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  List of Related HomePages for USS White Plains - AFS 4
USNS ALTAIR (T-AKR 291): ''Underway replenishment'' is the raison d'etre for the navy's auxiliary vessels.
USNS Dutton T-AGS-22: ''Underway replenishment'' is the raison d'etre for the navy's auxiliary vessels.
USS Effective - AGOS 21: ""Underway replenishment"" is the raison d'etre for the navy's auxiliary vessels.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageListHomePages/0,13491,201447,00.html   (6981 words)

  
 USS Porter Commissioned in Port Canaveral Ceremonies
Kenneth V. Spiro is the first commanding officer of the 21 officers and 322 enlisted personnel assigned to the Porter, which is homeported in Norfolk, Va., as a unit of Destroyer Squadron Two.
The USNS Bruce C. Heezen (T-AGS 64), the last of five Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ships built by Halter Marine, will be operated by the Military Sealift Command for the oceanographer of the Navy.
The new AGS was named by a group of fifth-grade students from Oak Lawn Elementary School in Cranston, R.I., whose entry won a nationwide competition--unique in naval history--sponsored by the Navy and the Navy League.
www.navyleague.org /seapower/uss_porter_commissioned_in_port_.htm   (1682 words)

  
 Replies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The 'USNS Invincible' is one of 11 T-T-AGOS and SWATH surveillance vessels operated for the Navy's Military Sealift Command by Maersk Line Ltd. and manned in all licensed positions by AMO.
The 'USNS Invincible' is one of 11 T-T-AGOS and SWATH surveillance vessels operated for the Navy's Military Sealift Command by Maersk Line Ltd. AMO represents the licensed officers on the vessels.
MYOKOH displaces 7,250 t (9,485 t full load), is 161 m long overall, with a beam of 21 m and a draft of 6.2 m.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/863212/replies?c=1   (3022 words)

  
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To operate effectively with and contribute to a Battle Force requires speed consistent with that of an aircraft carrier and combat logistics ships and system compatibility with the other ships and aircraft in the force.
The purpose of OPEVAL is to allow an accurate evaluation of the true operational effectiveness (how well the system performs its assigned mission) and operational suitability (how well the system interfaces with, and is supportable by, the fleet) of the weapons system in actual fleet use and combat employment.
The mission of these dedicated, highly skilled professionals is much the same as it was nearly 150 years ago -- to be operationally ready to meet wartime medical requirements and to provide quality care to active duty military, their families, and retirees.
sunsite.sut.ac.jp /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/navy/USN_general.txt   (19714 words)

  
 MSC 2002 in Review -- Special Mission Program
USNS Impeccable delivered to MSC in October 2001 and conducted post delivery activities, including mission equipment installation, post-shakedown availability and system test and evaluation.
USNS Stalwart, USNS Indomitable and USNS Capable, three older ocean surveillance ships, supported U.S. counter-drug efforts in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific under the tactical control of the Joint Interagency Task Force East.
USNS Invincible, a former ocean surveillance ship, was reclassified as T-AGM 24 to reflect her new mission as a seaborne platform for a U.S. Air Force radar system.
www.msc.navy.mil /annualreport/2002/pm2.htm   (802 words)

  
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To operate effectively with and contribute to a Battle Force requires speed consistent with that of an aircraft carrier and combat logistics ships and system compatibility with the other ships and aircraft in the force.
The purpose of OPEVAL is to allow an accurate evaluation of the true operational effectiveness (how well the system performs its assigned mission) and operational suitability (how well the system interfaces with, and is supportable by, the fleet) of the weapons system in actual fleet use and combat employment.
The mission of these dedicated, highly skilled professionals is much the same as it was nearly 150 years ago -- to be operationally ready to meet wartime medical requirements and to provide quality care to active duty military, their families, and retirees.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/navy/USN_general.txt   (19714 words)

  
 GovTrack: S. 2559 [108th]: Text of Legislation
(a) Upon a determination by the Sec- 22 retary of the Navy that the vessel USNS Capable (T 23 AGOS 16) is no longer needed by the Navy, the Secretary 24 shall transfer such vessel to the National Oceanic and At- 25 mospheric Administration as an exploration and research 26 ship.
S 2559 PCS 69 1 (b) Upon a transfer of the vessel USNS Capable (T 2 AGOS 16) under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy 3 shall transfer to the Secretary of Commerce $18,000,000 4 out of funds appropriated by title IV under the heading 5 ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy''.
None of the funds made available in this 21 Act may be used to approve or license the sale of the F 22 22 advanced tactical fighter to any foreign government.
www.govtrack.us /congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s108-2559   (2681 words)

  
 Business Software Review : Article 'AD-Y'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Francis A. McGraw (T-AK-241) USNS Sgt. Andrew Miller (T-AK-242) USNS Sgt. Archer T. Gammon (T-AK-243) USNS Sgt. Morris E. Crain (T-AK-244) USNS Capt. Arlo L. Olson (T-AK-245) USNS Col. William J. O'Brien (T-AK-246) USNS Pvt.
Frank J. Petrarca (T-AK-250) USNS LT. George W. Boyce (T-AK-251) USNS LT. Robert Craig (T-AK-252) USNS Pvt.
Ollas were made over a thousand years ago and almost all the tribes in the Southwest United States and Mexico still make them today.
www.business-software-review.org /DisplayArticle847946.html   (1004 words)

  
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As part of the 1989 Amended budget submission, the decision was made to accelerate the retirement of these ships to achieve complete retirement of both classes (except Mahan (DDG 42) which received NTU modernization in 1982 as a test package) by the end of FY 93.
USNS HENRY J. Oilers (T-AO) transport bulk petroleum products from shore depots to AOEs, AORs, and AOs, to combatants and support forces underway making task groups as independent as possible of overseas fuel sources.
USNS Mercy is berthed in Oakland, California and USNS Comfort is berthed in Baltimore, Maryland.
www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/USN/navpalib/USN_ships.txt   (11495 words)

  
 SS
USNS Mohawk towing ex LPH 7 c only
USNS 2nd Lt John P. Bobo T-AK 3008 c only
USNS Pfc Dewayne T. Williams T-AK 3009 c only
www.atlanticfleetsales.com /catalog-negatives.html   (449 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Navy ...
In June 2003, the second-year (of the five years for which the NMFS Final Rule is valid) LOAs were requested from NMFS for the operations of SURTASS LFA sonar from both R/V Cory Chouest and USNS IMPECCABLE (T- AGOS 23) for the period between August 16, 2003 and August 15, 2004.
Annual LOAs were issued to the R/V Cory Chouest and USNS IMPECCABLE on August 16, 2004 (69 FR 51996, August 24, 2004), August 16, 2005 (70 FR 49914, August 25, 2005) and August 16, 2006 (71 FR 48537, August 21, 2006).
The annual report will also include an analysis of the effectiveness of the mitigation measures with recommendations for improvements where applicable, an assessment of any long-term effects from SURTASS LFA sonar operations, and any discernible or estimated cumulative impacts from SURTASS LFA sonar operations.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/2006/September/Day-28/e15936.htm   (2399 words)

  
 The Politburo Diktat » Blog Archive » Paging the U.S. Navy
We are not in surge per se right now (as opposed to a few years ago) so we can surge if needed (wear and tear on ships, personnel, etc).
For issues of time, crew rest, and the like, a “Mother Ship” operation wouid be most effective, as the pirates have apparently already discovered.
The _Hiddensee_ is a Tarantul-class “corvette” that shows what the Soviet Navy did well: it wasn’t very big or sophisticated, but it was very very fast and carried a decent armament.
acepilots.com /mt/2005/11/14/paging-the-us-navy   (4068 words)

  
 SS
USNS Sgt. Jack J. Pendelton T-AK 276 D
USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak T-AK 3005 c only
USNS Pfc Dewayne T. Williams T-AK 3009 c only
atlanticfleetsales.com /catalog-negatives.html   (449 words)

  
 MSC ships All Hands - Find Articles
MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009) *
USNS Lance Cpl. Roy N. Wheat (T-AK 3016)*
USNS Gunnery Sgt. Fred W. Stockham (T-AK 3017)*
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBQ/is_1053/ai_n13824896   (158 words)

  
 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2005, AND FOR OTHER ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(a) Upon a determination by the Secretary of the Navy that the vessel USNS Capable (T-AGOS 16) is no longer needed by the Navy, the Secretary shall transfer such vessel to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as an exploration and research ship.
(b) Upon a transfer of the vessel USNS Capable (T-AGOS 16) under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer to the Secretary of Commerce $18,000,000 out of funds appropriated by title IV under the heading ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy''.
The amount so transferred shall be available to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration for the conversion of the vessel for use as an exploration and research ship.
www.washingtonwatchdog.org /rtk/documents/cong_reports/house/108/housereport108_622.html   (3578 words)

  
 Ships List: Mailing Addresses
Navy Fact File describes the characteristics of the ships.
Ships with USNS, SS and MV are those operated by the Military Sealift Command and have a civilian master and crew.
If your ship is not listed here please check the Decommissioned Ships List.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/lists/ship-fpo.html   (223 words)

  
 N. KOREAN LAUNCH OF MISSILE THAT HAS JAPAN 100% IN RANGE, ANTICIPATED (JAPAN NEWS SOURCES)
The missile launch OVER Japan was the Taepodong, several summers ago.
The T-T-AGOS surveillance vessel 'USNS Invincible' drew a lot of attention in Japan recently.
The 'USNS Invincible' is fitted with the "Cobra Gemini" intelligence-gathering system developed specifically to monitor electronic signals from short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/863212/posts   (5129 words)

  
 Code Name Listing - C
Special equipment Phase I of a program that was to be effective in 1973, but was cancelled.
The report covered changes in the threat environment, equipment parameters (friendly and hostile), equipment and tactics effectiveness, test results, interference, jamming and intrusion.
Four officers and 21 airmen amassed almost 1,200 hours on the A-7A.
www.designation-systems.net /usmilav/names/c.html   (8298 words)

  
 Vision...Presence...Power (Chapter 3 continued)
Program Status: Three systems were procured, with the first delivery to the USS Seawolf (SSN- 21) in February 1995 and the second delivery to Connecticut (SSN-22) in October 1997.
It can be towed in water as shallow as 180 feet, provides significant directional noise rejection, offers bearing ambiguity solution without turning, allows the ship to tow at higher speed, and results in a shorter time to steady out after a turn.
This ship will be retired at some point after the USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) becomes operational in FY T-AGOS-23 is a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ship that is much larger than the existing T-AGOS-19 class SURTASS SWATH ships and is thus capable of carrying the additional weight of the LFA system.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/navy/docs/vis99/v99-ch3d.html   (4829 words)

  
 India To Get Over 60 Warships - Pakistani Defence Forum
USNS WALTER S DIEHL T-AO 193 NO HOMEPORT
USNS 1ST LT HARRY L MARTIN T-AK 3015 NO HOMEPORT
USN continues to maintain a level of around 300 ship naval fleet, including some 100 destroyer/frigate/cruiser, some 60~70 submarines, 22 (I think...) flat-tops, and assortment of landing/logistic support/auxillery ships.
pakistanidefenceforum.com /index.php?act=findpost&pid=714037   (1739 words)

  
 Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Strongest Asian navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
I still have to find that stuff on the USN SURTASS exercise for 'wolf, but, you cant just talk away the decisive edge that system provides I'm afraid.
Loyal was positioned about 300 kilometers west-northwest of the Kursk in the Barents Sea when it intercepted the radio request for permission to continue the sub's torpedo-firing run during Russian naval exercises.
It makes a 50 years ago outdated hulls par with shipdesigns of the late 20th and early 21 century and ranks your othervice world biggest coastal fleet to the top notch of any naval comparison lists...
forum.keypublishing.co.uk /showthread.php?t=37500&page=16   (5710 words)

  
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The best four years of my education were at the far end of their fists --- it made my introduction to the USN a pleasure.
Towed up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers arriving in Pittsburgh on September 4, 1990 where she was dedicated as a Memorial and has been opened for tours since 20 October 1990.
September LOG arrived a few days ago here in Sacramento, must be drawn in by the hot weather.
www.uscs.org /chat/files/090104.html   (17758 words)

  
 acoustic
The Royal Australian Navy will soon have a superior and more cost effective minesweeping capability after Australian Defence Industries Ltd (ADI) signed a contract to provide 18 Australian Acoustic Generators (AAG).
Friede Goldman Halter announced the christening of the USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23) at their Pascagoula (USA) yard.
The mission of the T-AGOS 23 Class ships is to collect, process, and transmit acoustic data in support of the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS) mission requirements.
www.marinetalk.com /article/kwref.asp?linkto=369&kwrd=acoustic   (1887 words)

  
 AE.org Special Report: Active Sonar Systems
The mid-frequency system (which is effective in ranges of tens of kilometers) seems to have caused strandings in specific bathymetric (sea floor profile) conditions, which are not yet well understood.
During the spring and summer of 2004, the USNS IMPECCABLE conducted five training missions in the Philippine Sea and the northwest Pacific Ocean covering a period of 26.2 days with 63.0 hours of transmissions by the LFA array.
The scenario that the Navy stresses is protection of several narrow "choke points" crucial to international shipping (especially to the global oil trade), including the Strait of Malacca in Malaysia, the Strait of Hormuz, the Bosporus Strait, the Panama Canal, and the Suez Canal.
www.acousticecology.org /sractivesonars.html   (7630 words)

  
 Ships List: Alphabetical by Name
Ships designated USNS, SS and MV are those operated by the Military Sealift Command and have a civilian master and crew, many have no assigned homeports.
USNS EFFECTIVE T-AGOS 21 NO HOMEPORT USS ELROD FFG 55 NORFOLK, VA USS EMORY S LAND AS 39 LA MADDALENA, ITALY SS EMPIRE STATE T-AP 1001 NO HOMEPORT USS ENTERPRISE CVN 65 NORFOLK, VA SS EQUALITY STATE T-ACS 8 NO HOMEPORT USS ESSEX LHD 2 SASEBO, JAPAN Back to the top
USNS YANO T-AKR 297 NO HOMEPORT USNS YUKON T-AO 202 NO HOMEPORT USNS ZEUS T-ARC 7 NO HOMEPORT Back to the top
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/lists/shipalfa.html   (351 words)

  
 List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
(additional info and facts about USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193)) USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193)
(additional info and facts about USNS Watertown (T-AGM-6)) USNS Watertown (T-AGM-6)
(additional info and facts about USNS ''Lewis and Clark'' (T-AKE-1)) USNS ''Lewis and Clark'' (T-AKE-1)
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_auxiliaries_of_the_united_states_navy.htm   (1265 words)

  
 Federal Register: NOTICES Marine mammals:: Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the ...
In June 2003, the secondyear (of the five years for which the NMFS Final Rule is valid) LOAs were requested from NMFS for the operations of SURTASS LFA sonar from both R/V Cory Chouest and USNS IMPECCABLE (T AGOS 23) for the period between August 16, 2003 and August 15, 2004.
On July 7, 2005, the Court amended the permanent injunction to expand the potential areas of operation based on real world contingencies, as shown in Figure 11 in the Navy's MMPA application.
The annual report will also include an analysis of the effectiveness of the mitigation measures with recommendations for improvements where applicable, an assessment of any longterm effects from SURTASS LFA sonar operations, and any discernible or estimated cumulative impacts from SURTASS LFA sonar operations.
thefederalregister.com /d.p/2006-09-28-E6-15936   (2298 words)

  
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This increases effective power and the sensitivity of the receiving system; it also reduces susceptibility of a circuit to interference.
With the path length and direction fixed, other propagation factors are simplified and highly reliable communications can be achieved.
The effectiveness of a given antenna depends largely on impedance matching.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/navy/docs/swos/e1/MOD4LES1.html   (14389 words)

  
 Pakistani Defence Forum > India To Get Over 60 Warships
Pakistan simply cannot rely on the Gwadar-China connection to shore up its naval presence; pakistan MUST have a good defensive navy in place (i feel since there is not even an adequate defense, its too early to consider an offensive, power-projecting navy).
If adequate steps are not taken and soon (say, the next 5 to 10 years) the effectiveness of the PN in ANY conflict (india, or otherwise) could be severely restricted by indian naval action, and that, I think, should worry everyone in islamabad/rawalpindi.
INS Nirbhik K41 (21 December 1987 at Poti, former USSR)
www.pakistanidefenceforum.com /lofiversion/index.php/t51149.html   (4099 words)

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