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continue as the Commission issues its third report shortly and its fourth report in January.

In an extremely well received luncheon address, Rear Adm. Rog- er B. Home, Deputy Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command for Design and Engineering, issued a call for greater industry and Navy efforts at improving quality. He noted that the time for crew re- sponse to a combat threat is now measured in seconds—no longer in hours. Equipment, he said, must perform properly, to its design stan- dards, and with instant response.

Admiral Home stated that the

Navy depends on its manufacturers to deliver quality and design inno- vation and urged joint efforts at improving specifications and ship- building standards.

William A. Tarbell, NAVSEA's

Chief of Acquisition Planning, pointing to Undersecretary of De- fense Costello's July report, "Bol- stering Defense Industrial Competi- tiveness," recognized the problem to the national defense resulting from the decline in the shipbuilding in- dustrial base. He expressed the view that DoD efforts alone could not bring about all the improvement needed. He acknowledged that Sea- wolf (SSN-21) is the only new ship program on the books now, and this alone will not be enough to have any large impact on preserving the in- dustrial base.

Senator William Cohen of

Maine, in a dynamic presentation, demonstrated a keen awareness of industry difficulties and a determi- nation to do something to help. Sen- ator Cohen most clearly expressed the Congressional support that ex- ists for the Navy. He said that he remains confident that with the ris- ing nationalism in the country, the

Navy will continue to get the funds it needs. "This year," Senator Co- hen said, "they got more than they asked for." Senator Cohen, in pointing out some of the problems flowing from the decline of mer- chant shipbuilding, noted that the public does not yet understand the importance of the merchant marine to the defense of the nation.

At the end of the program, Jim

Fromfield announced the next

MMA members meeting to be held at Pascagoula on February 21-22, 1989. The meeting is intended to bring shipbuilders together with their best suppliers, and machinery and equipment manufacturers to- gether with their best customers.

MMA plans presentations by execu- tives from each of the major ship- builders, the manufacturers, and

Navy representatives. Those manu- facturers of naval shipboard ma- chinery and equipment who wish to join MMA and anyone wishing to attend the February meeting should contact: Marine Machinery Associa- tion, 1700 K Street, N.W., Suite 903,

Washington, D.C. 20006; or tele- phone: (202) 293-7169.

Philadelphia Sections Of

SNAME, ASNE Hear Paper

On Maritime Industry

The Philadelphia section of the

Society of Naval Architects & Ma- rine Engineers (SNAME) recently met with the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Society of Naval

Engineers (ASNE) to hear a paper entitled, "The Maritime Industry at the Crossroads."

Capt. Silas O. Nunn, USN (Ret.), vice president—programs of the Shipbuilders Council of Ameri- ca, was the author and presenter of the paper. His presentation is based on his belief that 1989 will be wa- tershed year for the maritime indus- try and his informed opinion that "decisions made and laws enacted over the next 12 to 15 months will set our course for many years to come."

Others in attendance included

SNAME vice chairman David F.

McMullen and ASNE chairman

Capt. John Dachos, USN (Ret.), and Frank Toski and John Ra- vold, who organized the evening's events.

Navy Awards $76.6-Million Pact

To GD-Electric Boat

General Dynamics' Electric Boat

Division, Groton, Conn., was recent- ly awarded a $76.6-million contract for the continued development of the steam and electrical plant for the U.S. Navy's Seawolf Class (SSN-21) attack submarine.

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