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	SHip Antisubmarine Warfare Readiness / Effectiveness Measuring (SHAREM)
		The exercise was conducted in the Ligurian Sea between Corsica and the mainland of Italy.
		SHAREM 126 was conducted by the Surface Warfare Development Group (SWDG) in the East Sea of Korea from 12-18 September 1998.
		Environmental and warfare equipment performance data was collected to evaluate the efficiency of the participating units in that ocean environment.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/sharem.htm (1906 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force: ...
		Acknowledging that the main threats in the realm of undersea warfare, both currently and in the future, are mines and submarines, the Panel on Undersea Warfare focused on those technologies that support antisubmarine warfare (ASW); mine countermeasures (MCM); offensive mining; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities that support ASW and MCM.
		Antisubmarine warfare is one of the Navy's most fundamental core compe- 1 Department of the Navy.
		Antisubmarine Warfare Recommendations Establish and maintain a dedicated long-term program, centered on at-sea measurements and tests, to provide the science and technology bases for pushing active and passive acoustic array gain to the limits imposed by the ocean.
	www.nap.edu /books/0309059267/html/1.html (2285 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force: ...
		Antisubmarine warfare (ASW), which is one aspect of the ability to fight and win, was designated as one of the Navy's core competencies by the report of the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces
		Antisubmarine warfare (ASW), which is one aspect of the ability to fight and win, was designated as one of the Navy's core competencies by the report of the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces3 on May 24, 1995.
		This is a Navy-unique requirement not only for undersea warfare functions such as submarine warfare, antisubmarine warfare, and mine or countermine warfare, but also for amphibious warfare (surf zone, charting, and other near features).
	www.nap.edu /books/0309059267/html/7.html (9127 words)

	Submarine Warfare in the 20th Century : A Bibliography: Books History of Naval Strategy/Warfare : Special Topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Signal Processing for Antisubmarine Warfare is a short course in electrical signal processing fundamentals and their applications in the field of antisubmarine warfare.
		Attempts to smooth estimated tracks of Antisubmarine Warfare vehicles which receive the same time dependent navigational information simultaneously was found not to be advisable as this disturbs the correlation of navigation error between the vehicles.
		The antisubmarine warfare (ASW) capability of the air arms of western navies depends upon their ability to employ air-dropable sonobuoys for the detection and localization of enemy submarines.
	library.nps.navy.mil /~library/bibs/submarine/subbookstop.htm (17473 words)

	THE UNRAVELING AND REVITALIZATION OF U.S. NAVY ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Without effective antisubmarine warfare it cannot be ensured that losses to submarine threats can be kept to acceptable levels among carrier strike groups, expeditionary strike groups, surface action groups, combat logistics forces, maritime prepositioning forces, afloat forward staging bases, merchants (strategic sealift and commercial), or other maritime forces in joint operating areas.
		The middle of the pyramid represents the key elements of antisubmarine warfare (force structure, sensors, weapons, countermeasures, and) that would be brought to bear in a conflict involving adversary submarines.
		Knowledge of the environment is essential for antisubmarine warfare in any locale, but especially in littoral waters, where complex spatial and temporal (i.e., time and space) variations can wreak havoc on the performance of acoustic sensors.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1405555/posts (10987 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Symposium on Naval Warfare and Coastal Oceanography: Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, ...
		An example of this fast-paced warfare is a hypothetical task force operating off the coast in the vicinity of Norfolk, Virginia.
		Strike Warfare Background and Discussion A representative from the Naval Strike Warfare Center at NAS Fallon, Nevada, discussed strike planning methods and identified environmental factors of primary importance, almost exclusively focused on atmospheric processes: Winds at the target.
		Navy special warfare teams and their Marine Corps NSW counterparts are often required to operate with little or no knowledge of enemy activities.
	www.nap.edu /books/NI000309/html/4.html (4666 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		For example, the Navy needs a training program for theater antisubmarine warfare commanders, and should bolster their staffs for crisis planning at the operational level.
		In the area of undersea warfare and theater antisubmarine warfare, the experiment aimed to test undersea warfare planning and command and communications procedures involving local anti-submarine warfare commanders and the theater anti-submarine warfare commander.
		Another key element in the ant-submarine warfare portion of FBE Kilo was the flow of information between the theater antisubmarine warfare commander and the local ASW commanders.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/sep_03_12.php (1062 words)

	HyperWar: The Army Air Forces in WWII: Vol. I--Plans & Early Operations [Chapter 15]
		Any doubts regarding the necessity for extending the antisubmarine activity of the AAF and for increasing the mobility of its units were dispelled during the next two months by the Germans themselves who began rapidly to shift the emphasis of their attack toward the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean areas.
		Fortunately, both Army and Navy antisubmarine forces were able to draw largely on the experience of the British for their initial stock of tactical data, and they made extensive use of their opportunity.
		This experiment in sending antisubmarine forces to outlying bases on a detached service status proved administratively unsatisfactory, but plans nevertheless continued to point toward I Bomber Command as the organization that would be responsible for AAF specialized antisubmarine activity wherever it might be undertaken.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/AAF/I/AAF-I-15.html (13978 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		Insofar as future warfare was concerned, the most important naval developments of World War II may have occurred in the North Atlantic, where the struggle for survival of Great Britain was won before the United States offensive in the Pacific began.
		Wider convoy routing and better antisubmarine precautions in distant areas forced Doenitz to return to the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic, and it was there that the battle was finally settled in the summer of 1943.
		Late in the war antisubmarine ordnance was radically improved by the introduction of a projectile to augment the depth charge.
	www.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_12.html (3913 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the past, NPS has been instrumental in providing the fleet with officers who have the requisite knowledge to plan and conduct antisubmarine warfare from the air, surface ships, submarines, joint staffs and battle groups.
		“Many of the leaders in the specialty of antisubmarine warfare have attended the Naval Postgraduate School, and are familiar with the mission to increase the combat effectiveness of U.S. and allied armed forces to enhance the security of the U.S.' interests.
		Don Brutzman, a former submariner, is the chair of the Undersea Warfare Academic Committee.
	www.nps.navy.mil /pao/Internal/newsletter/NDIA.htm (374 words)

	Antisubmarine Warfare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During the first three months of 1942, more than 100 ships were sunk by U-boats off the east coast of North America and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, some within sight of land.
		The U.S. Navy did not have the resources to conduct an effective antisubmarine campaign so AAF bombing and observation units assisted although the AAF was no better prepared.
		The AAF then shifted the bulk of its antisubmarine units to bases in Europe and North Africa.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/history/wwii/asw.htm (207 words)

	Partners in Freedom
		Spin and spin recovery characteristics of the S-3 were evaluated and found to be satisfactory during tests in the Langley 20-Foot Vertical Spin Tunnel.
		Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin) S-3 Viking aircraft are tasked by carrier battle group commanders to provide antisubmarine warfare (ASW), antisurface warfare (ASUW), surface surveillance and intelligence collection, electronic warfare, mine warfare, coordinated search and rescue, and fleet support missions such as airborne refueling.
		In 1964, the Navy announced a requirement for a new carrier-based antisubmarine warfare aircraft (designated VSX) to replace the aging Grumman S-2 Tracker.
	oea.larc.nasa.gov /PAIS/Partners/S_3.html (702 words)

	New Attack Submarine: More Knowledge Needed to Understand Impact of Design Changes (Letter Report, 04/30/98, ...
		The NSSN is expected to be a highly effective multimission platform capable of performing antisubmarine and antisurface ship missions and land attack strikes as well as mine missions, special operations, battle group support, and surveillance.
		Like the electronics warfare system, the acoustic intercept system was restructured because of fiscal year 1998 internal funding cuts.
		Several improvements resulting in a more capable threat were noted over the previous threat of record, which the Navy used to model the survivability of the NSSN design in the 1995 assessment.
	www.fas.org /man/gao/nsiad98038.htm (3619 words)

	Books on acoustics, sonar, electronic warfare and countermeasures
		The links below are provided as an information resource to the acoustics and electronic warfare communities.
		The listing of a link here does not necessarily constitute agreement of Peninsula Publishing with the information contained therein, nor the endorsement by Peninsula Publishing of the organization responsible for the link on the Internet.
		Organization devoted to the study and promotion of electronic warfare -- electronic counter measures, electronic counter-counter measures, electronic support measures, electronic reconnaissance — for use by the armed forces.
	www.sound-acoustic-books.com /antisubmarine_warfare.htm (226 words)

	SIGNAL Magazine
		In keeping with its approach to incorporating blue-water-navy technologies for possible littoral uses, China is deploying a number of antisubmarine warfare systems to support potential conflicts against adversaries equipped with the most advanced submarines under the sea.
		Many Pacific naval analysts do not believe that China has a real antisubmarine threat or that antisubmarine warfare (ASW) is a priority in the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) new ship program.
		Of all the potential naval weapons from which to choose, the MK 46 lightweight ASW torpedo was China’s first choice in 1985 negotiations.
	www.afcea.org /signal/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=509&print=yes (1763 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / Donald S. Jones, 76, pilot for Apollo recovery missions
		In the late 1960s, Admiral Jones was commanding officer of a helicopter antisubmarine squadron when he was ordered to develop night and all-weather astronaut recovery procedures for the Apollo program.
		He became a naval aviation cadet in 1950, beginning a careerlong association with helicopter and fixed-wing antisubmarine warfare.
		Admiral Jones had seven command assignments at sea and was commander of the Third Fleet, based in Hawaii, from August 1983 to September 1985.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/12/17/donald_s_jones_76_pilot_for_apollo_recovery_missions (448 words)

	Navy to Stand up Fleet Anti-submarine Warfare Command (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The Navy is boosting its antisubmarine warfare capabilities with the creation of the Fleet Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Command (FASWC) in San Diego April 8.
		Antisubmarine warfare is a Navy core competency, which needed a reinvigorated focus.
		The Spencer, Mass., native will be the Navy’s foremost ASW advocate, redirecting the focus of the Navy back to ASW and overhauling it as a critical core competency for Navy warfighters.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=12396 (538 words)

	MIT Security Studies Program: ASW Conference Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Held on June 11 and 12 in Lexington, Massachussetts, the conference sought to provide a fresh look at the question of whether or not antisubmarine warfare remains an essential mission area for the U.S. Navy.
		warfare, missile defense, and amphibious warfare capabilities have grown in importance in the
		particularly in the aviation and surface warfare branches.
	web.mit.edu /ssp/Publications/confseries/ASW/ASW_Report.html (6260 words)

	Sea Power: Navy Renews Emphasis on Antisubmarine Warfare - Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After a decade in the shadows, the Navy has put antisubmarine warfare (ASW) back at the top of its warfighting priorities, injecting new leadership and increased funding into the fight against a re-emerging undersea threat.
		The challenge presented by these quiet submarines is heightened by the fact that they operate mainly in the noisy, shallow waters of the littoral.
		An S-3B "Viking" from the “Diamond Cutters” of Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron Three Zero (VS-30) launches from one of four steam driven catapults on the ship’s flight deck.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,NL_ASW_100404-P1,00.html (950 words)

	HS-6 History
		The SH-60F's primary mission is anti-submarine warfare (ASW) defense of the inner zone, which includes detection, classification and destruction of hostile submarines.
		Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Six was commissioned on June 1, 1956, aboard USS PRINCETON (CVS-37) midway between the islands of Formosa and Okinawa.
		The SH-60F provides substantially improved antisubmarine detection and tracking capabilities, while the HH-60H is the most advanced, and first carrier based Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) platform.
	www.domoe.com /hs6/html/history.html (434 words)

	AllRefer.com - Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force \| Japanese Information Resource
		Most of these aircraft were used in antisubmarine and mine warfare operations.
		The MSDF is commanded by the chief of the maritime staff and includes the maritime staff office, the self-defense fleet, five regional district commands, the air-training squadron, and various support units, such as hospitals and schools.
		Because most of the MSDF's air arm is detailed to antisubmarine warfare, the ASDF has to be relied on to provide air cover, an objective that competes unsuccessfully with the ASDF's primary mission of air defense of the home islands.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/japan/japan282.html (722 words)

	VPNAVY - VX-1 History Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
		In order to consolidate ASW evaluation service of air and surface units, the Antisubmarine Development Detachment, comprised of both Air and Surface Divisions, was commissioned on 17 September 1943.
		In 1946, the unit was recommissioned Antisubmarine Development Squadron One and was moved to Boca Chica Field, NAS Key West, Florida.
		Gone are the days of sole ASW improvements; VX-1 is now also pushing the forefront of technology in the arena of tactical developments in SUW(surface warfare), AMCM (airborne mine countermeasure), logistic support, extended range surface/land attack, and electronic warfare.
	www.vpnavy.com /vx1_1946.html (805 words)

	NDM Article - Shrewd Tactics Underpin Navy Strategy to Defeat Diesel Submarines
		For that reason, the U.S. Navy is adopting an entirely new approach to tackling this threat, says Capt. David Yoshihara, who heads the Antisubmarine Warfare Task Force, a group specifically created to help fix the Navy’s current shortfalls in antisubmarine warfare.
		The new concept favors an “offensive posture,” which means that U.S. ships will try to beat the enemy by getting to a contested area faster, before these adversaries have a chance to deploy their submarines.
		The sort of speedy response envisioned in the new antisubmarine warfare concept is unprecedented in the U.S. Navy, where ASW occasionally is mocked as “awfully slow warfare,” according to Adm. John Nathman, vice chief of naval operations.
	www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2005/Mar/UF-Shrewd_Tactics.htm (1050 words)

	A History and Development of VAQ-33
		In World War II, composite squadrons (mixed aircraft) were assigned to "baby flat-tops" (CVE's) to handle antisubmarine warfare and close are support of amphibious landings.
		This VC-33's mission was "antisubmarine warfare." Its insignia was a "steel gauntlet crushing a submarine." Initially they flew TBM Avengers, but soon transitioned to the AD Skyraider.
		From the time of it's move to NAS Norfolk, Virginia, until the fall of 1969, the squadron began receiving new aircraft for the fulfilling of it's mission of electronic warfare.
	www.reenactor.net /vaq-33/vaq-33_history.html (948 words)

	Submarine Warfare in the 20th Century : A Bibliography : Periodical Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		“Antisubmarine Warfare,” U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 86(3):109 March 1960.
		“The dawn of modern anti-submarine warfare: Allied responses to the U-boats, 1944-45,” RUSI 134:61-68 Spring 1989.
		Wirth, James J. “A joint idea: An antisubmarine warfare approach to theater missile defense,” Airpower Journal 11(1):86-95 Spring 1997.
	library.nps.navy.mil /home/bibs/submarine/subarticlesasw.htm (4267 words)

	Antisubmarine Warfare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Improved acoustic signal detection in littoral regions is a major problem.
		The ten decibel discrepancy between the expected performance of broadband sonar systems (both passive and active) and the at-sea performance has significant implications for the effectiveness of littoral antisubmarine warfare (ASW).
		Recovering these "missing db" translates to an improvement of up to a factor of four, five or even greater in the range at which targets can be detected in harsh acoustic environments.
	www.anti-submarine.com (783 words)

	109: Naval Aircraft Fundamentals
		HS Helicopter Antisubmarine - Rotary Wing Used for carrier based anti-submarine warfare, plane guard, search and rescue and logistics.
		VAQ Tactical Electronic Warfare - Fixed Wing Tactically exploits, surpresses, degrades and decieves enemy electromagineic defensive and offensive systems including communication, in support of air strike and fleet operations.
		Referred to as "Sea Control" squadrons even though their letter designation is VS. Note: As of 1998 VS no longer is employed in the ASW role.
	members.tripod.com /~Motomom/109AircraftC (562 words)

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