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  SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4), lead ship of the Gopher State class crane ships, is a support auxiliary of the United States Navy, acting as a pre-positioning auxiliary for the United States Army and United States Marine Corps.
SS Gopher State is named in honor of Minnesota.
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SS_Gopher_State   (116 words)

  
 List of ships of the United States Navy - Gurupedia
List of destroyers of the United States Navy
List of submarines of the United States Navy
List of sailing frigates of the United States Navy
www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_ships_of_the_united_states_navy.htm   (577 words)

  
 Bush-Cheney '04 National Veterans Steering Committee
He is the former executive director of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States and is presently the international representative of the Greater Des Moines, Iowa, Convention and Visitors Bureau.
State Representative Jack Jackson (U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.) (R, House District 89) is the Bush-Cheney '04 Missouri Veterans State Chair and a national veterans steering committee member from St. Louis, Missouri.
State Senator Ray Soden (U.S. Navy, Ret.) (R, Senate District 23) is a national veterans steering committee member from Illinois and is a past national commander of the VFW.
www.gwu.edu /~action/2004/bush/bushorgvet.html   (4475 words)

  
 Dreadnought
Note that three versions of the United States flag were used during this period: It begins with 45 stars, changes to 46 in 1908, after with the admission of Oklahoma, and changes again, to 48 stars, in 1912 with the admission of New Mexico and Arizona.
Since the United States did not have the international defense commitments of Britain in the 1920's, the American response to Japan was more leisurely; and the American ships, although ordered in a timely fashion, were completed rather slowly.
The States are listed here in the order in which the ships are initially ordered and numbered, first with armored cruisers and second as battleships.
www.friesian.com /dreadnot.htm   (8601 words)

  
 Navy-Yard-Org
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, who was charged with the general administrative control of the material and personnel activities of all naval shore establishments, as well as supervising the preparation of departmental estimates for the navy's Budget Officer, which in turn the Secretary of the Navy submitted to the Bureau of the Budget.
The history of the civil service in the navy yards can be found in the early sections of these pages: (1), for the trades workers; (2), for everyone else, administrative and professional.
To increase navy yard security all workers had their pictures taken for ID badges, and as a final rite they had to swear a oath as to the veracity of their application and their willingness to abide by all civil service regulations.
www.columbia.edu /~jrs9/Navy-Yard-Org.html   (4054 words)

  
 USS Pecos (AO-6) -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
During the two decades before the United States entered World War II, Pecos carried fuel to ships of the fleet wherever needed, operating in both Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
She departed Cavite Navy Yard 8 December 1941 for Borneo and reached Balikpapan on the 14th.
After filling up with oil and gasoline, the tanker pushed on to Makassar in the Celebes, Netherlands East Indies where she refueled American warships fighting to slow the explosive advance of Japanese forces in the southwest Pacific.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/USS_Pecos_(AO-6)   (420 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
Several of the 2002 honorees were cited for their inspirational leadership, professional achievements, and personal heroism during combat operations in the U.S.-led war on international terrorism that followed the 11 September 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center complex in New York City and part of the Pentagon.
Following is a list of the awards and the names of the 2002 winners, with excerpts from the citations, which will be presented to the recipients at the 2 July Awards Luncheon during this year's NLUS National Convention--28 June through 2 July at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
As director of plans and policy, United States Transportation Command, he has been recognized as one of the Defense Department's premier experts on strategic mobility and force projection.
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/july_02_57.php   (2392 words)

  
 McNair Paper 33, Chapter 6, (Continuation)
From the Indian viewpoint, however, the traditional support of the United States evidenced by the existence of the SEATO link with Pakistan, and the concurrent redeployment of U.S. warships from their stations off Vietnam to the Indian Ocean in response to the war was a matter of grave concern.
NATO allies of the United States, to preserve their neutrality, refused to allow U.S. cargo planes on rearming missions to land at bases in their territory (as Israel's defense is not included in the North Atlantic Treaty).
Some states allow their animosity for the United States to erupt into violence even when they are not engaged in open combat with another belligerent.
www.ndu.edu /inss/McNair/mcnair33/m33c6con.html   (4691 words)

  
 The Navy's Dilemma [Free Republic]
It granted the Navy permission and resources to construct ten new large carriers, seven battleships (five of which were too broad to fit through the Panama Canal), and a host of cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and auxiliaries.
By 1940, Japan's navy was the strongest in the Pacific Ocean and in some forms of combat the finest fighting force of its kind on earth.
In 1945, the military forces of the United States were starving Japan's population and burning down its cities, one after the next.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3ad3298978ac.htm   (2123 words)

  
 List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United States Navy.
Auxiliary cruisers which are, despite their name, cruisers, a type of warship, not auxiliaries.
USS Lyra (AK-101) - USS Atik (AK-101) was sunk by a U-boat less than a month after being commissioned
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy   (147 words)

  
 Naming Ships - Navy Ships
While the Navy has attempted to be systematic in naming its ships, in recent years it seems there has been a complete breakdown in any attempt to sustain a systematic practice in the name categories for ship types.
But as the 600-ship Navy has evolved into the 300-ship Navy, it would seem that a presumption has arisen that one should be on a first-name basis with each ship of the fleet, and that no further introductions should be required.
Fortunately, the Lord looks out for fools and the United States of America, and the present situation may at least be on the road to rectification, even if the journey has been vastly lengthened by recent irresponsibility.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/names.htm   (1234 words)

  
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Should the war be continued, the United States, regarding its occurrences, will always have it in their power to adopt such measures respecting it as their honor and interest may require.
The situation of the United States in regard to their resources, the extent of their revenue, and the facility with which it is raised affords a most gratifying spectacle.
Powerful auxiliaries to the attainment of this desirable end are to be found in the regulations provided by the wisdom of Congress for the specific appropriation of public money and the prompt accountability of public officers.
www.landmark-project.com /Inaugural_Addresses.html   (13707 words)

  
 United Daughters of the Confederacy
The General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) is the outgrowth of memorial, monument, home associations and auxiliaries to Camps of Confederate Veterans which were organized following the War Between the States (1861-1865).
The Texas Division UDC was organized in 1896 and remains one of the largest and strongest Divisions in the General Organization.
Listed alphabetically by the city or town of their charter, you will find the UDC chapters of Texas Division, including e-mail contacts for those chapters that are Internet capable.
www.txudc.org   (875 words)

  
 Casualties, Navy and Coast Guard Ships, WW II
Casualties, Navy and Coast Guard Ships, WW II Return to Naval Historical Center home page.
USS Dapdap (YFB-684) lost due to enemy action at Luzon, Philippine Islands, and stricken from the Navy List, 24 July 1942.
YT-247 sunk, 5 April 1944, and stricken from the Navy List, 21 April 1944.
www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq82-2.htm   (3612 words)

  
 Scott's USAF Installations Page
List of Air Force Bases A List of All Known AFBs, In and Out of CONUS, with Coordinates
List of Air Force Plants A List of All Known AFPs, with Purposes and Coordinates
JAAFAR 4-70-01 An important document listing the bases transferred from the Army to the USAF in 1948
www.airforcebase.net   (699 words)

  
 About Mid-Atlantic Base
The United States Submarine Veterans Inc. was started by a group of United States Submarine Veterans of World War II.
We were, and are, members of the elite fighting force of the United States Navy.
While regular membership is reserved to qualified United States Submarine Sailors, all bases have provisions for Associate memberships and/or Ladies Auxiliaries and guests are always welcome at meetings.
www.subvets.org   (718 words)

  
 NucNews - March 22, 2001
The Navy chose the very public, but little used court of inquiry to examine the case at least in part, it seemed, to salve Japanese anger over the accident.
The Navy has maintained the program as a way to foster support among influential individuals and the public in general, never more needed than at a time of peace when the services are under pressure to maintain their enormous budgets.
The court overturned a 1999 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va., that regardless of whether the women provided informed consent, the warrantless drug testing program was justified by the "special needs" of stopping drug use by pregnant women and getting the women into treatment.
nucnews.net /nucnews/2001nn/0103nn/010322nn.htm   (20083 words)

  
 Holdings - United States Navy
The following represents a partial list of our holdings in the above category, and is limited to books (manuscripts, logs, periodicals, artwork, charts, etc are not included).
For example, "Arctic" might not contain titles that have been, perhaps arbitrarily, classified as biography, design, discovery, whaling, etc. "Navy" generally does not contain titles that are specific to the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy (Dept of National Defense), or the Navy during the American Civil War.
Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, Volume 1
www.aandc.org /holdings/navy_usn.html   (688 words)

  
 United Association addresses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
Ohio State Assn., Phillip Prater (577), Sec.-Treas., 132 Dorchester Square Lane, #101, Westerville, OH 43081.
Virginia State Assn., Stuart A. Waters (10), Sec., 3801 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Richmond, VA 23234.
home.comcast.net /~lamb.robert/uaadress.html   (13059 words)

  
 The Avalon Project : Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Union ...
At night, or in conditions of reduced visibility, or under conditions of lighting and such distances when signal flags are not distinct, flashing light should be used to inform ships of maneuvers which may hinder the movements of others or involve a risk of collision.
Protocol to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Prevention of Incidents on and Over the High Seas Signed May 25, 1972
The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, herein referred to as the Parties,
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/soviet/sov008.htm   (1237 words)

  
 USS Camden (AOE-2) -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The USS Camden (AOE-2) is the second ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Camden, after the city of Camden, New Jersey that lies on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Assigned to the Pacific Fleet in September 1967, it was homeported in Long Beach, California.
The ship operates extensively up and down the West Coast of the United States and deploys frequently to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans to support units of the Seventh Fleet.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/USS_Camden_(AOE-2)   (570 words)

  
 The Navy Ring
The Navy Ring, founded in April 1996, is dedicated to websites which contain information or images of naval vessels and equipment, plus pages which share the personal experiences of sailors.
The website is dedicated to the crew and memory of the USS King (DLG-10/DDG-41) and is specifically oriented to the past crewmembers, their families, to it's history and the Ship's Association.
The Australian Navy Cadets is a voluntary youth organisation sponsored by the Royal Australian Navy for young men and women aged between the ages of 13 to 19 years.
i.webring.com /hub?ring=nr   (1976 words)

  
 Association of the United States Army: News Call   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The rotation is consistent with the current force structure of 17 brigades and three division headquarters presently in the country.
On January 2, several thousand soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team along with Marine units began Operation River Walk to increase the pressure on insurgents who are intimidating the residents in northern Babil province and threatening to disrupt fair elections.
Approximately 13,000 U.S. Navy, Marine, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard servicemembers are involved in the operation.
www.ausa.org /webpub/DeptArmyMagazine.nsf/byid/CCRN-6CCSG5   (2222 words)

  
 HyperWar: US Navy Ships, 1940-1945
The links from alphabetical list are horribly out of date, as I create individual pages for each ship.
The list will be re-created as soon as the individual pages are complete.
United States Naval Vessels: The Official United States Navy Reference Manual Prepared by the Division of Naval Intelligence, 1 September 1945 (Atglen, PA: Shiffer Military History, 1996) -- a reprint of:
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html   (901 words)

  
 World Navies Today: US Navy Fleet Support Auxiliaries
This list includes all major USN auxiliaries which provide direct support services to the combatant fleet.
All classifications are purely unofficial and are based on an attempt to use standard classifications throughout all navies; they may or may not correspond to "official" designations.
One additional unit is in Reduced Operating Status (ROS) with the Afloat Prepositioning Force (AO 187).
www.hazegray.org /worldnav/usa/aux_flt.htm   (2496 words)

  
 Moreover Technologies Public Source list, sorted by country   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This is a full list of the standard English language sources that are available in Moreover's Public Feeds and Metabase, sorted by the geographical location of the source.
Please note that we do not harvest every section from all listed sources to avoid duplication of redistributed articles.
UNITED STATES : Association of the United States Army
w.moreover.com /categories/source_list/source_list_country.html   (1643 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]
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship   (123 words)

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