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Master of None: The Nuclear SWO Career Path Must Change

By Commander Matthew Phillips, U.S. Navy
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 5, 2018

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The November Proceedings is our annual Marine Corps-focused issue, corresponding with the Corps’ birthday. I recently had two wonderful...

Now Hear This: Who Will Be Ready to Fight?

Initiatives such as the Navy Community Service Program link service member volunteers with their communities and could help introduce more young...

Now Hear This: The Navy Must Prioritize Mine Warfare

Operating mine countermeasure UUVs, like the Mark 18 Kingfisher, from amphibious ships, littoral combat ships, or destroyers would provide a more...

Leadership Forum: Eliminate Retirement As A Misconduct Sanctuary

U.S. taxpayers often pay for the benefits of retired military officers who have been “forced” or “allowed” to retire after...

Professional Notes: Time for a New in-Water Ship Repair Strategy

Construction Mechanic Second Class Steve Fenske, left, assigned to Underwater Construction Team 1; Navy Diver Third Class Ryan Bujacich, center, and...

USNI News

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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 13, 2018

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and...

First Nuclear Deterrence Patrol Marks Major Step for Indian Submarine Force

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced earlier this month that the Indian Navy had...

Super Hornet Crashes in the Philippine Sea, Both Aviators Safely Recovered

Two aviators are in good condition following the crash of their F/A-18F Super Hornet in the...

Camp Pendleton Marines Join Federal Mission at U.S.-Mexico Border

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A contingent of active-duty Marines deployed this week to the...

Second Zumwalt Destroyer Michael Monsoor Leaves Bath Iron Works for California

The second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer has left a shipyard in Maine on Friday bound...

Naval History

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As I Recall

Vice Admiral Bernard L. Austin (1902–79) had a distinguished naval career that included service in World War II, the Korean War, and the...

Bluejacket's Manual — The Bullseye: 'Navigating' within a Ship

Just as a town or city has a system using street signs and addresses to help you find your way around, so does a Navy ship. Each space in a Navy...

Book Reviews

Engines of Rebellion: Confederate Ironclads and Steam Engineering in...

In Contact

Pacific ‘Gem’s’ Rescue Role

Commander Thomas “Duke” Wayne, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)

Museum Report: The Torpedo Bay Navy Museum

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Torpedo Bay Navy Museum, on a bluff overlooking Waitemata Harbour at the east end of King Edward Parade in...

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Female Navy Recruits Get First 'Dixie Cup' Hats at Boot Camp

The Navy's Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes Illinois marked another milestone in efforts to make uniforms more gender-specific Monday when fema...

China aims to prepare military for battle by ending paid contract work

China has ordered its armed forces to end all paid outside work within three years as part of a push to make the world's largest standing military mor...

Navy: 8 Sailors Aboard Carrier USS Eisenhower Hurt During Landing

Eight sailors were injured aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during an aircraft landing off Virginia's coast, the Navy said....

U.S., South Korea stage assault drill; North threatens to wipe out enemies

U.S. and South Korean troops staged a big amphibious landing exercise on Saturday, storming simulated North Korean beach defenses. ...

Marine Corps Wants Funding to Improve Security at Recruiting Centers

Ten months after a gunman opened fire in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Corps is still working to bolster the security of its recruiting officers....

Featured Content

Fighting the Future AirSea Battle

Establishing air-support operations centers at sea is the key to defeating potential dynamic maritime threats.Uproar 11, a flight of two F/A-18E Super...

Expanding the Non-Kinetic Warfare Arsenal

To meet the challenges and threats of the information age, the Navy is realizing that cyberspace means a lot more than just the Internet.The definitio...

Oceans - Race to the Bottom of the Sea—Seven Miles Deep

In 2010 three groups announced plans to develop and send a manned submersible to the deepest place in the World Ocean, the almost seven-miles-down &ld...

The Transformation (Again!) of the Surface Navy

In the 1980s, the Tomahawk cruise missile expanded the surface Navy’s role; in the 2000s, new technologies continue to enhance surface warfare&r...

Maximizing Minimum Manning

The Navy can get more from less. Using fewer but better-prepared engineers will cut costs and improve readiness. The key is in the training.Few days p...

U.S. Naval Institute Blog

Commitment to Allies and Partners Is America’s Greatest Legacy

There are few obligations that I perform more freely than honoring the lives we lost during the Great War. For me, it’s deeply personal. Both of...

Ship to Shore

I recently spent some time underway on board a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, and all in all it was a pretty good deal. In exchange for a few nights...

Time to Check the ASW Toolbox?

As welcome as the new attention to ASW we’ve seen in the last few years has been, there are places I hope are getting not just attention, but...

Never Read The Comments

I was going to double down on my last article on leadership, but I have seen the error of my ways. First, there’s this story. Apparently, 1 in 4...

Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) and Measurable Standards

Following several recent tragic, embarrassing, and wholly preventable accidents, the Navy has taken many positive and encouraging steps to improve...

Naval History Blog

USS Lakatoi – A Short, but Heroic Life

If there were a contest to find the U.S. Navy ship with the shortest career from commissioning to sinking, USS Lakatoi, with just six days, would...

This Day in History: The Trent Affair

November 8 marks the anniversary of the Trent Affair of 1861. During the opening months of the Civil War, the U.S. Navy stopped the British mail...

Damage Control on the USS Houston (CL-81)

In this selection, future RADM George H. Miller recounts the torpedoing of the USS Houston (CL-81) in October of 1944, off the coast of Formosa,...

100 Years Ago In USN LTA

The following is reprinted with permissions from The Noon Balloon. The late LTAS guru Dr. Dale Topping lamented that in any given book or...

Naval Superstitions – A Sailor’s Antiquated Guide to Avoiding Bad Luck

It’s that time of year once again! Where children and adults alike dress up, go to fun parties, and probably eat far too much candy. It’s also a...

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Naval Institute Foundation

Proceedings Magazine - June 2017 Vol. 143/6/1,372

Recent Honorary and Memorial Gifts Gifts of support to the Naval Institute have been made in the name of the following: In honor of: A. Denis Clift, by Keith Hahn Jennifer Grove, by Robert Rose, DDS LCDR Robert B. Leet, USNR (Ret.), by Tracy Jaquier...