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Where Is Navy BMD?
By Captain Kevin Eyer, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Is ballistic missile defense a Navy mission? If so, the Navy needs to get serious about “really...
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Commentary: It Is All About Relationships
By Lieutenant Lincoln Schneider, U.S. Navy
Petty Officer Lee was 21 and a month from getting out. He is buried in Arlington now. I knew him from saying...
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It's Not Just the Forward Deployed
By Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
The Aegis-guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald in 2017.
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Accept Our Transgender Brothers and Sisters
By Seaman Hailey Haught, U.S. Navy
The Navy can provide training to help sailors understand what it means when a person is transgender. U.S...
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Now Hear This: The Sea Services Must Engage the Public
By Commander Justin Harts, U.S. Navy
The Sea Services need to connect with the American people, to create a public push for adequate funding. In 1916, 13-year old Marjorie Sterrett'...
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Professionalize Surface Maintenance Managers
By Captain John Cordle, U.S. Navy (Retired)
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DARE 2018: Confront Reality
By Steve Cohen
DARE 2018 brought together 60 forward-thinking uniformed personell and civilians to address two issues presented by Marine Corps Commandant General...
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Behind Enemy Lines: A Marine in East Germany
Colonel Richard Camp, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Then-Major Michael Ennis (left) was part of the U.S. Military Liaison Mission in East Germany following WWII. "Our job was to collect...
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The Submarine Force Has Issues, Too
By Andrew Kerr
The nuclear attack submarine USS Montpelier (SSN-765) operates under its own power on 14 October 2012, the day after...
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Mariners or Machines: Who's At the Helm?
By Dr. Kimberly Culley and Captain Chris Harkins, U.S. Navy
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Receive the Gifts of Leadership
By Major Margaret M. Seymour, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
There are three gifts that every leader can receive: meaning, a legacy, and betterment of self.
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Photo of the Week: 15 June
This week's photo shows members of the Australian Defence Force off the eastern coast of Australia in Exercise Sea Series 18. U....
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Book Reviews
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Deal with China from a Position of Strength
By Admiral Richard Macke, U.S. Navy (Retired)
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Taiwan Will Build Subs with U.S. Help
By Norman Friedman
Taiwan currently has four submarines, two diesel-electric subs purchased from the Dutch, including the Sea Tiger shown here (foreground) and two...
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Photo of the Week: 8 June
A U.S. Marine AV-8B Harrier pilot readies for a flight from the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), currently deployed to the Fifth Fleet AOR....
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Keep the Best Junior Aviators with the Retention Bonus
By Lieutenant Commander J. M. Charapich and Lieutenant R. A. DePaolis II, U.S. Navy
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Combat Fleets of the World
By Eric Wertheim
Mitsuhiro Kadota
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Unmanned Surface Vessels Can Conduct Research and Tactical Missions
By Edward J. Walsh
Both the Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are experimenting with unmanned surface vehicles, like this C-Worker 5, to...
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In Her Own Words: Marlene West
We all have regrets. Fortunately for the Naval Institute, mine has remained with me for many years. I say this because, were it not the case, I might not be supporting the Institute through charitable giving.
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Singapore Summit: U.S. Must Avoid the Trap
By Captain Adam M. Aycock, U.S. Navy
China and North Korea are both playing a long-term strategy game, similar to the ancient board game "Weiqi." The...
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Trade U.S. Presence for North Korean Nukes
By Captain David Allan Adams, U.S. Navy (Retired)
The 27 April 2018 summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In helped pave the way to a U.S.-...
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Improve RIMPAC
By Evelyn Boettcher
The 2016 RimPac Exercise. Photo: U.S. Navy
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The Manned-Unmanned Team Is the Future
By Ensign Brendan O’Donoghue, U.S. Navy
This is the Capstone Essay Contest winner in the Aviation Category
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Professional Reading Builds Better Leaders
By Second Lieutenant Karl Flynn, U.S. Marine Corps
This is the Capstone Essay Contest winner in the Marine Corps category
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Train Resilient Sailors
By Ensign Anne Fisher, U.S. Navy
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Would Nimitz Win a Midway Today?
By Captain James McGrath, U.S. Navy
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If It Floats, It Fights
By Lieutenant Commander Collin Fox, U.S. Navy
Photo courtesy Google X
Balloon warfare in the 21st Century will require ship-launched, high-altitude lifters for robust...
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Man the Boats
By Captain Andrew Mirsch, USMC
The Marine Corps is the United States’ premier expeditionary-amphibious fighting force in readiness. Changes...
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The Corps Must Do More with Unmanned Aerial Systems
By Major Nicola “Nick” Brunetti-Lihach, U.S. Marine Corps
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Put the Guns in a Box
By Captain J. W. “Stretch” Phillips, U.S. Navy (Retired), and Dr. Anthony Wells
The Navy’s capability to deliver long-range, accurate, naval surface fire support (NSFS) for Marines or conventional naval operations is inadequate. The millions of dollars the Navy has invested in missiles and guided projectiles has not...
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Be First to Shoot
By Lieutenant John Tanalega, U.S. Navy
An unmanned surface vehicle (such as the Sea Hunter shown here) - combined with sensors towed aloft - provided a significant first-to-shoot...
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The Submarine Force Has Issues, Too
Photo of the Week: 15 June
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