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20 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Department of the Navy leaders recently provided an update to representatives of the Navy and Marine Corps Council at the Army Navy Country Club on May 3, 2006. The council is composed of 21 organizations that support the Navy and Marine Corps, with a total membership of 500,000 constituents. Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter has served in his position for four months. In that time he has been involved in a navy that is taking on new missions, establishing new units in unique warfare areas, and building coalitions to meet the current threat. Today the Navy is taking a leadership role with Task Force Guantanamo and Task Force Horn of Africa; and Navy men and women are performing security duties at Fort Suse Prison in Iraq, and other Sailors are reliev- ing Marines in providing security for the Haditha Dam. "We are preparing for an uncertain future," he said. "We are not just facing a single enemy. We are dealing with a complex set of threats. Furthermore, Winter said, uncertainty is the nature of these threats. Orca MSD’s are designed for vessels from 24 to 500 persons. Orca is very light weight with fully automatic microprocessor control panel. All models are USCG / IMO / EC certified. EVAC NORTH AMERICA INC. 1260 Turret Drive Rockford, Illinois 61115-1486 Tel. +1 815 6548300, fax +1 815 6548306 marine@evac.com - www.evac.com - www.zodiac.com Uncompromised Control WaterJet Bow/Stern Thrusters 75-2200 HP JT575AM HT600 Low Submergence Requirement Small Hull Penetrations Auxiliary Propulsion/ “Take Home” Capability Effective Thrust In Currents Proudly Made In The USA! Circle 231 on Reader Service Card Circle 279 on Reader Service Card Eye on the Navy Navy Dedicated to Winning Edward Lundquist is a retired Navy captain and a senior technical direc- tor with Anteon Corporation. Ships assigned to Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Bart Bauer) MR JUNE2006 #3 (17-24).qxd 6/2/2006 11:47 AM Page 20
