United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Volume 104

1978 Proceedings Air Force aircraft American amphibious armed Army attack aviation boats British capability Captain carrier Coast Guard combat Commander cost crew cruise Cuban deck defense destroyers Division electronic engine equipment essay European fire fleet flight frigates helicopter Illus landing Lieutenant major Marine Corps maritime ment military missile mission nations NATO navigation Navy's Norwegian Norwegian Coast Guard nuclear officer operations patrol performance personnel pilots planes Polar port problems propeller propulsion protection radar Rear Admiral role Royal Navy ship's shipyards sion sonar Soviet Spitsbergen standard strategic submarine surface ships tactical target through-deck cruiser tion torpedo U. S. Marine Corps U. S. Navy U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Naval Institute United V/STOL vessels warfare Warsaw Pact warships weapon systems World World War II