Your Association has been busy during the two months since our last issue of Navy. AUSN is “your” association, advocating for the Navy, everything from airplanes and ships, to pay and benefits.

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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 addressed. Over my six plus years in this job, I have been witness to a trend that greatly concerns me and that is the role of our JAG officers.

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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, on the fifth, the President traveled to the Pentagon to make the announcement.

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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, no, no!”

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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 lower than expected.

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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 one of their senior officers, Mr. Joe North.

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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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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 aluminum hull littoral combat ship that they are building.

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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. Here is their wisdom briefed to you

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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. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is an obesity epidemic in the United States.

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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 SecNav FDR), its actual history far predates that and stretches back to the days before the Revolution.

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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 series to address this timely topic which has serious implications in today’s Navy.

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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 Federal Income Tax Return (Form 1040), make you aware of available tax credits and deductions, and lower your tax burden.

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

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