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- Webber Appointed Vice Admiral And U.S. Navy's Chief Engineer Maritime Reporter, Feb 1986 #12
James H. Webber has been promoted to vice admiral and assigned as chief engineer of the Navy.

In making the announcement, chief of naval operations Adm. James D.

Watkins said the appointment "sets a new tone for the Engineering Duty Officer Corps, and reaffirms the critical importance of technical excellence in the Navy." He described technical engineering as fundamental to the development and maintenance of an affordable, revitalized U.S. Navy fleet.

As chief engineer, Adm. Webber will have primary responsibility for maintaining technical engineering excellence throughout the Naval Sea Systems Command. He will also act as the principal advisor to the NAVSEA Commander, and point of contact with external activities, on the Command's engineering matters.

He will also be responsible for setting engineering policy and standards, and insuring that they are met by the program managers for NAVSEA's various ship product lines.

Adm. Webber graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949, and received postgraduate degrees in mechanical engineering and naval architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955.
- A Report On ASNE Day 1981 Maritime Reporter, Sep 1981 #67
Design and Engineering—New Dimensions." The technical sessions were opened with a keynote address "The Challenge of Design" delivered by Rear Adm. James W. Lisanby, Deputy Commander for Ship Design and Integration, Naval Sea Systems Command. Many phases of ship and combat system design — including
- ASNE DAY 91 'Naval Engineering In The Changing Defense Structure' Maritime Reporter, Apr 1991 #42
and Dr. Robert M. White, president of the National Academy of Engineering, will deliver the Fourth Annual Isherwood Lecture. Secretary of Energy, Adm. James D. Watkins, USN (Ret.), has been invited to address the ASNE Presidents Club Luncheon. The society will continue its tradition of presenting its
- NEW NAVY BUDGET: OVER $100 BILLION Maritime Reporter, Mar 1986 #22
to Congress), but the Weinberger report and the "posture" statements submitted by Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr. and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James D. Watkins all say much the same thing: ships now operational will be kept in service longer; there will be greater emphasis on maintaining ships

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September 15, 1981 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29
Conference Chairman Murphy Conference Panel: "The U.S. Mer- chant Marine—Essential Compo- nent of Military Requirements" Moderator: Adm. James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.), president, Council of American-Flag Ship Operators Panelists: "Our Merchant Fleet — Inadequate Lifeline For
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June 2009 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 14
San Diego, CA ? 7th Raleigh Charter High School ? Raleigh, NC ? 8th State College Area High School ? State College, PA Canterbury School of Florida won the James D. Watkins Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating the best sportsmanship throughout the NOSB final competition. Admiral James D. Watkins, who started
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March 2007 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 10
require a much greater com- mitment of resources. The Initiative is guided by a 10-member Task Force, five from each Commission, and led by Admiral James D. Watkins and the Honorable Leon E. Panetta, chairs of the U.S. Commission and Pew Commission, respectively. Ocean Policy Report Card U.S.
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November 1986 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 19
"To forget about mines and mine countermeasures would be to invite upon ourselves a future maritime defeat." —Admiral James D. Watkins, USN Chief, Naval Operations HOW TO KEEP THE OTHER GUY FROM MINING YOUR BUSINESS. The approach is twofold. Mount an effective mine-laying program in defense of