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Volume 6, Number 3, Fall 2010

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  • Editorial: Maritime Blindness, You Say? - Peter Haydon
  • Oland Essay Contest Winner - Operating Within Limits: Canada’s Maritime Forces and the Challenges of the Terrorist Era - Julian Brown
  • CNMT Essay Contest Winner - Bourassa, Laurier and the 1910 Naval Service Act: Canadian Identity and the Birth of a Navy - Cdr Martin Pelletier
  • National Security and Canada’s Shipping Policy: We Can Do Better - Dick Hodgson
  • Laying the Groundwork for Success: Forward Logistics and Operation Altair - LCdr Dave Colbourne
  • Searching the Future: New Technologies on the Screen - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Balance is a Matter of Perspective - Luciano
  • Will the Canadian Navy Respond in the Gulf of Guinea? - Dave Mugridge
  • Safe Navigation in the Arctic - Hermes
  • A Few Comments on CNR - Stephen Knowles
  • Comment on “Traditions, ‘Branding’ and the Future of the Canadian Navy” - Capt(N) Hugues Letourneau
  • Wearing Naval Swords - LCdr Gene C. Fedderly
  • Plain Talk: JSS Adrift in a Strategic Black Hole - Sharon Hobson
  • The View from the West: The Interoperable Navy: Networking at Sea - Christian Bedford, George Galdorisi, Stephanie Hszieh
  • Warship Developments: To Buy New or Used? - Doug Thomas
  • It’s a Rum Business - Jacqui Good
  • Editorial: Navies, Oceans and Legal Entanglements - Ann Griffiths
  • Earthquake in Haiti Triggers Tsunami of Canadian Relief - Capt(N) Art McDonald
  • Climate Change and its Implications for the Canadian Forces - LCdr Ray Snook
  • The Value of Concepts in Capability Development - Mark Sloan
  • “A Letter From Korea” by Lieutenant L.A. ‘Andy’ Collier, RCN - Michael Whitby
  • Think Big: Building Better Warships Under a National Strategy - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Tradition, ‘Branding’ and the Future of the Canadian Navy - Dr. Ian Holloway
  • Littoral and Riverine Operations - Wayne P. Hughes, Jr, Capt USN (Retired)
  • Taking the Navy out of (N) - LCdr Gene C. Fedderly
  • Pirates: Child Soldiers, the Canadian Navy and International Accountability - Dr. Shelly Whitman
  • Plain Talk: A Questionable Strategy - Sharon Hobson
  • The View from the West: ‘Green’ Ship Technologies - Brett Witthoeft
  • Warship Developments: Training Ships: Virtual or Actual? - Doug Thomas
  • Comrades in Chili - Jacqui Good
  • Canadian Navy Commemorates the Heroic Sacrifice of Lieutenant Hampton Gray - 2Lt Christopher Daniel
  • Message from the Commander, Maritime Commander - VAdm Dean McFadden
  • The Navy's and Canada's National Interests in This Maritime Century - VAdm Dean McFadden
  • National Interests and the Naval Service of Canada at the Beginning of its Second Century - Brian Wentzell
  • Dangerous Waters: HMCS Winnipeg Tackles Piracy in the Gulf of Aden - Cdr Craig Baines
  • Needed: Trust, Truth, and Temerity - Sharon Hobson
  • Never Forget the Submarine - Amphion
  • Milestones in Canadian Naval History
  • Engineering Excellence in the RCN - Michael Young
  • Significant Canadian Warships - Doug Thomas
  • A Standing Commitment: The Standing NATO Naval Forces - RAdm (Ret'd) David Morse
  • Flying Stations - Gordon Davis
  • The Century over the Horizon: Building Canada's Next Navy - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Canada's Eyes and Ears under the Pacific: A History of Submarines on the West Coast - Christian Bedford
  • Editorial: Could 2010 See Canada’s Navy Rise Like a Phoenix? - Dave Mugridge
  • 2nd Place Essay in Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition: A New Era or the Great White Norm? Comparing Perspectives on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty - Matthew Gillis
  • Future Canadian Security Challenges and Some Responses - Eric Lerhe
  • The Amphibious Emergency Capability - Maj R.D. Bradford
  • The Canadian Navy and Its Future Organic Air Capability - Major Sol Martins
  • The Naval Centennial and Canada’s Shipbuilders - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Arctic Diplomacy: A Chance for Canada to Shine - LCdr Ray Snook
  • Canadian Naval History - Col (Ret'd) John Boileau
  • Arctic Patrol Vessels - Lt (Ret'd) Robert J. Whitfield
  • Save HMCS Fraser! - Doug Thomas
  • The Problem of Retention of Techs - Raymond Belec
  • Talking about Ships: How to Sound like an Amateur! - Poseidon
  • UAV Demonstrates New Capability for the Canadian Navy - Ian Glenn
  • The View from the West: Where is Russia? - Christian Bedford
  • Plain Talk: Hard Questions for the Shipbuilding Industry - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: The Japanese Navy - Doug Thomas
  • The Trust Wants You! - Jacqui Good
  • Announcing the 4th Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition
  • Editorial: Do We Really Need a Canadian Navy? - Peter Haydon
  • Winner CNMT Essay Competition: Was the RCN Ever the Third Largest Navy? - Rob Stuart
  • Winner of the Oland Essay Competition: “An Art of its Own”: Corporate Knowledge, the Canadian Navy and Arctic Operations - Richard Mayne
  • A Way Out for Arctic Diplomacy - Cdr James Kraska
  • Considerations for a Strategy of Future Canadian Sea Power - Stanley B. Weeks
  • The Seeds of Success: Naval Shipbuilding and Global Comunities - Janet Thorsteinson
  • The Paradox of Universality of Service - Ken Hansen
  • Drifting, Ruderless, or Just on the Wrong Course? - Corie Adolph
  • Australia’s Defence White Paper: Whither the Navy? - Doug Thomas
  • The View from the West: Securing Vancouver in 2009 - Christian Bedford
  • Plain Talk: Canadians are Frozen Out - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: Offshore Patrol Vessels - Doug Thomas
  • The 20th Annual Maritime Security Conference - Sarah Hucsko
  • Roll Along Wavy Navy, Roll Along - Jacqui Good
  • Announcing the Winners of the 2009 Essay Competitions
  • Editorial: Piracy And Policy - Ann Griffiths
  • After Afghanistan: Maritime Options For The Future Of Canadian Global Engagement - Patrick Lennox
  • Ancient Problems Renewed: Piracy In Somalia - Stuart Palliser
  • At Sea In A Cold And Hungry World - John Thompson
  • Kriegsgefangenenlager: A Pow’S Account Of The Loss Of Athabaskan In 1944 - Pat Jessup
  • All Hands On Deck: So Who Is Building New Ships? - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Our Faltering Grasp On Canadian Naval History - Peter Hayden
  • Canadian Amphibiosity: Right Direction, Wrong Path - Amphion
  • The View from the West: Chinese Naval Power In The 21st Century - Christian Bedford
  • Plain Talk: Show Me The Money - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: C2 And Area-Air Defence - Doug Thomas
  • Sackville And The Battle Of The Atlantic - Jacqui Good
  • Queen’s Colour Event Connects the Past, Present and Future - Virginia Beaton
  • Editorial: A Recrudescence of the Canadian Navy - Dan Middlemiss
  • Brothers in Arms or a Case of My Enemy's Enemy is My Friend? - Dave Mugride
  • The Case for Canadian Marines - Ken Hansen
  • Amphibiosity Resurgent - Maj R.D. Bradford
  • Obsolescence Challenges Part 4: Future Capabilities and Technologies - Brent Hobson
  • Canadian Naval Technology Earns Global Sales - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Response to Gillis Article in Winter Issue - Michael Craven
  • The Impeccable Affair: Chaina's New Twist to the Law of the Sea Convention - Eric Lerhe
  • Mixed Messages from US Naval Leaders on International Relations - Brian Wentzell
  • The View from the West: Asia's Race for Carriers - Christian Bedford
  • Plain Talk: Off Course And Rudderless? - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: The Chinese Navy - Doug Thomas
  • Radar at the Ready - Jacqui Good
  • Editorial: The Demise Of Canadian Maritime Aviation? - John Orr
  • 3rd Prize Winner Of The Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition: An Undersea Identity Crisis: Evaluating Realistic Roles For Canada's Submarine Fleet - J. Matthew Gillis
  • Obsolescence Challenges Part 3: Identifying Future Capability Requirements - Brent Hobson
  • Canada's Marine Security - Laureen Kinney
  • Malaise Or Farce: The International Failure Of Maritime Security - Dave Mugridge
  • "The Very Image Of A Man Of The Arctic": Commodore O.C.S. Robertson - Lt(N) Jason M. Delaney And Michael Whitby
  • A Second Sector: Marine Defence Industries - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Naval Education: Vitally Important But Sadly Lacking - Ken Hansen
  • Shipbuilding: An Infrastructure Initiative That Makes Strategic Sense As Well - Peter Haydon
  • The View From The West: String Of Pearls - Christian Bedford
  • Plain Talk: The Process Of (Not) Acquiring Maritime Helicopters - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: A Shopping Guide - Doug Thomas
  • Two Days, Three Submarines - Jacqui Good
  • Editorial: Learning from Our Past, Our Experiences and Our Allies - Dusty Miller
  • 2nd Prize Winner Of The Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition: Northern Strategy Deficit: What To Do With The Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships? - Cdr Scott Bishop
  • Obsolescence Challenges, Part 2. Technology Insertion: A Way Ahead - Brent Hobson
  • The Russian Navy: Has The Phoenix Risen? - Peter Haydon
  • Canadian Shipbuilding: Some Lessons Observed, If Not Learned - Michael A. Hennessy
  • A Canada First Benefits Program - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Naval Education And Naval Aviation - Commodore / The Honourable Rene J. Marin
  • An Affordable JSS For Canada - Dave Mugridge
  • The Morning After: Canada And The Post-Afghanistan World - Sean Clark
  • What Is It? - LCol (Ret'd) David L. Stinson
  • The View From The West: Piracy In Somalia: A Growing Crisis - Christian Bedford
  • Plain Talk: Should The Support Ship Sink? - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: DDG-1000 And LCS - Doug Thomas
  • HMCS Sackville: Looking For A New Home - Jacqui Good
  • 2009 Canadian Naval Review Essay Competition
  • Editorial: Naval Education - Peter Haydon
  • Winner Of The 3rd Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition: One Fish, Two Fish, Three Fish … No Fish: Canada's Navy And The Global Fisheries' Crisis - Kate Bigney and Alexandre Wilner
  • Obsolescence Challenges And The Canadian Navy - Brent Hobson
  • The Future Of Canada's Navy: Strategic Initiatives And Requirements - Hugh Segal
  • A Canadian Perspective On The Cooperative Strategy - Serge Bertrand
  • Submarine Procurement And The Victoria-Class 22 Acquisition From An Historical Perspective - Jason M. Delaney
  • A Managed Approach To Fleet Acquisition - Janet Thorsteinson
  • Ch-148 Cyclone Encounters Head Winds - John Orr
  • A Better Model For Boarding Teams - Angus Topshee
  • Personnel Shortages: Do These Policies Make Sense? - Poseidon
  • Comment About "Those Innovative Danes" - Mike Cooper
  • The View From The West: Watching Dragons Learn To Swim - Kerry Lynn Nankivell
  • Plain Talk: Procrastinating On Procurement - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: To Buy Or Lease? - Doug Thomas
  • Maritime Security Conference Explores Navy-Coast Guard Interoperability - Ken Hansen
  • Navy Veteran Honoured For Lifetime Of Service - Jerrod Riley
  • Editorial: Force Development: A Demand Well Beyond 2015 - David Morse
  • Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition: 3rd Prize Essay - Matthew Gillis
  • NATO: The Value of Commitment - Cdr Brian Santarpia
  • Piracy, Terrorism and the Balance of Power in the Malacca Strait - Caroline Vavro
  • Building the Next Fleet: A Discussion with Commodore Kelly Williams - Peter T. Haydon
  • The Canadian Navy in 2007: An Overview and a Look Ahead - Cdr Larry Trim
  • The Icecort Carrier: A Naval Aviator's Solution for Arctic Surveillance - Brant Fotheringham
  • Canada's Naval Presence Abroad: Forward-Deploying Warships Key to Contributing to Canada's Security at Home - LCdr Mike Davie
  • A Rebuttal to "Defending the Empty North" - Col (Ret'd) Brian K. Wentzell
  • Access Denied! - David Perry
  • Why Not A Mobile Base For AOPS? - Poseidon
  • Plain Talk: Why Doesn't Hillier Speak Up? - Sharon Hobson
  • The View From The West: RIMPAC, An Exercise in Politics Propulsion - Kelly Lynn Nankivell
  • Warship Developments: Those Innovative Danes! - Doug Thomas
  • Editorial: Generally Speaking - Dan Middlemiss
  • Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition - 2nd Prize Essay: Defending the 'Empty North': Comparing Canadian and Australian Challenges and Strategies - Aaron Jackson
  • The Honour to State - Mark Tunnicliffe
  • Ports and Security - The Honourable René J. Marin
  • Implications of Climate Change on Eastern Canadian Waters - M. R. Morgan
  • Here Comes the Age of the Arctic - Ready or Not! - Rob Huebert
  • Anti-Piracy Operations - Doug Thomas
  • Naval Boarding Party Operations - PO1 Peter Augustus
  • Comment on the Perkins and Webster Articles - Cdr Michael Craven
  • We Stand Ready - CPO1 R. J. A. Cleroux
  • Nanisivik Bound! - SLt Fraser Gransden
  • Comment on the Allan Article - Cmdre (Ret'd) Mike Cooper
  • Plain Talk: Canadian Forces Inc.? - Sharon Hobson
  • Submarine Developments: Air-Independent Propulsion - Doug Thomas
  • Editorial: Naval Modernization: The Impossible Dream? - Peter Haydon
  • Winner 2nd Annual Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition: Joint Expeditionary Warfare and the Dilemmas for Canadian Maritime Strategy - David S. McDonough
  • Interoperability: The New Frontier - Patrick Lenox
  • Arctic Sovereignty, Submarine Operations and Water Space Management - Capt(N) Phil Webster
  • The Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service - Laura Allan
  • Submarines and the Canadian Navy Today: One Man's View - J. David Perkins
  • A Maritime Strategy for the Indo-Pacific - RAdm R. Girouard
  • Are We a Thinking Navy? - Ken Hansen
  • Terrorists Using Naval Tactics? - Pat Bolen
  • Race for the North Pole - David James Meadows
  • Plain Talk: Do Ministers Make a Difference? - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: Arctic / Offshore Patrol Ships - Doug Thomas
  • Announcing the Winners of the 2nd Annual Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition
  • Editorial: International Command and Recognition - VAdm Duncan Miler
  • The Superior-Simple Ship Fleet Construct - Ken Hansen
  • New Era or False Dawn? AIMP Aurora and the Canada First Defence Strategy - John Orr
  • A New Marine Commando Regiment - Dave Perry
  • Why Does Canada Still Need a Navy? - Peter T. Haydon
  • Ship Portraits: Tug Champion Towing Ship Leicester Castle - Eric Ruff
  • Debating "Why is No One Making Waves?" - Cmdre Kelly Williams
  • Should the Navy Return to the Arctic? - Amphion
  • The Arctic : What Should the Navy be doing Now? - Poseidon
  • Plain Talk: Making the Navy Sexy - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Developments: Aircraft Carriers Great And Small (Part II) - Doug Thomas
  • Maritime Security Conference Report
  • Ensuring HMCS Sackville Will Survive Forever - Jacqui Good
  • Editorial: The Need For Balanced Capabilities - Eric Lerhe
  • Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition 3rd Prize Essay: Viable Options For Securing Canadian Arctic Sovereignty - J. Matthew Gillis
  • Can The RAN Enforce Australia's Oceans Policy? - Cdr Simon Bateman
  • Acoustic Surveillance And Maritime Domain Awareness - LCdr David Finch
  • The Chinese Navy: South By Southwest - Joseph Varner
  • The Non-Utility Of "Utility" Warships - Peter T. Haydon
  • Why Is No One Making Waves? - RAdm (Retired) David Morse
  • Learning From Our Past - Amphion
  • Comment On "Shipbuilding And Industrial Preparedness" - Robert H. Thomas
  • Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Yes Or No? - Poseidon
  • Introducing Broadsides
  • Warship Developments: Aircraft Carriers Great And Small (Part 1) - Doug Thomas
  • Plain Talk: A Missed Opportunity - Sharon Hobson
  • Editorial: The Navy's People Problem - Dave Perry
  • A Conversation With VAdm Drew Robertson
  • Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition 2nd Prize Essay: Mending Fences: Assessing The Canadian Decision To Expand Norad - Brian Nicholson
  • Reflections On The Canadian Amphibious Task Force - Col (Ret'd) B.K. Wentzell
  • Dodging Icebergs And Talking Policy: HMCS Montréal's 2006 Northern Deployment - Cdr Paul Dempsey & Dr. Edna Keeble
  • Sinking The Navy In Afghanistan - Victor Suthren
  • The Joint Support Ship: A Worthy Goal Or Doomed Investment? - David Overall
  • Will We Send Our Navy To North Korea, Again? - Poseidon
  • Maritime Miscommunications - Cdr Scott Bishop
  • Plain Talk: Selling The SCF To Canadians - Sharon Hobson
  • Warship Concepts: The Littoral Combat Ship - Doug Thomas
  • Canadian Arctic Issues In A Changing Climate - Angus McDonald
  • Editorial: Are We Overreacting to the Afghanistan Casualties? - Peter T. Haydon
  • The "Destroyer Myth" in Canadian Naval History - Kenneth Hansen
  • Transformation and Technology for Medium Navies (Part Two) - Norman Friedman
  • Shipbuilding and Industrial Preparedness - VAdm (Ret'd) Peter Cairns
  • Its Own Worst Enemy: Ship Advocacy in the RCN, 1963-1964 - Richard Mayne
  • Why Not a Naval Peace Support Role off Lebanon? - Dave Sweeney
  • Learning from the Australians? - Peter T. Haydon
  • Plain Talk: All's Fair in War? - Sharon Hobson
  • Warships for the 21st Century - Doug Thomas
  • Editorial: The Naval Procurement Predicament - Peter T. Haydon
  • VAdm Hugh Macneil Receives Admirals' Medal For 2005
  • Transformation and Technology for Medium Navies (Part One) - Norman Friedman
  • British Columbia Ports Booming - Jan Drent
  • An Amphibious Task Group for the SCTF - Maj R.D. Bradford, C.D.
  • Blueland vs. Orangeland: Exercise Mohawk, April 1964 - Ken Reynolds
  • Continuing Canadian Naval Officer Training in the 21st Century - Brian Costello
  • No, that Wasn't How We Really Got Here - Michael Young
  • Comment on Cdr Tunnicliffe's article "The Fleet We Never Had" - Terry Ko
  • Response to Comment - Cdr Mark Tunnicliffe
  • The New Arctic Security Policy: Some Thoughts - Peter T. Haydon
  • The US Navy's Expeditionary Combat Command - Doug Thomas
  • The Day We Shot The Jeep - Robert H. Thomas
  • Editorial: NATO Transformation - VAdm (Ret'd) Duncan Miller
  • Piracy Vs. Terrorism: Same Problem, Same Solution? - Heinz Gohlish
  • Prelude To The Storm: The MH Community Gears Up For The Cyclone - Maj Jeff Tasseron
  • The Fleet We Never Had - Cdr M.D. Tunnicliffe
  • Showing The Flag Across The North - Michael Whitby
  • Reflections On NATO And Naval Forces
  • Operations In The Adriatic - VAdm (Ret'd) G.R. Maddison
  • SNFL 1999-2000 - RAdm (Ret'd) David Morse
  • Ville De Québec And SNFL - Cdr B.A. Mosely
  • Of Hydrofoils And Things - Pat Barnhouse
  • How We Really Got Here - Kenneth Hansen
  • The Real Defence Priority Is The Task Group - Peter T. Haydon
  • Announcing the Winners of the 2nd Annual Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition
  • Editorial: Arctic Security - Peter T. Haydon
  • Northern Deployments: Naval Operations In The Canadian North - LCdr Ian Anderson
  • Arctic Insights: Changing Our Notions Of Canada's North - Amanda Slaunwhite
  • The Long Reach: The RCN And The Korean War - Michael Whitby
  • Setting The Record Straight - Mark Tunnicliffe
  • Canadian Offshore Patrol Vessels: Further Thoughts - Poseidon
  • Canada's Empty Coastlines - Nereus
  • Supporting The Landing Force - Artemis
  • Joint Task Force Atlantic's Debut - Operation Unison - Lt(N) Richard Decker
  • Editorial: The Canadian Navy And The "Home" Game - Danford W. Middlemiss
  • Operation Colombie: Learning From Success - Lt(N) Mike McKinley
  • A Conversation With RAdm Mcneil, Part II
  • STANAVFORLANT in 1970 - Michael Young
  • Network-Centric Operations And Interdepartmental Marine Security - Greg Aikins
  • China's Rising Tide - Joe Varner
  • The Coastal Regime And Maritime Security Operations Centres - Gary L. Garnett
  • Major Breakthrough In Canadian Surveillance - Greg Aikins
  • Responding To Disaster - Doug Thomas
  • Slaughterhouse Rules - LCdr P. Richard Moller
  • Plain Talk - Sharon Hobson
  • Canadian Offshore Patrol Vessels - Doug Thomas
  • Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition
  • Editorial: Moving on after Chicoutimi - Peter T. Haydon
  • The Victoria-class Submarine Program - Cdr R.E. Bush
  • Taking Joint Capability Seriously - Eric Lerhe
  • The Margaree Pool - Robert Thomas
  • A Conversation with RAdm Dan McNeil
  • The Battle of Atlantic Memorial Mural - Cdr Mark B. Watson
  • Learning Amphibiosity the Hard Way: First Canadian Army Clears the Scheldt, November 1944 - Angus Brown
  • Expeditionary Forces, Continental Defence and Security - Ed Tummers
  • Military Sea Lift - Amphion
  • In a Mess about Pollution - Heinz Gohlish
  • A New Maritime Security Framework: Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien, non? - Peter T. Haydon
  • Report on the MARPAC Conference, "Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Region in the Post-9/11 Era" - Doug Thomas
  • International Conference “Security of Ships, Ports and Coasts”
  • Introducing The Canadian Naval Review - Dr. Frank Harvey
  • Editorial: The Canadian Meaning of the Battle of the Atlantic - Peter T. Haydon
  • The Many Origins of the RCN - Richard H. Gimblett
  • Canada's Navy: A Good, Workable Little Fleet? - Peter T. Haydon
  • Starting Over: The Canadian Navy and Expeditionary Warfare - Cdr Kenneth P. Hansen
  • Don't Forget the Asia-Pacific Aspect - J.A. Boutilier
  • Building the New Warships - Peter W. Cairns
  • HMS Albion and the British Amphibious Task Group - Douglas S. Thomas
  • Let's be Realistic about the Budget - Sharon Hobson

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