Your Association has been busy during the two months since our last issue of Navy. AUSN is “your” association, advocating for the Navy, ev...

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Who is in command? As editor of this magazine, I try not to get on my high horse too often, but every now and then something just needs to be addresse...

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It’s fast. It’s agile. It’s a networked surface combatant designed to operate in the littoral but capable of open-ocean tasking.

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In the first week of January, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was to unveil his view of right sizing the Defense Department for the future. Instead,...

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Since becoming MCPON, many people have asked me if I’m concerned about the future of our Navy. My answer is always and emphatically, “No, ...

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RDML Tim Moon's Interview with the Chief of Navy Reserve VADM Dirk Debbink.

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Over the past few years, the media headlines have been consistently focused on the flagging economy. Employment remains high. Retail sales figures are...

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This month, AUSN would like to provide you an update on the progress of the Lockheed Martin version of the littoral combat ship (LCS) by interviewing ...

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Does everyone understand what is needed to operate effectively in the littorals? I don’t see the LCS program as an either/ or scenario.

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The “USS Independence Class” Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) will reach speeds in excess of 40 knots fully loaded and is designed for multiple ...

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A reprint from AUSTAL PRESS RELEASE dated August 3, 2011

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On Friday the sixth of January, CAPT Bill Overend, our Southeast Region President, and I visited Austal America in Mobile, Alabama, to see the aluminu...

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I asked some veteran Command Master Chiefs with Selection Board experience to share their tips for improving your success before a Selection Board. He...

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While I was sitting at the airport recently, I could not help but notice the number of people walking by that were either overweight or obese. Accordi...

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Today, integration of Active and Reserve Component parts of our Navy has never been better. The whole really is greater than the sum of its parts.

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While Congressional legislation began the official history of the Navy Reserve on March 3, 1915 (after lobbying by SecNav Daniels & his Assistant ...

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February is Black History Month, a fitting time to honor the important service that African Americans have rendered to our nation.

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Keeping cyberspace secure may seem like an impossibly daunting task––but, for the Navy, it is a crucial one. AUSN held a Navy Now Forum se...

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This article is meant to assist members of the active duty and reserve community (including those serving on active duty) in filing your 2011 Feder...

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VR-59 passes milestone of 150,000 Class A mishap-free hours

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