Requirements for Command of Surface Ships
June, 29 2012 memo outlining new requirements to command a U.S. Navy surface ship. https://www.scribd.com/doc/124051384/Requirements-for-Command-of-Surface-Ships…
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Shipbuilding, Force Structure
The following is the May 27, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress.…
CSIS Panel: Next U.S. Administration Will be Tougher on China
Domestic economic growth and new terrorist attacks on American soil likely will dominate the 2016 presidential campaign; but China’s continuing cybertheft, its building islands…
Britain’s Anti-ISIS Strategy: More Air Strikes in Syria , No Ground Troops
Britain’s Minister of Defense detailed steps his government is taking to show it is “bringing the full force of the Royal Air Force to…
Document: Report to Congress on Iran’s Foreign Policy
The following is the Nov. 25, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Iran’s Foreign Policy.…
Document: Report to Congress On Ohio-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Replacement Program
The following is the Nov. 9, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ohio-class Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress.…
Document: Report to Congress on Armed Conflict in Syria
The folioing is the Oct. 9, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, Armed Conflict in Syria: Overview and U.S. Response.…
Document: Chief of Naval Personnel SNA Briefing
The following are the slides from Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Bill Moran’s Surface Navy Association 2015 symposium presentation on Jan. 14, 2014.…
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped with modular “plug-and-fight” mission packages. The Navy wants to field a…
Document: CBO Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan
The following is the Congressional Budget Office report, An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2017 Shipbuilding Plan.…
Document: Report to Congress on Iran Sanctions
The following is the Jan. 31, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, Iran Sanctions.…
Report Questions How To Balance Missile Defense R&D, Sustainment Costs
The Missile Defense Agency’s missions are growing despite lower budgets and less flexibility in spending, a new report on challenges for the next administration outlines.…