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Navy - April 2011

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April 2011

Tough issues

Tough issues

by Admiral Moon
Spring is here; we moved the clocks forward; and the President’s budget for 2012 has been delivered. Since my last column, I have attended the ROA National Security Symposium and had the privile...
It’s budget season and there is no budget!

It’s budget season and there is no budget!

by Casey Coane
It has been an amazingly busy first quarter here in Washington, partly because we have no budget for 2011 while testimony is being given on the 2012 budget. Also, the 2012 Defense Department budget co...
Assuring information dominance: What it will take

Assuring information dominance: What it will take

by Content Manager
April 2011 Navy By Ms. Terry Roberts Navy as a Leader in the Cyber Domain: By the very nature of its missions and global operations, the US Navy has been a thought leader and innovator across the Sp...
Defense cuts during wartime

Defense cuts during wartime

by Ike Puzon
April 2011 Navy By CAPT Ike Puzon, USN (Ret) Over the last month, the President’s budget has revealed the landscape of where our Defense Department may be headed – more serious defense c...
Now Hear This - April 2011

Now Hear This - April 2011

by Thomas McAtee
April 2011 Navy By CAPT Tom McAtee Rationale for military health care fee increase for working age retirees Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recently defended his plan to increase by $5 a month th...
Former Navy Reserve Force Master Chiefs honored

Former Navy Reserve Force Master Chiefs honored

by Content Manager
April 2011 Navy By MCPON (SS/SW) Rick D.West Shipmates swapping sea stories is a timeless Navy tradition; but when a dozen retired Navy Reserve Force Master Chiefs come together, stand by! You are i...
Cyber security in an era of tight budgets

Cyber security in an era of tight budgets

by Aaron Bresnahan
April 2011 Navy By Aaron Bresnahan During the sixties, the popular television show Star Trek used to begin with a quote from its star character, Captain James T. Kirk. He would boldly state, “...
Wielding the information weapon

Wielding the information weapon

by Content Manager
Mr. David Weddel, a Navy cyber warrior, answers our questions AUSN: Mr. Weddel, let me begin by saying that we really appreciate your taking time during this frantic budget season to answer our quest...
Chief of Naval Personnel visits Center for Information Dominance

Chief of Naval Personnel visits Center for Information Dominance

by Content Manager
April 2011 Navy Story & Photo by Gary Nichols, Center Information Dominance Public Affairs PENSACOLA, Florida – Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) arrived at the Center for Information Domina...
Information Dominance Corps warfare insignia approved

Information Dominance Corps warfare insignia approved

by Content Manager
April 2011 Navy From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Chief of Naval Operations approved the Information Dominance Corps Warfare insignia Feb. 19 for wear by offi...
If it’s knowable – we’ll find it

If it’s knowable – we’ll find it

by Jon Altmann
April 2011 Navy By ISCS Jon C. Altmann, USN (Ret) In the early 1940s, the “World Wide Web” was made up of radio signals. In the basement of a building in Hawaii, Sailors broke a Japanese...
Employment tax incentives and increased education benefits in 2011

Employment tax incentives and increased education benefits in 2011

by Marc Soss
April 2011 Navy By Marc J. Soss, SC, USN The Tax Relief Act of 2010 (the “2010 Tax Act”), signed in law on 17 December 2010, created benefits for the hiring and retention of employees an...
Tales from the Navy Log – Celebrating Naval Aviation Pioneers

Tales from the Navy Log – Celebrating Naval Aviation Pioneers

by Content Manager
April 2011 Navy By Taylor Kiland Across the country this year, the Navy and local communities are celebrating the Centennial of Naval Aviation, a commemoration that recognizes the brave men who were...
Understanding suicide

Understanding suicide

by Kathy Serbin
April 2011 Navy By Kathryn M. Serbin, BSN, MS, CCM My teenage daughter came home from school a few weeks ago distraught and shared that a student who had been in her gym class had taken his own life...
Open door to the Naval War College

Open door to the Naval War College

by Steven Rogers
April 2011 Navy By LCDR Steven Rogers, USN (Ret) Several years ago, as a young Ensign, I had the honor and privilege to visit the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. I was so impressed ...