US Naval Institute Proceedings - August 1992

Front Cover, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Volume 118/8/1,074, August 1992. GGA Image ID # 1d039b4961

On the Front Cover

Testimony to the stark dichotomies between the U.S. and Soviet submarine forces is offered in this issue—'Their System Still Needs Victims . . (pages 64-68) and "ASW Is Still Job One" (pages 30-34). Photo by VADM Robert Y. (Yogi) Kaufman, USN (Ret.).

Issue Summary

The August 1992 issue articles include ASW Is Still Job One, Future of Force in Maritime Europe, NATO: Today and in the Future, Conduct Unbecoming, Sexual Harassment In Our Navy, Exocets, Air Traffic, and the Air Tasking Order, and more.

Table of Contents

Arleigh Burke Essay Contest Prize Winner

• ASW Is Still Job One
  By Rear Admiral W. J. Holland, Jr., USN (Ret.)
  The threat's still there, and no one else can help.

Featured Articles

• Turn the Sub Skippers Loose!
  By Lieutenant Commander Truman J. Best, USN
• At the Point
  By John McCormick
  Taking the point was like playing Russian Roulette, except when Marden led the patrol.
• Future of Force in Maritime Europe
  By Commander Michael N. Pocalyko, USN
  A new NATO strategy is emerging. Will the Alliance itself be broadened?
• NATO: Today and in the Future
  By Admiral James R. Hogg, USN (Ret.)
• Storm from Space
  By Vice Admiral William A. Dougherty, USN
  After Desert Storm, taking and holding the "high ground" has new meaning.
• Conduct Unbecoming
  By Commander K. A. Krohne, USN (Ret.)
  Anita Hill and Tailhook may be the lightning rods for this issue, but all hands had better learn the rules.
• Sexual Harassment In Our Navy?
  By Lieutenant Commander John Parker, SC, USNR
• Exocets, Air Traffic, and the Air Tasking Order
  By Lieutenant Commander Larry Di Rita, USN
  A centralized ATO is too cumbersome for a truly hot air war.
• Their System Still Needs Victims
  By Vladimir V. Stefanovsky
  Soviet submarine duty was even more hazardous than we thought.
• Soviet Weaknesses Are U.S. Strengths
  By Rear Admiral Thomas A. Brooks, USN (Ret.)
• Decisions at the Speed of Satellite
  By Rear Admiral Brent Baker, USN
  Commanders must win the battle of the first perception.
• Guadalcanal: The Pivotal Campaign
  By Richard B. Frank
  The cost was heavy, but it turned around the war in the Pacific.
• 50 Years Ago . . . Savo Island
  By Jack Sweet man
  It was the worst defeat in our naval history, and a grim curtain-raiser to the battle for Guadalcanal.
• Three Cruisers, Three Destroyers, Two Seaplane Tenders
  By Commodore Bruce Loxton, RAN (Ret.)
  The Japanese force had been spotted, but it took forever to get the word out.
• Maritime Patrol: Gotcha Covered
  By Rear Admiral Anthony R. Maness, USN
  ... but not forever, if the drawdown worsens.

Departments

TQL Forum

• Building A Better Navy By Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN

Commentary

• Short Circuit

Professional Notes

• Picking the Latest 'Gator
• Refining Goldwater-Nichols
• Cost-Effective Mine Warfare

Other Departments

• Secretary's Notes
• Comment and Discussion
• Book Reviews
• Books of Interest
• The U.S. Navy
• World Naval Developments
• Combat Fleets
• Notebook
• Index to Advertisers

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