DEDICATION
“SEAPOWER in the broad sense …
includes not only the military strength
afloat that rules the seas or any part
of it by force of arms, but also the
peaceful commerce and shipping from
which alone a military fleet naturally
and healthfully springs, and on which
it securely rests.”
ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
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The 2016 SEAPOWER ALMANAC
is dedicated — with sincere respect
and greatest affection — to the men
and women of all of our nation’s
armed services, and their families.
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