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The Coast Guard’s long-sought heavy icebreaker, the Polar Security Cutter, was among the programs to receive funding when Congress passed a spending...
By Lieutenant Alex Haupt and Lieutenant Jack Walsh, U.S. Navy
The U.S. Naval Institute strives to be a primary resource for junior officers (JOs) in the Sea Services. Today’s JOs have many things in common with those of the past: We work hard, we are proud to be naval officers, proud of our heritage,...
Now Hear This - Is Great-Power War Still Possible?
By Lieutenant Commander Rachael Gosnell, U.S. Navy, and Second Lieutenant Michael Orzetti, U.S. Marine Corps
The Center for Naval Analyses recently published Grand Strategy: Contemporary Contending Analyst Views and Implications for the U.S. Navy, a survey of potential U.S.
Nobody Asked Me, But. . . - 'Choreographed' Training Is Dancing with the Devil
Lieutenant (junior grade) Matthew R. Hipple, U.S. Navy
Pier sentries are inspecting a vehicle. Just before letting it proceed, a sailor asks the driver to lift a mat originally mistaken for the trunk floor. In the commotion as the bomb is casually exposed, the driver makes a break for it. The nearest...
Just over one year ago, in a period of several days, the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard were called into action to respond to an especially challenging and near-simultaneous series of events across the globe.
A digital edition of the April issue of Proceedings is available for current USNI members to view. The magazine image below is a link to the online magazine and will take you outside...
Since the end of the Cold War and the breakup of the Soviet Union, most defense watchers assumed that China would step into the role of America’s next great-power peer competitor. For years China was the elephant in the room when discussing...
From the Deckplates - Focus on the Basics—Before It's Too Late
By Senior Chief Jim Murphy, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Modern organizations require carefully designed and executed human-resource programs. The Secretary of the Navy understands this, and his recently announced 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative is ostensibly an effort toward that end....
The buildup of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has caused quite a stir with the United States and its allies over the past few years. But China hardly has us over a barrel.
Naval Systems - Integrated-Systems Work Starts for Final San Antonios
By Edward J. Walsh
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems has started development of critical electronics systems for the San Antonio–class amphibious assault ship or amphibious transport/dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD-26), following a December...
Secretary of the Navy Edwin “Ray” Mabus, under fire from members of Congress, veterans’ associations, and others, has announced that the Navy will return to traditional sources for naming Navy ships.1...
World Naval Developments - The Human Factor in Cyber Security
By Norman Friedman
A recent case of hacking—actually of industrial espionage—offers insights into the world of cyber-warfare. The victim was the Canadian company NorTel, which is now being broken up after suffering severe losses (not attributed to the...
Taiwan recently announced that in 2013 it plans to begin retrofitting Harpoon Block II antiship missiles into its Dutch-built submarines, the Hai Hu (pictured here) and sister Hai Lung. The Block II variant of the Harpoon...
By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)
For more than 100 issues, this column has recounted inspirational incidents from our history in hopes that, as part of our heritage, they will not be forgotten. Sometimes, however, it is easier (or at least more palatable) to forget, and this is...
The William M. Wood Foundation of Boston, Massachusetts, will sponsor the U.S. Naval Institute’s 2012 history conference. This year’s program, a joint production with the Naval Academy to...