U.S. Navy SN Sarah Varjan stands watch in the carrier air traffic control center aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2011.
U.S. Navy sailors fight a simulated fire during a general quarters drill during an emergency response training exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2011.
U.S. Navy Senior CPO Terry Libed, center, instructs PO3 Eric Welsh during flight deck firefighting drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011.
U.S. Navy sailors stage F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011.
U.S. Navy sailors and Marines scrub down the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Makin Island, the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship and the only U.S. Navy ship with a hybrid electric propulsion system, is on its first operational deployment.
U.S. Navy PO3 Nicholas Pitzer grinds the frame of a table in the recreation room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2011.
U.S. Navy SN Brian Teiken wears a joint service mask leakage detector canopy to test the seal integrity of his MCU-2P gas mask aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011.
U.S. Navy SN Katie Griffith, PO3 Veronica Calhoun and SN Reginald Dean wash down an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2011.
U.S. Navy PO2 Joseph Marsac loads an RIM-162D Evolved Sea Sparrow missile into its launcher with help from fellow sailors aboard the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2011.
U.S. Navy PO2 Paul Sannes guides a missile canister into place aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 6, 2011.
U.S. Navy PO3 Robert Liles performs maintenance on an EA-6B Prowler aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 4, 2011.
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during a vertical replenishment mission in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 3, 2011.
The fast combat support ship USNS Bridge cruises alongside amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during a vertical replenishment mission in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 3, 2011.
U.S. Navy sailors stand in ranks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a change-of-command ceremony in the ship's hangar bay while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 2, 2011.
May 21, 2012:
“Any future defense secretary who advises the President to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should “have his head examined” as General MacArthur so delicately put it.”- Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
“Compounding the stress on the force is the reality that the demand for SOF [Special Operations Forces] continues to exceed supply.” -- ADM William McRaven
May 14, 2012:
The Air Force has a storied tradition called the "Dear Boss" letter. While there may have been previous iterations, and certainly the feeling was out there before, the "Dear Boss" letter as it is known started with a letter penned by then-Captain Ron Keys in 1973 to General Wilbur Creech, Tactical Air Command commander. The below is just a snippet of the opening of his missive.
"Dear Boss, Well, I quit. I’ve finally run out of drive or devotion or rationalizations or whatever it was that kept me in the Air Force this long.
May 13, 2012:
Although the final form of the concept is still in draft form and thus unavailable to the public at large, AirSea Battle is already a juggernaut of a military concept. The planned shift in DoD focus to Pacific Command certainly demands a reassessment of naval and aerial operations, but the major impetus for the development of a Navy and Air Force concept of operations is the proliferation of Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2AD) capabilities among our possible enemies.
A2/AD may have a fancy acronym, but it is not much more than a well planned, large scale defensive position. It seems new because missiles can pack enough of a punch and are accurate enough to destroy a ship at sea.
April 27, 2012:
Over the past few months the Corps has been hit with a number of instances that can be directly traced to a lack of Leadership and continuous reinforcement of what is now called "Core Values". For those of us whom are "Long in the Tooth", we've seen these problems surface before and the way we've always dealt with them is via honest, aggressive, clear-headed and pragmatic Leadership that emphasized the implementation of the time-tested 11 USMC Leadership Principles and strict adherence to the 14 USMC Leadership Traits.
April 26, 2012:
The recent decision by the L.A. Times to publish the photographs of American soldiers posing with Talib body parts re-ignited the firestorm raised by the Marine urination photographs: is the American media anti-military and putting our troops at risk, are, were the newspapers standing up to Pentagon pressure and to be commended for demonstrating the value of a free press, or are these acts excusable due to the stress the Marines and soldiers are experiencing?
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22 May 1912: First Lieutenant Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine officer to be assigned to "duty in connection with aviation" by Major General Commandant William P. Biddle, reported for aviation training at the Naval Aviation Camp at Annapolis, Maryland, and Marine aviation had its official beginning.
In common with every new weapon introduced to the military service, Marine Corps aviation has travelled a rocky and uphill road. Its small size has tended to make the jolts more frequent and severe. Nothing short of the firm conviction that it would ultimately become of great service to the Corps sustained the enthusiasm of the small number of officers who have worked to make it a success. Read the full article.
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