US Naval Institute Proceedings - June 1998

Front Cover, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Volume 124/6/1,144, June 1998. GGA Image ID # 1d02340752

On the Front Cover

The Proceedings highlights submarine and undersea warfare issues each June—here, on board the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Miami (SSN-755) by Greg Mathieson/MAI.

Issue Summary

The June 1998 issue highlights submarine and undersea warfare issues. Articles include Subs Slip Through the Net, Undersea Warfare: We Can't Wish It Away, Carrier Hattie Group: Potent Weapon or Paper Tiger? and More.

Table of Contents

• Subs Slip Through the Net
  By Rear Admiral William J. Holland, USN (Ret.)
  Several aspects of network-centric warfare can make life difficult for our submarines
• Arctic ASW: Have We Lost?
  By Richard Boyle and Waldo Lyon
  Not yet—but we could lose big time by failing to develop an under-ice weapon for the littorals.
• Undersea Warfare: We Can't Wish It Away
  By Captain George Galdorisi, USN
  Its day is coming—again.
• The World Is Our Coastline!
  By Scott C. Traver
  Sometimes racing stripes can go where haze gray is not welcome.
• What Is a Coast Guard Cutter Doing in Europe?
  By Captain John E. Crowley, Jr., USCG
• Carrier Hattie Group: Potent Weapon or Paper Tiger?
  By Michael Cohen
  Don't let cost effectiveness become lost effectiveness.
• Offense Catching Up with Defense
  By Rear Admiral Paul G. Gaffney II, USN, and Ronald R. Luman
  Changes may end mine warfare's days as a show-stopper.
• The Smart Ship Is Not the Answer
  By Anthony DiGiorgio
  We need smart operators, who will use existing smart systems as designed.
• Leadership Essay Contest: Winner Chance Second Chances
  By Lieutenant David A. Adams, USN
  The Navy needs to end the zero-defects game and return to its traditional moral standards.
• Have You Seen the Light?
  By Captain T. Q. Donaldson V, USN
  Now we can track those glowing undersea wakes.

Departments

Commentary

• Replace the LHAs with LHDs

Naval Institute at 125

• Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr.. USA (Ret.)
• Vice Admiral Alexander J. Krekich. USN

Nobody asked me, but

• The Crops Can Wait for This
• Learn to Accept Women at the Academy

Professional Notes

• Troops Ashore Deserve Better Fire Support
• Naval Fire Support Plans
• Consolidate Our Mobile Command Centers
• Rethinking Crew Coordination in F/A-18E/F Squadrons

Other Departments

• Membership News
• Comment and Discussion
• Book Reviews
• Books of Interest
• The U.S. Navy
• Oceans
• Points of Interest
• World Naval Developments
• Combat Fleets
• Notebook
• Lest We Forget
• Index to Advertisers

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