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    Despite a defense budget less than a tenth the size of the United States’, Russia has honed the application of hybrid war techniques to...
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    Artificial intelligence and autonomous systems will disrupt the traditional calculation of military power. To adapt, the United States must stay...
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    After Years of Waiting, Blue Angels Set for ‘Super’ Upgrade

    The world-famous U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron — the Blue Angels — is set...

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    Shipbuilding Industry Pushing to Accelerate Amphibious Ship Construction

    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Navy should accelerate the production of its two newest...

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    Report to Congress on U.S. Navy Ship Naming Conventions

    The following is the Aug. 2, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names:...

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    Marine Missing from USS Essex Presumed Dead as Search Concludes

    A Marine who went missing from USS Essex (LHD-2) last week is now presumed dead after the Navy...

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    First in a Quartet of New Coast Guard Cutters Arrive in Los Angeles

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    As I Recall - Ernie King: A Sensitive SOB?

     

    Unlike most of the U.S. Naval Institute’s oral histories, which contain the recollections of seagoing line officers, the...

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    Bluejacket's Manual - On the Lookout

    On the night of 8–9 August 1942 off Savo Island, the Japanese 8th Fleet surprised an Allied task force protecting the landing at Guadalcanal...

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    Historic Ships - The Red American Cruiser
     

    The second of ten scout cruisers of the Omaha class, the USS Milwaukee (CL-5) had, with one...

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    Historic Aircraft - Ever Hear of the Sea Horse?

    The outstanding U.S. land-based fighter of the World War II era was the P-51 Mustang. North American Aviation produced 14,819 Mustangs during the...

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    On Our Scope

    Americans are rightfully proud of the wartime service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. But occasionally, while under the spell of...

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    Female Navy Recruits Get First 'Dixie Cup' Hats at Boot Camp
    The Navy's Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes Illinois marked another milestone in efforts to make uniforms more gender-specific Monday when fema...
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    China aims to prepare military for battle by ending paid contract work
    China has ordered its armed forces to end all paid outside work within three years as part of a push to make the world's largest standing military mor...
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    Navy: 8 Sailors Aboard Carrier USS Eisenhower Hurt During Landing
    Eight sailors were injured aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during an aircraft landing off Virginia's coast, the Navy said....
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    U.S., South Korea stage assault drill; North threatens to wipe out enemies
    U.S. and South Korean troops staged a big amphibious landing exercise on Saturday, storming simulated North Korean beach defenses. ...
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    Marine Corps Wants Funding to Improve Security at Recruiting Centers
    Ten months after a gunman opened fire in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the Corps is still working to bolster the security of its recruiting officers....
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    A National Military Parade Is Not Necessary At This Time

    As a retired, 77-year-old, 30-year Marine sergeant major and Vietnam combat veteran, I offer the following comments pertaining to President Trump’...

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    On Midrats 12 August 2018 – Episode 449: Ethics, Professionalism, Education & the Military Professional

    Please join us at 5pm (EDT) on 12 August 2018 for Midrats Episode 449: Ethics, Professionalism, Education & the Military Professional A...

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    Full Spectrum Integration – A Strategic Deterrent

    In the next two decades, the U.S. military will contend with threats requiring skills of unprecedented breadth and complexity. While the billions...

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    So, you want a real small-water, littoral, partner-nation challenge?

    Here at USNI’s various publication mediums and elsewhere in the maritime corner of the natsec information ecosystem, a lot has been written...

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    Study Sea Power to Understand Air Power

    U.S. Air Force officers and officials ought to study the canon of maritime theorists. Few of the greats had much to say about air power. In fact,...

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    Today in Naval History: The Capture of the U.S. Brig Argus by H.M Brig Pelican

    Two hundred and five years ago today, on 14 August 1813, the U.S. Brig Argus, under command of Captain William H. Allen, fought her final battle...

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    Past as Prologue in U.S.-Mexican Relations

    U.S. national security relations with Mexico stretch back to the 1840s and the presidency of James K. Polk, when the United States wanted to...

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    Commencing the Attack on Guadacanal

    On 7 August 1942 the Allied forces began their first major counter-offensive against the Japanese at Guadalcanal. Since Pearl Harbor the U.S. had...

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    Ticonderoga: The Almost-First Steam-Powered Warship

    Demologos, later renamed Fulton after its creator Robert Fulton, was the first steam-powered vessel in the U.S. Navy in 1815. The unique floating...

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