Sea Power

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NEED
There is an urgent need to educate the American public and elected officials on the need to rebuild the fleet of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard to meet America's security requirements in the 21st Century.

CRISIS
America faces a security crisis. The fleet of the U.S. Navy has dropped from 594 ships in 1987 to 294 ships today. This represents the smallest Navy in our Nation's history since 1917. For 12 years, the Nation has been ordering just six new ships a year, on average. This is the lowest rate of naval ship production since 1932, and if continued, our Navy will shrink to a fleet of 180 ships. While the Navy's fleet is on a dive course, the need for a larger and more capable fleet is more imperative now than at any other time in our history.

SUPPORT
Rebuilding America's Navy and other sea services will only be achieved through an active, organized, grass roots education campaign led by Sea Power Ambassadors from the ranks of the shipbuilding industry, Navy League, labor unions, Surface Navy Association, Submarine League, Naval Academy Alumni Association, among other stakeholders and concerned citizens. The President, presidential candidates, U.S. Senators, and U.S. Representatives need to hear from multiple constituents through multiple means of communication that rebuilding America's Sea Power should be a national priority.

RESOURCES
This site, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeaPower/messages/1, will provide resources to document the need: information about the maritime fleet, the shipbuilding industry, contractors, and recent documents pertaining to Sea Power. Of particular note are the hundreds of links offered.

MODERATOR
Phelps Hobart
Vice President, Military Affairs/Public Affairs
Sacramento Council, Navy League of the United States
http://ourtown.sacbee.com/845
http://navyleague.org
nlsac@cwo.com | 916.739.6949

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POSTS
Subject Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date
1 CNO Discusses Building Navy of the Future Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 3/18/2004
2 Sea Power Ambassador Resources Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 3/18/2004
3 CNO Guidance for 2004 Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 3/18/2004
4 About the Sea Power Ambassador Program Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 3/18/2004
5 American Shipbuilding Association Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
6 ASA's Sea Power Washington D. C. Forum Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
7 ASA's Sea Power Brochure Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
8 ASA: Budget Sinks Navy - Sinks Jobs Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
9 SAS Exposition - The Power of Teamwork Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
10 Fast Facts: U. S. Navy and Marine Corps Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
11 Military Equipment Guide Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
12 Navy, Shipbuilding, and Other Links Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
13 Military Equipment Guide (continued) Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
14 U. S. Navy Index (part 1) Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
15 U. S. Navy Index (part 2) Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
16 U. S. Navy Index (part 3) Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
17 Short Sea Power speech Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
18 The Executive Speaker Company Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 3/21/2004
19 Even more links Phelps Hobart scclg Tue 3/23/2004
20 Littoral Combat Ship Phelps Hobart scclg Wed 3/24/2004
21 Sea Power Ambassadors, NLUS Administrator Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 3/26/2004
22 Fw: Thank You - Now Help Spread the Word Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 3/26/2004
23 Fw: Support American Seapower (1) Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 3/26/2004
24 Fw: Support American Seapower (2) Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 3/26/2004
25 Fw: Budget Sinks Navy - Sinks Jobs & NLUS Response Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 3/26/2004
26 Sea Power Ambassadors: Building Support for U.S. Fleets Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 3/26/2004
27 Controversial Law of the Sea agreement goes before Senate committee Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 3/26/2004
28 Fw: Tell the Candidates You Support a Strong Navy Phelps Hobart scclg Tue 3/30/2004
29 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Part 1) Phelps Hobart scclg Tue 3/30/2004
30 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Part 2) Phelps Hobart scclg Tue 3/30/2004
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Part 3) Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 4/1/2004
32 Even More Links (part 2 - National Security Links) Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 4/1/2004
33 USN Testimony before House and Senate Committees Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 4/1/2004
34 Even More Links (part 3 - GlobalSecurity.org Links) Phelps Hobart scclg Sat 4/3/2004
35 Spread the Word about the Sea Power Ambassador Program Phelps Hobart scclg Tue 4/6/2004
36 Fw: Mission Fleet: a newsletter from the Sea Power Ambassador Progra Phelps Hobart scclg Tue 4/6/2004
37 Navy Shows Off Next-Generation Vessel Phelps Hobart scclg Wed 4/7/2004
38 Navy, Marine Corps Unfunded Lists and ... Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 4/8/2004
39 2004 Sea Power Almanac Contents Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 4/8/2004
42 National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 4/11/2004
43 General Atomics, San Diego, Aircraft Launch System Phelps Hobart scclg Sun 4/11/2004
44 NLUS Position on Law of the Sea Convention Phelps Hobart scclg Thu 4/15/2004
45 CNO Supports Ratification of Law of the Sea Treaty Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 4/16/2004
46 LOST, Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing April 8, 2004 Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 4/16/2004
48 CHINFO Fact File - Aircraft, Ships, Weapons, and more Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 4/16/2004
49 USS Navy Commissioned Ships Phelps Hobart scclg Fri 4/16/2004
50 FY 2005 Navy Budget Proposal Phelps Hobart scclg Sat 4/17/2004
51 PRC vs ROC Military (with Links) Phelps Hobart scclg Mon 4/19/2004
52 Mines at Sea Remain a Deadly Threat Phelps Hobart scclg Mon 4/19/2004
53 Littoral Combat Ship Phelps Hobart scclg Mon 4/19/2004
54 Alfred Thayer Mahan on Sea Power - Links Phelps Hobart scclg Tue 4/20/2004