Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA): Port and Coastal Security for the Homeland Is Evolving
Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Bob Papp said people usually think of the Navy and Marine Corps when they …
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USS New York Changes Homeport to Mayport, Fla.
The USS New York (LPD 21), the U.S. Navy’s tribute to the victims of the 9/11 attacks, is changing homeport, …
Not a Floating Museum, but Razor Blades: Forrestal, the Navy’s First Supercarrier, Goes to the Breakers for a Penny
How much did the U.S. Navy pay to scrap the its very first supercarrier, the USS Forrestal? The winning bid …
The M/V Cape Ray Readies to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
When the U.S. and Russia hammered out the “Framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons” in September, the who and …
Hagel Reassures Friends and Allies at Manama Dialogue
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel reassured friends and allies at the recent International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialog …
Littoral Combat Ship LCS 5 and LCS 6 Launches Mark Beginning of Serial Production
As the first littoral combat ship, USS Freedom (LCS 1), returned from deployment to the Western Pacific, two more were …
Beyond Immersive Training? From Virtual Reality to Augmented Reality
As noted in the first part of this article, training system examples like the Army’s Joint Fires and Effects Training …
Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Legacy
Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer and developer of the ubiquitous AK-series of combat rifles, passed away in Russia at …
The Coast Guard’s International Training Division (ITD)
The U.S. Navy is the world’s largest, with the only global blue-water fleet, with multiple nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, …
Beyond Immersive Training? Services Embrace Immersive Training
One of the underlying concepts emerging from this month’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2013 involved the optimum …