Proceedings - June 2019 Vol. 145/6/1,396

Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Bill Hamblet standing at a podium

Editor's Page

By Captain Bill Hamblet, U.S. Navy (Retired), Editor-in-Chief, Proceedings

June 2019

This month we feature “Junior Voices” on the cover. To other potential young contributors, let this month’s junior voices inspire you.

Builder's photo of a Naval 14-inch 50-caliber railway battery

Where We Were

By A. Denis Clift

June 2019

In 1918, the Navy had engaged on the Western Front five 14-inch 50-caliber guns on railway mounts designed by the Navy Bureau of Ordnance.

All Quiet on the Western Front Dead Reckoning Book Cover

CEO Notes

By Vice Admiral Peter H. Daly, U.S. Navy (Retired), CEO & Publisher

June 2019

Excitement for the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center is building as we get closer to breaking ground later this year. You can support this effort by buying a chair or ...

U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ) 2, flies off the coast of North Carolina, Feb 28, 2019

Comment & Discussion

June 2019

Letters to the Editor from May 2019.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is seen in Dry Dock 6 after dewatering at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., March 5, 2018

Sailors Shouldn’t Be in Shipyards

By Captain Joe Saegert, U.S. Navy, and Captain Kevin Eyer, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2019

One thing is certain: The ship’s professional capabilities and capacities are in rapid and serious decline during shipyard availabilities.

The Future of Naval Intelligence is Artificial

By First Lieutenant Christian Heller, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

AI holds promise for every military function, but especially for intelligence.

The Chinese military is growing and modernizing rapidly.

Everything You Need To Know About the Chinese Military If You Don't Read Chinese

By David M. Finkelstein

June 2019

Three reports from the Pentagon very accurately describe the rapid growth and modernization of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

Aerial oblique view of a U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter and a fast patrol boat

Blockade the First Island Chain

By Lieutenant Matthew Conners, U.S. Navy

June 2019

The U.S. Navy should establish and maintain a blockade around the first island chain in the event of armed conflict with China.

Beware The Permanent Demise of Temporariness

By Captain William Toti, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2019

In an era of data backups and failsafe technology, the notion of “temporariness” with respect to information is irrefutably and permanently dead.

Marines inventory gear during Exercise African Lion 15 in Agadir, Morocco, May 9, 2015

Integrate Software for More Efficient inventory

By Corporal Zachary Anuszewski, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

Integrating new technology could make the inventory process more efficient.

Increasing Lethality through Sustainment

By Captain Alexander D. Irion, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

Modernize logistics systems to meet the speed of future conflicts.

Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvette underway at sea

Corvette Carriers: A New Littoral Warfare Strategy

By Lieutenant Colonel Colin D. Smith, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

Corvette carriers could provide a lethal presence in adversary littorals.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell lowers cocaine onto the small boat of the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas during a transfer of contraband while on patrol in the Caribbean Sea

The Coast Guard Should Helm SouthCom

By Lieutenant Commanders Krystyn Pecora and Piero Pecora, U.S. Coast Guard

June 2019

Already a stabilizing force in Latin and Central America, the Coast Guard is a natural fit to command the battlespace.

Students welcome the Chinese naval hospital ship Ark Peace at St. John's, capital of Antigua and Barbuda, on Oct. 22, 2018

In Latin America, the Price of U.S. Neglect Is High

By Lieutenant Andrew Kramer, U.S. Navy

June 2019

The growing presence and influence of China and Russia are a threat to U.S. national security.

The Rebirth of Navy–Marine Corps Teaming

By Captain Matthew Hanks, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

Navy–Marine Corps teaming must be transformed to match 21st-century environments and best project naval expeditionary power.

A U.S. Marine scans the area at the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC), Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, on Mar. 12, 2019

Expeditionary Advanced BOOM!

By Captain Michael P. Magyar, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

The Marine Corps should create sea-control battalions to support expeditionary advanced base operations.

Automation Will Change Sea Power

By John Arquilla and Peter Denning

June 2019

A networked fleet and human-machine teams are the best ways for the Navy to maintain maritime superiority.

Concept art of a Marine disappearing into digital bits

Every Marine a Data Scientist?

By Major Ken Hampshire, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve

June 2019

The Marine Corps must leverage the tools of the data revolution without becoming overly dependent on them.

Xingwang drilling platform in the south China Sea

The South China Sea Is Overrated

By Marshall Hoyler

June 2019

U.S. strategy would benefit from a comprehensive debate about the region.

Marines running to the next event in an obstacle course

Physical Fitness Programs Don’t Fit Today’s Fight

By Colonel John G. Sotos, California Air National Guard

June 2019

Military fitness standards should be revamped for today’s warfighters.

Computer-Generated Graphic of a futuristic convoy

The Secretary of Hyperwar

By Wendy Anderson and August Cole. Illustrated by Al Brady

August 2019

No matter where or when, the SecDef will have to be capable of accessing a highly distributed and secure command-and-control network.

Aerial overhead view of ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in formation

Concentrate the Fleet for Wartime Readiness

By Midshipman Second Class Christopher Rielage, U.S. Navy

June 2019

Overseas U.S. naval forces should be brought back to U.S. bases and trained to fight as a fleet.

The German submarine S 138 (U33) in the Kiel Canal

Non-Nuclear Submarines? Choose Fuel Cells

By Ensign John Minnehan, U.S. Navy

June 2019

Fuel cell–powered submarines could offer the U.S. Navy a non-nuclear alternative that is stealthy, mobile, and affordable.

The Well-Read Warrior

By Second Lieutenant Maggie Dods, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

Marines must assume the responsibility of cultural and historical understanding.

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) and its amphibious ready group (ARG) are moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Bring Back the CVLs

By Ensign G. I. “Ike” Heinemann, U.S. Navy

June 2019

The 355-ship Navy could become reality through a concept familiar to naval historians—the conventionally powered light aircraft carrier (CVL).

Midshipmen training on board a U.S. Naval Academy yard patrol craft YP-705

Improve SWO Culture at the Naval Academy

By Ensign Noah Johnston, U.S. Navy

June 2019

It is time to restore the surface warfare community’s reputation at the U.S. Naval Academy to make it more appealing to midshipmen.

Lt. Allison Wessner, a pediatrician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, conducts a check-up with a two-month-old and her mother.

Uniformed Pediatricians Are a Force Multiplier

By Ensign Erin McShane, U.S. Navy

June 2019

Civilian contractors would not be an effective replacement for Medical Corps pediatricians.

Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Charlie Ray at an all-hands event in Kodiak, Alaska

DARE Redux: Risks Rewarded, Jerks Jettisoned

By Steve Cohen

June 2019

For two days at the WEST conference, a group of selected “young turks” took on two questions posed by Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz.

A member of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami drives a shallow-water craft through floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence

Strategic Crows Are Linchpins

By Lieutenant Commander Neal A. Corbin, U.S. Coast Guard

June 2019

The Coast Guard must empower junior petty officers with the larger vision and mission of the organization.

Aviation Electrician’s Mate Third Class Howard Weld conducts maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter

Sailors are More Than Cogs in a Machine

By Senior Chief Adam Gladding and Lieutenant Commander T. J. Hartman, U.S. Navy

June 2019

An overreliance on detailed maintenance procedures undervalues the need for sailors to think creatively in their jobs.

Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen walk across the campus of the University of Notre Dame and past the iconic golden dome of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Start a Naval Academy–NROTC Exchange Program

By Ensigns Trevor Penwell and Megan Rogelstad, U.S. Navy

June 2019

A semester-long exchange program between NROTC and the U.S. Naval Academy would enrich the entire Navy officer corps.

Education for Seapower, Final Report, 2018

Align Navy Education, Training, and Doctrine

By Captain Don Donegan, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2019

Aligning Navy education, training, and doctrine under a single OpNav directorate will help the Navy realize the vision set out in the Secretary of the Navy’s Education for Seapower study.

An example of a microfluidics "lab on a chip."

Microfluidics Should Scare You

By Philipp C. Bleek and Cyrus Jabbari

June 2019

The emerging technology has implications for the Department of Defense's thinking in combating weapons of mass destruction.

Deepfake image of Vladimir Putin/Donald Trump

Fabricated News in a Fabricated World

By Kaitlin Robinson

June 2019

It is vital for U.S. military personnel, government leaders, and voters to have discerning eyes and ears to detect misinformation.

Concentrate the Fleet A. T. Mahan Style

By Midshipman First Class Anthony G. Iannacone, U.S. Navy

June 2019

It's time to make a change to forward deployments to be concentrated for the next fight.

The Amphibious Combat Vehicle Delusion

By Captain Jay T. Snelling, U.S. Marine Corps

June 2019

The Marine Corps is buying an amphibious combat vehicle that is not well-suited for expeditionary advanced base operations.

Close-up of an open book from the view of a spine.

Book Reviews

June 2019

TOPGUN: An American Story, The League of Wives, Treason, Unstoppable Teams, and other new and noteworthy books.

Is Aircraft Software Ready to Replace Wetware?

By Norman Friedman

June 2019

As software gains more and more autonomy in unmanned systems, a lack of awareness of how physical systems move has the potential to create problems

Is Cyber Where Radar Was In 1942?

By Dr. Harlan K. Ullman

June 2019

Is the Navy better prepared now in its understanding of cyber warfare than it was in 1942 regarding radar and enemy capability?

USS Wasp (LHD-1) makes a port visit to Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines

The Navy’s Golden Chance to Return to Subic Bay

By Captain Brian Buzzell, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2019

A shipyard bankruptcy and the need for the U.S. Navy to maintain a more ready force forward make now an opportune moment to return ships to Subic Bay.

U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen at noon-meal formation.

Navy Information Warfare Is a Second-Class Commissioning Community

By Lieutenant Lauren Hickey, U.S. Navy

June 2019

Information warfare is the future of warfighting. The Navy's officer commissioning policy has not caught up to this reality.

Computer rendering of the U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter

Combat Fleets

By Eric Wertheim

June 2019

U.S. Coast Guard's polar security cutter contract awarded, Poland orders Agusta‌Westland AW101 helicopters, and Brazil orders the German MEKO A-100 corvette.

The Raytheon SPY-6 antiair warfare radar.

Raytheon Offers New Radar for Amphibs, CVNs

By Edward J. Walsh

June 2019

Raytheon has commenced testing of a SPY-6(V)2 and SPY-6(V)3 enterprise air surveillance radar (EASR).

Italian Coast Guard Committed to Modernization

By Jim Dolbow

June 2019

The Italian Coast Guard is committed to modernizing its fleet with offshore patrol vessels and other high-value units.

Computer rendering of the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center at the U.S. Naval Institute

Build Your Legacy One Brick—or Chair—at a Time

June 2019

We are thrilled by the enthusiasm for the coming Jack C. Taylor Conference Center!

Portrait of Captain Francis R. Kaine, U.S. Navy

Blowing Coral off Landing Beaches in the Pacific

By A. Denis Clift

June 2019

Francis R. Kaine's first deployment in 1943–45 as a senior member of Naval Combat Demolition Unit 2 was unequaled in memories.

Advice to New Authors

By Lieutenant Commander Jimmy Drennan, U.S. Navy, and Captain John Byron, U.S. Navy (Retired)

June 2019

You’re not just writing, you’re communicating.

U.S. Coast Guard cadets scale a shroud on board the USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)

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