Category: Essay Contest

History of the Contest: In 2012 the Mine Warfare Association leadership approached the U.S. Naval Institute with the idea of sponsoring an essay contest exploring the subject of mine warfare....

The Challenge: Address the strategic, operational, and tactical demands for 21st-Century Navy mine warfare–mine countermeasures, mining–technologies, systems and platforms, explosive ordnance disposal. Examine the promise of autonomous and unmanned vehicles....

First Prize: $1,000.00“Flash Mob in the Shipping Lane!”By Commander Timothy McGeehan, USN and Commander Douglas Wahl, (USN ret) Second Prize: $500.00“Small Ships, Big ThinkingBy Commander John A. Craig, United Kingdom...