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Leadership Forum: Correct the Navy's Character Problem
By Lieutenant Commander James J. “Jake” Moore and Lieutenant Commander Michael Silver, U.S. Navy

The Navy should strengthen the character side of the Navy Leadership Development Framework to eradicate...
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From Our Archive
“A good teacher, like a good entertainer, first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson.”
John...
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World Naval Developments: F-35B Expands Definition of 'Aircraft Carriers'
By Norman Friedman

The...
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Professional Notes: Return Second-Tour and Department Head SWOs to the Bridge
By Lieutenant Audrey Talbot, U.S. Navy

Lieutenant Commander Edward McGuinnis, the USS Normandy’s chief engineer, conns the ship...
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Australia and the U.S. Must Prioritize High-End Warfighting
By Lieutenant Commander Frederick (Andy) Cichon, U.S. Navy

(The Royal Australian Navy's air warfare destroyer HMAS Hobart (DDG-39) sails with the USS John Finn (DDG-113) in...
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Don’t Kill the Navy Mine Countermeasures Triad
By Captain Edmund B. Hernandez, U.S. Navy

The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships USS Pioneer (MCM-9) and USS Patriot (MCM-7) underway in the Sea of...
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How the NYPD Can Help Fight Terrorism in Indonesia
By Lieutenant Colonel Alexander L. Carter, U.S. Army
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U.S. Foreign Policy Finally Returns to Sea: The Trump Maritime Strategy
By Captain James E. Fanell, U.S. Navy (Retired)
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Social Media Today Will Affect the Armed Forces Tomorrow
By Midshipman Kathleen Meeds, U.S. Navy
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Focus Littoral Combat Ships on Antisurface Warfare
By Master Chief Tom Lohr, U.S. Navy (Retired)

(The USS Coronado (LCS-4) conducts flight ops with an MH-60 Sea Hawk and an MQ-8C Firescout. U.S. Navy photo.)
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Proceedings Today Photo of the Week: 8 February 2019

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) transits the Skagerrak Strait last week. U.S....
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Train Navy Officers For Cyber Lethality
By Lieutenant (j.g.) Brandon Karpf, U.S. Navy

The Navy needs a cyber operations officer career path to maintain dominance and retain its best talent.
The morning of 29 August 2018...
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A New Way to View Active Cyber Defense
By Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Hayes, U.S. Marine Corps

(U.S. Marine Corps/Samantha Schwoch)
The internet no longer is the territory of only the technologically savvy. The...
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Take Cyber Tactical
By Commander Brian Evans, U.S. Navy

Western Pacific, 2130Z, 5 July On board USS Theodore Roosevelt ...
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Island Forts: Land Forces Have Value in an Air-Sea Battle
By Lieutenant Joseph Hanacek, U.S. Navy

U.S. Army (Rachael Jeffcoat)
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Let SWOs and Sailors Do Their Jobs
By Commander Rob Brodie, U.S. Navy

To increase readiness, the Navy needs to improve shipdriving, maintenance, and training.
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Mass Punishment Does Not Work
By Major Brian A. Kerg, U.S. Marine Corps

Practices that penalize the group for one member’s failure to follow the rules—such as a unit-wide safety stand-down after a liberty...
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Proceedings Today Photo of the Week: 1 February 2019

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the...
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Commentary: Captain, Get Some Sleep!
By Captain John Cordle, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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Now Hear This: Focus on the Main Tasks
By Rear Admiral Leonard Picotte and Captain Keith Larson, U.S. Navy (Retired)

Damage control has always been a key to the Navy’s ability to fight, survive, and win. One bright...
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Nobody Asked Me, But . . . Cyber Must Include Operational Support
By Lieutenant M. Scott Lassiter, U.S. Navy

Amid the talk of cybersecurity and offensive cyber operations, the...
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From the Deckplates: Increase Opportunities to Retain Talent
By Staff Sergeant Jairo I. Patino, U.S. Marine Corps

The Marine Corps and Navy lose money and time when the enlisted Marines...
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Nobody Asked Me, But . . . Justice Is a Leadership Trait
By Sergeant Major Michael Burke, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
I had a Marine I wanted to destroy. Time and again he was on our radar, and he had been nonjudicially punished at least once. He had a poor moral foundation, and it was only a matter of time until he did something that would allow me to gleefully...
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Special: An Elder's Story
By Sergeant Major John L. Horton, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

Sergeant Major Horton—pictured here as a gunnery sergeant at...
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Professional Notes: The Navy Needs Information Warfare Airships
By Commander Javier Gonzalezocasio, U.S. Navy

Lockheed Martin’s LMH1 Airship, shown here, is one example of...
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Book Reviews
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Combat Fleets
By Eric Wertheim
South Korea’s Navy took delivery of the tank landing ship Nojeokbong...
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Naval Systems: Missile Defense Becoming Frontline DDG Mission
By Edward J. Walsh

A U.S. Air Force C-17 launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, similar to the mock-up shown, for a...
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Lest We Forget: Fishtailing on the Franks at Leyte
By A. Denis Clift
The son of Russian immigrants, Michael Bak Jr. was raised in New Jersey during the Depression. “I came home one time in my Boy...
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Naval Institute Foundation:Top Naval Institute Supporters of 2018
The Naval Institute enjoys the support of thousands of donors who made 2018 the Foundation’s most successful year ever. Our special thanks to these individuals whose generosity placed them in our annual-giving societies last year....