Athens or Sparta? Critical thinkers or technicians? Education or training and credentialing? Which does the military really prefer? Which does it find more valuable?
Can they coexist or are...
History Gifts Have Twice the Impact
The Tawani Foundation of Chicago has just pledged up to $40,000 to match contributions to the Naval Institute's Oral History Program made between February...
By Senior Master Chief Jim Murphy, U.S. Navy (Retired)
The Navy has made progress with educational opportunities and documentation of academic credits for Sailors. Limited openings in Naval Postgraduate School and Naval War College programs, the Sailor...
Immortal: A Military History of Iran and its Armed Forces
Steven R. Ward. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2009. 361 pp. Notes. Bib. $29.95.
Reviewed by Colonel Norvell B. De Atkine, U...
By Colonel Gordon W. Keiser, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)<p>
Leave No Man Behind: The Saga of Combat Search and Rescue
George Galdorisi and Thomas Phillips. Minneapolis, MN: Zenith Press, 2009. 656 pp. Illus. Notes. Index. $30.
For nearly 100 years, countless...
'Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.'
Peter Drucker (1909-2005)
The bridge of the USS Newark, most likely between 1891-93, presents a very workmanlike and...
Dual Bands, Single Processor
Raytheon and Navy engineers at the Surface Combat Systems Center, Wallops Island, Virginia, will hold a preliminary design review this month on modifications to the Dual-...
A digital edition of the April issue of Proceedings is available for current USNI members to view. The magazine image below is a link to the online magazine and will take you outside the USNI website...
The Coast Guard Promotes Dynamic Leadership
By Captain Donna Cottrell, U.S. Coast Guard
Are your efforts at mentoring and professional development frequently overcome by a demanding operational tempo...
Bolstering our foreign partners' maritime security capabilities may not only achieve positive global effects but serve U.S. policy goals.
'Whenever and wherever the opportunity exists, we...
Deterrence vs. Defense
In February Iran orbited a small satellite. This event matters because it demonstrates the ability to launch a long-range missile with at least sufficient range to hit anywhere...
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