Kyle Cregge

Lieutenant Cregge is a surface warfare officer serving as the air defense commander liaison (from the USS Bunker Hill [CG-52]) to Carrier Strike Group Nine, deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command region.

Articles by Kyle Cregge

The tactical action officer stands watch in the combat direction center on board the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).

Ship Combat Teams Must Fight at the Highest Classification Level

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

January 2024

Aegis ship TAOs must practice operating from the SSES, the primary TS/SCI space where cryptologic technicians (collection) work.

Launch Mines from the Stratosphere

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

August 2023

Mine Warfare Essay Contest—Second Prize, Sponsored by the Mine Warfare Association. The Navy and Marine Corps must consider balloons for mine warfare.

A Russian icebreaker leads ships through Arctic ice.

Build a Coalition for Northern Sea Route Security

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge and Commander Chris O’Connor, U.S. Navy

August 2023

Coast Guard Essay Contest—Second Prize, Cosponsored by Susan Curtin and the U.S. Naval Institute. Using multidomain capabilities in concert with allies and partners, the Coast Guard can secure the Arctic.

Department heads listen to a speaker during their graduation from Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC). Cold War–era surface warfare department heads received training at classifications above secret, but in the past two decades this was cut from SWSC.

SWOs Need Higher Classification Training Pipelines

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

April 2023

Senior civilian and military leaders have recently decried overclassification in the space and cyber domains as threats to national security. 1 The surface warfare community has the opposite problem. Six- ...

Avoiding ABDACOM’s Annihilation: Lessons for Today from 1942

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

April 2023

If the allies want to deter or deny Chinese aggression, now is the time to learn from ABDACOM’s annihilation.

What I Learned from Coach Niumatalolo

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

December 2022

Coaching football, or any sport, well at the Naval Academy must be more than just about winning.

artist’s conception of a GPS Block III satellite

Marines Must Fight for Space

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

November 2022

The Marine Corps must pay more attention to the final frontier.

A Pelican, a Walrus, and No Man: Creative Aerial Solutions for Mine Warfare

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S Navy

June 2022

The future of Navy and Marine airborne mine countermeasures will be influenced by past programs—and new technological capabilities.

Beware the Blockade, But Fight to Break It

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

February 2022

The Navy must think, invest, and train now to break a modern blockade.

A New Typology for Naval Intelligence Talent Development

By Lieutenant Commander Shane Halton and Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

October 2021

Naval Intelligence Essay Contest—First Prize, Cosponsored by the Naval Institute and Naval Intelligence Professionals. The naval intel community must make better use of industry and academia in developing talent.

It is time for the Navy to expand its warfare tactics instructor programs to include enlisted personnel.

Unleash Enlisted Sailors as WTIs

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

January 2021

Investing in enlisted warfare tactics instructors would improve the surface force’s combat effectiveness and lethality.

Make the Zumwalt a Fighting Command Ship

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, U.S. Navy

May 2020

The DDG-1000s are ideally suited for command, and have a lot more life left than the Navy’s current command ships.

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