The Contested Commons By Michèle Flournoy and Shawn Brimley - The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and an OSD strategist are focusing on the sea, the air, space, and cyberspace. 

Adapting the Force to the Fight: Naval Special Warfare By Captain John J. Burnham, USN - Attention to irregular warfare operations, which currently lie at the heart of Naval Special Warfare, is unlikely to shift soon. 

On a windless sea, Constitution Sailors pull hard on oars as they tow the frigate ahead of a pursuing British squadron in July 1812 during one of naval history’s most dramatic chases. Charles E. Brodine Jr.’s account of Sailor life in the U.S. Navy’s earliest frigates begins on page 14.