U.S. NAVY (J. PRESTON)

Comment and Discussion

April 1989
"Chernavin Responds"(See V. N. Chernavin, pp. 75-79, February 1989; Editor's Note, p. 25, March 1989 Proceedings)Admiral David E. Jeremiah, Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet—Bravo ...

The Bridge at Dong Ha

By Colonel John Grider Miller, USMC (Ret.)
April 1989
Two NVA infantry divisions spearheaded by a large tank column were closing in on the town of Dong Ha, site of a key highway bridge across the Cua Viet.

Notebook

April 1989
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Money Matters: More on Reducing the Tax Bite

By Captain Roger Granum, U. S. Navy (Retired)
April 1989
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Combat Fleets

By A. D. Baker III
April 1989
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Face to Face

April 1989
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World Naval Developments

By Norman Friedman
April 1989
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The Soviet Navy: Diesel Boats, Forever and Ever

By Norman Polmar, Editor, Guide to the Soviet Navy
April 1989
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Vessels of Patrol Combatant Missile Hydrofoil Squadron 2 travel in formation

Fighting the PHMs

By Lieutenant Commander Marvin E. Butcher, Jr., U. S. Navy
April 1989
In 1980, the Navy heralded the patrol (combatant) missile hydrofoil (PHM) as a “ship whose time has come.” But has it? True, the Navy operates six PHMs and fields a ...

Estimating Soviet Defense Expenditures

By Captain Steven E. Daskal, U. S. Air Force Reserve
April 1989
The web of secrecy that pervades most aspects of the Soviet Union is nowhere more impenetrable than in areas involving defense and defense spending, despite the tremendous “national technical means” ...

Costa Rica’s Emerging Coast Guard

By Lieutenant Commander Phillip J. Heyl, U. S. Coast Guard
April 1989
In 1979, Costa Rica’s coast guard—then known as the Maritime Section—was an undisciplined, loosely organized group of civil guard policemen with little maritime experience. The United States had just delivered ...

A House Undivided

By Commander Michael S. Baker, Medical Corps, U. S. Naval Reserve
April 1989
Joint exerciseshelp medical personnel improve their ability to respond to real-world contingencies.

India’s Navy Comes of Age

By Captain R. P. Khanna, Indian Navy (Retired), and Captain C. M. Vyas, Indian Navy (Retired)
April 1989
The Indian Ocean, once described as the “neglected ocean,” has become a hub of international political and military activities and a focus of superpower rivalry. Both conventional and nuclear-powered and ...

Leadership Forum

By Lieutenant Commander Patrick M. Walsh, U. S. Navy
April 1989
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Our Peaceful Navy

By Captain Gerald O'Rourke, USN (Ret.)
April 1989
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Where We Were

By Clay Barrow
April 1989
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Waste Not

By Commander Richard A. Guida, USNR
April 1989
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Pictorial: 27th Annual Photo Contest Winners

27th Annual Photo Contest Winners
April 1989
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"Do You Have a Hero?"

April 1989
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Special: One Story the Press Never Told

By Admiral Jerauld Wright, U. S. Navy (Retired)
April 1989
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No Quarter for Their Boomers

By Captain John L. Byron, USN
April 1989
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What Quieting Means to the Soviets

By Richard R. Pariseau and Captain Lee F. Gunn, USN
April 1989
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Special: Dear Son

By John S. Miller
April 1989
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Personnel Puzzle

By Carolyn H. Becraft
April 1989
Politicians insist they won't stand for women in combat. Motivated by the reality of the declining pool of males eligible for military service, however, these same politicians have pushed the ...

Women on the Front Lines

By Commander Barry J. Coyle, USN
April 1989
Women on the Front LinesBy Commander Barry J. Coyle, U. S. NavyWomen make up about one-fourth of the Navy's VQ-3 and VQ-4 squadrons, serving alongside men in every ...

Avoiding the Conventional Arms Control Bottle

By Rear Admiral James A. Winnefeld, USN (Ret.)
April 1989
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April 1989
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