SEAPOWER
Volume 52, Number 3, March 2009
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES
www.navyleague.org
DEPARTMENTS
3 President’s Message
4 Editor’s Note
6 Letters
9 Intercepts
50 Historical Perspective
SPECIAL REPORT: UNDERSEA WARFARE
As the Navy’s undersea warfare capabilities continue to evolve, so too do
the design, construction and operation of its assets. Ohio-class submarines
converted to the guided-missile configuration can launch special operations
missions, along with a battery of Tomahawk missiles. With construction of
Block III versions of the Virginia-class submarine yet to begin, designers
already are looking ahead to new capabilities and improvements for Block
IV. And as new technologies and threats emerge, Submarine Force commanders must constantly adjust and adapt to these changes.
51 Program Snapshot
54 Navy League News
24 SSGNs Prove Worth in Irregular Warfare, Special Operations
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS
56 Council Digest
8 Washington Report:
Lawmaker warns
more DDG 1000s
will bust Navy budget
28 Designers Look Ahead to Next Block of Virginia-class Subs
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS
34 INTERVIEW: Vice Adm. John J. “Jay” Donnelly
Commander, Submarine Force; Submarine Force, Atlantic;
Allied Submarine Command; Task Force 144
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS
FEATURES
3 Reaching Out to Lawmakers
BY J. MICHAEL McGRATH
12 Navy, Marine Corps Tout EFV’s Comprehensive Redesign
BY OTTO KREISHER
16 Afghanistan Terrain Poses Challenge for M-ATV Competitors
BY ROXANA TIRON
20 New U.S. Plan Takes Global Approach to Combating Somali Pirates
BY DAISY R. KHALIFA
12
38 Interdiction Act Aids Coast Guard Efforts Against Semi-Submersibles
BY JOHN C. MARCARIO
42 Arctic Operation Examines Coast Guard Capabilities in the Region
BY JOHN C. MARCARIO
46 Coast Guard to Continue Persian Gulf Oil Platform Security, Training
BY JOHN C. MARCARIO
64 In My Own Words
BY BOB MEYER
DIRECTOR, SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SHIPBUILDING
COVER PHOTO OF AN SH-60H ASSIGNED TO HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON 6 LOWERING AN AIRCREW MEMBER ONTO THE GUIDED-MISSILE SUBMARINE USS OHIO BY
NAVY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS BARRY HIRAYAMA. COVER DESIGN BY AMY BILLINGHAM, PENSARÉ DESIGN GROUP LTD.
