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National Defense
September 2006
Grace Jean
Navy's Virtual Training Exercises Expanding in Realism and Scope The Navy's use of modeling and simulation-based training has increased during the past several years, in part because of improvements in computer technologies and network capabilities. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean
Recruits Virtually Experience the High-Tech Navy With sophisticated warships poised to enter its fleet during the next several years, the Navy is relying more and more on technology to train sailors. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Bill Daniels & DiRenzo
Maritime Anti-Terrorism at the Crossroads Of National Security and Homeland Defense At issue is how do the homeland defense and homeland security duties contribute to enhanced protection of national assets in the territorial seas of the United States. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2005
Grace Jean
Navy Faces Expanded Mission Portfolio, Declining Resources In preparation for future shifts in military priorities and resources, Navy officials have gone to great lengths to spell out their vision for the service's roles in protecting U.S. interests and bolstering global security. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2009
Matthew Rusling
Coast Guard Boosting Cooperation with Military Last summer, as Russian forces lay siege to the nation of Georgia, the Coast Guard cutter Dallas, along with two Navy ships, sailed to the Black Sea to provide relief. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2004
Harold Kennedy
U.S.-Led Coalition Seeks To Block Weapon Shipments The United States and 10 other nations have embarked upon a controversial plan to limit the spread of weapons of mass destruction by blocking suspect shipments by air, land or sea. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2004
Roxana Tiron
Multinational Naval Exercises Welcome in Southeast Asia In an effort to increase force interoperability and security in Southeast Asia, the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet participates in a series of bi-lateral exercises with other navies in the region. The planner behind some of these exercises is the Logistics Group, Western Pacific. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2005
Roxana Tiron
Security Operations In Persian Gulf Require a Broad Coalition Continuous operations in the Persian Gulf are reshaping the U.S. Navy's maritime security tactics and its approach to forming coalitions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2015
Edward Lundquist
Coastal Patrol Boats Boost Naval Presence A little more than a decade ago, the U.S. Navy's coastal patrol boats were destined to be decommissioned. But after 9/11, the Navy came to realize that the small PCs could fill a big gap. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Sailors Move From Classrooms To Shipboard Simulators The U.S. Navy will be plowing millions of dollars into new simulators that will be used aboard ships, rather than ashore, to help sailors acquire specialized skills before they depart on a mission mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2006
Grace Jean
Navy Reshuffle Will Move Thousands Of Sailors to Brown-Water Duties The Navy plans to tackle terrorism and other unconventional threats via a massive reorganization that will shift thousands of sailors from traditional duties. This new approach will permit the sea service to conduct operations on land and close up in shallow water. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2012
Sandra I. Erwin
Budget Cuts, Fuels Costs Could Spur Military Spending on Virtual Training The Air Force estimates it could save about $1.7 billion over five years by reducing flying hours by 5 percent and shifting more of its pilot and crew training to simulators. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Commanders Grapple With Changing Missions, Smaller Fleet As the size of the fleet continues to shrink, decision makers at the Pentagon are grappling with how to reshape a Navy that is fighting unconventional wars largely with Cold War weapon systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2004
Harold Kennedy
At War, Navy Finds New Uses for Reserve Forces As part of its effort to reduce the strain of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Navy is moving to integrate its 83,000 reservists into active-duty operations. "We are moving away from the `weekend-warrior' culture," said Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Naval Reserve. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2005
Harold Kennedy
Navy's High-Speed Vessel Aids Relief Effort The HSV-2 Swift may be a forerunner of a next-generation fleet of fast, shallow-draft American-built transports capable of operating close along the shorelines of the world's hot spots. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Roxana Tiron
Computer Simulations Bolster Joint-Service Combat Training Connecting combat simulations in real time, so commanders and war planners from all services can train together, has proved to be a tough technical issue for the Defense Department. Last year, the Pentagon cancelled the multibillion-dollar Joint Simulation Systems program, as a result of cost overruns and poor performance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh
Middle East Turmoil Disrupts Navy's Ship Maintenance Plan Despite the fact that the Navy has come up with new maintenance plans, actors like the Islamic State -- also known as ISIL or ISIS -- may compromise its ability to get ships repaired on schedule. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2009
Grace V. Jean
Greater Demand for 'Soft Power' Reveals Shortfalls in The Navy They seek naval expertise in nontraditional missions such as training foreign navies to protect their coastlines. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Roxana Tiron
Efforts to Deploy Sea Bases Could Draw Lessons From Special Warfare As the U.S. military attempts to develop the technology and doctrine that will allow it to launch and sustain missions solely from the sea, special operations forces have been carrying out such operations on a smaller scale for more than two decades, according to a top Navy official. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2006
David Axe
Navy's Smallest Fighting Ships Prove Littoral Warfare Concepts The Navy's smallest fighting ships -- 180-ft Cyclone-class patrol boats -- are blazing the way for a future fleet of littoral combat ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2006
Grace Jean
Navy Leaders to Articulate Current and Future Missions Recent efforts by the Navy to deploy forces for ground combat and engage in other non-traditional duties are signs that the service intends to be relevant in the U.S. war on terrorism. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2006
Sandra I. Erwin
Naval Officials Seek `Intellectual Renaissance' in the Sea Services As they continue to ponder the value of naval forces in the nation's wars, Navy leaders want to broaden the debate by encouraging participation from all levels of command. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Michael Peck
Battle Experiments Mixing live and virtual troops in a multinational force was one of the biggest challenges facing organizers of a Joint Forces Command exercise last summer. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2008
John McHale
Key Tactical Data Link Systems Clear Operational Testing U.S. Navy experts are moving ahead with an upgrade to the Tactical Data Link (TDL) system onboard Navy ships after testing the data link earlier this year. The TDL will transfer information quickly and securely among military assets. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Grace V. Jean
Navy Rethinking Mine Warfare Navy officials are now warning that potential adversaries such as China are viewing sea-mines as a viable weapon to deny access to U.S. vessels. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2005
Harold Kennedy
Surveillance Needs Fuel Demand for Unmanned Vehicles Currently, there are nearly 1,000 robotic vehicles being used for surveillance and reconnaissance, especially in maritime areas in the Central Command theater of operations, and combatant commanders keep asking for more. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2006
Grace Jean
Naval `Sea Base' Supporters Seek to Prove Worth to Army Navy officials have drawn up plans to deploy a floating military base capable of supporting two combat brigades by 2019. It is not yet clear, however, whether the sea base concept is based on solid analysis or whether its potential benefits justify the cost. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2014
Valerie Insinna
Low Inventory, Low Readiness Plague Amphibious Ship Fleet Amphibious ships are among the most highly demanded vessels in the Navy's fleet, according to Expeditionary Force 21, the Marine Corps plan for its future force. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Facing Uncertainty, Navy Contemplates `Alternative Futures' Navy officials worry that fleet expansion efforts could be wrecked if the Defense Department cuts naval budgets to pay for the addition of thousands of troops to the Army and Marine Corps over the next four years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2007
Grace Jean
Lack of Military-Civilian Coordination Hinders War-Zone Rebuilding Efforts Civilian groups that play critical roles in the rebuilding of Iraq have no clear guidance for how to coordinate their efforts with the military. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Grace V. Jean
Improvised Explosive Devices: Could They Threaten U.S. Ports? The U.S. Navy possesses one of the premier mine-hunting forces in the world, but it is ill-prepared to thwart terrorist attacks on U.S. ports and waterways, officials said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2009
Grace V. Jean
U.S., Coalition Troops to Rehearse For Combat in Simulated Afghan War A high-tech combat simulation now in the planning stages will seek to achieve what eight years of real combat in Afghanistan apparently has not. And that is to teach U.S. forces how to fight with allies. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Roxana Tiron
Northern Command Not Directing Enough Attention To Maritime Defense The Defense Department is lagging behind with its plans and allocation of resources to defend the U.S. waterways, according to a top Pentagon official. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2014
Dan Parsons
South China Sea Dispute Shaping Up as Coast Guard Showdown The U.S. Navy risks sparking an international incident by using warships to check China's westward advance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Coast Guard Submits Revised Wish List, Fears Funding Cuts The Coast Guard has sent to Congress a revised requirements document for new equipment that seeks to take into account the U.S. government's heightened need for intelligence and information. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2009
Grace V. Jean
Taking Cues From New Administration, Naval Forces Shift Focus to Soft Power The Navy and Marine Corps will be turning more attention to "soft power" missions in the coming years, officials said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2009
Shea, Willadsen & Lashlee
Military in Korea Expands Use of Simulations in War Games More so than in most other places, modeling and simulation are critical to training in Korea. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2005
Roxana Tiron
Defense of Iraqi Oil Depots Tests Mettle Of U.S. Sailors Two Persian Gulf oil platforms are the focal point of Task Force 58 maritime security operations. The oil platform they are defending is the lifeline of Iraq's economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean
Air Force to Design Specialized Simulations for Tactical Training The Air Force not only is shifting a percentage of live flying time into simulations but also small-unit tactical training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Harold Kennedy
Military Steps Up Training For Joint Close-Air Support The U.S. Joint Forces Command is increasing its efforts to ensure that aviators from all military services follow the same procedures when they provide joint close-air support to ground troops during combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2012
Eric Beidel
Navy Leaders Want a More Flexible Fleet After fighting two land wars for a decade, the military is putting an emphasis back on the sea and is shifting its focus to the Asia-Pacific region and to a more maritime-weighted mission in the Middle East. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Roxana Tiron
Navy Salvage and Diving Teams Essential to `Sea Base' Concept It is going to take years and considerable investments to make sea basing fully operational. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Roxana Tiron
Aerial Prowess Tested at `Virtual Flag' The U.S. Air Force is entering the last preparation phase for a mammoth weeklong training exercise intended to bring together simulations and live exercises conducted by the Air Force, Army and Navy. Called Virtual Flag, it is scheduled to take place in March. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Shrewd Tactics Underpin Navy Strategy to Defeat Diesel Submarines Navy planners anticipate that adversaries will try to deny U.S. forces access to key strategic coastal areas by deploying quiet diesel-electric submarines. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Navy Downsizing Force to Pay for New Ships The desired expansion of the fleet--from 292 to about 375 ships--would be financed largely with cutbacks in personnel. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2004
Roxana Tiron
Deep Blue Searches for Innovation In Anti-Terror Tactics, Technology Following a terrorist attack in the Northern Persian Gulf this spring, a small U.S. Navy research team began focusing on getting into the enemy's mindset and tactics. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2010
Grace V. Jean
Maritime 'Target Drones' Used In Counter-Piracy Training As pirates continue to use small boats to swarm and hijack cargo ships, naval forces increasingly will be employing unmanned systems to help train merchant seaman to fend off attackers. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Roxana Tiron
Ships' Cost Could Sink Plans For Floating Military Bases The success of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forward-looking concept of deploying bases at sea relies heavily on the development of a new class of cargo ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2007
Grace Jean
Air Force `Virtual Flag' Makes up for Lost Flying Hours As the Air Force's budget continues to be squeezed, officials are looking for ways to cut back flying hours. Simulations and honed in digital war games such as Virtual Flag are one way to provide pilots inexpensive training. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2005
Harold Kennedy
Commandos Help Stop Weapons Smugglers on High Seas Special operators are playing an active, but low-key part in the proliferation security initiative, which the United States launched in 2003 to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction. mark for My Articles similar articles