GAO Annual Assessment of Weapon Systems
The following is the June 17, 2024, Government Accountability Office Report to Congressional Committees: Weapon Systems Annual Assessment.…
The Great Green (Pierside?) Fleet
Proceedings, July 2012 On 14 October 2011, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shared his vision of the “Great Green…
Scenes from Guadalcanal
On the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, The U.S. Naval Institute has collected a series of photos from the…
Russian Ships to Syria
In late June, Russians reportedly dispatched two large landing ships full of marines to their naval base in Tartus, Syria.…
An Alternative Piracy Defense
Force, or the threat of force, is an important factor in countering pirate attacks off Somalia. That unsurprising conclusion can…
What Would Mahan Do?
“It seems demonstrable, therefore, that as commerce is the engrossing and predominant interest of the world to day . .…
Reagan Readied U.S. Warship for ’82 Falklands War
While publicly claiming neutrality between Argentina and the U.K. during the 1982 Falklands War, President Ronald Reagan’s administration had developed…
Combat Fleets ’82: Falklands Carriers
In the event of the loss of a British carrier in the 1982 Falklands War, the U.S. was prepared to…
A New Way for Mine Warfare
“Any ship can be a minesweeper –- once,” goes the old naval joke, but top American commanders in the Middle…
The North Korean Connection
Big surprises often come in small packages and the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN) seems to be betting on…
Mine the Gap: Iranians and the Strait of Hormuz
Iran threatens to mine the Strait of Hormuz, petroleum markets react, world economies take notice, and more naval forces are…