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Biofuels in Congress

December 3, 2012 4:01 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 3:05 PM
It’s been a little more than six months since two prominent Senate Armed Services Committee Republicans took aim at efforts…

Close Air Support: The Pioneering Years

November 19, 2012 3:24 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 9:36 PM
Naval History, December 2012 Marine aviators’ commitment to deliver support to ground forces—a tactic once deemed too dangerous—grew into a…

Book Review: The Generals by Tom Ricks

November 8, 2012 2:45 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 2:57 PM
Thomas E. Ricks, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today. New York: Penguin, 2012. 558 pp.…

Submarine Stormtroops

November 7, 2012 2:39 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 9:32 PM
Proceedings, November 2012 An unconventional spin on the Marine tradition of forcible amphibious entry could counter modern A2/AD threats—at little…

History of the USS Enterprise

November 6, 2012 2:37 PM - Updated: March 16, 2017 7:58 PM
On Sunday USS Enterprise, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. after its final deployment.…

Ohio-class Replacement Details

November 1, 2012 12:37 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 1:27 PM
The Ohio-class Replacement nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is the Navy’s planned sea-based strategic nuclear deterrent. U.S. Navy officials…

Timeline of the Polaris Missile

October 31, 2012 12:33 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 3:10 PM
On late October 1963, USS Andrew Jackson launched first Polaris A-3 missile from a submerged submarine, off Cape Canaveral, Florida.…

Shifting Targets

October 30, 2012 12:31 PM - Updated: February 5, 2013 9:27 PM
Proceedings, October 2012 We must reconsider our strategic perspective and organizational culture amid an emerging naval revolution. Today’s U.S. Navy…

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