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Television has become such a pervasive presence and influence in our lives that the idea of the “instant replay” has become widely appreciated. Here is a chance to have another look, or two, or three—to see whether the official’s call was correct, to appreciate the artistry with which a ball was caught or a goal made. Even so, we realize the drawbacks inherent in both television in general and the instant replay in particular. The moment is fleeting. Even when we see a play from two or three angles, we are not allowed to linger. We must move on, for there are new plays, new sensations. TV news also allows us to review the events of the day, but the mind tells us that we are necessarily getting a superficial picture of the whole. We can see images and emotions that grab us for the instant but which still leave us with only a collection of mental fragments—bits and snippets rather than an understanding of the whole.
One goal of the Naval Review is to play back the year 1984 and at the same time to do so at a level which brings the reader both depth and understanding. Our mind’s eye can conjure up, undoubtedly, remembered images of terrorist activity in recent years, including the bombing of the U. S. Marine headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon. One article in this issue discusses the terrorism problem and ways to avoid becoming a victim. The troubles in the Middle East, of course, extended well beyond Lebanon in 1984. Two features in this issue—one on the mysterious Red Sea mining of last summer and the other on the spillover from the Iran-Iraq war onto Persian Gulf merchant shipping—are covered in considerable detail here. The wounded, burning merchant ships that we recall from the instant replay snapshots of daily news coverage are now gathered together in one place. Three other articles provide in-depth coverage of subjects of current and continuing interest—the sue- - cess of Aegis, the role of the DDG-51 in our Navy’s planned force of surface combatants, and the disturbing downward trends in the U. S. shipbuilding and ship operating industries. (For those who desire to learn more about the Red Sea-Gulf of Suez mine operations, the Naval Institute is sponsoring a conference late this month. See the ad on page 332.)
The role of the Naval Review as a reference publication has been given still further emphasis this year with the addition of a number of new features. There are the usual yearly wrapup reviews on the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and merchant marine. One new summary covers the “maritime world,” concentrating on the operational aspects of commercial shipping, and the other pulls together the highlights of Soviet naval operations in 1984. And there are a number of new handy reference features containing the sorts of information—pay scales, addresses, and telephone numbers—that you find yourself searching for from time to time but don’t know where to look. Look here.
The legwork necessary to pull together many of these reference sources was done by a Naval Institute newcomer, Mark Gatlin, the assistant editor of this year’s Naval Review. Three members of the monthly Proceedings staff have contributed much to make the issue come together smoothly—Managing Editor Fred Rainbow, Art Director LeAnn Bauer, and Production Editor Laura Reasonover. For those three, the production of the May issue is not a one-month respite from the normal schedule but instead an even bigger workload. The same is true of Mary Sprawls, who has been both energetic and diligent in her efforts to dig out just the right pictures to illustrate the many different topics discussed in the issue. Nancy Newcomb has brought together the illustrated lists of flag and general officers of the sea services, relying many times on the help of Commander Robert Erskine of OpNav, Mary Terry of the Marine Corps, and Dr. Robert Scheina of the Coast Guard.
Susan Sweeney has been a valuable pinch hitter when needed, and Deborah Reid and Laura Brookhart have contributed much to the 1984 Proceedings index.
Here, then, is a replay of the year 1984 for naval and maritime matters. It isn't instantaneous by any means, but neither does it require a TV set or a videotape recorder. Play it back as many times as you like merely by turning the pages.
Paul Stillwell
Proceedings / Naval Review 1985
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