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  United States Navy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Navy is administered by the Department of the Navy, led by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV).
Current plans in the United States Navy call for keeping the battleships on the NVR until the naval surface fire support gun and missile development programs achieve operational capability, which is expected to occur sometime between now and 2008.
The Navy's current primary fighter and attack airplanes are the multi-mission F/A-18 Hornet and its newer cousin the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/United_States_Navy   (7503 words)

  
 United States Navy - dKosopedia
Generally amphibious ships, which are used to deploy Marines, are deployed in groups of three, with one amphibious assault ship (such as a Tarawa class ship) of the LHA/LHD type, one of the LPD type, and one of the LSD type.
Current Navy plans call for reducing the fleet of nuclear attack submarines from 54 to 41-45 submarines, with the number possible going as low as 33.
Much of the Navy's current fleet fits a template set by President Ronald Reagan during the Cold War, which in turn was based on a model of warfare drawn from the Naval battles of World War II modified to fit the new role played by nuclear weapons.
www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Navy   (6035 words)

  
 United States Navy -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
United States naval aviation fully came of age in World War II, when it became clear that aircraft carriers and the planes that they carried had replaced the battleship as the greatest weapon on the seas.
Current Navy aircraft are among the most advanced in the world and include the F/A-18 Hornet and its newer cousin the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
While the Navy confirms the existence of the unit, it merely states that the role of Dev Group is to test, evaluate, and develop technology and maritime ground and airborne tactics for Navy Special Warfare.http://www.navyseals.com/community/navyseals/seal_platoon_nsw.cfm No official mention of counter-terrorism concerning DEVGRU is made.
www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/United_States_Navy   (5319 words)

  
 **************** History of the United States Navy ***************
This brief history of the United States Navy is presented by, and from the perspective of, the United States Navy Veterans Association.
By 1807 there existed in the United States a clear political consensus supporting a naval establishment, but the primary, and limited, theme of that Navy was still the protection of U.S. maritime commerce, and not the projection of American power, or even the protection of vital national interests.
The Navy's first airfield was built at Annapolis in 1911, and the first naval air station was established at Pensacola in 1916, but it was not really until the late 1930s, after the threat of Hitler's and Japan's militarism became apparent, that the U.S. began to re-arm.
navyvets.tripod.com /id50.html   (4248 words)

  
 US Navy Bombing Resumes on Vieques
Outside the Navy's Camp Garcia on Monday, one pro-statehood demonstrator carrying a U.S. flag was showing his support of the Navy when a woman raced toward him and punched him in the face.
Navy spokesman Lt. Corey Barker denied the claim, saying only pepper gas was fired and that demonstrators had thrown rocks at an all-terrain vehicle and put spikes in the road.
Current Gov. Sila Calderon, who was elected largely because of a promise to force the Navy to leave immediately, now shies away from outright criticism.
www.commondreams.org /headlines02/0401-05.htm   (894 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
Major changes in the way the Navy trains and educates its Sailors are expected to continue during his time at the helm--as will Clark's emphasis on using fleet battle experiments to move the Navy faster along the path of transformation.
Some of these ships were scheduled to be decommissioned, but we cancelled those plans and have continued funding support for next year to the sum of approximately $63 million.
We have been involved in efforts to integrate Navy and Marine Corps tactical aviation more effectively, and this work has led to discussion of why both variants of the JSF need to be produced and compete to meet design specifications.
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/oct_02_13.php   (4348 words)

  
 SURTASS LFA
Submarines are the ultimate stealth weapons, and the Navy must be able to detect them at long distances, before they pose a danger to our surface ships.
Currently there are 224 submarines operated by non-allied nations, and the submarines prowling the world’s oceans today are much quieter and more deadly than ever before.
Early in the 1982 Falklands conflict, for example, the British Royal Navy established regional maritime dominance with a single submarine attack, sinking the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano.
www.surtass-lfa-eis.com /WhyNeed   (201 words)

  
 The US Navy
This care is provided by a portion of Mercy's staff working side by side with their Filipino counterparts at several medical centers in the city, as well as patients being given care on the ship itself.
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 were recognized for their bravery and dedication while supporting the global war on terrorism during a ceremony at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., May 26.
Rear Adm. Donald Bullard, commander, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, presented 14 members of EODMU 2 with Bronze Stars with Combat Distinguishing Device and presented the Silver Star to Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman (EOD) William A. Bastable.
www.news.navy.mil   (447 words)

  
 Current United States Navy ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This a list of current United States Navy ships complete and current as of 2005.
USS Pueblo- currently held by North Korea although still in commission
This page was last modified 16:06, 27 May 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Current_United_States_Navy_ships   (72 words)

  
 United States Navy Club
Precisely at 2 bells, evening watch, 18 June 1938, at a Navy Veterans Reunion in Quincy Illinois; a new and powerful organization, The Navy Club of the United States of America, was launched.
In reverent recognition of Divine Guidance, we associate ourselves, pledging ourselves to maintain true allegiance to the government of these United States of America and fidelity to its Constitution and Laws.
The objects of this Association are to further, encourage, promote, and maintain comradeship among our members, to revere, honor, and perpetuate the memory of our departed shipmates; and to promote and encourage further public interest in the United States Navy and its history and to uphold the spirit and ideals of our Navy.
www.navyclubusa.org /history.htm   (245 words)

  
 History House: Panama I: Things to do in Panama when you Have Yellow Fever   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This well-endowed, underdefended burg fell quickly to British pirate Francis Drake in 1572,[3] and was squabbled over by Britain, Spain, and the United States for the next few hundred years: each nation recognized that a canal dug through the isthmus would greatly increase trade between the Pacific coast and Atlantic ocean.
A treaty with the United States in 1850 (The Clayton-Bulwer treaty) established a tidy diplomatic agreement concerning a possible canal, and furthermore Nicaragua was not considered the tropical deathtrap Panama was.
The Navy had learned from the deaths at the railroad and the accounts of others, and had put together an extraordinary report detailing the problems, and perhaps some solutions, of the most ambitious engineering project the world had ever seen.
www.historyhouse.com /in_history/panama_1   (2683 words)

  
 United States Navy Veterans Association
It is the manifest destiny of the United States to proclaim those truths, that shining city, that light unto the world.
But if requests for international cooperation are not successful, and the national security of the United States is at stake, then we as a people should be resolved, despite the loss of lives, to act in our own self defense without asking anybody's permission first, or listening to their Monday morning quarterbacking after the fact.
The United States, as the world's only superpower, in the age of terror in which we live, has a moral obligation to step in in such a case, as necessary, to see that the spirit of Non-Proliferation which President Kennedy spoke so eloquently about at Georgetown University in 1963, is enforced."
www.navyvets.org   (3643 words)

  
 Wars and conflicts of the U.S. Navy
History of the United States Navy by Michael A. Palmer.
Casualties: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel killed and wounded in wars, conflicts and incidents with hostile forces, 1775-present.
This Library of Congress report lists instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes.
www.history.navy.mil /wars   (984 words)

  
 NHC main page
Some type of animal, or animal reference can be found on many U.S. Navy's ships.
Join U.S. Navy Museum docents as they discuss animals in the Navy.
As the official history program of the United States Navy, the Naval Historical Center manages the Department of Navy Library, twelve Navy museums, art collections, archives, and an underwater archaeology program.
www.history.navy.mil   (220 words)

  
 Index of the United States Navy's web site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Department of the Navy Human Resources Online — Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Personnel and Equal Employment Opportunity [DASN (CP/EEO)] and the Department of the Navy Human Resources Operations Center (HROC): DoN civilian vacancy and training announcements and other information.
Navy Secretariat/Headquarters Human Resources Office — Employment opportunities with the U.S. Navy in the Washington, D.C., area
The Coast Guard is an agency of the Department of Transportation and reports to the Navy during times of war.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/.www/subject.html   (1445 words)

  
 Military Sealift Command
MSC has five area commands, each headed by a U.S. Navy captain, covering the Atlantic, Pacific, Europe, Central and Far East areas of responsibility.
Area commands are the MSC commander's direct links to MSC ships, providing maintenance, logistics and port services.
Operations and Plans provides ship operations oversight, develops operational readiness policies, and performs long range strategic, deliberate and contingency planning to ensure a seamless transition from peace to war.
www.msc.navy.mil   (374 words)

  
 United States Navy: Secretary of the Navy - Speeches   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
United States Navy: Secretary of the Navy - Speeches
Remarks at the ceremony honoring Sailors, Marines and Navy Civilians who distinguished themselves in the aftermath of the Sept. 11th attack on the Pentagon, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., 17 December 2001
Message to the Navy and Marine Corps on the Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 12 September 2001
www.news.navy.mil /palib/people/secnav/eng-speeches.html   (1696 words)

  
 US Navy Ships
This comprehensive guide to major classes of US Navy ships includes currently operational classes, new classes under development, and classes that have been retired since the end of the Cold War.
US Navy Ships an unofficial listing of decommissioned ships
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 [with an estimable names guide]
fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship   (123 words)

  
 United States Navy Band, Eternal Father   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The hymn, found in most hymnals, is known as the "Navy hymn" because it is sung at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
It was also played by the Navy Band in 1963 as President John F. Kennedy's body was carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol to lie in state.
Roosevelt had served as Secretary of the Navy and Kennedy was a PT boat commander in World War II.
www.navyband.navy.mil /eternalfather.shtml   (496 words)

  
 United States Navy Club
To give you, as an active member or former sea service veteran, an opportunity to voice your opinions in matters of National Defense, particularly with respect to the strength and well-being of the UNITED STATES NAVY.
NCUSA as a member of the secretary of the Navy's NAVY-MARINE CORPS COUNCIL, composed of 18 Navy oriented organizations, can better serve the Council's objectives by and through a large membership of its own.
You could be an active participant involving our continuous assistance to the NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND, to insure a steady flow of quality young men and women into our Navy and Marine Corps, necessary to operate and man our Ships and Stations.
www.navyclubusa.org /whyjoin.htm   (223 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for life on condition of good behavior by the president with confirmation by the Senate); United States Courts of Appeal; United States District Courts; State and County Courts
www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/print/us.html   (1890 words)

  
 Central Jersey Council Navy League of the United States - Links
Biographies of senior Navy leaders and flag officers
The mission of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.
Supporting the physical, moral, and spiritual health of America's armed forces in combat zones around the world through the letters and packages prepared and shipped by caring volunteers.
www.cjnlus.com /links.shtml   (688 words)

  
 U.S. Brig Niagara   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As the premier exhibit at the Erie Maritime Museum in Erie, PA, the Niagara is docked for public viewing September through May and intermittently during the summer each year.
During the summer months the ship conducts one day sailing excursions out of Erie and voyages to other ports in the Great Lakes as a US Coast Guard inspected Sailing School Vessel and is available for public viewing at the Erie Maritime Museum when not out sailing.
Navigate the links below to find out more about the Niagara, her history, the Erie Maritime Museum, sailing schedules, and much more...
www.brigniagara.org   (158 words)

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