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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD-116) and Arleigh Burke–class destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) in the Philippine Sea.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) sails in formation with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki (DD-116) and Arleigh Burke–class destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89) in the Philippine Sea.
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The Navy’s Next Four Years

By John Kroger
January 2021
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The next four years will be critical for the U.S. Navy as our nation faces new challenges in the Indo-Pacific Theater and around the globe. During the 2020 presidential campaign, defense was not a major political issue. As a result, President-elect Joe Biden’s new Pentagon and Navy leadership teams will come to their posts largely free from campaign promises. So what can we expect? I see six priorities emerging as the Navy and the nation plot a new course toward the future.

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John Kroger

Mr. Kroger is Vice President at the Aspen Institute, where he runs the Rodel Public Leadership Program. A former U.S. Marine, he served as Chief Learning Officer of the Navy and Marine Corps from 2019 to 2020.  

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