Doctrine - Battle of Vella Gulf

We’ve often discussed tactics and strategy and have occasionally touched on doctrine.   In simplified form, doctrine is a set of …

Carrier Group?

Train like you fight.  Fight like you train. The Navy still doesn't get it. Here's a photo of the recent Reagan and Stenn…

Weapons Armor

We previously discussed the general need for and benefits of armor.  Now, let’s look a bit closer at the specific case of armorin…

Yemen Missile Attacks

It’s coming up on two years since the series of reported attacks on US Navy ships off the coast of Yemen .  It’s worth taking a l…

DepSecDef Work Is Right - Partly

Followers of this blog know that ComNavOps has nothing but disdain for former Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work.   Work is res…

Battle Damage Design Lessons

I’d like to look critically at the recent Burke collisions and damage as they relate to warship design.  Because sailors died, I …

Modern Day Marine 2016

In the course of researching other posts, I happened across Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Neller’s speech at the Modern Day Marine…

Professional Warriors?

This is the companion piece to the previous LCS incompetence post (see, “More [Unbelievable] LCS Incompetence” ).  We discussed t…