General Note: For the Advancement of Professional, Literary, and Scientific Knowledge in the Navy

Publication: November 1997

General Note: Marine Corps Focus
Obey the Iron Law by Commander Teery Pierce, USN
Technology Alone Cannot Win by Captain Harold R. Van Opdorp, Jr., USMC
It Takes More than Technology by Sergeant Dallas E. Shaw, USMC
Santa Wears Dress Blues by Major General Thomas Wilerson and Captain Jeff Jurgensen, USMC
Maneuvering the LCAC Into the 21st Century by Lieutenant Colonel Mel R. Jones, USA (Retired)
Commentary: Myths of Maneuver by Brigadier Robert A. Fry, Royal Marines
"... P'lice Up a Littl Brass" by Commander George Cornelius, USN (Retired)

Features
Anytime, Anywhere: A Navy for the 21st Century by Admiral Jay Johnson, USN
The Boomer Reborn by Jim Courter
Naval Fire Support: Ring of Fire by Lieutenand Commander Ross Mitchell, USN
Must We Repeat History? by William R. Hawkins

Departments
Commentary
May There Be No More U.S. War Crimes

Nobody asked me, but...
Leave Our Flight Jackets Alone!
The Surface Navy Must Protect Its Young
Where's the !@*&# Promotion List?

Professional Notes
Don't Forget the Sea Dragons
Haze Gray and ... Sunk?
Achilles' Heel? The Wave Piercer Hull Form
"What the Marine Corps Really Needs..."
LCUs: The Forgotten Landing Craft
'Gators on the Other Side of the Pond
Mine Warfare Moves Forward ... From the Sea

Other Departments
Membership News
Comment and Discussion
Book Reviews
Books of Interest
The U.S. Navy
Naval Systems
Points of Interest
World Naval Developments
Combat Fleets
Notebook
Lest We Forget
Index to Advertisers

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