The featured programs for the Navy Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=922 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:58:16 GMT President Obama gave the commencement address to the 2013 U.S. Naval Academy graduating class. Among his comments he referred to a Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military that showed an increase in the numbers of sexual assaults from 19,000 in 2010 to 26,000 in 2012. He said that such assaults threatens the "trust and discipline" that makes the U.S. military strong and respected. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312946-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312946-1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kirk Lippold talked about [Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole], his historical narrative of the October 12, 2000, bombing at a refueling stop in the port of Aden in Yemen, which killed 17 crew members and injured 37. He described the heroic measures taken by his crew to save the ship from sinking and reduce casualties. He commented on the Navy's formal investigation, and the final report that concluded all the available force protection measures were not put in place by himself on that day. He described the adverse effect the report had on his own future, prompting a senator to block his nomination to be promoted to captain. He called the attack the "start of the war on terror" and discussed intelligence lapses before and after the incident. Kirk Lippold retired from the Navy at the rank of Commander in 2007 after serving 26 years. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981, and received his Master's degree in Systems Engineering from the Navy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306536-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306536-1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus discussed his military and political career, and his current role as the nation's 75th secretary of the Navy. He talked about the Navy's leadership in energy use and his plans for the Navy to use non-fossil fuel sources by 2020. He said that the future deployments of the Navy and Marines in the western Pacific and the Middle East would reduce the Marines ability to be used as a second land army. Other topics included his place in the chain of command, the procurement process for aircraft carriers, and troop reductions. Secretary Mabus also spoke about his experience in the Navy aboard the USS Little Rock, his days as the 60th governor of Mississippi, and his appointment as ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303887-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/303887-1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eric Olson, the first Navy SEAL ever to be appointed a 3-star and 4-star admiral, and the man who trained the team of Navy SEALS who killed Osama bin Laden, was interviewed by ABC News Correspondent Martha Raddatz. During the program he explained that "dozens" of missions similar to the bin Laden operation are undertaken each night. Other topics included the hunt for other terrorists around the globe, and the history of and women in special operations. Admiral Olson also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300735-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300735-1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Former Navy SEAL Dick Couch became a member of the Underwater Demolition and SEAL Teams following his 1967 graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy. As a platoon leader in SEAL Team One in 1970, he led a POW rescue operation in Vietnam. His active duty in the military ended in 1972. He then joined the CIA as a Maritime Operations Officer. Since his retirement, Mr. Couch has lectured widely, including as adjunct professor of ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. He also acts as an advisor to the commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command. He is author of 14 books, including six novels. His latest is [The Sheriff of Ramadi], a nonfiction book about the role of the Navy SEALs in the al-Anbar province from 2005 to 2007. His next book, to be released in 2012, is called [Sua Sponte: The Making of a Modern American Ranger]. The term "Sua Sponte" is Latin for "of their own accord." It is also the motto of the 75th Ranger Regiment of the U.S. Rangers, with which Mr. Couch was embedded in researching the book. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299318-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299318-1 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT