In this context, to be effective in the new world order, alliances must be global as a demonstration of shared will to ...

A Philosophy-Driven Approach. Doctrine should articulate a clear philosophy for action that values initiative, adaptation, and decentralized decision-making in the face of uncertainty. It should be a ...

This is unlikely when facing modern missiles from a great power, or from any country that can buy and target such missiles.

Neutralizing Chinese C4ISR should be a top CNO priority, and serve as an organizing principle for guiding the investment of resources, the design of exercises, and the management of acquisition. Such ...

A pointed example of the U.S. Navy’s atrophy in warfighting development can be seen in its combat training program and weak ...

Only one submarine schoolhouse, in Pearl Harbor, is co-located on the same base as a shipyard. The Navy’s other public and ...

From both a yardbird on the deck plate and a shipyard historian, there were a few things to take into consideration. In the ...

In 2017 the U.S. Navy lost 17 sailors in two tragic collisions that prompted an assessment of how the Navy looked at fatigue, ...

The Navy cannot outsource its survival to the Space Force. Maritime space operations must be owned, integrated, and exercised ...

They recognize that to prioritize one thing – warfighting – it is necessary to reject all conflicting priorities. Whatever ...

In combat, human-machine teaming becomes even more critical. The Navy is transitioning to hybrid fleet operations, employing ...

LT Chris Rielage is a SWO and ASW/SUW WTI onboard USS CARL M LEVIN (DDG 120) in the Pacific. His publications have previously ...