Michael Collins

Michael Collins, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, is publications director for the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.

Articles by Michael Collins

The Webb Controversy: What’s Right?

By William Brooks III, Midshipman Second Class Kirk Wolff, Lieutenant Andrea N. Goldstein, and Commander Michael Collins

May 2017

I deplore the arguments James Webb made in his November 1979 Washingtonian article, “Women Can’t Fight.” His misogynistic statements are indefensible in my eyes. In addition, it is unfortunate this ...

Chinese Shipbuilding: Growing Fast, But How Good Is It?

By Lieutenant Commander Michael C. Grubb, USN, and Gabriel Collins

March 2008

Two experts in the field explain how China's technical advances in commercial shipbuilding might affect naval modernization.

Bin Laden's Faith Is a Pretext for Violence

By Lieutenant Michael Tomlinson, USNR

March 2003

How did Osama bin Laden, who once viewed the United States as a friend of Islam, become America's most vehement enemy?

Return of the Sullivans

By Michael Collins

October 2001

Freedom Isn't Free Special Section, October 2001As commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Navy Command Center (NCC) Detachment 106, it is my duty to assess crises in terms of potential ...

Isle de Gorée (Gorée Island)

By Lieutenant Commander Michael Collins, U.S. Naval Reserve

August 1998

Gorée Island guards the entrance to Dakar, the capital of Senegal, but shares its terrible secrets with the world. Its infamous past makes it one of the most-visited tourist destinations ...

The Use of Force and Getting It Right: Interview with Dr. William J. Perry

By Fred Schultz and Michael Collins

May 1997

The Clinton administration's second Secretary of Defense spoke recently with editors Fred Schultz and Michael Collins about his service as Secretary and the importance of the Sea Services.Proceedings ...