Proceedings Magazine - April 2016

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Issue: Proceedings Magazine - April 2016 Vol. 142/4/1,358
It may seem odd to connect a vaunted leader from the age of cannon, cutlass, and sail to modern social media. But look deeper. If the British admiral lived today, he would...
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  • What Makes the CPO Mess Tick
    Is current criticism of the Chief Petty Officers’ Mess warranted? Some is; most is not.
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  • Innocent Until Investigated
    The secretive proceedings that ruined an officer’s career demonstrate that when the Navy only pursues justice for...

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Charles de Gaulle Fights ISIS

On 23 November 2015, the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, operating in the Persian Gulf, launched her first air strikes...

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Twilight of Manned Flight?
The writing is on the wall: The next century of carrier aviation will be one of continued relevance, but considerably...
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Now Hear This - 'Misnavigation' or Spoofing?

On 12 January, images of two U.S. Navy boat crews captured by Iran competed in the media with those of...

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Nobody Asked Me, But . . . - #SavetheSkirt

When a coworker told me that skirts had been banned from the U.S. Naval Academy’s commissioning ceremony...

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Charting A Course - To Drink, or Not to Drink?

In his iconoclastic book, My View From The Bridge Wing (Create Space, 2015) Captain Alan E. Eschbach,...

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Bunker Burst White Paper

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@AdmNelson
It may seem odd to connect a vaunted leader from the age of cannon, cutlass, and sail to modern social media. But look...
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What Makes the CPO Mess Tick
Is current criticism of the Chief Petty Officers’ Mess warranted? Some is; most is not.
...
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Innocent Until Investigated
The secretive proceedings that ruined an officer’s career demonstrate that when the Navy only pursues justice for...
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'All Manner of Contingencies'
USNI News Editor Sam LaGrone spoke recently about a number of global issues with the Deputy Supreme Allied...
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Innovation Is Initiative
To maximize its potential in belt-tightening times, the Navy needs Innovative Petty Officers who are agile and adaptable....
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A South China Sea Game Changer?
A ruling is about to come down from the Hague on the simmering sovereignty dispute between the Philippines and China; all regional...
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Special - Bunker Burst: Innovation Unleashed

The ideas were flying and the brainstorming was abundant at the inaugural “Bunker Burst” Innovation Workshop, held at the San Diego...

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Editor's Page

As anyone who knows Proceedings can tell you, this is a contributor-driven publication. The members of the professional staff do not...

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CEO Notes

Annual Meeting

The U.S. Naval Institute Annual Meeting takes place on Thursday, 28 April 2016, at the Center for Strategic and...

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Comment & Discussion

Maneuvering a DDG Safely and Tactically

(See T. Ogden, pp. 80–82, March 2016 ...

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From the Deckplates - Best Practices Evolve from Open Discussion

While being trained at my first command in the Navy, I noticed something unusual right away.

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Special Report - The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum Strikes Again

The power of innovation lies not in mere ideas or words, but action. Innovation has an impact only when men and women who have no special rank or...

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Nobody Asked Me, But . . . - Fatigue Threatens SAR Operations

Following a series of search-and-rescue (SAR) operations in the past decade that ended tragically, the Chairman...

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Book Reviews

Tarnished: Toxic Leadership in the U.S. Military

George E. Reed. Sterling, VA: Potomac Books, 2015. 203 pp. Index. Notes. $26.50...

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Leadership Forum - #Leadership (Hashtag Leadership)

Generation Y (those born between 1980 and 2000) comprises the junior officer ranks currently serving in the...

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Professional Notes

Give Sailors the Tools to Fix Things

By Captain Robert W. Bodvake and Lieutenant Todd Coursey, U.S. Navy

Industry...

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Naval Systems - Tomahawk Seeker Demo'd for 'Distributed Lethality'

Raytheon Missile Systems engineers are evaluating potential modifications to an active seeker array that, based...

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World Naval Developments - Ever-Smarter Software = Ever-Greater Missile Versatility

In February, Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter announced that the U.S. Navy would soon field a version of...

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Combat Fleets

On 25 February the Australian government released its latest defense white paper and long-range investment plan, which placed a high priority on...

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Lest We Forget - Collisions and Coincidences

During the hotly contested struggle for the Solomon Islands during World War II, while Japanese and U.S....

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In His Own Words: Gregory E. Glaros

I first became aware of the Naval Institute as a midshipman at the Naval Academy in 1982. I joined...

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From Our Archive

‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.’

Winston Churchill (1874–1965...

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2016 U.S. Naval Institute Annual Meeting

Thu, 2016-04-28

The U.S. Naval Institute Members and supporters are cordially invited to attend the 2016 U.S. Naval Institute Annual Meeting. The...

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