Japan's "Underseas Carriers"

By Captain E. John Long, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
June 1950
White caps flecked the sullen blue waters of the Pacific off the rocky shores of Honshu, Japanese mainland. It was noon, August 27, 1945, twelve days after the Mikado had ...

Baccalaureate at Graduation, Naval Academy

By Captain George V. Stewart, U. S. Navy (Retired)
June 1950
'Tis not in mortalsTo command successBut we'll do more, "Sempronius"We'll deserve it.—Joseph Addison—CatoMy congratulations, young gentlemen, for having completed successfully four years of grinding application in ...

Ding Dong Toot

By J. Wallace Talley
June 1950
If you are among those who take machinery propelled ships down to the sea you must know that according to International Rules of the Nautical Road, you have got to ...

The Brazilian Naval Academy

By Lieutenant (JG) William John Freitas, U. S. Navy (Inactive)
June 1950
The Brazilian Naval Academy, situated on Villegagnon Island in the beautiful harbor of Rio de Janeiro, has one of the most unusual histories ever experienced by an educational institution of ...

$2,000 A Month Pilots

By Lieutenant Commander Robb White, U. S. Naval Reserve (Inactive)
June 1950
The statement above may become an open breach in the wall of military thought regarding appropriations of our money for national defense. During the war years the Armed Force was ...

Morale and Discipline

By Commander John V. Noel, Jr., U. S. Navy
June 1950
We hear a great deal these days of morale in the armed services. The subject appears frequently in the press and on the radio, particularly in connection with matters such ...

Palawan Rescue

By Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Burns, U. S. Marine Corps
June 1950
At about 0300 local standard time, August 24, 1944, the staff duty 2 officer at Headquarters, Commander Seventh Fleet, then located in Brisbane, Australia, received from General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific ...

Seismic Intelligence Protects Hawaii

By Captain C. D. Meaney, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
June 1950
The seismic sea wave that rolled onto the shores of the Hawaiian Islands on April 1, 1946, presented a challenge that has been accepted. The challenge was this—detect seismic sea ...

Professional Notes

June 1950
UNITED STATESAtomic Sub PlannedNew York Herald Tribune, April 15.—The Atomic Energy Commission announced yesterday that the General Electric Company will start work immediately on a proposed new type of nuclear ...

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