Leathernecks look for a few good men (and women) in the Flower Power capital of the world, but the locals would like them to take a hike.
Confrontations over matters of war and peace have long been...
A Tasting Menu
This month, we have no focus, no theme for the magazine. This is by design, not a reflection of burned-out editorial imaginations. Not all stories fit into a neat package. Some need to...
In Destroyer Captain, a new book from the Naval Institute Press, Admiral James Stavridis reflects on his time as skipper of the USS Barry (DDG-52) from 1993-1995 and shows readers the true nature of...
When the Americans came, we thought they were the enemy. The Awakening came when we realized the Americans were our friends.
—Sheikh Sattar Abdul Abu Risha
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Fellow Members of the U.S. Naval Institute,
We are pleased to communicate this summarized annual report on the State of the Institute in its 134th year of service. You will find the full 2007...
Indian leaders speak of following their own Monroe Doctrine, but rarely provide specifics. Two possible directions for India are based on James Monroe and Theodore Roosevelt.
Why Marines Fight
James Brady. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. 320 pp. Illus. $24.95.
Reviewed by Colonel John W. Ripley, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Colonel Gordon W. Keiser, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)<p>
The USS Flier: Death and Survival on a World War II Submarine
Michael Sturma. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2008. 207 pp. Illus. Maps. Notes. Bib. Index. $29.95.
On 12 August 1944,...
Building a Small Surface Warship: Mission Impossible?
(See W. J. Holland Jr., pp. 14-19, February 2008; K. Lee, D. Criner, p. 6, March 2008 Proceedings)
What's in a Word?
The time has come to expunge from our political vocabulary a word that is offensive, demeaning, and profane to anyone who serves or has served in the Navy. That word is "...
Dunn Oral History is Available
Support from several sources has enabled the Naval Institute to complete Vice Admiral Robert F. Dunn's oral history. Our thanks to the Tawani Foundation for its ongoing...
Seagoing Rails
An experimental electromagnetic rail gun (EMRG) was successfully test-fired by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center lab at Dahlgren, Virginia, in late...
Analysis of a Helicopter Crash in the Bering Sea
By Lieutenant Commander David R. Neel, U.S. Coast Guard
On 8 December 2004 in Skan Bay, Unalaska, the rescue of eight crewmembers from the cargo ship...
By Colonel Thomas L. Constantino, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (Retired), and Midshipman Matthew Constantino, U.S. Naval Academy
The simple two-foot-tall white stone is not much different from the more than 138,000 others that surround it at the Golden Gate National Cemetery a dozen miles from downtown San Francisco. Besides...
We have not adopted the appropriate diplomatic, military, informational, or economic strategies to deal with Canada.
Our relationship with our neighbor to the north has deteriorated—at about...
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