Archive for June, 2007

TO THE NAVY

For its latest assault attempt on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, this time aimed at cutting the short-takeoff-and-vertical landing (STOVL) variant. The Navy’s carrier version of JSF is the smallest order, with …

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War of ideas: Review

BY KAREN WALKER

The playground chant of “sticks and stones” is turned on its head in J. Michael Waller’s intriguing book “Fighting the War of Ideas Like a Real War,” in which …

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Generalship and statesmanship

Even if everything Lt. Col. Paul Yingling says about America’s generals is true, few, if any, of America’s great military leaders have shown the broad understanding of war and its political dimension …

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TO THE ARMY

For twisting the truth to such an extent, in a misguided attempt to create media heroes, that the service’s credibility is seriously harmed. Congressional hearings into what happened in the cases of …

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Internet insecurity

Revised Army reg on public-forum writings provokes backlash

In the opening pages of “Catch-22,” the bombardier Yossarian spends his time in the hospital censoring letters from enlisted men back to their families, …

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Facing up

The U.S. Navy is embarked on a critical journey of reassessment and reform. Among the tough operational questions it must address is, how will the Navy and industry reshape behavior to afford …

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I was struck by Capt. Alden’s lack of appreciation…

I was struck by Capt. Alden’s lack of appreciation for conventional doctrine and force structure. Alden does nothing to explain current Army doctrine, nor does he acknowledge that Army doctrine has dramatically …

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Planes

Lessons from the Australian Wedgetail aircraft program are critical to future defense industrial efforts

Take one of Washington’s closest allies, a successful and cost-effective commercial airframe, and wed them with a newly …

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Opportunity missed

Logistics support contracts with locals would help stabilize Iraq

The hallmark of a professional army is its ability to analyze its performance after military operations and develop strategies that reinforce strengths and …

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A question of cost

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen has outlined the Navy’s plan for constructing the next-generation fleet in the 30-year shipbuilding plan, which details the road to a 313-ship force structure required …

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