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Haiti: How to fuel disaster recovery?
One little-noticed facet of America’s Haiti-bound expeditionary aid effort is the SS Petersburg (T-AOT 9101), a 45-year old vessel that is, right now, tied to a Bay Area pier, preparing to deploy. Why...
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USS Bataan: When unexpected contingencies strike!
The USS Bataan (LHD-5) was one of the first ships directed towards Haiti after the massive January 12 earthquake, but, once the ship arrived to serve in Operation Unified Response, the Bataan ran into...
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Well, of course they can. I’m not even sure how that became the question. The real question, which I hope the Navy’s study and pilot program will show, is should they and, if they do so, what the long...
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What’s this JHSV hullabaloo?
When you scan over it fast – it is really just a small transport, right? For such a small ship with such a humble mission – JHSV continues to bring a lot of interest. Why? Along with co-host and fellow...
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Pearls, Lily Pads, and Presence
Alternative title: The News of the Neo-Isolationist Superpower Has Been Greatly Exaggerated If as Americans we have trouble figuring out from “Lead-From-Behind” to Stryker road rallies, Aegis Ashore,...
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