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Although Busk is in charge of the engine room of the 7th temporary flagship, he in theNavy. But he could be the look of its future. Reflecting increasing pressure to cut costs and shift personnel to where they are most needed, the San Diego-based USS Coro- nado recently sailed into Yoko- suka, the homeport just south of Tokyo, with a mostly ci- vilian crew in an experiment offi- cials say could have broad impli- cations for the way the Navy staffs its ships around the world. Stretched thinby tight fiscal re- straints and the demands of sup- porting operations in Iraq and elsewhere, theNavy is streamlin- ing its forces and rethinking its deployments. As part of the changes, it is cutting nearly 8,000 personnel for an esti- mated annual savings of nearly $1 billion.

The Coronado experiment fits in with the streamlining motif. More civilians than sailors Though the top command, weapons and other key positions are reserved formilitary person- nel, civilians outnumber mili- tary sailors on the Coronado 153 to 117. The size of the crew also is significantly smaller about 200 fewer than usual. Officers say the crew reduc- tion is possible mainly because of the experience the civilians bring with them. Most Navy ships carry many young sailors still learning their jobs, but the civilians on the Coronado are seasoned mariners who often do the work of several trainees.

they want to save money, we can do the job cheaper and more Busk said, adding that he was able to cut the engine-room staff from 18 to just three by in- creasing automation and cutting redundancy. That approach has a lot of ap- peal to Navy. Unlike their enlisted counter- parts, civilians can be let go as soon as they needed. Though they are paid about twice as much as people in uni- form, they get many of the benefits, including its retirement package. They also can be used for custo- dial or cooking tasks, freeing up sailors for what Navy planners call of the posts.

a new sailor is trained for a couple of years in a skill, and then when he gets his first assignment at sea, some- thing like cooking in the 7th Fleet spokesmanCmdr. Scott Gureck said. allows people to do what they signed up to The program is patterned after the use of mainly civilian crews on supply ships, tankers, tug boats and other vessels in what is called theMilitarySealift Com- mand. One of the mainmissions is to position doz- ens of ships off the shores of trou- ble spots around theworld to sup- ply military operations. than 100 ships combine sailors and federal service em- said Capt.

Chris Noble, the commander. This Navy ship is light on sailors THE WORLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY Mexican air force fliers filmed 11 uni- dentified flying objects in the sky over southern Campeche state, a Defense Department spokesman confirmed Tues- day. A videotape made widely available to the media Tues- day shows the bright objects, some sharp points of light and others like large headlights, moving rapidly in what ap- pears to be a late-evening sky. The lights were filmed March 5 by pilots using infra- red equipment. They ap- peared to be flying at an alti- tude of about 11,480 feet, and allegedly surrounded an air force jet as it conducted rou- tine anti-drug trafficking pa- trol in Campeche.

Only three of the objects showed up on the ra- dar. Officer was little I afraid? Yes. A little afraid because we were facing something that had never hap- pened radar operator Lt. German Marin said in a taped interview made public Tuesday. say what it was but I think completely added Lt.

Mario Adrian Vazquez, the infrared equip- ment operator. Vazquez insist- ed that there was no way to al- ter the recorded images. The captain, Maj. Magdaleno said the military jets chased the lights I believe they could feel we were pursuing When the jets stopped follow- ing the objects, they disap- peared, he said. A defense department spokesman confirmed Tues- day that the videotape was filmed bymembers of theMex- ican air force.

The spokesman declined to comment further and spoke on customary condi- tion of anonymity. The video first was shown on national television Mon- day night, then again at a news conference Tuesday by a Mexican in- vestigator who has dedicated the past 10 years to studying UFOs. is historic said. of videos (of UFOs) exist, but none had the backing of the armed forces of any country. The armed forces per- petuate said Secretary of Defense Gen.

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