Mk VI - Gunboat Diplomacy Story
The US Navy has always had a love-hate (mostly hate!) relationship with small patrol boats. Witness the building and then rapid…
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Amphibious Assault - Strategic Level
We’ve devoted much discussion to amphibious assaults in this blog and we should given that it’s both a traditional US military c…
Iranian Ransom Payment
You all know that the US paid $400M in cash to Iran in what was clearly a ransom payment for the release of the two captured bo…
The Farsi Farce Continues
The Farsi Island incident in which Iran seized two US Navy riverine boats has been an embarrassment of epic proportions and co…
Surrender Was Unnecessary
ComNavOps has faulted the boat crews for surrendering without resistance. Some readers have suggested that this was the only pru…
Iranian Seizure of US Boats - Navy Report
This blog has been resolute in examining and laying bare the faults of Navy leadership. This blog has also documented the signif…
Mutiny?
Wow! Read these excerpts from a Fox News website article about the recent Iranian seizure of two US boats and crews (1). “… whe…
The Next War
You all know the old adage that Generals are always preparing to fight the last war. Like most adages, it’s largely true. As a s…
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