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National Defense
September 2006
Grace Jean
Navy Exercise Organizers Aspire to Link Players Around the Globe Recent fleet synthetic training exercises have linked Navy crews aboard vessels and inside simulators across the country with other U.S. military services and even European forces overseas. 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
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
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
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
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
September 2010
Grace V. Jean
Duty Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship: 'Grueling but Manageable' The Navy will soon decide which version of the Littoral Combat Ship it will buy. Selecting the ship model, however, is only the beginning of what could be a long, arduous adjustment for sailors who will be serving aboard these new vessels. 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
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
April 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
As the Cost of Sailors Rises, Navy Finds Ways to Get Them Off Ships Navy ships in the future may go to sea with fewer, but perhaps happier sailors. 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
December 2012
Thomas A. Benes
Navy, Marine Corps Rethink Expeditionary Warfare Expeditionary warfare is evolving to meet the demands of a future beyond the Iraq-Afghanistan conflicts. The Navy is rebalancing its forward deployment posture, and the Marine Corps is in transition from land-centric warfare. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2013
Valerie Insinna
LCS Training Strategy Mixes Education and Video Games Earlier this year, Cubic Advanced Learning Solutions was awarded $300 million worth of contracts to provide video game-style training to sailors for the littoral combat ship crews. 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
April 2013
Valerie Insinna
Littoral Combat Ship Sets Sail on First Deployment As the littoral combat ship USS Freedom sets out for Singapore this spring, Navy officials are hoping a smooth first deployment will finally prove the ship's worth to critics. 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
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
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
April 2006
Harold Kennedy
Special Ops Sub Becomes Hub for Irregular Warfare Subs have hosted small numbers of special operators ever since World War II. Until now, however, the vessels have had space to accommodate only a handful of special operators. That is changing with the Ohio (SSGN 726) and its three sister ships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Harold Kennedy
Carrier Overhaul The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the Navy's oldest nuclear aircraft carrier -- just back from the war in Iraq -- is undergoing a $200 million overhaul that will help her last at least another decade. The work is being done at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2010
Grace V. Jean
Builders of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Pull Out All the Stops When the Navy later this year picks a winner to build its littoral combat ship, no matter which contractor is selected, the decision will be seen as a turning point for the troubled program. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Military Bases at Sea: No Longer Unthinkable Staging a military campaign the size of Operation Iraqi Freedom entirely from ships at sea---with no access to land bases---would seem inconceivable to most defense planners. Nonetheless, the notion is gaining momentum at the Pentagon. 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
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
July 2015
Philip H. Cullom
Being Energy Smart Creates More Combat Capability Energy is at the core of U.S. Navy capabilities. Without nuclear power or liquid fuels, Navy ships cannot operate. Without charged batteries, SEALs' radios and night vision goggles are useless. 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
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
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
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
April 2008
Grace Jean
Diesel-Electric Submarines, the U.S. Navy's Latest Annoyance Nations in the western Pacific have begun to acquire stealthy diesel-electric submarines, which could one day threaten U.S. access to strategic coastal areas of the world or interrupt the flow of commerce around the globe. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2010
Grace V. Jean
Submariners Going 'Back to Basics' The Navy struggles to adequately train mariners to use the technology aboard ships and submarines. 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
December 2006
Grace Jean
Undersea Range Planned for Anti-Submarine Warfare The Navy has proposed constructing an undersea warfare training range off the East Coast to prepare sailors for anti-submarine missions in shallow waters. Opponents to the plan say the sonar activity will harm marine life in the area. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Grace Jean
Marine Corps Orders New Convoy Simulators The Marine Corps has purchased simulators that will teach crews how to handle dangerous situations while driving in urban war zones. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2010
Grace V. Jean
Navy's Littoral Combat Ship to Share Duties with Coast Guard On her maiden deployment, the Navy's first littoral combat ship is carrying a surface warfare package that includes maritime security boats, boarding team equipment and berthing modules. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2011
Grace V. Jean
Drone Sensor Data Will Overload Networks, Navy Officials Warn The expected growth of unmanned systems at sea is raising concerns that the Navy's networks are ill prepared to handle the commensurate flood of data that the sensors will produce. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2014
Stew Magnuson
Navy Ship Numbers for Asia-Pacific Shift Don't Add Up The Defense Department's strategic shift to the Asia-Pacific region has gone hand in hand with a budget crunch, which in turn may test the Navy's ability to maintain a sufficient number of ships to carry out a global mission, analysts said. 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
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
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 2005
Grace Jean
Navy Must Close Budget Gap To Build Future Fleet Amid budget constraints and rising shipbuilding costs, the Navy faces a significant challenge in building its future force, according to naval analysts. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2010
Grace V. Jean
What It Will Take for the Navy to Deploy a 'Green' Carrier Strike Group Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced with much fanfare plans to deploy a "green" carrier strike group in 2016. 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
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
February 2008
Grace V. Jean
More Amphibious Ships Are Needed, Marines Contend Marine Corps leaders have stepped up pressure on the Navy to increase the size of the amphibious vessel fleet. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2014
Stew Magnuson
China's Navy Takes Great Leap Forward China's navy is growing, analysts said. And it's not only the number of ships increasing. Modernization of its fleets is going hand in hand with new types of vessels including the stated goal of building indigenous aircraft carriers. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2007
Grace Jean
Fleet Expansion Hinges On Littoral Combat Ship The Navy took its new warship, the littoral combat ship, from concept to reality in record speed. The service, however, may take years to define the vessel's future missions and develop its various weapon systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2009
Grace V. Jean
Marines Eye Littoral Combat Ship for Future Missions The increased demand for naval support in coastal areas, meanwhile, is creating a growing demand for ships that are even smaller than the LCS 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