Opinion: Women in Combat is Old News
In a joint news conference on Thursday afternoon, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs announced…
Defense Forum Washington Keynote: William Lynn
Peter H. Daly, CEO of the U.S. Naval Institute delivers opening remarks and William J. Lynn III gives the opening…
A Vital Concept Refined: Marines and the Helicopter
Naval History, December 2012 The helicopter revealed its potential in Korea. As the Marine Corps honed close air support in…
Close Air Support: The Pioneering Years
Naval History, December 2012 Marine aviators’ commitment to deliver support to ground forces—a tactic once deemed too dangerous—grew into a…
Book Review: The Generals by Tom Ricks
Thomas E. Ricks, The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today. New York: Penguin, 2012. 558 pp.…
Submarine Stormtroops
Proceedings, November 2012 An unconventional spin on the Marine tradition of forcible amphibious entry could counter modern A2/AD threats—at little…
Both Obama and Romney Proposals Don’t Meet Navy Requirements
In the run-up to Election Day, both campaigns have put an increased focus on national security, foreign policy and defense…
Retired General Cartwright on the History of Cyber Warfare
The following was excerpted from the U.S. Naval Institute conference report. Opening the U.S. Naval Institute’s 2012 annual history conference…
Romney’s Navy Plan
This week in a speech in Virginia, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney talked about his plan to build a 350-ship…
MRAPs On the Way Out
On Monday the Pentagon ceased production of the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP), perhaps the most iconic acquisition program of…