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...press conference held Monday at the Spanish naval base of Rota, Chacón denied any mistakes in the Kosovo incident and emphasized that the decision to withdraw was "intractable...
...already begun to fade. During the first week of his presidency, Obama gave a very pretty speech in which he “rejected as false the choice between safety and ideals” and signed an executive order to close the controversial prison at the United States naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Obama’s first post on the White House website also claimed that his administration would be “the most open and transparent in history.” But the promise of “change” has thus far proven...
...Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and China's Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, both agreed on Wednesday that China and the U.S. should work to ensure that incidents like Sunday's showdown in the South China Sea "do not happen again." The incident in question involved several Chinese naval vessels harassing a U.S. surveillance ship off the island of Hainan. But despite the soothing words of the two top diplomats, it's a safe bet that more such incidents can be expected in the future. The Pentagon was quick to note that the mariners aboard the U.S.N.S. Impeccable were civilians working...
...prospects for top-level command positions. Fellows this year hail from all the armed services except for the Navy, as well as the National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. Coming to Harvard represents an alternative to attending a war college such as the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island, which is a stepping-stone for career officers with about 20 years of service before attaining the rank of general. The fellows’ role at the Kennedy School consists of taking classes as well as working in small teams of about five...
...Born at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, the son of a career Navy veteran. His mother died when he was 11; his father when...