– US Naval War College Review – Naval warfare in the littorals has much in common with war conducted on the open ocean. However, there are also some significant differences, due to the extremely complex, dynamic, and challenging physical environment of the former. The peculiarities of the physical environment in the littorals offer many challenges — but also opportunities — in the employment of naval forces and aircraft. Distinctions between characteristics of war on the open ocean and in the littorals must be thoroughly understood; otherwise, commanders and their staffs simply cannot plan or employ
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Putting CS-21R to Work
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – A view from the 6th Fleet, where the ‘operationalizing’ of the new maritime strategy is well under way.
Wanted: US Navy Mine Warfare Champion
– US Naval War College Review – There is no single champion for mine warfare. This lack of support presents challenges for the U.S. Navy and the nation, as the service struggles to articulate, and to muster the necessary backing for, mine warfare (MIW) strategies, programs, capabilities, and capacities.
Pac Man
– Aviation Week – The American people could not ask for a better U.S. host during these most contentious of times in the Asia-Pacific. US Navy Admiral Harry Harris, the new head of Pacific Command, does indeed know the mood of the region. Its nature is his second nature. When he talks about the region, it is as if he is reading his own heart. He is the right officer – the right person – for the role and the times. He leaves little doubt what needs to be done.
Straight Talk on Forward Presence
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Here’s what leaders and planners should do in an atmosphere of high demand and lower numbers of ships.
China’s Second Navy
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – While the world has been busy watching China’s blue-water naval buildup, the People’s Republic has been steadily exploiting maritime law enforcement—and its coast guard—as an instrument of statecraft.
An Imperative to Engage
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – The United States must realistically assess what we can (and can’t) get from working with the Chinese navy.
The Art of Avoiding War
– The Atlantic – Robert D. Kaplan on why it’s so hard to defeat an enemy that won’t fight you, and what this means for U.S. strategy on everything from the Islamic State to China.
Airpower Against Ships
– Air Force – The USAF is developing the tactics and technology needed for operations against targets in the vast Pacific.
On Their Own Steam
– Air and Space – Navy carriers are only now breaking away from using 19th century tech to put jets in the air.
Submarines: Key to the Offset Strategy
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – As has been the case for decades, the strategic spotlight shines once again on the U.S. Navy’s subsurface force.
Advocating Naval Heresy
– US Naval Institute Proceedings – Is the new maritime strategy really ‘new,’ or merely a repackaging of increasingly threadbare ideas?
From War to Peace—and Back
– US Naval Institute – After spending more than a decade fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Marine Corps finds itself confronting a new enemy.
Saudi-led naval blockade leaves 20m Yemenis facing humanitarian disaster
– The Guardian – Aid agencies say embargo imposed by US and UK-backed Arab coalition has had dramatic effect, with almost 80% of population in urgent need of food, water and medical supplies.
U.S., Indian Officials Set to Discuss Aircraft Carrier Design in June
– USNI News – The head of the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier design and engineering office is set to meet his Indian counterparts later this month to discuss the design of India’s next carrier.
Revelations on China’s Maritime Modernization
– The Diplomat – The U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence offers a wealth of new information on the PLA Navy.
Carl Vinson Strike Group Returns Home After Nearly 10 Months in Middle East, Pacific
– USNI News – The Carl Vinson Strike Group will return to the San Diego area today and tomorrow after a nearly 10-month deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet that included six months of strikes against the Islamic State.
USS Ross Leaves Black Sea
– USNI News – The guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG- 71) departed the Black Sea on Wednesday after an 11-day cruise of the region.
The 2015 Chinese Defense White Paper on Strategy in Perspective: Maritime Missions Require a Change in the PLA Mindset
– Jamestown Foundation – The white paper has thereby acknowledged the need to shift the balance in PLA thinking from ground operations to joint naval and aerospace operations—something that has been signaled for years (going back officially at least to 2004), but will require change in all aspects of future military modernization. The impact of this admission on the PLA as an institution cannot be understated. It will have effects on everything from force size, structure and composition to personnel polices, doctrine, training, logistics and equipment acquisition.
Beijing’s Formidable Strategy in the South China Sea
– The Diplomat – Beijing is prevailing over its neighbors in the South China Sea. It may also have the solution.
U.S. Navy Denies Russian Fighters Chased Off Destroyer USS Ross in Black Sea
– USNI News – The Pentagon is pushing back against anonymously sourced reports in state controlled Russian media that guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) was chased from Russian controlled waters in the Black Sea by Russian fighters over the weekend.
5 Ways to Foil China in the South China Sea
– Real Clear Defense – So how, in practical terms, should U.S. and friendly powers defy excessive Chinese claims in South China Sea waters and skies? By deploying some small-stick diplomacy of their own. Make a statement that no one can unilaterally abridge freedom of the sea—and make China look like the bully it is.
Navy’s EA-6B Prowler Takes Last Active Duty Flight Before Sunset Ceremony
– USNI News – The Navy’s EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare jet flew its last active duty flight on Wednesday and officially decommissioned at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
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