Seasick: Our Acidic Oceans
Proceedings, Sept. 2012 Carbon dioxide . . . it’s what makes our soft drinks zesty and champagne . . . well, champagne. It is…
Birth of the Littoral Combat Ship
Proceedings, September 2012 In a series of 1990s simulations, the LCS concept was born; the Strait of Hormuz was the hypothetical scenario, and ‘the…
A British View of the Naval War of 1812
Naval History Magazine, August 2008 The War of 1812 was a conflict between two very different naval powers, a pattern that is far more…
The Witch’s Final Flight
Naval History, August 2012 On a rainy night on a remote station, the U.S. Navy paid the price for poor training and lack of…
The Makin Island Raid at 70
On August 17, 1942 211 Marines set out from two submarines to Makin Island, the home of a Japanese seaplane base. The raid 70-years…
USNS Rappahannock Timeline
It took three minutes for the embarked security team of the USNS Rappahannock to dispatch a suspicious skiff that strayed within a 100 yards…
The Great Green (Pierside?) Fleet
Proceedings, July 2012 On 14 October 2011, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shared his vision of the “Great Green Fleet” at the Naval…
Punch Them in the Nose…and Then Leave
Proceedings, July 2012 This year marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet client government in Afghanistan. Mark Twain, and more recently…
An Alternative Piracy Defense
Force, or the threat of force, is an important factor in countering pirate attacks off Somalia. That unsurprising conclusion can be inferred from the…
Keeping our Amphibious Edge
Proceedings, July 2012 Amphibious capability has become associated primarily with assaulting defended beaches and seizing lodgments for land campaigns. However, such forces provide much…
Firsthand from Guadalcanal
Naval History, August 2012 When the 1st Marine Division splashed ashore on Guadalcanal on 7 August 1942, two members of a Marine journalism program…
The Incredible Shrinking SSBN(X)
Proceedings, June 2012 There is vigorous debate concerning the affordability of replacing the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs), which are set to begin retiring in 15…