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Retiring the Truman Early Is a Necessary Strategic Decision March 22, 2019

By Captain Robert C. Rubel, U.S. Navy (Retired) March 2019 Proceedings Vol. 145/3/1,393 If one had the wherewithal to do everything and there was no competition, strategy would hardly be … More »

Legal storm clouds gather over Diego Garcia March 8, 2019

An aerial view of America’s leased Diego Garcia military base in the Indian Ocean. Photo: Facebook ByBERTIL LINTNER, CHIANG MAI An International Court of Justice advisory could eventually upend America’s long-held … More »

Report: U.S. Carriers Need New Lethal Unmanned Aircraft, New Fighter to Stay Relevant March 6, 2019

By: Sam LaGrone X-47B Salty Dog 501 flies over USS Theodore Roosevelt on Aug. 17, 2014. US Naval Institute Photo WASHINGTON, D.C. — To keep U.S. carriers relevant into the 21st … More »

Nothing Projects Power Like an Aircraft Carrier. Does the Pentagon Think Otherwise? March 4, 2019

New details emerge of how former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis fought against the Navy’s plan to buy more carriers. BY LARA SELIGMAN The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman … More »

Panel: Navy Advancing Tactics, Adding New Weapons to Boost Combat Lethality February 21, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein Sailors load a Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) as part of the biannual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) maritime … More »

The Pentagon needs a navalist as secretary of defense January 16, 2019

By: Gil Barndollar Ships with the Ronald Reagan and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups transit the Philippine Sea during dual carrier operations. (MC2 Kaila Peters/U.S. Navy) “Chaos” has left the … More »

‘We’ll see how frightened America is’ — Chinese admiral says sinking US carriers key to dominating South China Sea January 7, 2019

By: J.D. Simkins The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group sailed the Philippine Sea on Nov. 16 during dual carrier operations. (Navy) Another Beijing official … More »

The US Navy’s carriers have a gaping hole in their defenses against a growing threat, and drones may soon fill it January 3, 2019

Christopher Woody A S-3A Viking from the anti-submarine squadron VS-37 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation in December 1986. US Navy The US military is gearing up for a conflict with … More »