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Seatrain Texas to the Rescue
“Roosevelt is issuing the orders on this one himself.” —U.S. Navy admiral in his briefing to Seatrain Texas Capt. Kenneth G. Towne On the evening of June 20, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt was...
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From CEOss to SeaPort-e
Shortly after the start of the second Gulf War, the Marine Corps established a new business model to procure contract support services for Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC). That model – Commercial...
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Lend-Lease to Russia: The Persian Corridor
“If our shipping losses continue at their present excessive rate along the Northern Russian route, it may become necessary to use the Persian Gulf route entirely.” —Sept. 22, 1942 Combined Planning...
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U.S. Marine Corps Unmanned Systems Expand and Evolve
From the early days of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Marine Corps has been one of the most ardent supporters and users of small combat robots, from hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
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Tide-class Tankers Will Support Royal Navy Ships Around the World
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new class of tanker will be known as the Tide class, drawing upon a name associated with a previous and successful class of support ships. “The original Tides were the first...
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Seventy Years of the Seabees: Interview With Rear Adm. Mark A. Handley
Only weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. Navy decided that the combat use of unarmed civilian construction workers was unacceptable. Many of those civilian construction...
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Rapid Fielding Initiative
For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost....
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Marine Corps PEO Land Systems: Medium and Heavy Tactical Vehicles
One broad area that has witnessed significant programmatic transformation over the past year encompasses the Marine Corps medium and heavy tactical vehicle fleets. Original Portfolio The original PEO...
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Unmanned Logistics Support
Logistics convoys have been high priority – and highly vulnerable – targets for insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), mines, and RPG...
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The Virtues of Stubbornness: Mules at War
Mules don’t exist in nature. They are an artificial product of human ingenuity, and like many such products, it didn’t take long before they found a place in the grim business of war. A mule is the...
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The U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategy
At a panel discussion in December 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual “Arctic Report Card,” compiled by 141 scientists from 15 countries. The report revealed...
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U.S. Army Materiel Command: Five Decades of Ammo and Weapons Systems
When the U.S. Army Materiel Command stood up more than a half-century ago, a wide range of commands and organizations were producing and fielding ammunition and weapons systems, some with heritages...
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The Future of Military Sealift Command
Rear Adm. Mark “Buz” Buzby has retired after a distinguished 34-year career in the U.S. Navy, the last three and half of which he served as the commander of Military Sealift Command. This interview was...
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