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  United States Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The senior naval officer, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), is the four-star admiral immediately under the Secretary of the Navy.
Sea Warrior is led by the Chief of Naval Personnel[2], and the commander of the Naval Education and Training Command.
The former naval jack was a blue field with 50 white stars, identical to the canton of the ensign, both in appearance and size.
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 French U-boat Bases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
However, in 1940, Hitler demanded that whereas France could maintain garrisons and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast, Germany must have control of the Atlantic coast and areas which encompassed the bulk of French industry occupied during the advance, and his troops moved to their new garrisons.
While Naval thinking was not free of the invisible dogma of defeatism which permeated Government and High Command planners, at least the weapons with which the Navy were expected to fight were in large part effective modern designs more tha equal to the tasks they were given.
A unit based at each submarine complex named Marine-Nebel-Abteilung was created to operate land and water borne equipment that covered the base with a smoke screen in the event of attack.
www.uboatwar.net /Fruboat.htm   (3370 words)

  
 Destroyers for Bases Agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, September 2, 1940, transferred 50 obsolete destroyers from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions.
In exchange for "naval and military equipment and material" the US was granted land for the establishment of naval or air bases, on ninety-nine-year rent-free leases, on:
The move was seen as the selling of part of the Empire, and some in the United States were particularly worried about overseas imperialism.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Destroyers_for_Bases_Agreement   (372 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: United States Navy
A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and sustained at a steady rate (as opposed to a nuclear explosion, where the chain reaction occurs in a split second).
United States Naval reactors are given three-character designations consisting of a letter representing the ship type the reactor is designed for, a consecutive generation number, and a letter indicating the reactors designer.
Naval Station San Diego is the largest base of the United States Navy on the west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-States-Navy   (10276 words)

  
 Advanced Naval Bases - Necessary And Dependable?
The primary purpose of the bases was to extend the limits of naval operations.3 There many specific types of advanced naval bases ranging from ship repair facilities, to air bases, to staging areas for troops and supplies.
Because of the insular nature of many advanced naval bases and because of the wide divergence of size and mission assigned them, no one master defense plan could be devised to fit all situations, nor could any one type task organization be expected to take care of all type bases.
Advanced Base Defense Once the decision is made to establish and defend an advanced naval base, the Navy and the Marine Corps must devote many assets to that mission.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/report/1984/BJ.htm   (3128 words)

  
 Naval Station Norfolk -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
When the 75 ships and 134 aircraft homeported here are not at sea, they are along side one of the 13 piers or inside one of the 11 aircraft hangars for repair, refit, training and to provide the ship's or squadron's crew an opportunity to be with their families.
By 1927, the Naval Training Station, whose primary mission was to operate 12 service schools and train new recruits, had been reduced considerably from its wartime status, training only 560 recruits at a command with triple that capacity.
After (A harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941) Pearl Harbor, another $4 million was put into the receiving station to elevate its capacity by some 5,500 individuals.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/naval_station_norfolk.htm   (5187 words)

  
 HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Strategy and Command: The First Two Years [Appendix S]
Air and naval forces are established in the Admiralties, and base facilities developed, for the support of opns along the N coast of NG.
Advanced air and naval bases are required at an intermediate point on the N coast of NG for the support of opns into Geelvink Bay and protection of the L/C thereto.
Naval air elements are established on Palau for protection of the axis of advance against enemy air attacks from the N. Completion of Phase III accomplishes the tasks presently assigned to the SWPA by the Quadrant decisions.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Strategy/Strategy-S.html   (2144 words)

  
 Radioactive waste at the naval bases
At the Nerpichya naval base, a number of the docking facilities for the Typhoon class submarines remain incomplete, for the cranes which were to have been built at the pier were never erected.
The naval bases on the Kola Peninsula were built by military personnel who lacked the skills and competence necessary to construct sound and solid buildings in the hard climatic conditions of the north.
These submarines between them account for 23 naval reactors, all of which still contain their fuel.[368] The remaining active submarines that are based here are of the Project 971 - Akula class.[369] The base at Ara Bay is one of the most poorly equipped bases of the Northern Fleet.
www.bellona.no /imaker?sub=1&id=11088   (13238 words)

  
 Naval bases and shipyards
The base is located on the Litsa Fjord at the westernmost point of the Kola Peninsula, about 45 kilometres from the Norwegian border.
The base is the easternmost Northern Fleet base at the Kola Peninsula, located 350 kilometres east of the mouth of the Murmansk fjord.
Naval yard No. 35 Sevmorput is a Northern Fleet naval repair yard located on the Murmansk Fjord in the Rosta district of Murmansk, between the nuclear icebreaker base Atomflot and the merchant harbour.
www.bellona.no /en/international/russia/navy/northern_fleet/naval_bases_and_shipyards   (765 words)

  
 U.S. Navy: Navy Bases and Air Stations in the U.S.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
U.S. Navy: Navy Bases and Air Stations in the U.S. The United States Navy
Navy facilities within the U.S. This is a list of major bases and air stations within the United States.
The phone number listed is the main base phone number.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/bases/navbases.html   (97 words)

  
 Naval Bases
The book also includes details of naval bases and repair facilities, while a general introduction points out the salient features of warship development over three centuries, from wood and canvas to the technology of steam, steel and electronics in order to explain the changes in the world's shipbuilding industries.
The major air base at Prestwick, the centre for commando training at Inverary, the terminal point for Atlantic convoys at the Tail of the Bank and of course the Gareloch, the major British military port of the Second World War, were all of vital importance to the Allied cause.
Chronicling the histories of the two submarine squadrons based at Faslane, the 3rd and 10th Squadrons, this collection is sure to provoke nostalgia among submariners and personnel who have served at the base, while providing a fascinating insight for those not so familiar with its story.
www.militaryshop.co.uk /naval_bases.htm   (2666 words)

  
 World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There were isolated engagements during the "Phony War" period, including the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in the anchorage at Scapa Flow and Luftwaffe bombings of the naval bases at Rosyth and Scapa Flow.
The survival of these assets, plus the profound provocation of the United States at this unprovoked attack have led to this attack to be considered a catastrophic long term strategic blunder for Japan.
In May 1942, a naval attack on Port Moresby, New Guinea, was thwarted by Allied navies in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_War_II   (9628 words)

  
 Naval Bases - Songjon-Pando
Songjon-Pando is a base complex developed in the 1960s and 1970s to support patrol and missile boats.
The base is located 4 1/2 miles north of Munch'on, (approx 13 miles N. of Wonsan).
Within the naval base proper, there are at least 7 berths for attack craft along 830 ft. of wharfage.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/dprk/songjonpando.htm   (221 words)

  
 Italian Naval Bases
Later, the base was further expanded with the construction of various depots, including some for oil fuel.
The facility was also improved with the construction of a jetty equipped for the delivery of fuel oil, water and electricity.
In 1923, the was relatively small naval shipyard was closed thus ending a tradition which dated back to the Bourbons reign.
www.regiamarina.net /others/naval_bases/naval_bases_us.htm   (566 words)

  
 ROBOTECH: Zentraedi Naval Bases - Robotech Factory Satellite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Naval Auxiliary production and maintenance facilities: The Factory Satellite contained sufficient production lines for Auxiliaries to equip and restock all starships under construction, repair or refit with their alloted numbers of Auxiliaries.
It is estimated that in its lifetime the Factory Satellite produced circa 13,250 Nupetiet-Vergnitsz flagships, 160,000 Queadol-Magdomilla command battleships, 440,000 Thuverl-Salan heavy cruisers, 320,000 Quiltra Queleual general purpose vessels, 26,500 Rineunadou Lojmeuean monitors, 885,000 Tou Redir pickets, 88.5 million naval auxiliaries and a staggering 11+ billion mecha.
At this time the Masters, reasoning from a viewpoint of efficiency and security, decided to concentrate the manufacture of Zentraedi warships larger than a Thuverl Salan heavy cruiser as well as the Rineunadou Lojmeuean monitors in one easily defended spot.
www.artemisgames.com /robotech/Naval/RobotechFactory.html   (2010 words)

  
 ipedia.com: United States Navy Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The naval jack of the United States is a blue field with 50 white stars, identical to the canton of the ensign, both in appearance and size.
Those naval personnel, who serve as full time crewmembers on United States Ships, are designated as being members of the Surface Warfare Community and are eligable to receive the Navy's Surface Warfare Pin.
Guantanamo Bay - small section on the south coast of Cuba is being leased by the United States and is used as a naval base.
www.ipedia.com /united_states_navy.html   (2842 words)

  
 Troubled Waters That cozenageous renaming of our naval bases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The message being sent to the indigenes of these areas where the bases are located is: We are a foreign and conquering navy, and there is nothing you would do about it; as opposed to, this is your navy and children., guard and protect them.
The criteria used by this committee in renaming naval bases should be re examined.
This ignorance of naval affairs, traditions and lore are also due to having an ’anything goes’ military, without enough cohesive interaction between its three arms, and the lopsided advantage inherited by the Army due to its tendency to sack and overthrow governments.
www.nigerdeltacongress.com /tarticles/troubled_waters_that_cozenageous.htm   (1440 words)

  
 Real Estate Issues: Closing Bermuda's U.S. Naval bases
When the main American base plan for St. David's is approved and offered for bid, the same types of disputes and criticisms undoubtedly will occur at a higher level, given the significant dollar amounts involved.
During the fall of 1944, U.S. Military and Naval activities at American bases in Bermuda gradually diminished in importance, as the progress of the war in Europe became increasingly favorable to the Allies.
Until President Clinton announced the closing of the U.S. Naval Base on Bermuda as of September 1, 1995, there had been approximately 1,350 activeduty United States military personnel, some 440 Department of Defense civilian employees, and 1,100 military and civilian dependents.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3681/is_199708/ai_n8771775   (1413 words)

  
 HyperWar: Administrative History of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe, 1940-1946 [Chapter V, Part II
In general ship movements were planned to meet the desires of the U.S. Naval Commands while at the same time coordinating all such movements with operations of vessels engaged in routine movements in the area.
A full and excellent account of the U.S. Naval Bases and other establishments in the United Kingdom will be found in a History of the United States Naval Bases in the United Kingdom issued by Commander Amphibious Bases United Kingdom, Serial 00385.
p.350 #2 One requirement for shore accommodation was met when the Combined Operations Naval Training Establishment housed in the R.N. College at Dartmouth, was moved to the East Coast in December, together with its attached landing craft, and the college buildings turned over to the Americans for the accommodation of their personnel on 1st January.
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/rep/Normandy/ComNavEu/ComNavEu-348.html   (2307 words)

  
 Naval Port of Karlskrona - UNESCO World Heritage Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Karlskrona is an outstanding example of a late-17th-century European planned naval city.
Criterion ii: Karlskrona is an exceptionally well preserved example of a European planned naval town, which incorporates elements derived from earlier establishments in other countries and which was in its turn to serve as the model for subsequent towns with similar functions.
Criterion iv: Naval bases played an important role in the centuries during which naval power was a determining factor in European Realpolitik, and Karlskrona is the best preserved and most complete of those that survive.
whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=871   (170 words)

  
 USPACOM Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
SINGAPORE : Singapore will open its air and naval bases to anyone who is bringing in supplies for the relief efforts in the region.
The bases in Singapore will be used as additional staging and logistics points, and already Singapore has been sending aid to Indonesia's most badly-affected areas.
I told the Minister Yuwono, Singapore is opening up our air bases and our naval base for anyone who is bringing relief supplies to this area so that they can use that as an additional staging and logistics point to bring humanitarian supplies and aid to that part of Indonesia.
www.pacom.mil /articles/articles2004/041231story2.shtml   (581 words)

  
 Russia to Build 2 Black Sea Naval Bases by 2017 - NEWS - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Russia’s defense forces are set to build two naval bases on the Black Sea coast of the Northern Caucasus, where an ongoing separatist conflict in Chechnya has shaken the region.
Ukrainian naval forces, with about 160 vessels, are based to the south in the port of Donuzlav.
Although Ukraine had no use for a blue-water navy and cannot afford to maintain one, it was reluctant to surrender its share of the fleet, both of whose home ports are in Ukraine, to a larger neighbor with a tradition of domination.
www.mosnews.com /news/2005/02/11/navalbases.shtml   (605 words)

  
 Welcome to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is one of four remaining publicly owned shipyards in the nation.
Portsmouth is the most experienced naval shipyard in submarine design, construction, modernization, and maintenance, and has a key role in the very-deep ocean submersible and special operations arenas.
Portsmouth is an enduring and respected member of the Navy maintenance team noted for: a flexible, mobile work force performing at full potential; timely, thorough response to customer needs when and where required; and an expanded role in life cycle maintenance of Navy submersibles.
www.ports.navy.mil   (291 words)

  
 Pak setting up naval bases in Arabian Sea [Free Republic]
NEW DELHI: Pakistan is establishing naval bases in the Arabian Sea, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
The Indian Navy has taken cognizance of the naval bases being set up by Pakistan on its coast and factored them into its strategic and tactical plans, Defence Minister George Fernandes said in a written reply.
The government had approved plans for indigenous construction of submarines for the navy with foreign technical assistance, as may be required, the minister said adding that France was one of the likely sources from whom such assistance could be available.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a398a5b8f66f8.htm   (319 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Morning News: Investigation Finds Lapse in Security at U.S. Naval Bases - October 27, 2000
But that is exactly what we found as our 7-week investigation took us to three Naval base, the final one, the world's largest, the Naval base in Norfolk.
I walked right into the Naval Base Galley, where sailors were eating their dinner.
To close that lane down, it's right -- the Naval base is right underneath the flight pattern for Norfolk International Airport -- to close those down would not make America the way we understand it.
edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0010/27/mn.01.html   (1852 words)

  
 Lawmakers ask Bush to save Gulf Coast naval bases - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Congressmen from Mississippi and Texas asked President George W. Bush on Monday to seek the reversal of proposed closures for two Gulf Coast naval bases, saying the closures would further delay disaster response in the region.
Congressmen from Mississippi and Texas asked President Bush on Monday to seek the reversal of proposed closures for two Gulf Coast naval bases, saying the closures would further delay disaster response in the region.
The two bases were among hundreds that the commission recommended for closure or cutbacks in a report submitted to Bush last week for the first round of domestic base closings in a decade.
www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2005/09/13/lawmakers_ask_bush_to_save_gulf_coast_naval_bases   (598 words)

  
 US looking for naval, air bases in India -DAWN - International; April 23, 2003
The report quoted US lieutenant generals as saying that the access to India bases would enable the US military “to be able to touch the rest of the world” and to “respond rapidly to regional crises”.
It said as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Indian naval ships escorted merchant vessels from the North Arabian Sea till the Straits of Malacca, in the most active cooperation with the US navy in history.
It is not just access to bases and ports that the US military hopes to get in India, but also training facilities in India,” the report said.
www.dawn.com /2003/04/23/int8.htm   (601 words)

  
 Main Bases
In WWI it was the base for southern and eastern Africa.
Commissioning was on shore base at Shotley although Ganges had a chequered history before this through a variety of ships..
This book describes the History of these bases, and tells us that there were in the region of 417 bases around the world from 1960 onwards, and 97 were still existing in 1997.
www.mariners-l.co.uk /UKRNMainBases.htm   (471 words)

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