CHIPS articles from January 2008

CHIPS archives from January 2008

Atlantic Ocean--Sept. 7, 2007--Ensign Matt Adams, assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), uses a stadimeter to determine the range to Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) and USS John L. Hall (FFG 32).
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: ATLANTIC OCEAN -- Sept. 7, 2007--Ensign Matt Adams, assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), uses a stadimeter to determine the range to Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler...

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... When systems and people can't communicate, the most likely culprit is technology. Or is it? The barriers to successful interoperability with joint, coalition, interagency and nongovernmental partners may surprise you and can include:...

Limbe, Cameroon--Dec. 4, 2007--The amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) sits anchored off of the coast of Limbe.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Limbe, Cameroon -- Dec. 4, 2007--The amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) sits anchored off of the coast of Limbe. Africa Partnership Station (APS) is aboard Fort McHenry conducting...

The guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73).
January 1, 2008... The guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73). Following a routine transit through the Strait of Hormuz, Jan. 6, 2008, three U.S. Navy ships operating in international waters in the Persian Gulf were approached by five Iranian small boats...

USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group returned in December from a surge deployment.
January 1, 2008... USS Enterprise Carrier Strike Group returned in December from a surge deployment. The CSG provided maritime security in the Arabian Gulf, off the Horn of Africa and conducted more than 1,600 sorties over Iraq and Afghanistan.

Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard representatives met with Brazilian Navy leaders in November to discuss cooperation between their maritime services for 2008.
January 1, 2008... Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard representatives met with Brazilian Navy leaders in November to discuss cooperation between their maritime services for 2008. The conference resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding, which outlined regional...

Credible combat power will be continuously postured in the Western Pacific, Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean to protect the vital interests of the United States.
January 1, 2008... Credible combat power will be continuously postured in the Western Pacific, Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean to protect the vital interests of the United States, deter potential adversaries and reassure friends and allies.

DON CIO putting information to work for our people.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Being a consumer of IT on the ground in Iraq helped me to better understand what tools are used by Sailors and Marines at the tip of the spear and the importance of interoperability to access these tools. Leaders in...

Vice Admiral Nancy E. Brown Director for C4 Systems, The Joint Staff (J-6) discusses joint and coalition interoperability.(Interview)(Company overview)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vice Admiral Nancy E. Brown is Director of Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems (C4 Systems) of the Joint Staff, where she advises the Chairman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff on all C4 Systems...

Q & A with Rear Adm. Kendall L. Card Director, Command Control Systems NORAD-USNORTHCOM J6.(Interview)
January 1, 2008... Rear Admiral Kendall L. Card assumed the position of Director, Command Control Systems, North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command (NORAD/ USNORTHCOM) J6, July 28, 2006. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHIPS first had the...

A conversation with Vice Admiral John G. Cotton Chief of Navy Reserve, Commander Navy Reserve Force.(Interview)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vice Admiral Cotton graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in June 1973 with a degree in aerospace engineering. Earning his wings in October 1974, he became his family's third generation pilot as his father is a...

Transforming joint operational level logistics.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Military logistics support extends from the strategic level in the national industrial base to the tactical level, where "beans, bullets and black oil" are delivered on time, at the right place--and in the right...

Joint (experimental) Deployment and Support (JxDS): an approach for managing joint, coalition and nongovernment logistics support.
January 1, 2008... U.S. Joint Forces Command has developed a Joint (experimental) Deployment and Support (JxDS) architecture with multiple combatant commander sponsors, whose products can be used to help shape the Joint Deployment Distribution Enterprise (JDDE),...

Trident Warrior 08--providing FORCEnet channel markers.
January 1, 2008... A good idea, well-executed and with value to the customer now, and in the future, is the key to any good product and its longevity. For FORCEnet that good idea is large-scale, complex field experimentation, which takes the best of new...

Information Technology Exchange Program with the Department of Defense: private sector and DoD IT: bringing the best of both worlds ... together.
January 1, 2008... The Information Technology Exchange Program (ITEP) is a professional development opportunity initially authorized by the E-Government Act of 2002 and re-authorized in 2007. Information technology is a common critical area and driver across...

aXiom CxMF--context management framework.(Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center project)
January 1, 2008... "axiom--a self-evident truth that requires no proof; a universally accepted principle or rule" --Dictionary.com By Team aXiom Introduction The aXiom Project is a Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center, Charleston,...

Navy to fund professional credentialing exams for sailors.
January 1, 2008... Sailors pursuing occupational credentials can now receive funding to pay for approved credentialing exams, according to NAVADMIN 293/07, released Nov. 2, 2007. By using Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL), Sailors can see how they...

Can you hear me now? DON achieves success at World Radiocommunication Conference 2007.(Department of the Navy)
January 1, 2008... by the DON CIO Spectrum Team The World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) 2007, held from mid-October to mid-November in Geneva, Switzerland, was a great success for the Department of the Navy (DON) and the Department of Defense (DoD)... ...

Supporting a "Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower" through Interoperability.(Report)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Introduction The nation's new maritime strategy, titled "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower," has made cooperation a key element in the future of U.S. Navy operations. The new strategy looks at...

Education points for Sailors with degrees.
January 1, 2008... Recognizing the importance of a strong educational foundation for career progression, Vice Adm. John C. Harvey Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) announced on Nov. 8, 2007, the introduction of education points into the E4-E6 Final Multiple...

Knowledge management ... not just a catch phrase.
January 1, 2008... Everyone has heard the phrase, "one hand is not talking to the other." If you are like me, you may have felt that if you had just one more piece of information you could get a project completed. The question is how do you find that last elusive...

First responders embrace Navy C2 System.
January 1, 2008... "Historically, communications has proved to be a major shortfall in disaster operations... However, once again the [Extended] Defense Collaboration Tool Suite (E-DCTS) proved to be an extremely valuable tool for NEPLOs (Navy Emergency...

Business Transformation Agency visits U.S. Strategic Command.
January 1, 2008... OFFUTT AFB, NE. -- Oct. 16, 2007. Business transformation needs of the Unified Combatant Commands were again on the agenda for the Defense Business Transformation Agency (BTA) Director David M. Fisher and BTA senior leaders Sept. 18 at the U.S....

Neighbor 2 Neighbor: an e-Crime prevention initiative: NCIS Far East safeguards deployed Naval personnel and their families based in Japan.
January 1, 2008... The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is the primary law enforcement and counterintelligence arm of the Department of the Navy. NCIS works closely with U.S. and foreign agencies to deter and investigate felony crimes and more. NCIS is the...

Marines observe GCSS-MC in use for the first time.
January 1, 2008... The Marine Corps' ongoing modernization effort is intended to transform logistics for all forward-deployed Marines--especially those on the battlefield. The technology backbone of this effort is the Global Combat Supply Support--Marine Corps...

Hold your breaches!
January 1, 2008... All DON personnel should continue to increase their level of awareness about properly safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII). To learn more about properly safeguarding PII, go to http://privacy.navy.mil... PII and Virtual...

Welcome to the Lazy Person's Guide to the External Mind.
January 1, 2008... "Many modern applications store and process datasets much larger than the main memory of even state-of-the-art high-end machines. Thus, massive and dynamically changing datasets often need to be stored in space efficient data structures on...

www.it-umbrella.navy.mil.(Company overview)
January 1, 2008... Enterprise Software Agreements Listed Below The Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) is a Department of Defense (DoD) initiative to streamline the acquisition process and provide best-priced, standards-compliant information technology...