Quite a bit of back-and-forth over the new MS and lack of discussion over force structure/resource allocation. Not the first time this has been confronted though and the following paragraph, drawn from a 1954 article in Proceedings by Samuel P. Huntington may be particularly germane to the current discussion: "A second element of a military…
Ed. As many know by now, the new strategy was released earlier this past week at the Naval War College and has generated a good deal of discussion. The expectation is that the level of that discussion will elevate next week around the blogsphere. In anticipation of that I asked the author if he would…
Ed.: Look for a guest article tomorrow by the officer who led the development of the new Maritime Strategy. Some great insight into the creation process for the discussions that will follow next week. – SJS Green deck – post your trackbacks here.
In the mail today: The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Maj. Robert G. Lapham, U.S. Air Force, of Marshall, Mich. He will…
While we have been busy over here, seems there is a bit of a dust-up that has arisen overseas between President Putin and his CGS, Yuriy Baluyevskiy centered on the INF treaty and Russia’s continued adherence in view of the proposed US European site for a portion of its ballistic missile defense system. When Secretaries…
Preventing War Heads New Strategy: (ASSOCIATED PRESS 17 OCT 07) “In the first major revision of U.S. naval strategy in 25 years, maritime officials said Wednesday they plan to focus more on humanitarian missions and improving international cooperation as a way to prevent conflicts.”
(Consider it an early weekend present — enjoy! Now, get to reading that new Maritime Strategy – lots of discussions next week and some surprises in the offering on this site…stay tuned. -SJS) 15 Oct 1962. Imagery from U-2 flights begun on the 14th continue to roll in for imagery analysts at NPIC (National Photographic…
The New Maritime Strategy is finally on the streets — download your copy here (PDF) or here. Some quick takes whilst reviewing (feel free to leave comments below): 6 Core missions (some of which had fallen out of favor in the past, or so it seems): Forward Presence Deterrence Sea Control Power Projection Maritime Security…
OK everyone, put your books and notes up and take out a pencil and paper – quiz time. The video below has a wide variety of subjects some of whom have graced these pages as subjects of Flightdeck Friday (sorry about the soundtrack – if you like C&W, great – if not, turn your…
Pentagon confirms accidental Patriot launch WASHINGTON (AFP) — A US Patriot missile was accidentally launched in Qatar and landed in an unpopulated farm area, causing no injuries, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. "I can tell you it’s been described as an accidental discharge," said Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman, adding that the incident was under investigation. "Those things…
