SEAPOWER
Volume 52, Number 2, February 2009
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES
www.navyleague.org
DEPARTMENTS
3 President’s Message
4 Editor’s Note
5 Letters
7 Intercepts
48 Historical Perspective
49 Program Snapshot
COVER STORY
The promise of a massive package of funding initiatives and tax incentives
aimed at stimulating the nation’s slumping economy has maritime industry
officials hoping that change is on the way to boost international trade and
domestic shipping. As the new administration of President Barack Obama
and Congress debate the scale and price tag of the package, industry
experts say it could include money for improvement projects at ports,
inland waterways and other facilities that support maritime trade.
BY OTTO KREISHER
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52 Navy League News
56 Council Digest
FEATURES
6 Washington Report:
New Navy secretary
will face a slew
of major challenges
3 Sharing the Burden
BY J. MICHAEL McGRATH
18 Surge in Somali Piracy Draws International Naval Response
BY DAISY R. KHALIFA
24 New York Naval Militia Aids Coast Guard, Other Agencies
BY PETER ATKINSON
28 MARAD Unveils Uniform Maritime Education Curriculum
BY MATT HILBURN
44 Navy Adopts Open Architecture to Balance Technology, Affordability
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS
64 In My Own Words
BY LT. MATT McKENZIE
OPERATIONS OFFICER
NATIONAL ICE CENTER/NAVAL ICE CENTER
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SPECIAL REPORT:
COMMUNICATIONS & NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE
30 E-2D’s Enhanced CEC Will Expand Fire-Control Capabilities
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS
34 Marines Corps Looks for Command and Control on the Go
BY OTTO KREISHER
38 Better Communications Boost Volume of Information
for Coast Guard
BY JOHN C. MARCARIO
40 INTERVIEW: Rear Adm. David T. Glenn
Assistant Coast Guard Commandant for Command, Control,
Communications, Computers and Information Technology
BY JOHN C. MARCARIO
COVER PHOTO OF CONTAINER SHIPS AT A COMMERCIAL SHIPPING TERMINAL IN CALIFORNIA BY MICHAEL WELLS/GETTY IMAGES.
COVER DESIGN BY AMY BILLINGHAM, PENSARÉ DESIGN GROUP LTD.
