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Maritime Strategy

Thoughts on ‘A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower’ Two Year’s Later: Author’s Response

Bryan McGrath, lead author of CS21 (as it is coming to be called in shorthand) stopped by in the comments section in the previous post to leave the commentary now shown below.  I opted (head nod to Peter S. per our earlier discussion) to elevate it to a post of its own for wider dissemination [...] [...]

Maritime Strategy

‘A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower’ Two Years Later: Three Questions

Two years ago this week, the CNO, CMC and USCG Commandant released the naval services’ new maritime strategy – A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, at the International Seapower Symposium being hosted by the Naval War College in Newport, RI. The release of a new maritime strategy was significant given the length of time, [...] [...]

Maritime Strategy

CNO’s Remarks at NWC Current Strategy Forum

The following remarks were presented by CNO at the Current Strategy Forum, hosted by the Naval War College, on 16 June 2009.  We are presenting them here, unedited or commented upon,  except for certain boldened passages that we feel require emphasis.  The comments section is open for your thoughts…  – SJS It is really a [...] [...]

Air Warfare

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Milestones

Couple of major milestones for the Advanced Hawkeye program announced today: Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP): An Acquisition Decision Memorandum, signed June 11 by the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, gave the Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye program approval to enter low-rate initial production. Having demonstrated that it has met all acquisition [...] [...]

Maritime Strategy

USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) – Underway for Super Trials

19 may 2007 – One day after the future Wayne E. Meyer keel was laid: Earlier this week – The Navy’s newest Aegis-destroyer heads to sea for super trials. USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) – the “Father of Aegis” (h/t maizenblue) Sphere: Related Content [...]

Air Warfare

Stand-up of the Navy Air and Missile Defense Command (NAMDC)

On Thursday, 30 April 2009, the Navy’s newest Center of Excellence (COE), the Navy Air and Missile Defense Center, was opened for business onboard the Naval Weapons Development Center, Dahlgren Virginia. RADM Brad Hicks, who is also the Aegis BMD program director, will serve as the Center’s first commander until a permanent flag is assigned [...] [...]

Air Warfare

Restructuring the Military: 2009 Edition

… (T)his budget represents an opportunity; one of those rare chances to match virtue to necessity, to critically and ruthlessly separate appetites from real requirements, those things that are desirable in a perfect world from those things that are truly needed in light of the threats America faces and the missions we are likely to [...] [...]

Geopolitics

China’s Military Power – 2009 Report

Those dinosaurs amongst us remember them from another age – the ghostly lines that arced out from the geopolitical heartland of the Soviet Union.  Head east from Norfolk or west from Pearl or San Diego and you’d trip the first one, established by the orbiting EORSAT and RORSATs, pricking interest in command centers back in [...] [...]

Maritime Strategy

Fixing the Nautical Pax Americana

Been a very busy week here in these last few days in the run-up to the Inauguration — new folks arriving, some departing, new Congressional session and attendant questions  – lots of questions, lots of briefs and also burning the midnight oil on the book project, so posting has been a bit light of late.   [...] [...]