Read Part 1 on Combat Training. Part 2 on Firepower. Part 3 on Tactics and Doctrine. Read Part 4 on Technical Standards. Read Part 5 on Material Condition and Availability. By Dmitry Filipoff Strategy and Operations “During this time we have seen our once-great fleet cut almost in half and our remaining ships and personnel forced to endure long … Continue reading How the Fleet Forgot to Fight, Pt. 6: Strategy and Operations
This article originally featured in The Naval War College Review in 2008 and is republished with permission. Read it in its original form here. Read Part One of the republication here. By Gabriel Collins, Andrew Erickson, Lyle Goldstein, and William Murray Sensors, Systems, Research, Development, and Training American efforts at exploiting advancements in commercial off-the-shelf technology have received attention. … Continue reading Chinese Evaluations of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force, Pt. 2
By CDR Art McCormick (ret.) Super Storm Sandy On 26 October, 2012, as Super Storm Sandy, the largest tropical storm in area ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean roared up the eastern seaboard of the eastern seaboard of the United States Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York.1 Preparations included the … Continue reading The New York Naval Militia in Operation Sandy
Sea Control Topic Week By Steve Wills The East Indiaman was an iconic vessel from the age of “fighting sail” that combined the features of a robust, long-range cargo ship with the weapons of a frigate-sized combatant. One source defines these vessels as, “large, strongly built vessels specifically designed by the great trading companies of … Continue reading Merchant Warships and Creating a Modern 21st Century East Indiaman
