70 U.S. Navy...

Selected By Our Editors

Interim VA leader Gibson is new to department

Just three months after being named Veterans Affairs deputy secretary, Sloan Gibson is taking the helm—albeit temporarily—of an embattled Cabinet ...

Shinseki Resigns as Veterans Affairs Chief Amid Furor Over Hospitals

Eric Shinseki stepped down amid bipartisan outrage over systemic misconduct and mismanagement at the V.A.’s vast network of medical facilities....

U.S. deploys advanced drones to Japan to watch China, North Korea

The Air Force sent two of its top-tech, long-distanced drones to a base in Japan to keep better surveillance tabs on North Korea and China, particular...

USMC Cannot Meet All Its Amphibious Needs, Top Marine Says

The Marine Corps cannot meet amphibious assault needs with its current stable of ship-to-shore connectors, according to Commandant Gen. Jim Amos in an...

SecDef Hagel softens words of support for VA secretary

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday drew back on his public support of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, telling reporters he will leave decisions on ...

Featured Content

Fighting the Future AirSea Battle

Establishing air-support operations centers at sea is the key to defeating potential dynamic maritime threats. ...

Expanding the Non-Kinetic Warfare Arsenal

To meet the challenges and threats of the information age, the Navy is realizing that cyberspace means a lot more than just the Internet.The definitio...

Oceans - Race to the Bottom of the Sea—Seven Miles Deep

In 2010 three groups announced plans to develop and send a manned submersible to the deepest place in the World Ocean, the almost seven-miles-down ...

The Transformation (Again!) of the Surface Navy

In the 1980s, the Tomahawk cruise missile expanded the surface Navy’s role; in the 2000s, new technologies continue to enhance surface warfar...

Maximizing Minimum Manning

The Navy can get more from less. Using fewer but better-prepared engineers will cut costs and improve readiness. The key is in the training. ...

U.S. Naval Institute Blog

Sea Control 36 (East Atlantic) – NATO Defense Spending

Your monthly East Atlantic edition of Sea Control brings you Alex Clarke with a panel on the state of NATO’s defense spending in the UK and...

Another Look: ‘The Battle of Midway’ Luck

How did the United States Navy achieve victory at Midway and turn the tide in the Pacific so early in World War II? An anthology from the Naval...

Sea Control 35 – RADM Foggo and Developing Strategic Literacy

RADM Foggo, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans and Strategy, joins us to discuss the creation of strategic literacy...

On Midrats 18 May 2014 – Episode 228: “A US Military Intellectually Geared for Defeat?”

Please join us on Sunday 18 May 14 at 5pm (EDT) for Midrats Episode 228: “A US Military Intellectually Geared for Defeat?” : Since...

‘Sea Control Frigate’ – Analysis of Alternatives

Since its publication in April’s Proceedings, I’ve been pleased that “It’s Time for a ‘Sea Control Frigate’” has helped start a discussion about a...

Naval History Blog

Remembering the USS Squalus 75 years later.

On May 23, 1939, the USS Squalus was tragically lost at sea off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Twenty-six lives were lost, thirty-three...

Navy Nurse are still #OperatingForward 106 Years Later

By André B. Sobocinski, Navy Medicine Office of the Historian, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery May 13th marks the 106th...

On Course to Midway: The Battle of Coral Sea

By the Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division The Battle of Coral Sea, fought in the waters southwest of the...

Rare Imagery Brings an Important Moment from Naval History into Focus

By Lisa Crunk, Lead Photo Archivist, Naval History and Heritage Command For a photographic archivist like me, a huge pile of donated scrapbooks,...

#PeopleMatter: Admiral of the Navy George Dewey

From Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division Today marks 116 years since Spain’s declaration of war against the...

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Naval Institute Foundation

Proceedings Magazine - June 2014 Vol. 140/6/1,336

In His Own Words: O. Jay Tomson I chose to be a Life Member of the Naval Institute. Its leadership, dedication to its mission, and commitment to the broad audience of our citizens who are interested in the history and current affairs of the U.S....