Author: Ponce (Ship : LPD-15)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
USS Ponce LPD-15, Mediterranean Cruise 1974-1975
Author: Ponce (Ship : LPD-15)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Moon Bound
Author: Colin BurgessPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461438551
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Often lost in the shadow of the first group of astronauts for the Mercury missions, the second and third groups included the leading figures for NASA's activities for the following two decades. “Moon Bound” complements the author’s recently published work, “Selecting the Mercury Seven” (2011), extending the story of the men who helped to launch human spaceflight and broaden the American space program. Although the initial 1959 group became known as the legendary pioneering Mercury astronauts, the astronauts of Groups 2 and 3 gave us many household names. Sixteen astronauts from both groups traveled to the Moon in Project Apollo, with several actually walking on the Moon, one of them being Neil Armstrong. This book draws on interviews to tell the astronauts' personal stories and recreate the drama of that time. It describes the process by which they were selected as astronauts and explains how the criteria had changed since the first group. “Moon Bound” is divided into two parts, recounting the biographies relating to the nine astronauts from NASA’s Group 2 in the first part, and the fourteen finalists in Group 3 in the second part. The stories of both selection groups are narrated through the experiences of four finalists with interesting backgrounds. One of these men is Al Rupp of the USAF who, as a West Point cadet, cheekily helped to steal the Navy mascot goat prior to the annual Army versus Navy game in 1953, thus achieving legendary status in the game’s history. Rupp was killed in a plane crash just two years after being named as a finalist for Group 3. The service career of naval aviator John Yamnicky was also very much the equal of other finalists, but he was killed on September 11, 2001, as he was a passenger on hijacked Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon. At the end of the work there are several chapters on how these candidates were prepped for their missions.
Mediterranean 1-73
Author: 30th Anniversary
Author: Ponce (Ship : LPD-15)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : CD-ROMS.
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Naval Accidents, 1945-1988
Author: William M. ArkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
On Mamba Station
Author: James G. AntalPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanitarian assistance, American
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A Brief History of the 10th Marines
Author: David N. BucknerU.S. Navy Program Guide - 2017
Author: Department Of the NavyPublisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781090335104
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The U.S. Navy is ready to execute the Nation's tasks at sea, from prompt and sustained combat operations to every-day forward-presence, diplomacy and relief efforts. We operate worldwide, in space, cyberspace, and throughout the maritime domain. The United States is and will remain a maritime nation, and our security and prosperity are inextricably linked to our ability to operate naval forces on, under and above the seas and oceans of the world. To that end, the Navy executes programs that enable our Sailors, Marines, civilians, and forces to meet existing and emerging challenges at sea with confidence. Six priorities guide today's planning, programming, and budgeting decisions: (1) maintain a credible, modern, and survivable sea based strategic deterrent; (2) sustain forward presence, distributed globally in places that matter; (3) develop the capability and capacity to win decisively; (4) focus on critical afloat and ashore readiness to ensure the Navy is adequately funded and ready; (5) enhance the Navy's asymmetric capabilities in the physical domains as well as in cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum; and (6) sustain a relevant industrial base, particularly in shipbuilding.
Warship Boneyards
Author: Publisher: Zenith Imprint
ISBN: 9781610607735
Category : Ships
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Just as the U.S. Air Force sends obsolete warbirds to the Arizona desert for storage and disassembly, the U.S. Navy maintains a number of harbors for its obsolete vessels. This collection gives enthusiasts an admiral's tour of the naval storage harbors in Philadelphia, Norfolk, Pearl Harbor, and Bremerton, Washington, as well as the once-proud fighting vessels awaiting reassignment, sale, or the cutting torch. Author Kermit Bonner takes readers through the entire disassembly process from start to finish, describing in detail how these surplus cruisers, submarines, destroyers, and aircraft carriers are scrapped, including more complex processes involving nuclear submarines.
Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development
Author: Anthony H. CordesmanPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442227761
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
China’s military development has become a key focus of US security policy as well as that of virtually all Asia-Pacific states. This report from the CSIS Burke Chair in Strategy examines trends in Chinese strategy, military spending, and military forces based on Chinese defense white papers and other official Chinese sources; US reporting by the Department of Defense and other defense agencies; and other government sources, including Japanese and Korean defense white papers and the International Monetary Fund. The analysis also draws on the work of experts outside of government, various research centers, and nongovernmental organizations.