‎Navy‎

‎United States Department of the Navy Maury Center for Ocean Science‎

‎Acoustic Environmental Scenarios and Predictions for ASW; Volume 810 Area 4A Winter Predictions for Passive Sonar MC Report 011‎

‎Washington DC: United States Department of the Navy Maury Center for Ocean Science 1972. Presumed First Edition First printing. Spiral bound. Good. 4 240 pages. Consists of data graphically displayed. Arrival Angle. DB Loss Noise DB and Depth in meters. This is part of the Long Range Acoustic Propagation Project. There is a distribution limitation statement at the bottom of the front cover "This document may be further distributed by the holder only with the specific prior approval of the Director Long Range Acoustic Propagation Project ONR Code 102-OS" However it is understood that this limitation no longer applies due to the passage of time and advances in technology. Passive Sonar is a device that detects the source of acoustic vibrations or noise and determines the direction or bearing to the source. It is used as a hydroacoustic direction finder. Passive sonars operate in the range of sonic ultrasonic and infrasonic frequencies. They are used on submarines on surface vessels in containers lowered from helicopters and on buoys Passive sonars consist of sonic detector compensator filter amplifier and display device. Anti-submarine warfare ASW or in older form A/S is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships aircraft or other submarines to find track and deter damage or destroy enemy submarines. Successful anti-submarine warfare depends on a mix of sensor and weapon technology training and experience. Sophisticated sonar equipment for first detecting then classifying locating and tracking the target submarine is a key element of ASW. To destroy submarines both torpedoes and naval mines are used launched from air surface and underwater platforms. ASW also involves protecting friendly ships. United States, Department of the Navy, Maury Center for Ocean Science unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 77590

‎United States, Department of the Navy, Maury Center for Ocean Science‎

‎Acoustic Environmental Scenarios and Predictions for ASW; Volume 14 Area 5 Winter Predictions for Passive Sonar MC Report 011‎

‎Washington DC: United States Department of the Navy Maury Center for Ocean Science 1972. Presumed First Edition First printing. Spiral bound. Good. 4 180 pages. Consists of data graphically displayed. Arrival Angle. DB Loss Noise DB and Depth in meters. This is part of the Long Range Acoustic Propagation Project. There is a distribution limitation statement at the bottom of the front cover "This document may be further distributed by the holder only with the specific prior approval of the Director Long Range Acoustic Propagation Project ONR Code 102-OS" However it is understood that this limitation no longer applies due to the passage of time and advances in technology. Passive Sonar is a device that detects the source of acoustic vibrations or noise and determines the direction or bearing to the source. It is used as a hydroacoustic direction finder. Passive sonars operate in the range of sonic ultrasonic and infrasonic frequencies. They are used on submarines on surface vessels in containers lowered from helicopters and on buoys Passive sonars consist of sonic detector compensator filter amplifier and display device. Anti-submarine warfare ASW or in older form A/S is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships aircraft or other submarines to find track and deter damage or destroy enemy submarines. Successful anti-submarine warfare depends on a mix of sensor and weapon technology training and experience. Sophisticated sonar equipment for first detecting then classifying locating and tracking the target submarine is a key element of ASW. To destroy submarines both torpedoes and naval mines are used launched from air surface and underwater platforms. ASW also involves protecting friendly ships. United States, Department of the Navy, Maury Center for Ocean Science unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 77594

‎Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command, Mobility and Logistics Division‎

‎Prime Item Development Specification for the CATFAE Round; NWC xxx‎

‎Quantico VA: Marine Corps Research Development and Acquisition Command Mobility and Logistics Division 1987. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. Good. Cover plus 19 numbered pages. Figures. Tables. Ink notation at bottom of front cover. Distribution notice on front cover is understood to no longer apply do to the passage of time and advancement of technology. CATFAE stands for Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive which is a land mine countermeasure. Prime Item Development Specifications is also known by the acronym PIDS. This document addresses military specification Military standards other relevant publications. It proves a general description of this all-up fuel-air explosive munition. It addresses ballistic dispersion and launch velocity. It presents its physical characteristics and components and assemblies. It discusses the Preproduction sample and Preproduction verification as well as quality assurance and preproduction inspections. Various aspects of testing and inspection are also discussed. Environmental factors such as shipboard vibration and mechanical shock are also discussed. A thermobaric weapon is a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion and in practice the blast wave typically produced by such a weapon is of a significantly longer duration than that produced by a conventional condensed explosive. The fuel-air bomb is one of the best-known types of thermobaric weapons. Most conventional explosives consist of a fuel-oxidizer premix whereas thermobaric weapons are almost 100% fuel so thermobaric weapons are significantly more energetic than conventional condensed explosives of equal weight. Their reliance on atmospheric oxygen makes them unsuitable for use underwater at high altitude and in adverse weather. They are considerably more destructive when used against field fortifications such as foxholes tunnels bunkers and caves-partly due to the sustained blast wave and partly by consuming the oxygen inside. Many types of thermobaric weapons can be fitted to hand-held launchers. Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command, Mobility and Logistics Division paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 77613

‎Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command, Mobility and Logistics Division‎

‎Critical Item Development Specification for The Lane Marker; NWC xxx/3‎

‎Quantico VA: Marine Corps Research Development and Acquisition Command Mobility and Logistics Division 1987. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. Good. Cover plus 15 numbered pages. Figures. Tables. Ink notation at bottom of front cover. Distribution notice on front cover is understood to no longer apply do to the passage of time and advancement of technology. This is a subsystem of the CATFAE. CATFAE stands for Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive which is a land mine countermeasure. Prime Item Development Specifications is also known by the acronym PIDS. This document addresses military specification Military standards other relevant publications. It proves a general description of this all-up fuel-air explosive munition. It addresses ballistic dispersion and launch velocity. It presents its physical characteristics and components and assemblies. The Marker is a device which is expelled from the round upon impact and activated upon cloud detonation. The marker provides a visual indication of the impact point of a detonated round. The marker shall not cause the cloud nor any adjacent cloud to burn or prematurely detonate. A thermobaric weapon is a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion and in practice the blast wave typically produced by such a weapon is of a significantly longer duration than that produced by a conventional condensed explosive. The fuel-air bomb is one of the best-known types of thermobaric weapons. Most conventional explosives consist of a fuel-oxidizer premix whereas thermobaric weapons are almost 100% fuel so thermobaric weapons are significantly more energetic than conventional condensed explosives of equal weight. Their reliance on atmospheric oxygen makes them unsuitable for use underwater at high altitude and in adverse weather. They are considerably more destructive when used against field fortifications such as foxholes tunnels bunkers and caves-partly due to the sustained blast wave and partly by consuming the oxygen inside. Many types of thermobaric weapons can be fitted to hand-held launchers. Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command, Mobility and Logistics Division paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 77616

‎Marine Corps Research Development and Acquisition Command Mobility and Logistics Division‎

‎Critical Item Development Specification for Delay Detonator Percussion Initiated; NWC xxx/2‎

‎Quantico VA: Marine Corps Research Development and Acquisition Command Mobility and Logistics Division 1987. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. Good. Cover plus 14 numbered pages. Figures. Tables. Ink notation at bottom of front cover. Distribution notice on front cover is understood to no longer apply do to the passage of time and advancement of technology. This is a subsystem of the CATFAE. CATFAE stands for Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive which is a land mine countermeasure. Prime Item Development Specifications is also known by the acronym PIDS. This document addresses military specification Military standards other relevant publications. It proves a general description of this all-up fuel-air explosive munition. It addresses ballistic dispersion and launch velocity. It presents its physical characteristics and components and assemblies. The delay detonator is a pyrotechnic delay device that is initiated by a percussion type firing pin and has an explosive output suitable for initiating explosive trains. The detonator was to withstand a five foot drop while remaining safe an with no explosive element burned or detonated. A thermobaric weapon is a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion and in practice the blast wave typically produced by such a weapon is of a significantly longer duration than that produced by a conventional condensed explosive. The fuel-air bomb is one of the best-known types of thermobaric weapons. Most conventional explosives consist of a fuel-oxidizer premix whereas thermobaric weapons are almost 100% fuel so thermobaric weapons are significantly more energetic than conventional condensed explosives of equal weight. Their reliance on atmospheric oxygen makes them unsuitable for use underwater at high altitude and in adverse weather. They are considerably more destructive when used against field fortifications such as foxholes tunnels bunkers and caves-partly due to the sustained blast wave and partly by consuming the oxygen inside. Many types of thermobaric weapons can be fitted to hand-held launchers. Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command, Mobility and Logistics Division paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 77615

‎U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division‎

‎Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Volume IV: L-M--Appendices One-Six; U. S. Department of the Navy Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Navy History Division‎

‎Washington DC: U. S. Department of the Navy Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Navy History Division 1969. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. xxvi 744 2 pages. Volume IV: G-K-Appendices One-Six ONLY Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Historical Sketches: Letters G H I J and K. Appendices I-VI: Amphibious Warfare Ships Aviation Auxiliaries Destroyer Tenders Ships of the Line Classification of Naval Ships and Service Craft. Errata Volume III. Contents of earlier volumes. Cover has some wear and soiling. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships DANFS is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series. In addition to the ship entries DANFS was published in print by the Naval Historical Center NHC as bound hardcover volumes ordered by ship name from Volume I A-B in 1959 to Volume VIII W-Z in 1981. Several volumes subsequently went out of print. In 1991 a revised Volume I Part A covering only ship names beginning with A was released. Work continues on revisions of the remaining volumes. As the DANFS is a work of the U.S. government its content is in the public domain and the text is often quoted verbatim in other works including in some cases Wikipedia articles. Many websites organized by former and active crew members of U.S. Navy vessels include a copy of their ships' DANFS entries. The Dictionary limits itself largely to basic descriptions and brief operational notes and includes almost no analysis or historical context. Unless otherwise specified all the ships illustrated in this volume are commission ships of the United States Navy with their names preceded by the Identification USS. U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 77254

‎U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division‎

‎Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Volume III: G-K--Appendices One-Six; U. S. Department of the Navy Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Navy History Division‎

‎Washington DC: U. S. Department of the Navy Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Navy History Division 1968. presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. xxvi 876 2 pages. Volume III: G-K-Appendices One-Six ONLY Illustrated endpapers. Abbreviations and Symbols. List of Illustrations. Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Historical Sketches: Letters G H I J and K. Appendices I-VI: Historic Ship Exhibits Monitors. Civil War Naval Ordnance. Addenda to Appendix III IV and V of Volume I. Addenda to Appendix I of Volume II. Additional Ships named AFI. Errata Volumes I and II. Contents of earlier volumes. Cover has some wear and soiling. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships DANFS is the official reference work for the basic facts about ships used by the United States Navy. When the writing project was developed the parameters for this series were designed to cover only commissioned US Navy ships with assigned names. If the ship was not assigned a name it was not included in the histories written for the series. In addition to the ship entries DANFS was published in print by the Naval Historical Center NHC as bound hardcover volumes ordered by ship name from Volume I A-B in 1959 to Volume VIII W-Z in 1981. Several volumes subsequently went out of print. In 1991 a revised Volume I Part A covering only ship names beginning with A was released. Work continues on revisions of the remaining volumes. As the DANFS is a work of the U.S. government its content is in the public domain and the text is often quoted verbatim in other works including in some cases Wikipedia articles. Many websites organized by former and active crew members of U.S. Navy vessels include a copy of their ships' DANFS entries. The Dictionary limits itself largely to basic descriptions and brief operational notes and includes almost no analysis or historical context. Unless otherwise specified all the ships illustrated in this volume are commission ships of the United States Navy with their names preceded by the Identification USS. U. S. Department of the Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy History Division hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 77253

‎US. War and Navy Departments, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Joint Crossroads Committee U. S.‎

‎Radiological Defense; A Manual Prepared by the Joint Crossroads Committee Volume I Radiological Safety‎

‎Washington DC: GPO 1948. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. good. Quarto Approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches Volume I ONLY. xi 3 163 3 pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Figures. Tables. Bibliography. Appendix on Fission Products. Subject Index. This publication was Official Use Only and remarked Unclassified in pencil. Ex-library with usual library markings. Cover has some wear and soiling. Name in ink inside front cover. Small tear in frontis illustration. Foreword by Major General L. R. Groves Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. This text is a reprint of a document formerly issued under the title of Radiological Safety. The previous document had been classified as Restricted. Upon review this document was found to have contained no restricted data under Public Law 585 79th Congress the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. Additional volumes were anticipated. The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project AFSWP was a U. S. military agency responsible for those aspects of nuclear weapons remaining under military control after the Manhattan Project was succeeded by the Atomic Energy Commission. These responsibilities included the maintenance storage surveillance security and handling of nuclear weapons as well as supporting nuclear testing. The AFSWP was a joint organization staffed by the U. S. Army U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. Major General Leslie R. Groves was its first chief. The early nuclear weapons were stored as components rather than complete devices and required expert knowledge to assemble. The short life of their lead-acid batteries and modulated neutron initiators and the heat generated by the fissile cores precluded storing them assembled. The large quantity of explosives in each weapon demanded special care be taken in handling. A team of regular Army officers were trained in the assembly and handling of the weapons. GPO hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 56732

‎US. War and Navy Departments, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (Compiler) U. S.‎

‎Radiological Defense; Volume III A Series of Indoctrination Lectures on Atomic Explosion with Medical Aspects‎

‎Washington DC: GPO 1950. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. good. Quarto Approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches Volume III ONLY. v 1137 1 pages. Illustrations . Figures. Tables. Bibliography. No restrictive markings but a statement that the contents were not to be reproduced without permission. Ex-library with usual library markings. Cover has some wear and soiling. Small tear in frontis illustration. Foreword by Major General K. D. Nichols Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. This volume is a compilation of lectures presented in Washington D. C. during 1947 1948 and 1949 in a joint course on "Medical Aspects of Nuclear Energy" presented by the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. This joint course was conducted for indoctrination of Medical Officers of the Armed Services with participation open to representatives of all interested government agencies. This volume should assist defense personnel preparing for complex casualty problems and others in the civil defense structure. The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project AFSWP was a U. S. military agency responsible for those aspects of nuclear weapons remaining under military control after the Manhattan Project was succeeded by the Atomic Energy Commission. These responsibilities included the maintenance storage surveillance security and handling of nuclear weapons as well as supporting nuclear testing. The AFSWP was a joint organization staffed by the U. S. Army U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. Major General Leslie R. Groves was its first chief. The early nuclear weapons were stored as components rather than complete devices and required expert knowledge to assemble. The short life of their lead-acid batteries and modulated neutron initiators and the heat generated by the fissile cores precluded storing them assembled. The large quantity of explosives in each weapon demanded special care be taken in handling. A team of regular Army officers were trained in the assembly and handling of the weapons. GPO hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 76954

‎Germany, High Command of the Navy‎

‎The U-Boat Commander's Handbook‎

‎Gettysburg PA: Thomas Publications 1989. Presumed First Edition First printing. Trade paperback. Very good. 115 3 pages. Illustrations. This is a translation of The Submarine Commander's Handbook "U.Kdt.Hdb." Incorporated in the Secret Archives under Heading IV No. 4 Command 32 Submarine Flotilla New Edition 1943 comprising Amendments Nos. 1-11. The Submarine Commander's Handbook "U.Kdt.Hdb." 1943 describes the submarine U-boat tactics of Nazi Germany. Note that this edition is from 1943 during which the Allies had effectively countered these tactics and the battle of the Atlantic turned in the Allies favor. This is the complete wartime translation by the U.S. Navy of the 1943 edition of the official handbook given to all U-boat commanders. The original handbook was compiled from combat reports and was regularly updated throughout the war. The handbook was an invaluable reference for every operational U-boat commander. Simply written and highly accessible for a wider audience the U-boat handbook attempted to anticipate every possible situation and to advise on suitable tactics. This superb war-time primary source is enhanced by a rare series of photographs taken on an actual combat patrol and published during the time of the Third Reich in the book "U-Boot Auf Feindfahrt". Together the handbook and these rare photographs provide a fascinating glimpse into the world of the U-boats from a first hand perspective and is essential reading for anyone interested in World War II from primary sources. Thomas Publications paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 76857 ISBN : 0939631210 9780939631216

‎United States Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (TSTB)‎

‎TACC Pocket Checklist; Supplement to The System Operator Manual U-TACC-PCL-0104A‎

‎Camp Pendleton CA: United States Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity TSTB 1989. Reprinted with Changes 1 and 2 Incorporated. Four-hole punched with four rings. Good. 4 202 6 pages. Illustrations. Some pages at the back are laminated. This represents the state of the art the state of knowledge and the state of practice at the time of the First Persian Gulf War. Stiff card covers. Tabbed sections. Sections include: Emergency TACC Brief Senior Air Coordinator Data Links Air Defense Air Support Communication Electronic Warfare TACC Hook Orders and Glossary. When issued distribution was only authorized to the Department of Defense and its contractors in accordance with the provisions of DoD Instruction 7930.2; 1 May 1986. Other requests were to be referred to the Commanding Officer Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Camp Pendleton California. Previous issues were to be discarded. However copies have become available in the secondhand and collectibles market and given the passage of time and changes in technology it is believed that there are no current limitations on surviving copies. the Tactical Systems Support Activity is a subordinate command of Marine Corps Systems Command MCTSSA provides test and evaluation engineering and deployed technical support for USMC and joint service command control computer communications and intelligence systems throughout all acquisition life-cycle phases. Marine Corps leaders saw the need within the Marine Corps for a single focal point for computer driven tactical systems. MCTSSA was founded to support the technology requirements of the C4ISR community. MCTSSA monitored tactical systems development and prepared for transition and fielding to the Operating Forces. Requirements changed as computers grew in memory power and downsized. MCTSSA met the evolving C4ISR needs by changing their core competencies skill sets size and composition infrastructure facility and organizational structure. In 1970 the Marine Corps took ownership of its first computer based Command and Control C2 System. United States Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (TSTB) unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 76736

‎US. Army and US. Marine Corps U. S. U. S.‎

‎The U.S. Army Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual; U.S. Army Field Manual No. 3-24 Marine Corps Warfighting Publication No. 3-33.5‎

‎Chicago IL: The University of Chicago Press 2009. University of Chicago Press Edition stated. Fourth printing stated. Trade paperback. Very good. liv 419 7 pages. Footnotes. Appendices. Source Notes. Glossary. Annotated Bibliography. Military References. Index. Foreword by General David H. Petraeus and Lt. General James F. Amos. Foreword to the University of Chicago Press Edition by Lt. Colonel John A. Nagl. New Introduction by Sarah Sewall. This field manual/Marine Corps war-fighting publication establishes doctrine fundamental principles for military operations in a counterinsurgency COIN environment. It is based on lessons learned from previous counterinsurgencies and contemporary operations. It is also based on existing interim doctrine and doctrine recently developed. Counterinsurgency operations generally have been neglected in broader American military doctrine and national security policies since the end of the Vietnam War over 30 years ago. This manual is designed to reverse that trend. It is also designed to merge traditional approaches to COIN with the realities of a new international arena shaped by technological advances globalization and the spread of extremist ideologies-some of them claiming the authority of a religious faith. Doctrine by definition is broad in scope and involves principles tactics techniques and procedures applicable worldwide. Thus this publication is not intended to be a standalone reference. The University of Chicago Press paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 76251 ISBN : 0226841510 9780226841519

‎United States Navy, Naval Coastal Systems Center‎

‎Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive CATFAE Land Mine Countermeasures System; Concepts of Employment COE‎

‎Panama City FL: United States Navy Naval Coastal Systems Center 1987. Draft. Staplebound. Good. 1 21 pages plus stiff front cover. Illustrations. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. It is stapled in the upper left corner. It is printed single sided. Distribution was initially limited to DOD components only with expected dissemination in March 1988. This is marked as Atch 19 and while a stand alone document appears to have been part of a larger assemblage. A thermobaric weapon is a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion and in practice the blast wave typically produced by such a weapon is of a significantly longer duration than that produced by a conventional explosive. Thermobaric weapons are almost 100% fuel so thermobaric weapons are significantly more energetic than conventional condensed explosives of equal weight. They are quite destructive when used against field fortifications such as foxholes tunnels bunkers and caves-partly due to the sustained blast wave and partly by consuming the oxygen inside. Development of the Catapult-Launched FAE CATFAE system followed the termination of the Surface Launched Unit SLU SLU-FAE program. The purpose of this document was to present the concept of employment COE for the Marine Corps Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive CATFAE Land Mine Countermeasures System. CATFAE was an amphibious continuous breach land mine countermeasures system. the CATFAE was envisioned as a mobile mine countermeasure system capable of breaching enemy mine fields in very shallow water and from the high water mark inland in conjunction with lead echelons of the amphibious assault. The system was to be employed by assault amphibian vehicle AAV unites to provide a highly mobile quick response capability for the assault breaching of single impulse pressure and tilt-rod anti-tank and anti personnel minefields. An additional goal was to neutralize magnetically fuzed blast hardened and multiple impulse mines. FOC was planned for FY 95. United States Navy, Naval Coastal Systems Center unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 76003

‎United States Marine Corps‎

‎Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive Land Mine Countermeasures System CATFAE; Design History‎

‎Quantico VA: United States Marine Corps Research Development and Acquisition Command Mobility and Logistics Division 1984. Draft. Staplebound. Good. Various paginations approximately 65 pages plus stiff front cover. Illustrations. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. It is stapled twice on the left side. It is printed single sided. Distribution was initially limited to DOD components only with expected dissemination in March 1988. This is marked as Atch 21 and while a stand alone document appears to have been part of a larger assemblage. A thermobaric weapon is a type of explosive that uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion and in practice the blast wave typically produced by such a weapon is of a significantly longer duration than that produced by a conventional explosive. Thermobaric weapons are significantly more energetic than conventional condensed explosives of equal weight. They are quite destructive when used against field fortifications such as foxholes tunnels bunkers and caves-partly due to the sustained blast wave and partly by consuming the oxygen inside. Development of the Catapult-Launched FAE CATFAE system followed the termination of the Surface Launched Unit SLU SLU-FAE program. The purpose of this document was to present the concept of employment COE for the Marine Corps Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive CATFAE Land Mine Countermeasures System. CATFAE was an amphibious continuous breach land mine countermeasures system. the CATFAE was envisioned as a mobile mine countermeasure system capable of breaching enemy mine fields in very shallow water and from the high water mark inland in conjunction with lead echelons of the amphibious assault. The system was to be employed by assault amphibian vehicle AAV unites to provide a highly mobile quick response capability for the assault breaching of single impulse pressure and tilt-rod anti-tank and anti personnel minefields. An additional goal was to neutralize magnetically fuzed blast hardened and multiple impulse mines. FOC was planned for FY 95. United States Marine Corps Research, Development and Acquisition Command, Mobility and Logistics Division unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 76004

‎Commandant of the Marine Corps‎

‎Invitation to the Passage of Command Ceremony from General Charles C. Krulak to LtGen James L. Jones held at the Marine Barracks Washington D.C. on the Thirtieth of June 1999‎

‎2 Navy Annex Washington DC: Commandant of the Marine Corps Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps CMC 1999. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Other. Very good. This is a complete invitation to the Passage of Command of the United States Marine Corps from General Charles C. Krulak to Lieutenant General James L Jones. This includes An approximately 6 inch by 5 inch invitation card with the flag of the Marine Corps at the top center for the change of command ceremony that was held on the thirtieth of June 1999 with the accompanying envelop slit open at the top addressed to a married couple in Bethesda Maryland. Also included is yellow card/VIP parking pass for parking at the Marine Barracks where the ceremony was held. Also present is a colored card to be given to a Marine at the entrance to Gate 4 of the Barracks on 8th street. Also enclosed is a card stating that LtGen Jones has been nominated for promotion to general and that his nomination was pending in the United States Senate. Lastly is a slip of approximately 4 inches by 5.5 inches with instructions for the event. Charles Chandler Krulak born March 4 1942 served as the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1 1995 to June 30 1999. He is the son of Lieutenant General Victor H. "Brute" Krulak who served in World War II Korea and Vietnam. He was the 13th President of Birmingham-Southern College. James Logan "Jim" Jones Jr. born December 19 1943 is a retired United States Marine Corps general. During his military career he served as Commander United States European Command COMUSEUCOM and Supreme Allied Commander Europe SACEUR from 2003 to 2006 and as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1999 to January 2003. Jones retired from the Marine Corps in 2007 after 40 years of service. In 2007 Jones served as chairman of the Congressional Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq which investigated the capabilities of the Iraqi police and armed forces. In 2007 he was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of State as special envoy for Middle East security. He served as chairman of the Atlantic Council from June 2007 to January 2009 when he assumed the post of National Security Advisor which he held until November 2010. Commandant of the Marine Corps, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps (CMC) unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 74739

‎US. Navy U. S.‎

‎Small Arms Firing Regulations U. S. Navy‎

‎Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1917. Later printing. Wraps. fair to good. Pocket-sized. 62 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Figures. Tables. Some wear to cover edges slight darkening to text. Pencil erasure residue on fep. All forms of practices fired with rifles pistols and machine guns. These regulations were adopted for the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps and the Naval Militia to take effect July 1 1916 and then supersede the Firing Regulations for Small Arms U. S. Navy 1916. These regulations were designed to furnish systematic and progressive instruction with due regard to the conditions prevailing in the naval service to adaptability to existing range facilities to convenience and expediency to economy in time ammunition and effort commensurate with the results expected to be obtained and by relative standing and competition rather than by stringent requirements to promote among all grades of naval personnel interest and effort in overcoming difficulties which interfere with opportunities for practice. Government Printing Office paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 74347

‎United States Marine Corps‎

‎Military Operations on Urban Terrain; MCI 0366B‎

‎Marine Barracks Washington DC: Marine Corps Institute 2004. Later printing. Wraps. Good. Various paginations approximately 180 pages. Illustrations. Unit exercises. Review Lesson answered by former owner. Bibliography. This is intended for use by private through gunnery sergeant in MOS 0300. The Marine Corps Institute commonly referred to as MCI developed and maintained a curriculum of Marine Corps education. Subjects included infantry strategy/tactics leadership skills MOS qualifications personal finance and mathematics. Completion of MCI courses was generally required for promotion to the next Marine enlisted rank. Founded in part by then-Col. John A. Lejeune since February 1920 the Marine Corps Institute facilitated the training and education of individual Marines. MCI ensured access to products and provided opportunities to improve performance to enhance Professional Military Education and to provide promotion opportunity together with sponsors of Marine Corps education and training programs. As a tenant company of the Marine Barracks Washington MCI also coordinated and executed the Hosting and Parade Escort plan for the Evening and Sunset Parades. It provided ceremonial Officers and NCOs for the Parade Staffs and other assigned ceremonies in order to promote the Marine Corps heritage and to enhance the Marine Corps image to the general public. MCI company also maintained individual MOS and Battle Skills proficiency both in garrison and field environments to prepare the individual Marine for combat. The Marine Corps Institute was located at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. S.E. Military Operations on Urban Terrain MOUT are not new to the US military. Throughout its history soldiers have fought an enemy on urban terrain. What is new is that urban areas and urban populations have grown significantly during the late twentieth century and have begun to exert a much greater influence on military operations. The worldwide shift from a rural to an urban society and the requirement to transition from combat to stability and support operations and vice-versa have affected the US military's doctrine. It is estimated that by the year 2010 seventy-five percent of the world's population will live in urban areas. The increased population and accelerated growth of cities have made the problems of combat in built-up areas an urgent requirement for the US military. Urban areas are expected to be the future battlefield and combat in urban areas cannot be avoided. The acronym MOUT Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain is defined as all military actions that are planned and conducted on a terrain complex where man-made construction affects the tactical options available to the commander. Urban combat operations may be conducted in order to capitalize on the strategic or tactical advantages which possession or control of a particular urban area gives or to deny these advantages to the enemy. Major urban areas represent the power and wealth of a particular country in the form of industrial bases transportation complexes economic institutions and political and cultural centers. The denial or capture of these centers may yield decisive psychological advantages that frequently determine the success or failure of the larger conflict. Villages and small towns will often be caught up in the battle because of their proximity to major avenues of approach or because they are astride lines of communications that are vital to sustaining ground combat operations. These operations are conducted to defeat an enemy that may be mixed in with civilians. Therefore the rules of engagement ROE and use of combat power are more restrictive than in other conditions of combat. Marine Corps Institute paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 73455

‎United States Navy‎

‎Navy Day Program; Washington Navy Yard October 21 1941‎

‎Ephemera. Good. 16 pages including covers. Color Illustrated front cover. Format is approximately 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches staplebound. Cover has some wear and soiling. In the United States the Navy League of the United States organized the first Navy Day in 1922 holding it on October 27 because it was the birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt who was a naval enthusiast. Although meeting with mixed reviews the first year in 1923 over 50 major cities participated and the United States Navy sent a number of its ships to various port cities for the occasion. The 1945 Navy Day was an especially large celebration with President Harry S. Truman reviewing the fleet in New York Harbor. In 1949 Louis A. Johnson secretary of the newly created Department of Defense directed that the U.S. Navy's participation occur on Armed Forces Day in May although as a civilian organization the Navy League was not affected by this directive and continued to organize Navy Day celebrations as before. In the 1970s the "birthday" of the Continental Navy was found to be October 13 1775 and so CNO Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt worked with the Navy League to define October 13 as the new date of Navy Day. However Navy Day in the United States is still largely recognized as October 27. This was the last Navy Day celebrated in Washington D. C. before the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor and the country entered the Second World War. This event was held at Fairlawn Park Anacostia D. C. and commenced at 8:30 a.m. and the last listed event Colors on the field commenced at 5:14 p.m. The Program includes a section on Laws relating to the United States Flag and the Flag code. Among the events of the day were: Navy Band Weapon Demonstration Catapulting Battleship Observation Plane Guard Mounting Drum and Bugle Corps Deep Sea Diving Crilley Tactical Flying Demonstration Machine Gun Platoon Exercise Drill Chemical Warfare Defense Bugle Calls Coast Guard Life-Saving Demonstration of Infantry Weapons Parachute Platoon Jump Dive Bombing Strafing Landing Operation and Bombing Attack. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 73226

‎United States. Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Office of Naval Intelligence‎

‎The Russian Navy; A Historic Transition‎

‎Washington DC: Office of Naval Intelligence 2016. Revised Edition. Trade paperback. Good. xx 44 plus fold-outs. Maps. Illustrations color. Rear cover has a small edge tear. The Office of Naval Intelligence ONI is the military intelligence agency of the United States Navy. Established in 1882 primarily to advance the Navy's modernization efforts ONI is the oldest member of the United States Intelligence Community and serves as the nation's premier source of maritime intelligence. Since the First World War its mission has broadened to include real-time reporting on the developments and activities of foreign navies; protecting maritime resources and interests; monitoring and countering transnational maritime threats; providing technical operational and tactical support to the U.S. Navy and its partners; and surveying the global maritime environment. ONI is headquartered at the National Maritime Intelligence Center in Suitland Maryland. In an era of rapid industrialization globalized commerce and colonial expansion the prevailing military theory of the time held that navies were critical to the commercial and strategic interests of a nation as well as a source of national prestige and power projection. American naval officers and military strategists advocated for a larger and more technologically advanced navy that could protect the U.S.' vast maritime borders safeguard its commercial interests and project power abroad. The leading reformers called for the creation of a naval intelligence office dedicated to gathering information on foreign navies and the latest in naval science to help rebuild the U.S. Navy. Cleared for public release by Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review DOPSR Case 16-S-0274. The Russian Navy lit. Military-Maritime Fleet of the Russian Federation is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. The present Russian Navy was formed in January 1992 succeeding the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States which had itself succeeded the Soviet Navy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The regular Russian Navy was established by Peter the Great Peter I in October 1696. Ascribed to Peter I is the oft quoted statement: "A ruler that has but an army has one hand but he who has a navy has both." The symbols of the Russian Navy the St. Andrew's ensign seen to the right and most of its traditions were established personally by Peter I. Neither Jane's Fighting Ships nor the International Institute for Strategic Studies list any standard ship prefixes for the vessels of the Russian Navy. For official U.S. Navy photographs they are sometimes referred to as "RFS"—"Russian Federation Ship". However the Russian Navy itself does not use this convention. The Russian Navy possesses the vast majority of the former Soviet naval forces and currently comprises the Northern Fleet the Russian Pacific Fleet the Russian Black Sea Fleet the Russian Baltic Fleet the Russian Caspian Flotilla Naval Aviation and the Coastal Troops consisting of the naval infantry and the Coastal Missile and Artillery Troops. A rearmament program approved in 2007 placed the development of the navy on an equal footing with the strategic nuclear forces for the first time in Soviet and Russian history. This program covering the period until 2015 expected to see the replacement of 45 percent of the inventory of the Russian Navy. Out of 4.9 trillion rubles $192.16 billion allocated for military rearmament 25 percent will go into building new ships. "We are already building practically as many ships as we did in Soviet times" First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said during a visit to Severodvinsk in July 2007 "The problem now is not lack of money but how to optimize production so that the navy can get new ships three not five years after laying them down." The Russian Navy suffered severely since the dissolution of the Soviet Union due to insufficient maintenance lack of funding and subsequent effects on the training of personnel and timely replacement of equipment. Another setback is attributed to Russia's domestic shipbuilding industry which is reported to have been in decline as to their capabilities of constructing contemporary hardware efficiently. Some analysts even say that because of this Russia's naval capabilities have been facing a slow but certain "irreversible collapse". Some analysts say that the recent rise in gas and oil prices has enabled a sort of renaissance of the Russian Navy due to increased available funds which may allow Russia to begin "developing the capacity to modernize". In August 2014 Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian naval capabilities would be bolstered with new weapons and equipment within the next six years in response to NATO deployments in eastern Europe and recent developments in Ukraine. Office of Naval Intelligence paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 72999

‎The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers‎

‎Transactions: Volume 92 1984‎

‎New York: The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 1985. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Cover has wear especially noticable at spine and soiling. 6 392 p. Includes illustrations. The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at The New York Hilton Hotel New York New York in early November 1984. Includes remarks by Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale ret. Vietnam War Prisoner of War and Vice Presidential candidate on the Reform Party with Ross Perot. Stockdale was a Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University when he spoke to the SNAME annual meeting. Stockdale spoke on "Men Machines and Modern Times" borrowing the title from Elting Morison's monograph. At the time this speech was delivered Stockdale's memoir written with his wife Sybil In Love and War was just being published. The morning of this speech he was interviewed on NBC's Today show by Jane Pauley. Other than his memoir Stockdale publications are increasingly scarce. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 63115

‎United States Marine Corps‎

‎Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment Washington D.C.‎

‎Washington DC: United States Marine Corps 1986. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Willett Jim Cartoonist. Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment apparently had components designedated as Hell's Angels VMFA-321 Crusader; MAG-41 H&MS-41 Det A and MASD. This work focuses on Marine Aircraft Group Detachment A history. Reference is made to 210 years of proud service indicating probably that this was published around the 210 anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marine Corps circa 1985. Significant production services were provided by Andrews Air Force Base. This work cites unit accomplishments related to intermediate maintenance and logistical airlift support; air-to-air missile firing exercise at Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico two green flag deployments at Nellis Air Force Base a deployment to Canadian Forces Bases Cold Lake Canada participation in the JCS directed Joint Readiness Exercies Bold Eagle 86 and a grade of outstanding in the Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation as MCAS Yuma. United States Marine Corps hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 65477

‎United States. Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Research Laboratory‎

‎1976 Review Naval Research Laboratory Washington D.C.‎

‎Washington DC: Naval Research Laboratory 1977. Presumed 1st edition/1st printing thus. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. viii 194 2 p. Includes: illustrations diagrams maps. The United States Naval Research Laboratory NRL is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and conducts a wide range of basic scientific research applied research technological development and prototyping. A few of the laboratory's current specialties include plasma physics space physics materials science and tactical electronic warfare. NRL is one of the first US Government scientific R&D laboratories having opened in 1923 at the instigation of Thomas Edison and is currently under the Office of Naval Research. NRL's research expenditures are approximately $1.1 billion per year. The Naval Research Laboratory conducts a wide variety of basic and scientific research and technological development of importance to the Navy. It has a long history of scientific breakthroughs and technological achievements dating back to its foundation in 1923. In many instances the laboratory's contributions to military technology are declassified decades after those technologies have become widely adopted. In 2011 NRL researchers published 1 398 unclassified scientific & technical articles book chapters and conference proceedings. In 2008 the NRL was ranked #3 among all U.S. institutions holding nanotechnology-related patents behind IBM and the University of California. Naval Research Laboratory paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 71398

‎Kaufman, J. B. (Revisor and Corrector), and United States. Department of the Navy‎

‎Handy Book for the Hospital Corps: United States Navy: 1917‎

‎Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1917. Revised and Cdrrected. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. 386 p. Includes: illustrations index. This was published for the instruction and guidance of the Hospital Corps and for use as a textbook of instruction at the Hospital Corps Training Schools. This reflects the state of knowledge the state of practice and the medical state of the art at the time of the United States entrance into the First World War. Government Printing Office hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 63699

‎The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers‎

‎Transactions: Volume 84 1976‎

‎New York: The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 1977. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Address sticker inside front cover. 6 439 5 p. Includes illustrations. The 84rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers was held at The New York Hilton Hotel New York New York on November 11-13 1976. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 63112

‎United States. Department of the Navy‎

‎Centennial of the United States Naval Academy 1845-1945: A Sketch containing the History the Growth the Daily Routine and the Activities of the United States Naval Academy‎

‎Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1945. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Front cover has a about a 3/4 inch tear at top edge. 6 27 3 p. This booklet includes The Naval Academy Centennial Program that occured Oct. 7-Oct 13th. 79th Congress 1st Sessin Senate Document No. 91. This Sketch was prepared by The Navy Department at the Request of Senator David I. Walsh Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate. Introductory Note by James V. Forrestal The Secretary of the Navy. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 65589