captain mike napolitano is serving with the navy's expedition training group. while deployed in 2004, he spearheaded maritime patrol relief efforts toing the 2004 indian ocean tsunami, as well as numerous theater cooperation efforts throughout the pacific and in 2009 captain napolitano reported as commanding officer of the expeditionary training group. this is a fabulous panel and i know you're going to appreciate what they have to say. rear admiral, i think you'll start. >> first of all on behalf of the chilean navy i would like to thank so much to san francisco fleet week, particularly to admiral gary roughhead for being invited to participate in this senior seminar. it's a privilege for me to be here and to share with you the experience that we had just during and after the earthquake that we had in chile in february 27, 2010. most of the lessons learned that i'm going to show here to you is part of your concern and i'm very glad you are taking that in account so i think you are absolutely in the right path. anyway, it's a massive event that you always have t

that was before the navy came in there and after the navy came in there. a lot of fishing was close to 1,000 fishing boat was grounded and it was part of our job to put them in the water again. so heavy lift cranes are absolutely mandatory to have a safe place to move them and to start working. and because as i mentioned to you before, the ships cannot be, get into the port directly, so we make, we pier side two ships floating and all transfer of the cargo was through (inaudible) as you can see we deliver that assistance to different coastal communities. we use the marines to do that so no problem. as you see in the photograph below, you can see that the only way to get it in there was with rubber boats, not any more with the lft's that you used to or we used to get into. so we act, we are participating very active for 23 days, 18 of that at sea with these numbers. and that was what we did. in terms of lessons learned, as admiral nathan said, no one is prepared for an event of such magnitude, so you have to take many things in account but with a guitar in

topic as far as the command control because what we have here in the marine corps is similar to the navy. we have the installation, the regional installation command and also partners with the operational foresite. we allow the operational foresight, we maintain those but then we coordinate, cooperate, with the operational foresight once the call comes in for support. so we're able to do that obviously through memorandum of understandings and we have agreements and our wing operating orders allow for the fact the operational control, at least under operational response, maintains with the operators. the third aircraft wing maintains operational control but we send our operatives out to be controlled by the civic sight. we're comfortable with that and that's matured a lot in the last couple years. >> talked a lot about command and control and agreements and moving resources. one other question that came up yesterday we were discussing yesterday is how do communications occur specifically with regard to when we start talking about air ops and moving air resources around, how do we ensure t

so after post-cedar fire, we recognized the navy had assets and the marine had assetness region that we should capitalize on, so i was tasked by my chief to organize a local letter of agreement so that we could, with the objective, essentially, was to streamline access to dods assets in rapid fashion and by rapid i mean within hours. if we're dealing with the level of incident that i just described, the cedar fire was essentially over in 12 hours. it started about 5:00 that night, it actually took off and started running at 11:00 at night, by 9:00 that morning it was at the gates of marine corps station miramar and it was essentially stopped. dska is an excellent tool but we needed to go a rapid route, which is ir we'll talk about training later, but that's a big component. and the colonel hit on a good part about we use persistent forecasting and weather forecasting to look at when we have these fire weather red flag warning stand in the wind events. i start reaching out to my counterparts with third fleet and lieutenant colonel demigan giving them a heads up. we (inaudible) navy an

he heads the baur row of medicine for the navy. i lacked at his bay oh in the program, educated in georgia and he's had a great career in the navy commanding several hospitals, winning several awards and his most recent command was as the commander of walter reed, and i was so glad that he was here to hear the panel that we had with our medical peer to peer exercise. and he's going to talk to us now about navy medicine. with that, please help me welcome vice admiral matthew nathan. (applause). >> thank you, general, very much. well, it's a pleasure here and i'm honored to be able to speak in front of such a distinguished audience. secretary schultz, mrs. schultz, pleasure it see you and you lend tremendous gaffe tas to this program. general spees, distinguished flag officers, general officers and mostly everybody here who is in the readiness business, i am honored to be speaking to a group of people and that would include i think everybody in this hanger deck who is part of that cadre of individuals who when bad things happen and ev

and we had absolutely first-class leadership in the navy. you will hear later today from admiral gary some examples of just how impressive that leadership is. the operational readiness of the fleet was a result, first of all, of having bases all around the world. but secondly because the strong program of exercise we conducted. the exercises were not only conducted on military scenarios, but we had an extensive set of exercises involved in humanitarian response. during the time i was secretary, we had a disaster response very similar to the one they're doing here in san francisco today. we bought naval forces from the united states, from russia and japan all to honolulu where we had simulated a tsunami disaster. and these three great nations brought their fleets to honolulu exercising how to respond and alleviate that disaster. well, that was then. how about now? last year the united states released a new security strategy. most of you probably have not even heard of that, but i have to tell you this was a big deal. it was one of the fifth am

the navy has canceled ship deployments and deferred maintenance. the army has canceled major training exercises for the year. and while i am sure that there have been good results from some of the spending in the drip program, i am sure that this program is duplicative of many other efforts in the department of defense. there is already $76 million for quick reaction special projects, $62 million for emerging capabilities technology development, $174 million for joint capability technology demonstrations, and $34 million for the defensewide manufacturing, science and technology program. there is over $1 billion for department of defense small business initiative research funding. and so on. joint programs and technical support programs. transferring this money will not leave small businesses or technology development without funding. what it will do is significant nat to the american people that we are willing to -- signal to the american people that we are willing to make the hard choices necessary to prioritize our men and women in uniform by supp

he enlisted in 1990, with the dream of joining the u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, one of the toughest, fittest and most secretive forces in the u.s. military. he realized that dream serving 20 years with the s.e.a.l.s, in some of the most dangerous battlefields in the world. serving in iraq and afghanistan. a former navy s.e.a.l. who knew beck said he had a stellar reputation. by the time he retired in 2011, he had a long list of medals and commendations including the bronze star and purple heart. but for 20 years, while fighting for his country, he was fighting an inner battle, a battle over his gender identity. chris beck wanted to live his life openly and honestly as a woman. which is what he started doing when he retired in 2011. chris beck is now kristin beck, she's currently on hormone replacement therapy and feels like she's becoming the person she was always meant to be. it's been a long journey to get to this point. she's written a book about her experience called "warrior princess," hoping to help others. it comes after the u.s. department of d

military, the navy s.e.a.l.s. beck enlisted in 1990. a.l.s who knew him say he developed a reputation as a good comrade and a fearless wearier. warrior. >> the tough training for s.e.a.l.s is legendary, but beck excelled. that's him taking down a target in hand-to-hand combat. diving under water to practice approaching ships from below. that's him doing a back flip during parachute training. commander rutherford knew beck when they were both with the navy s.e.a.l.s. >> he had a reputation for doing the most dangerous and most challenging things. to being the furthest out in the field that you could go. operating in small units at a time. >> for 20 years, beck served with the s.e.a.l.s all over the world, including iraq and afghanistan. one of his primary jobs, intelligence, he grew a thick beard, earning him the nickname "the caveman." >> he's volunteered for all the hardest assignments. he volunteered for the most difficult missions. >> on, off, it's real easy. on/off. don't mess with this one here, because this is the sight itself. so

navy. in addition, the constitution directs congress to provide and maintain a navy. i hold the constitution as our mandate to insure that congress provides and maintains a sufficient navy. this solemn responsibility should not be taken lightly. this responsibility should not be budget driven. our actions should not be in response to how much we can afford; rather, we need to be distribute and dill gent in in many our naval forces. if we are unsuccessful in turning the trend lines associated with the continued decline of our naval forces. while accepting the increased risk incurred and providing national security for generations to come. also concerning to me is the navy's continued opposition to retaining ships think their design life. in a 30-year shipbuilding plan, the navy has proposed to retire seven cruisers and two amphibious ships in 2015, 10-15 years before the end of their service life. i support a fleet size that is built around the requirements that the combatant commanders say they need. as such, i support the retention of these seven cruisers and two amph

. >> this is a free transfer from the navy in part to compensate for the lost jobs. the base closed in 1993 but it has taken a while to reach this day switching ownership. >> 20 years we have been working, the navy has been working on cleaning up the property, spending millions on clean up, we have worked with the navy to make this transfer happen and the community has been putting their vision in place so it has been a lot of work. we are glad we are finally going to receive the properties. >> right new, you are looking at area they have designated for commercial use, about 5.5 million square feet. i asked what it looks like? like big box stores and she said no, research and development companies, maybe a company that has overground its campus and looking to relocate. call alameda, think of alameda, that is what they want out here. they say it will take time to rebuild all of this and you will see shovels in the ground at the end of 2015 or maybe in 2016. thanks. new this morning, two south bay cities are competing over netflix, last night los gatos gave the company

unfortunately, the secretary of the navy has proposed a reduction of the fleet for 270 ships and justhe next year. berries outside experts have indicated that if we continue to support our current level of ship building investments we made even further reduce the tune of 40 ships navy. constitution as congress to raise and support armies. in addition it directs congress to provide and maintain a navy. i hold the constitution is amended to ensure that congress provided and maintained a sufficient navy. this home responsibly should not be taken lightly. this responsibility should not be budget driven to our actions should not be in response to how much we can afford. rather, we need to be deliberate and diligent in assessing the right trajectory for our naval forces. in my estimation future historians will treat us very poorly if we are unsuccessful in trimming the trendlines the sulleys with it continued decline of our naval forces. while accepting the increased risk. also concern to me as the natives continuing opposition to retain ships through their design life. and 30 years shipbui

that was a fantastic piece of work by the navy. it turned around the attitudes of niche a toward the united states. it was a the kind of building block we look for in an economic and security commons. just as when we in san francisco see not only what the military can bring to the party and help us with, not only how we can interact with the military, but also we say to ourselves, it's also up to us to do everything we can for ourselves. we're not kind of an outfit, it's easier for them to collaborate with us. so, all of these things are important to us as we have these exercises. so, i say this is a very worthwhile enterprise that will keep going. i tip my hat to my friend mike who really has been leading us in these efforts. and now i say as also the slogan, i guess you call it this morning, maybe it's what the navy says. i think it's a very good phrase. a global force for good. that's what we've been practicing, a global force for good. thank you. (applause) >> thank you, sir. thank you. thank you very much, sir. (applause) >> an

was the plane accidentally shot down by the u.s. navy conducting a nearby exercise or was it a terrorist attack? we will speak with the filmmakers behind a new documentary on the crash including former cbs news producer kristina borjesson. meeting of into this news executives and said, why are recovering as? one guy goes, [indiscernible] i said, i don't know what it is, but it is not a straightforward thing. there is something going on here. there was this silence. ofas looking at this sea white shirts and i turned around and left. i was like, my god, my goose is cooked. and it was spread across a victory for the radio movement. the fcc will soon begin accepting applications for hundreds of new low-power fm radio stations in october. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. talks between the u.s. and taliban are now in limbo just one day after they were announced. state department one house officials were due to meet with taliban delegates in qatar today for the

them not to use it and the navy agreed to not use it. it's been a real kind of bizarre turn of events. >> but it has been billions of dollars that have been cost. for example the army did feel the uniform didn't work particularly well and it was withdrawn and a new one was fielded. how is the pentagon responding to this and -- to this push and what are the troops saying about the prospect of losing, you know, what some consider to be a cherished uniform now? >> i think that the pentagon is just reluctant to infringe on what's always been kind of a services prerogative to have the uniform that they want and they have -- they have been dragging their feet a little bit. they were supposed to develop some specific standards and, you know, they are budding up against the deadline now and the standards they are putting out are vague like they have to -- you know, it has to be just sort of textile standards. but -- >> how did the troops respond? >> the marines are very propriety over their uniform and they are going to be really unhappy about th

that was a fantastic piece of work by the navy. it turned around the attitudes of niche a toward the united states. it was a the kind of building block we look for in an economic and security commons. just as when we in san francisco see not only what the military can bring to the party and help us with, not only how we can interact with the military, but also we say to ourselves, it's also up to us to do everything we can for ourselves. we're not kind of an outfit, it's easier for them to collaborate with us. so, all t

the u.s. navy and the philippine navy would like towards mutual interests and concerns. >> reporter: this location of this year's exercise is near a shoal claimed by both china and the philippines. chinese boats retain effective control of the small group of rocky islets keeping away philippine vessels. china's military is far larger and more powerful than that of the philippine's. manila is hurrying to modernize its armed forces. the philippine navy acquired the warship from the united states and will use it in these exercises for the first time. also on thursday, the philippine military announced a plan to build new naval facilities at subic bay. china issued a quick response. >> translator: china charges the philippines and regional countries to meet one another half way to make joint efforts to maintain trust between countries, make positive effort toward regional peace and security and play a constructive role. >> reporter: during these exercises, military personnel will practice storming an u

with the experts in the navy and the department here's what they said. looking at it it's not really a goal. it is a stretch goal and we said what in the world is a stretch and basically a stretch goal is a goal that you put out when you don't have any analysis to back it up. with that i yield back. >> i may have been misleading -- >> the gentleman is recognized. >> i'm sorry i close the amendment, not in proper order there. as i understand this amendment, there was a law passed to enter into a contract for the procurement of a synthetic fuel for any ability unless the contract specifies the ongoing basis to be less than or equal to such emissions from the equivalent petroleum sources. essentially what this is saying is you have to buy the tools that have less emissions. >> accepting the dod from that requirement so that we could in fact purchase, quote, alternative fuels, even if those alternative fuels created more missions. >> in favor of your amendment, speaking in favor of the emotion we should seek out the alternative sources of fuel that we reduce

announcer: 12 years ago, the tailhook sex scandal shook the u.s. navyan even bigger problem. rape and other sexual abuse at the air force academy in colorado springs. 142 allegations of assault against women have been made in the last decade. the highest-ranking air force generals knew about serious problems of sexual assault at the academy yet failed to take action. we don't intend to sweep this under the rug. we take it very seriously. we're gonna address it publicly. reporter: in congress, outraged senators accused air force brass of ignoring assaults on women. we have a clear pattern of reports of sexual assault, where the reaction of the air force academy seems to be to blame the victim. we are in the process of instituting those changes now. john mccain: you're in the process of instituting those changes now? obviously, you and i and the secretary have a fundamental disagreement here. man: at a small post in washington, d.c., marine pride, history, and tradition live on. the marine barracks at eighth and "i" streets is the oldest post in the corps

and to know and to look these people in the eye, the people from the u.s. navy that put up these tents and set up the gurnies and understand they can treat 50 people at a time, 20 percent in absolutely critical condition, and have a 99 percent recovery rate for everyone who goes through that, no matter what their wounds might be. this is what we practice, this is what i gained from the exercise yesterday and of course i join the core russ of people who saw the amphibious hover deliver its ability on the beach to look at the clock and see how fast it did, to see the unveiling of those logistics on hand with the people involved. these are the practices now as our public wants it know more and more what are we doing to prepare beyond the table top exercises? we are practicing these very vital practices, these things that will really help save lives, creating more relationships, bringing in more partners. we have all the city agencies that are here today. we're also bringing in other agencies whether it's caltrans or national park service, that would be part of this

and she also was someone to be reckoned with as she lobbied for the formation of the navy waves, although she could not get credit for it, and could never join, because of the race and age and that the government has drafted (inaudible) and she actually got involved in the way and forming it because after the pearl harbor and we joined the war, she volunteered to be a front line servant and she was turned down because she was a women and that drove her nuts and so therefore, they sent years and many, many meet togs get the waves created which she did finally have a handle in. and lately, san francisco is counting on mom chung to get the job done, and the real mom chung she got the job done. she through sheer determination and hard work, became a physician. she is the eldest child of 11 kids. back then, traditionally she should have been helping mom and dad take care of all of the younger kids. but no she wanted to be a doctor and she said that i am going to be a doctor. because the thing is that she had her mother's support and that is what made everything okay. but could you imagine, 11

the pentagon with more. >> reporter: an ugly secret hung over last december's army-navy game. three members of the navy team had been accused of gang raping a drunken female midshipman eight months earlier during an off-campus party in a house used by football players. >> she woke up the next morning still at the football house with her back all bruised. >> reporter: attorney susan burke tells how her client find out what happened. >> she then went home, very hung over, went back to the dorms, and learned from friends and the social media buzz that was already occurring that apparently three football players were claiming that they had had sexual intercourse with her as she was intoxicated.

. >> what about the navy? >> what about the navy? >> could they be in the navy? >> they'd be saving the navy. >> you know who's in the navy. >> you know what's next? >> you know what's next? >> i want to point out, the next thing animal planet's going to do, unicorns. and they'd better not screw that up because that is real. we all know it's real. someone on the westside highway. you saw that guy too. >> that was a fat chick with a traffic cone on her head. >> ladies and gentlemen, he really is enlightened. from mermaids to motors, are we not far from a robot car? the federal government has weighed in on self-driving sedans, and they're on board. sort of. on thursday the transportation department recommended that autonomous autos should not be allowed yet, but testing will continue. google and other companies like google have made serious strides in driverless rides, and supporters said these vehicles can increase safety because they're not subject to human error. but a few concerns remain. as one law professor noted, the first too many a driverless vehicle swerv

but it was extremely beneficial to not only the u.s. navy and marine corps, but to the international community. >> thank you. another hand? >> [inaudible] my experience with the haiti response. in this casey i was working at the deputy principal committee level and working at the white house. but it was really the first opportunity for this administration to work with a very complex response, and then recognizing for us the supported commander was usaid that normally isn't in the emergency response business. so, it was an educational process of how to move forces and yet support usaid and the role of the country team and port au prince. so, it was very informative there. and to back up when we had the first no fooling hurricane that worked its way up the entire gulf coast, the principal committee calls that were generated during the haiti response were then turned around and then bringing all of the governors into a conference call with the president to make sure that all their needs were being met in the advance of a hurricane arrival. so,

one of the accused football players was scheduled to receive his commission as a navy officer at the ceremonies preside over by president obama just last week. he was not allowed to graduate until the navy decides whether to charge him and the two other players with rape. the case is now more than a year old, and the navy says it is waiting for a final report from n.c.i.s. before deciding what action to take. >> dubois: david, who makes the decision about what action to take? >> reporter: it's up to a vice admiral who is the superintendent of the naval academy. and his decision will probably revolve around whether the victim was in any condition to give their consent. >> dubois: david martin at the pentagon tonight, thank you very much. new york's mayor, michael bloomberg, said today threats come with the job and he vowed to keep fighting to get guns off the streets. letters laced with poison were mailed this week to bloomberg, his gun control group in washington, and to president obama. the investigation of who sent them took federal agents to a home in new boston, texas. anna werne

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. >> if we can make this happen for him so that he can leave this facility and report direct to the navyes him a future. it gives him the hope that he needs to truly make a difference in the rest of his life. >> secure my formation. >> while dempsey searches for a solution for madden military officers rick johnson, dwayne cooley and john mercer, have their hands full interviewing other offenders who want a shot at being in the future soldier program. >> cite the pledge. >> i pledge of allegiance -- >> 150 of pendleton's 300 inmates applied. currently, there's only room for three more. >> it's a tight unit. we have to be very careful who we let into the unit. today is the selection interview process. we're going to do our best to screen out any people that might be detrimental to good order and discipline in the unit because we have to protect that. >> why are you requesting to join e-15? >> i would like to get away from negative peers. a lot of negative peers on the unit i'm on now. so i know if i come here i have an opportunity to go home. >> we get up at 4:50 in the morning, will that