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Cover: Lieutenants Ken Hockycko and Roy Emanuel of VF-31 launch from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as part of the F-14's final combat deployment.
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Proceedings Contents
September 2006
Vol. 132/9/1,243
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Features
Attack on the Pentagon Register (Free) or Log in to Read
Photography by Greg E. Mathieson
Dramatic never-published photos from the scene bring back the horror at the Pentagon on 9/11.
Five Years Later: Are We Any Safer? Register (Free) or Log in to Read
By John Lehman
A 9/11 commissioner identifies the real enemy and presents a security report card on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Discuss in the eForum.
Does DD(X) Have a Future? Register (Free) or Log in to Read
By Art Pine
The Navy's high-tech ship of tomorrow may be too expensive to build. Discuss in the eForum.
NAVAL AVIATION FOCUS
CVN=Indispensable National Asset Register (Free) or Log in to Read
By Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.)
A former CNO makes the case that technology has enhanced, not diminished, the capabilities of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Discuss in the eForum.
The Last Catfight
By Tony Holmes
A leading authority on naval fighter aircraft takes us on the last combat deployment of the retiring F-14 Tomcat.
2006 CAPSTONE ESSAY CONTEST WINNER
The "Soviet" Air Threat of 2006
By Ensign Kilton Kingsman, USN
The former Soviet Union's fighters and bombers are still out there, and some are in the hands of people who would do us harm.
Commitment to Mission Execution
By Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles W. Bowen, USCG
The new MCPOCG outlines the Commandant's guiding vision for the service.
A Civil War in the Military
By Colonel Mark F. Cancian, USMCR (Retired)
Three schools of thought have emerged, and the one that prevails will have an impact long after this administration is gone.
2006 JOINT WARFIGHTING ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
Toward A More Perfect Union
By Captain Bryan Blair, USA
The first prize winner says the Army and the Marine Corps need to be more compatible in equipment and weapon acquisition and training.
The Containerized Logistics Imperative
By Lieutenant Douglas Tastad, USNR
Second prize goes to a call for the military to adopt what has revolutionized the commercial shipping industry: Containers that can be marked and monitored.
Transformation Ballyhoo
By Lieutenant Colonel Brian Hanley, USAF
The third prize winner takes a look at the smoke and mirrors being fed to the U.S. military as "transformation."
Irregulars: A Natural Hedge
By Captain Roger Lee Crossland, USNR (Ret.)
The U.S. Navy must increase its reliance on its irregulars, its reserves, in this period of declining force strength.
Commentary / Nobody Asked Me, But . . .
Women CAN Fight Register (Free) or Log in to Read
Sharon Disher
Thirty years ago the first class of women entered the Naval Academy. Discuss in the eForum.
Nobody Asked Me, But . . .
Beat Army—But Only When It Plays Navy Register (Free) or Log in to Read
Lieutenant Colonel Ray Madonna, USMC (Ret.)
The author laments the passing of the tradition of midshipmen cheering for the athletic teams of the other service academies except when they are playing Navy. Discuss in the eForum.
Columns
World Naval Developments: Artillery Rockets Take Center Stage; U.S. Modifies E-2 Aircraft
Norman Friedman
Editor's Page
Firing on the Up Roll: The Road to Riga: Twists, Turns, and Dangers
Harlan Ullman
From Our Archive: XF10F-1 Jaguar
Oceans: Oil on Troubled Waters
Don Walsh
U.S. Navy: Hezbollah Attack: Lessons for the LCS?
Norman Polmar
Combat Fleets
Naval Institute Foundation
Lest We Forget: Amazing Grace, VAH-8
Charting Your Course: The Veteran Entrepreneur
Christopher P. Michel
Book Reviews
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, by Thomas E. Ricks
The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose, by General Tony Zinni and Tony Klotz
Grumman F-14 Tomcat: Bye-Bye, Baby . . . ! by Dave Parsons
Silent Steel: The Mysterious Death of the Nuclear Attack Sub USS Scorpion, by Stephen Johnson
Books of Interest
Reviewed by Colonel Gordon W. Keiser, USMC (Ret.)
George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A Tale of Two Patriots, by Dave R. Palmer
Conterinsurgency and the Global War on Terror: Military Culture and the Irregular War, by Robert M. Cassidy
Battle Line: The United States Navy, 1919-1939, by Thomas C. Hone and Trent Hone
Lipstick on a Pig: Winning in the No-Spin Era by Someone Who Knows the Game, by Torie Clarke
Policy Documents of Interest
Reviewed by Captain George Galdorisi, USN (Ret.)
Sea Power for a New Era 2006: A Program Guide to the U.S. Navy, published by the U.S. Navy
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