SEAPOWER Magazine The Official Publication of the Navy League of the United States VOL. 49, NUMBER 6 May 2006

COVER STORY
Short-sea shipping appears ready for a resurgence as rising fuel costs and increasingly crowded highways force American industry to review its transport options. Many in the trucking industry now view short-sea shipping as a bridge to new business rather than a direct competitor.
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FEATURES

3
The MTS: A Disaster in the Making
By john a. panneton

28
Coast Guard Officers to Take Key Roles in Disaster Response
By eileen sullivan

30
Marine Corps Forces to Train Partner Foreign Militaries
By matt hilburn

34
Joint High-Speed Vessels Offer New Dimension to U.S. Forces
By richard r. burgess

38
Navy Enterprise: Super Models
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS

40
Navy Enterprise/Seapower Forum: The Next Step

44
Marine Corps EFV Promises Rapid Ship-to-Shore Transition
BY GLENN W. GOODMAN JR.

48
Sea-Air-Space Reporter’s Notebook
BY OTTO KREISHER

72
In My Own Words
BY MARINE CORPS PROGRAM LIAISON OFFICER CAPT. VERNICE ARMOUR

SPECIAL REPORT: INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE & RECONNAISSANCE

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Unmanned Vehicles Mark Underwater Breakthrough
BY GLENN W. GOODMAN JR.

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Sensors, Networks Transform Strike Fighters to Surveillance Platforms
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS

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Commercial Shipping Device Serves As Submarine Sensor
BY RICHARD R. BURGESS

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Electronic Case Management System Bolsters Deepwater
BY DAVID W. MUNNS

DEPARTMENTS

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President's Message

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Editor's Note

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Letters

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Washington Report: Lawmakers seek to wrap war funding into defense budgets

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Program Snapshot

57
The Industrial Base

59
Seapower International

60
Ship's Library

61
Historical Perspective

62
Navy League News

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Council Digest