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Focuses on Optimal Manning, an experiment using smaller number of sailors deployed in destroyers and cruisers of the U.S. Navy. Details of the creation of Optimal Manning; Phases of reducing sailors on Navy ships; Details on the implementation of Optimal Manning aboard the destroyer Milius.

Describes the experience of U.S. sailors with international naval services during its war on terrorism. Discussion on teamwork; Overview of the role of each country's naval service; Challenges faced by the sailors.

Describes the U.S. Navy's test of operation which uses a blimp equipped with sensors aimed to hunt enemy submarines and mines and over forests to find terrorists. Programming of the airship's Littoral, Airborne Sensor - Hyperspectral System; Uses of the system; Role of Steve Huett as NavAir's program manager for the Airship Advanced Development Program Office.

Reports on the planned crew-reduction programs for most the U.S. Navy's surface ships. Number of reduced sailors for the Ticonderoga-class cruisers; Remarks from Commander Sandra Davidson regarding the number of sailors for Oliver Hazard Perry-class; Factors considered by Navy officials in determining the number of reduced sailors.

Reports on the inclusion of the special warfare combatant-craft crewmen (SWCC) to the Navy Parachute Team informally known as Leap Frogs, which provide aerial stunts for air shows and sporting events in the country. Statement from Kristina Brockman, spokeswoman for the Leap Frogs; Show schedules of the team.

Discusses the landing of military aircraft on each of the U.S. and French Navies's carriers. Advantages of the landing practice; Discussion on the landing of the U.S. jets on the carrier Charles de Gaulle; Description of the difficulty in landing the French aircraft on the carrier John C. Stennis; Types of aircraft being landed.

Focuses on the alternatives suggested by the United States Congressional Budget Office (CBO) for the budget problems of the Navy. Fleet structure options for the navy; Plans of the Navy to incorporate its force structure study with other studies.

Focuses on the remarks given by United States Navy Secretary Richard Danzig to the members of the Association of Naval Services Officers on September 14, 2000, at the Naval Academy. Percentage of the Navy and Marine Corps that are Hispanic; Comment on Navy and Marine recruiters.

Announces that forward-deployed Navy people can now qualify for the Overseas Service Ribbon and the Sea Services Deployment Ribbon. Impact of ruling to officers and sailors; Rules for the Sea Services Deployment Ribbon; Rules for the Overseas Service Ribbons.

Reports that Rear Admiral Kevin Green, commander of Naval Forces Southern Command or NavSouth, was dispatched to repair relations between the United States (US) Navy and the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. Demand of residents to the US Navy; Information on NavSouth; Other duties and responsibilities of Green; Key to NavSouth's success.

Focuses on the questions raised about the cost-effectiveness of using the P-3 Orion airplanes of the United States Navy for tracking land-based targets. Lessons learned from using the planes in missions in Iraq and Afghanistan; Plans to re-assign the planes for tracking submarines.