Proceedings Magazine - July 2011 Vol. 137/7/1,301

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More Firepower for the Navy? Convert!
Issue: Proceedings Magazine - July 2011 Vol. 137/7/1,301
To offset the vulnerability of its aircraft carrier force and prepare for a possible military conflict with China, the U.S. Navy should build a dedicated class of modified cruise-...
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    With crime and militancy plaguing its waters, Africa must help itself by sharing resources and working with foreign powers....

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Bury These Things with Bin Laden

On 2 May 2011, Navy SEALs arrived via helicopter at a remote district in Pakistan. After a short and...

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Just Give it Back

Our government’s fiscal culture must change if we are serious about saving money.

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More Firepower for the Navy? Convert!
To offset the vulnerability of its aircraft carrier force and prepare for a possible military conflict with China, the U.S. Navy...
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Africa Partnership Station Helps All Sides
With crime and militancy plaguing its waters, Africa must help itself by sharing resources and working with foreign powers....
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Where West Meets East: A New International Canal?

The Bosporus, which divides Europe from Asia, is one of the busiest waterways in the world. Connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara,...

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Helping Afghans Help Themselves
In the post–Cold War era, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has renewed relevance in training Afghanistan’s...
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Proceedings Digital Edition

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Comment & Discussion

The Sweet Smell of Acquisition Success

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Nobody Asked Me, But. . .

We Need Something to Believe In

The United States has been at war in Afghanistan and Iraq for almost ten years now. For most of the...

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Answering the Call

‘The Navy Way Has Become a Mindset’

The son of Cuban-American refugees, Nick Perdomo Jr. joined the Navy to become an...

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From Minimal to Optimal
Crew? What crew? To reduce total ownership costs, manpower has recently been stripped to the bone in the Navy’s newest...
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Book Reviews

The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, The Making of a Navy SEAL

Eric Greitens. New York: Houghton Mifflin...

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Metrics: Impossible
As they are currently defined, success-criteria for the U.S. effort in Afghanistan are fated to be dashed against the age-old...
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Can PTSD Be Prevented Through Education?

By Sergeant Major David K. Devaney, U.S. Marine Corps

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More Cuts Coming

The House Appropriations Committee has reduced the Fiscal Year 2012 Department of Defense budget by some $17 billion...

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Deaf Whale = Dead Whale

Cetaceans—mammals of the sea, a group including whales, dolphins, and porpoises—have auditory...

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‘Never, believe me, Appear the Immortals, Never alone.’

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