The U.S. Naval Institute on U.S. Navy Reserve

by Thomas J Cutler (Editor)

Overview

The U.S. Naval Institute Chronicles series focuses on the relevance of history by exploring topics like significant battles, personalities, and service components. Tapping into the U.S. Naval Institute's robust archives, these carefully selected volumes help readers understand nuanced subjects by providing unique perspectives and some of the best contributions that have helped shape naval thinking over the many decades since the Institute’s founding in 1873. Since its founding 100 years ago, Navy Reserve sailors have served in every conflict from World War I to the present. The exploits of the U.S. Navy Reserve have many times been chronicled in the pages of Proceedings and Naval History. This edition of Chronicles culls articles and excerpts from that vast library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612519913
Publisher:	Naval Institute Press
Publication date:	12/15/2015
Series:	U.S. Naval Institute Chronicles
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Thomas J. Cutler is a retired lieutenant commander and former gunner's mate second class who served in patrol craft, cruisers, destroyers, and aircraft carriers. His varied assignments included an in-country Vietnam tour, small craft command, and nine years at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he served as Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Seamanship&Navigation Department and Associate Chairman of the History Department. While at the Academy, he was awarded the William P. Clements Award for Excellence in Education (military teacher of the year). He is the founder and former Director of the Walbrook Maritime Academy in Baltimore. Currently he is Fleet Professor of Strategy and Policy with the Naval War College and is the Director of Professional Publishing at the U.S. Naval Institute. Winner of the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Naval Literature, the U.S. Naval Institute Press Author of the Year, and the U.S. Maritime Literature Award, his published works include NavCivGuide: A Handbook for Civilians in the U.S. Navy; A Sailor's History of the U.S. Navy [one of the books in the Chief of Naval Operations Reading Program]; The Battle of Leyte Gulf; Brown Water, Black Berets: Coastal&Riverine Warfare in Vietnam; and the 22nd, 23rd (Centennial), and 24th editions of The Bluejacket's Manual. His other works include revisions of Jack Sweetman's The Illustrated History of the U.S. Naval Academy and Dutton's Nautical Navigation. He and his wife, Deborah W. Cutler, are the co-editors of the Dictionary of Naval Terms and the Dictionary of Naval Abbreviations. His books have been published in various forms, including paperback and audio, and have appeared as main and alternate selections of the History Book Club, Military Book Club, and Book of the Month Club. He has served as a panelist, commentator, and keynote speaker on military and writing topics at many events and for various organizations, including the Naval History and Heritage Command, Smithsonian Institution, the Navy Memorial, U.S. Naval Academy, MacArthur Memorial Foundation, Johns Hopkins University, U.S. Naval Institute, Armed Forces Electronics Communications and Electronics Association, Naval War College, Civitan, and many veterans' organizations. His television appearances include the History Channel's Biography series, A&E's Our Century, Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, and CBS's 48 Hours.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

1 "A Century of Service" Vice Admiral Robin Braim 3

2 "Background for the Future of the U.S. Naval Reserve" James Hessman 12

3 "'Let's Get the Yale Gang'" Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo 17

4 "The Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps" Captain C. W. Nimitz 25

5 "Notes on U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation" Lieutenant Commander J. B. Lynch 36

6 "The Corn Belt Navy" Lieutenant Ralph C. Lowes 47

7 "'A Project So Unique'" A. Denis Clift 58

8 "World War II Subchasers" Theodore R. Treadwell 67

9 "Future of the Naval Reserve" Captain Paul P. Blackburn 92

10 "Standby Squadron" Lieutenant W. H. Vernor Jr. 108

11 "The Naval Reserve Should Work" Captain James G. Abert 125

12 "The Reserve's Biggest Problem" Vice Admiral Robert F. Dunn 136

13 "Why Not One Navy" Captain Harlan B. Miller 147

14 "The Selected Reserve: The Peace Dividend" Robert D. Helsel 156

15 "The NRF Has More to Offer": Lieutenant Commander William D. Schubert Jr. 160

16 "Navy's Reserve Will Be Integrated with Active Forces" Rear Admiral David O. Anderson Rear Admiral J. A. Winnefeld 164

Index 169