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Navy - February 2011 Minimize

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February 2011

Optimism

Optimism

by Admiral Moon
February 2011 Navy By Timothy Moon The holidays are over and we are now into the New Year. Baseball players will report to spring training soon, the 112th Congress is now in session, and AUSN has a ...
AUSN’s first Board of Directors meeting an important success

AUSN’s first Board of Directors meeting an important success

by Casey Coane
February 2011 Navy By Casey W. Coane There is a lot going on in Washington as always, but this month, I’m making room for our Chairman to talk to you about our Board meeting. This was a bi...
Board of Directors Meeting, 6 Jan. 2011

Board of Directors Meeting, 6 Jan. 2011

by Stephen Israel
February 2011 Navy By Steve Israel The Board of Directors met at AUSN Headquarters in Alexandria for the first full meeting of the AUSN Board. Directors present were Chairman Steve Israel; Vice Chai...
Navy’s Surface Ship Readiness

Navy’s Surface Ship Readiness

by Content Manager
February 2011 Navy By VADM Kevin M. McCoy, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command The Navy cannot reach its force structure and Fleet readiness goals simply by building new surface ships. With nearly ...
The Perfect Storm for Defense & Veterans Budget Cuts

The Perfect Storm for Defense & Veterans Budget Cuts

by Ike Puzon
February 2011 Navy By CAPT Ike Puzon, USN (Ret) Our national security faces perfect storm of conflicting issues surrounding all the Services, the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affair...
Now Hear This - February 2011

Now Hear This - February 2011

by Thomas McAtee
February 2011 Navy By CAPT Tom McAtee   VA URGES VETERANS TO SIGN UP FOR DIRECT DEPOSITS The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urges Veterans to sign up for electronic payment of their bene...
Getting rid of “Running Rust”

Getting rid of “Running Rust”

by Content Manager
February 2011 Navy By Fleet Master Chief John T. Minyard, U.S. Pacific Fleet Have you ever driven through a neighborhood where the buildings, streets and sidewalks were all well maintained and the p...
Social Networking and Electronic Media: AUSN takes steps towards enhancing our “Network”

Social Networking and Electronic Media: AUSN takes steps towards enhancing our “Network”

by Aaron Bresnahan
February 2100 Navy By Aaron Bresnahan As many of you know, January observed the gathering of Surface Warriors at the national conference of the Surface Navy Association. I’m sure that the numb...
Building the Surface Navy

Building the Surface Navy

by Casey Coane
February 2011 Navy By RADM Casey W. Coane, USN (Ret) Navy Achieves a Big Step Forward for LCS As we reported last month, the Navy surprised Congress and a lot of us right after the elections by cha...
Tales from the Navy Log: Father and Son Navy Veterans Headline Black History Month

Tales from the Navy Log: Father and Son Navy Veterans Headline Black History Month

by Content Manager
During Black History Month, it is fitting to reflect on some of the Navy’s trailblazers – those individuals who challenged the status quo, defied the odds and stood in the vanguard of hist...
LEADERSHIP - No room for compromise

LEADERSHIP - No room for compromise

by Steven Rogers
February 2011 Navy By LCDR Steven Rogers When discussing topics related to America’s leaders, most people focus on current day reports about the leaders who let us down, who compromise their o...
How the 2010 Tax Act impacts you

How the 2010 Tax Act impacts you

by Marc Soss
February 2011 Navy By Marc J. Soss, SC, USN On 17 December 2010, President Obama signed into law The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “201...
Colorectal Cancer Screening

Colorectal Cancer Screening

by Kathy Serbin
February 2011 Navy By Kathryn M. Serbin, BSN, MS, CCM In 2000, Katie Couric had a colonoscopy on live television. Her goal was to raise awareness about colorectal cancer after her husband’s de...
Training and proficiency as a warfighter go hand in hand

Training and proficiency as a warfighter go hand in hand

by Content Manager
February 2011 Navy By ISCS Jon C. Altmann, USN (Ret) One of the measures of being on top of your Navy rating is your readiness for a rate exam. Knowing the academics of your job is only part of the ...
NAVAIR a Leader in Advancement of Green Energy Initiatives

NAVAIR a Leader in Advancement of Green Energy Initiatives

by Content Manager
February 2011 Navy By Teng K. Ooi, Ph.D., LT, USN Dr. Teng K. Ooi, an Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science and Technology (S&T) Unit 102 Reservist, in collaboration with The Pennsylvania ...