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CORRECTION
Aug 01, 2007; Anonymous ... * The July Historical Perspective, "Great White Fleet Ship Paved Way for Better Radio ...
LETTERS
Aug 01, 2007; Anonymous ... Contractor Cover Story 'Didn't Fit the Forum' Given the diminishing stature of our nation's maritime services, I was disappointed with your choice of "Hold Them Accountable," a generalist piece irrelevant to sea service, as worthy of the prestige of a cover story. In departing ...
Good Neighbors
Aug 01, 2007; Wittman, Amy L ... It is my pleasure and privilege to join the talented staff at Seapower, and I look forward to maintaining the course of excellence set by Richard C. Barnard during the last five years. I wish him all the best in his retirement. The threats to our national security and global interests - ...
Long-term Threats in the Asia-Pacific
Aug 01, 2007; Panneton, John A ... The recent arrival of U.N. inspectors in Pyongyang, North Korea, is a reminder that nuclear proliferation, cross-border tensions and terrorist activity in the Asia-Pacific region pose long-term threats to the security of the United States. But the threat that looms largest may be Washington's ...
INTERCEPTS
Aug 01, 2007; Anonymous ... "Networks are, and will be, our battleground." Adm. Gary Roughead Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command On the importance of networked, open-architecture systems to modern warfare At the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association/U.S. Naval Institute ...
Presidential Hopefuls Avoid Specifics As Security Issues Drive Campaigns
Aug 01, 2007; Scully, Megan ... Defense and homeland security will dominate the 2008 presidential campaigns, rivaling health care and a handful of other domestic topics as the central issues in the intense, prolonged battle for the White House. But don't expect the candidates to get into the nitty-gritty areas of ...
Shake-Up, Part II
Aug 01, 2007; Munns, David W ... Having pulled the plug on the Deepwater office, the Coast Guard commandant bolsters his procurement staff Procurement Teams A team of Coast Guard acquisition specialists will manage each element of Deepwater. * Forty additional staff members will be hired to man the ...
Forward
Aug 01, 2007; Klamper, Amy ... The Coast Guard moves ahead with its flagship cutter, convinced it has remedies for the ship's design and cost ills Costs and Benefits The service concluded the National Security Cutter's (NSCs) projected structural fatigue did not justify the risks of stopping ...
Back From the Brink
Aug 01, 2007; Munns, David W ... Coast Guard's once-troubled Rescue 21 program nears full-rate production Program Progress Coast Guard officials restructured the Rescue 21 program to rein in costs and produce a more reliable deployment timeline. * The restructured contract with General Dynamics allows ...
Filling the Gap
Aug 01, 2007; Kreisher, Otto ... Coast Guard tries to speed the Fast Response Cutter into service New Boat Plans The Coast Guard has issued a request for proposals for the Fast Response Cutter (FRC) program. * The service wants to buy at least 12 cutters based on an existing operational boat. * ...
The Engineer
Aug 01, 2007; Munns, David W ... Rear Adm. Ronald Rábago takes the helm as the Deepwater program reaches a turning point Recently appointed as chief of the Coast Guard's Deepwater project, Rear Adm. Ronald RábagO has accepted a $24 billion program budget and a principal role in resolving its problems amid some ...
Underwater Vision
Aug 01, 2007; Goodman, Glenn W Jr ... Miniature imaging sonar technology will aid homeland security missions Hand-held Homeland Security Aid Newer, forward-looking, multibeam imaging sonars essentially create a streaming video of submerged objects, divers, fish and the sea bottom. * Developed, in part, ...
A New Age of Sail?
Aug 01, 2007; Hilburn, Matt ... As fuel prices and environmental strictures take their toll on shippers, entrepreneurs say the remedy is in the wind Will More Shippers Fly a Kite? Germany's Beluga Shipping will deploy kites to help propel its vessels. * Some $3 million kites could be the size of ...
Reaching Out
Aug 01, 2007; Tiron, Roxana ... The U.S. Navy's global fleet station concept gets a trial run Regional Precincts The GFS would foster a U.S. presence in various global "neighborhoods" to help regional military forces accomplish their goals. * Staffing by indigenous forces and U.S. agencies, such as the ...
Below Key West
Aug 01, 2007; Burgess, Richard R ... Navy forces foster regional cooperation with Latin American states Southern Comfort Naval Forces Southern Command attracts the services of up to 24 states for its exercises. * Even Nicaragua and Bolivia are on the list. Venezuela is not. * The goal: "Personal ...
New Game Plan
Aug 01, 2007; Burgess, Richard R ... A long-time partner of the U.S. Navy restructures its forces New Capabilities The Royal Netherlands Navy shifts its forces to counter low-intensity conflict, terrorism and protection of the sea lanes. * Dutch military services paid the painful costs of ...
Managing the Mail
Aug 01, 2007; Kime, Patricia ... Pentagon balks at call to outsource entire military postal process The End of Military Mail Clerks? Privatizing mail delivery would enable the military services to assign 4,500 people to other duties. * 363 contractors already are involved in the web of organizations that ...
Higher IQ
Aug 01, 2007; Klamper, Amy ... Robotic subs demonstrate the potential for tactical collaboration The Bloodless Coup When the lead robot was disabled, the remaining four mini-subs vied for the post. * It was the first time the squadron had achieved this level of cooperative behavior. * They ...
Osprey Tiltrotor Craft Heads for Iraq
Aug 01, 2007; Anonymous ... BACKGROUND The V-22 Osprey originated from a 1982 Department of Defense requirement for a multipurpose tiltrotor aircraft for the Marine Corps, Air Force Special Operations Command and the Navy to replace several types of helicopters. The Osprey flew in 1989. The program, executed by a ...
Germany Moves Ahead With Type 125 Destroyer
Aug 01, 2007; Anonymous ... BY AMI INTERNATIONAL INC. The German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement has signed the construction contract for four Type 125-class destroyers that will be built in Germany. The $2.7 billion contract is in addition to initial outlays of $31.9 million for preliminary ...