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Fortress at Sea? The Carrier Invulnerability Myth By Commander John Patch, USN (Ret.) - The hard question: Can the nation and the Navy tolerate losing an aircraft carrier in a terrorist or missile...
Follow the Bear By Commander David A. Adams, USN; Major Kevin Norton, USMC; Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Schmitt, USA; and Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson E. Turner, USAF - Much of the former Soviet...
International Navies
The Commanders Respond - Chiefs of 31 navies from around the world answer the question: How is the...
Scanning the Horizon for ‘New Historical Missions’ By Nan Li - A look back over the past two decades explains how China’s navy has evolved and modernized into the formidable force...
Teaching the Ropes By Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN - The Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands Program is a perfect way for the U.S. military to learn regional culture, language, and history.
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Submarine Warfare:
The Right Submarine for Lurking in the Littorals By Milan Vego - Antisubmarine SSKs are small, quiet, and maneuverable—just the thing for operating in...
Two Faces of High-Seas Crime By Lieutenant Commander Akash Chaturvedi, Indian Navy - Piracy and terrorism are two different things, but this Indian naval officer says the two activities must be dealt with...
COAST GUARD ISSUE
Following a Tough Act By Art Pine - The new Commandant aims to carry on the legacy of Admiral Thad Allen,...
NAVAL AVIATION FOCUS
Mind the Gap By Mackenzie Eaglen - We fail to modernize the Navy’s carrier strike-fighter capability at the nation’s peril. The F-35 will help fill...
‘Tipping’ the Future Fleet By Captain George Galdorisi, USN (Ret.), Antonio Siordia, and Scott C. Truver - Of all the alternatives outlined in a Center for Naval Analyses study,...
U.S. MARINE CORPS FOCUS
Hitting the Beach in the 21st Century By Under Secretary of the Navy Robert O. Work and Lieutenant Colonel F. G. Hoffman, USMCR (Ret.) - Two policy...
MERCHANT MARINE FOCUS
‘Down to the Seas’ By Shashi N. Kumar - Merchant shipping must shift focus to the needs of its mariners, recruiting from both traditional and...