1. Naval History & Heritage Command Current History Research and Projects
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Naval History & Heritage Command
Current History Research and Projects
John Sherwood, Ph.D.
Historian
Histories Branch

2. Ongoing Projects Short History of the Sixth Fleet
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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)

3. Collections Focus Command Operational Reports (CORs) Fleet Historians
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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

4. Odyssey Dawn (OOD) and Unified Protector (OUP)
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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

5. Born & Raised Classified: written on SIPRNET
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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

6. Challenges Oral Histories Classified Foreign participants
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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.

7. Why Classified History for Current Ops?
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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.

8. Questions? Or email me at: john.sherwood@navy.mil
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Questions?
The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., April 29, 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)
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