United States Navy

and control is a thorough understanding of the commander’s intent at every level and a command climate of mutual trust and understanding. The breakdown of command and control for Operation Husky began long before D-Day, July 10, 1943. Both the United States and Great Britain were already at odds over the conduct of the war. Though the partners mutually agreed to pursue an invasion of Sicily, this decision was an uneasy compromise between the partners that left the commanders with little…

members for routine illness, but also worked closely with the psychologist to evaluate the Airmen pre- and post-deployment. I was glued to his hip as he treated conditions that I may never see in civilian life. Spending six years as an active duty US Navy Hospital Corpsman and the experience of taking the pre-requisites helped me define my path. I've worked with multidisciplinary teams to serve patients including being a part of the team that merged the Veteran's Administration and the…

America’s borders is a deadly jungle, and only the SEALs' machete can clear a path to freedom. We’re cut to a training camp. Kyle is undergoing SEAL training, and after some exercises and overt racism, we’re at the bar. Kyle is now a full-fledged Navy SEAL marksman, a sentinel of freedom, a keeper of peace, and a man ready to flirt with that brunette chick over there. It's 9/11 — The world will never be the same again as he comforts his wife who's in tears. Kyle's getting deployed. He and the…

impact to the maritime service within the United States Navy. COMMODORE MATTHEW PERRY’S CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDED IMPROVING THE NAVY”S TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DOCTRINE BUT HIS GREATEST WAS OPENING JAPAN FOR TRADE, WHOM UP TO THAT POINT IN HISTORY WAS KNOWN FOR THEIR ISOLATIONISM. Matthew James Calbraith Perry was born in 1794 and went on to serve a naval service for life. His family was rich with naval history as his dad and four brothers all served in the Navy. At 14 years old, Perry was…

defensive, evidenced through the Civil War. In the context of the Navy, one of the latest technological innovations is aviation; it was being integrated into the Navy before World War I, but wasn’t advanced enough to be of any major strategic use until World War II. For this reason, the strategic and tactical impact of aviation is most visible through the scope of World War II. With the advent of aviation and its integration into the Navy came a shift in naval strategy and tactics; this…

I was born in Rutland, Vt Dec 9, 1950. Moved back to Maine when I was a couple months old. I basically grew up on two farms during the summers with my grand parents. Life was pretty simple back then, compared to today. Grandfather Tibbetts did not have electricity or phones. He worked his 500 acres with his horses or steers. The family all picthed in and helped hay or work in the woods. We learned math and spelling through Cribbage and Scrabble. We read with kerosene lamps or lanterns. My…

The running joke about the Super Hornet is that it is a “jack of all trades, and master of none”. The truth is that the Hornet and specifically the Super Hornet has been required to replace the F-14 Tomcat, the S-3 Viking and the A-6 Intruder. That required the Super Hornet to effectively satisfy the mission sets of three aircraft. Boeing was responsible for ensuring that the airframe could handle that challenge, and succeeded in most cases. What Boeing was not contracted to solve, however, was…

freedom in Navy Provisional Detainee Battalion Ramadi TWO, he trained and qualified 163 Sailors and 27 coalition guard forces by-the-book…

For many years when people thought about war they associated male with war. Time to time women even disguised themselves as men to serve in combat. In the first World War Russia used one all-female combat unit, then in the second World War, hundreds and thousands of German and British women served in combat but as roles in anti-craft units. They put women in these positions because they were not at risk of being captured. A large scale of women were used near the front as medical staff and…

success provided to Navy, Joint and Coalition forces conducting Overseas Contingency Operations in support of three Combatant Commanders in an extremely isolated, arduous, and dynamic environment. Specific accomplishments include: - Her leadership contributed in the management of 95 Sailors, civilians and contractor personnel in the flawless execution of the day-to-day Command and Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) mission, supporting 3200 U.S. Navy, Joint, Inter-Agency…