intelligence specialist in the command control center

Sailors Must Do Data Science at Sea

Solving the information needs of the afloat commander requires onboard analysts who can not only access, exploit, clean, and analyze data, but who also can develop analytic tools.

February 2023
damage controlman (left) reviews a sailor’s personnel qualification standards

Fix the Navy’s Flawed PQS Program

PQSs should be reviewed for change or revision at least every two years, and five years at the latest. This is often not happening.

Lieutenant Commander Joshua McNett, U.S. Navy
February 2023
An MH-65 Dolphin conducts a formation flight over Port Angeles, Washington.

Equip Coast Guard Helicopters with Tactical Data Link

Tactical data links can share information among helicopters, the cutters they support, and U.S. and NATO navy assets with whom the Coast Guard integrates.

Lieutenant Commander Andrew N. Breen, U.S. Coast Guard
January 2023
avigator of the Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)

Develop Navigation Warfare Tactics Instructors

In developing navigation WTIs, the Navy would soon have navigation experts on board most ships who can assist the navigators and instruct junior officers.

Lieutenant Anthony P. Carrillo, U.S. Navy
January 2023
Sailors on board the Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG-80) man a hose during a damage control drill.

Ships Need Better Combat Damage Control Training

For damage control training to be of maximum value, the experience from real combat damage control must be the basis for more intense, complex exercise scenarios.

Lieutenant Commander Zachary Zarow, U.S. Navy
January 2023
Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG-104)

Six Tenets for Exercise Planning

There are six tenets for exercise planning for planners of any experience level that, if heeded, will lead a team through a successful training evolution.

Lieutenant Commander John Bamonte, U.S. Navy
December 2022
Marines

Create Sensor-Effector Maritime Support Teams

Sensor/effector teams created from existing Marine Corps capabilities would be able to influence adversary decision-making with a range of human and technology-based sensors.

November 2022
Marines

Sharpen the Amphibious Squadron’s Tactical Edge

Amphibious squadron commanders and their staffs have little time to focus on honing the skills necessary to conduct amphibious operations and tactically fight their ships at sea.

Captain Pete Pagano, U.S. Navy (Retired)
November 2022