Anna Hoang

Ensign Hoang is a 2024 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. She majored in operations research and is a member of the surface warfare community. She is from Knoxville, Tennessee.

Articles by Anna Hoang

Sailors on board the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) stow simulated ordnance in the ship’s Mk 71 vertical launch system (VLS) during a pierside rearming demonstration at Naval Station Norfolk. There have been three demonstrations of the Transferable Re-Arming Mechanism (TRAM), two of which were successful.

Improving At-Sea Missile Rearming

By Ensign Anna Hoang, U.S. Navy

June 2024

U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2024 CAPSTONE ESSAY CONTEST WINNER. Achieving the ability to rearm VLS at sea would give the Navy a significant advantage in future conflicts.

Anna Hoang

Articles by Anna Hoang

Improving At-Sea Missile Rearming

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