Naval History & Heritage Command Current History Research and Projects UNCLASSIFIED Naval History & Heritage Command Current History Research and Projects John Sherwood, Ph.D. Historian Histories Branch
Ongoing Projects Short History of the Sixth Fleet UNCLASSIFIED Ongoing Projects Short History of the Sixth Fleet History of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) Acquisitions History Project Operations Odyssey Dawn (OOD) and Unified Protector (OUP)
Collections Focus Command Operational Reports (CORs) Fleet Historians UNCLASSIFIED Collections Focus Command Operational Reports (CORs) Fleet Historians CNO Records Records from other Navy Commands SIPRNET material Deck Logs Oral History Ship Embarks & Visits to Shore Facilities
Odyssey Dawn (OOD) and Unified Protector (OUP) UNCLASSIFIED Odyssey Dawn (OOD) and Unified Protector (OUP) The guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) launches a Tomahawk cruise missile to support Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn in the Mediterranean Sea on March 29, 2011. A Case Study for NHHC
Born & Raised Classified: written on SIPRNET UNCLASSIFIED Born & Raised Classified: written on SIPRNET Documents: collected mainly on SIPRNET Oral Histories: classified and unclassified A Harrier jet aircraft assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit returns to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) for fuel and ammunition resupply while conducting air strikes supporting Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn
Challenges Oral Histories Classified Foreign participants UNCLASSIFIED Challenges Oral Histories Classified Foreign participants Classified Documents Different classifications and equities Security Review and Declassification A Eurocopter Tiger from the amphibious assault helicopter carrier "Tonnerre" of the French Navy, participating in the operation Unified Protector in Libya, 7 June 2011, 7 June 2011.
Why Classified History for Current Ops? UNCLASSIFIED Why Classified History for Current Ops? Classified Records Participants will only conduct classified interviews Emphasizes Strengths of Service History Programs Employees with clearances Classified systems and spaces Security review and declassification Control of Sensitive Information Compilation concerns 20 May 2011 Caption: Still image taken from footage of a missile strike on a Libyan warship at Al Khums by RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft in 2011.
Questions? Or email me at: john.sherwood@navy.mil UNCLASSIFIED Questions? The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., April 29, 2011. Florida was the first guided missile submarine to launch Tomahawk land attack missiles during Operation Odyssey Dawn, part of an international effort to repatriate tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the escalating violence in Libya. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Kimber/Released) Or email me at: john.sherwood@navy.mil john.sherwood@navy.smil.mil