Why Battleships?

In a past post (see, " Why Not Battleships? ") we reviewed the arguments against a modern battleship and were unable to…

USS Ronald Reagan and Force Z

Consider:  USS Ronald Reagan, CVN-76, is forward deployed and home ported in Yokosuka, Japan along with some escort ships as part…

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…

War Short of War

How long has ComNavOps flatly stated that we are at war with China (and losing)?  How long has ComNavOps advocated a much more r…

Navy Wants To Deactivate Hospital Ship

The Navy operates two hospital ships:  USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort.  The Navy is planning to retire one of the two as part of the…

The Day To Day Navy

Hand in hand with the previous post on promoting warriors (see, "Promoting Warriors" ), the Navy needs to shift from it…

Fait Accompli

The Navy exists to deter evildoers, according to one common school of thought.  Failing that, it exists to rectify the evil done.…

Not Deterred In The Least

By now, you’re undoubtedly aware that Iran has seized a Marshall Islands flagged merchant ship (1).  The reason is unclear althou…