Proceedings Magazine - October 2011 Vol. 137/10/1,304

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$400 Billion in DOD Cuts? Here's One
Issue: Proceedings Magazine - October 2011 Vol. 137/10/1,304
By: Captain Tony Heimer
The platform supposedly designed to ensure that landing craft carrying Marines reach the beach fully equipped is facing big challenges—so big some drastic measures...
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    A plan implemented in 2006 brought unified U.S. responses to transnational maritime threats. It provides a template for...

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$400 Billion in DOD Cuts? Here's One
The platform supposedly designed to ensure that landing craft carrying Marines reach the beach fully equipped is facing...
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Making Stovepipes Work
A plan implemented in 2006 brought unified U.S. responses to transnational maritime threats. It provides a template for...
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The Maritime Domain Awareness Conundrum
Since the terrorist attacks in 2001, threats and challenges around the ocean borders of the United States continue to...
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