Opinion: Doing the Most with the Least; the Coast Guard Dilemma
No other service over the last decade has been hit harder by budget cuts and sequestration than the U.S. Coast…
Opinion: Commonality Drives Savings in Shipbuilding
Certainly commonality is not the final and only answer to cost savings. Given the current national defense priorities and a…
Opinion: Coast Guard Budget Reductions Puts U.S. at Risk
In his 2015 State of the Coast Guard Address, Commandant Paul Zukunft said, “Since 9-11, 450,000 Americans have died from…
Opinion: The Forgotten Fleet of The U.S. Coast Guard
Over the past few years there has been much debate in Congress and in the Department of Defense over the…
Opinion: Choosing San Antonio for Next Generation Amphib is the Right Decision at the Right Time
Over the past several months the Navy’s requirement to replace the Whidbey Island/Harpers Ferry-class LSD amphibious warships has been debated. The…
Opinion: U.S. Navy Entering New Future of Electronic Warfare
In the ever-evolving saga of defense budget cuts and sequestration, the cruise missile threats to our surface fleet are not…
Opinion: Nation Must Preserve Shipbuilding Industry
In the 1960s our nation was fixated with President John F. Kennedy’s vision to have a man on the moon…
Opinion: U.S. Amphibious Forces Are Key to Nation’s Security
As American forces moved toward Japan in February 1945, the U.S. Marine Corps fought one of the most famous battles…
Opinion: The Navy Has Long History of Anti-Piracy Operations
In the early years of this nation, President Thomas Jefferson found himself involved in one of the first conflicts overseas…
Opinion: Seapower is An American Priority
In September 1960, the carrier Enterprise was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock. Adm. Arleigh Burke, then chief…