Opinion: U.S. Coast Guard needs a Reinvention
Today, America’s Coast Guard is in drastic need of reinvention. For generations, the service has struggled to field adequate manpower…
Inside Aegis Ashore
From the outside, the so-called deckhouse of the Aegis Ashore anti-missile system looks nothing like its seagoing counterpart installed on…
Document: Iran Sanctions
The following is a July Congressional Research Service on the impact of the ongoing sanctions on Iran, Increasingly strict sanctions on Iran—sanctions…
Pentagon’s Carter: Choices Made Under Sequestration Are ‘Dumb’
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian agreed “the math does not add…
China Critical of U.S. Senate South China Sea Resolution
Chinese officials ‘strongly’ oppose a Monday U.S. Senate action that “condemns the use of coercion, threats, or force by naval,…
Two Options for Pentagon’s Future
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon has to choose between a small high tech force or a larger…
Document: Reform, Security and U.S. Policy in Bahrain
The following is from the July 16, 2013 Congressional Research Service report on Bahrain. The U.S. has close ties to…
Navy Officials Single Out Freedom Generator Woes
The generator problem that sidelined USS Freedom (LCS-1) earlier this month is “the most significant design deficiency that we’re dealing…
The Heart of the Navy’s Next Destroyer
When the first new Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer enters service with the U.S. Navy in 2019, it will be…
Pentagon Takes Next Steps in Moving Women into Combat Jobs
The Marine Corps intends to build up a female cadre of officers and noncommissioned officers to help women as more…