A junior officer stands watch in the combat information center of the USS Higgins (DDG-76). Service members benefit from shore-based training, but to prepare for the next war, they also must be able to train while at sea.

Train at Sea to Win at War

The Navy should facilitate training and assess readiness while underway.

Lieutenant Kristen Ringwall Damico, U.S. Navy
January 2025
The superstructure of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) as seen on a cloudless night in the Atlantic Ocean.

Ships Must Practice Celestial Navigation

The USS Essex sailed from Hawaii to California using only celestial navigation methods. This is what the navigation team learned and why all ships should make similar voyages.

January 2025
Interoperability with allies and partners is a major part of deterrence in the western Pacific. In April 2024, the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga (center) and the French Navy frigate FS Vendémiaire (distant) sailed with the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS-26) in the South China Sea.

A View from the Western Pacific

Interoperability with allies and partners is key to deterrence in the western Pacific.

Vice Admiral Fred Kacher, U.S. Navy
January 2025