What do you do in the Navy? For some‚ the answer can be as simple as “I fly planes” or‚ “I drive ships.” If the answer is‚ “I’m a Strategic Sealift Officer‚” you may have some more explaining to do. Whether its family‚ friends‚ or other sailors‚ I have yet to find a solid “one-liner” explanation of what my Navy job is going to be‚ but that may not be such a bad thing. Strategic Sealift Officers must earn and maintain two things: a reserve commission and a Coast Guard license as a deck or engine
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NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY‚ CALIFORNIA THESIS Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited ANALYSIS OF NAVY FLIGHT SCHEDULING METHODS USING FLYAWAKE by Ryan P. Beshany September 2009 Thesis Advisor: Nita Lewis Miller Second Reader: Matthew G. Boensel THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK i REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is es timated to average 1 hour per re sponse‚ including the
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MEMORANDUM From: MIDN Johnson‚ Intro to Naval Science To: LT Franklin‚ Lt Mathews Subj: Naval Aviation Memorandum Naval aviation has come a long way since the first flight. The Navy took something that was once just a hobby to a system of an advanced war fighting machine. There is no doubt that at sea the Navy has complete dominance of the waters‚ the main reason for this is the Aviation part. The interest in a flying machine came in 1898. The job was to observe and report any possibilities
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implemented. The Navy has been the backbone of America’s fighting capability since its founding on October 13‚ 1775. Throughout its history‚ the fleet has served as a means of offensive and defensive power for the nation. Its versatility has allowed for the protection and growth of American land‚ commerce‚ and prestige. The Battle of Vera Cruz‚ Hampton Roads‚ and Manila Bay were essential to the rise of the United States of America because the battles demonstrated the importance of Army-Navy cooperation
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The Battle of Midway is one of the most famous battles from World War II. It took place in the Pacific theater between 4 and 7 June 1942. This was only six months after the Japanese had devastatingly bombed Pearl Harbor propelling the United States to join the war. Despite the short time-frame for the U.S. being involved in the war‚ Midway would prove to be the turning point in the Pacific and if the U.S. had not managed to preserve that tiny atoll the Pacific Ocean could very well be dominated to
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Over the years the United States navy has evolved their ships to be used in war and for defense. To modernize ships the recent navy has out fitted ships with weapons to give them more versatility‚ instead of using cannons now the United States Navy uses missiles‚ torpedoes‚ and guns to fulfill their duty to protect the United States of America. Ships used in the United States navy have evolved from wooden sailing ships into steel nuclear or gas powered ships. Some ships that were commissioned before
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Honor‚ Courage‚ Commitment Throughout its history‚ the Navy has met all its challenges with success. The United States naval service began during the American Revolution‚ when on October 13‚ 1775; the Continental Congress authorized a few small ships be constructed. These small ships created the Continental Navy. Commodore Esek Hopkins was appointed commander in chief and 22 officers were commissioned‚ including The famous Captain‚ John Paul Jones. From the very beginning of naval service
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was that the navy should be deployed in battle fleets. Zumwalt attempted to institutionalize a shift in the Navy’s strategy focus from power projection to sea control. He believed large steps must be taken in order to make any progress at all in the navy. He wanted to increase the size of the navy and did so by taking large steps in the first few months after taking office. Mahan would have agreed with Zumwalt’s ideas of naval increase. He provided a needs to build a battleship navy capable of
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Operations during World War II‚ between 4 and 7 June 1942. Six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States Navy was under the leaderships of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet‚ Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher as senior tactical commander Task Force 17‚ and Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance Task Force 16; the Imperial Japanese Navy was under the command of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto as Commader-in-Chief Combined Fleet and Vive Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
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Furious‚ the US Navy blockades Cuba from Spain. Three days later‚ Spain declares war on America. The Spanish-American war had begun. On May 1st‚ Commodore George Dewey and his naval squadron arrived at the Philippines in Manila Bay. The Spaniards were sorely outgunned
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