From the Editor's Desk

January 2020

This January’s Proceedings ushers in not just a new year, but a new decade, and it is appropriate for us to begin it with a focus on the surface navy ...

CEO Notes

January 2020

Naval Institute Press Gets a New Director The Naval Institute welcomes Adam Kane as Director of the Naval Institute Press. For the past five years, Adam has been editor-in-chief of ...

A Better Way to Build a Watch Bill

By Captain Frank Walter, U.S. Navy

January 2020

The USS Pinckney (DDG-91) experimented with a new way to man underway watches. Everything got better.

Fatigue is the Navy’s Black Lung Disease

By Captain John P. Cordle, U.S. Navy (Retired)

January 2020

Exhaustion and sleep deprivation can have long-term health effects for sailors.

Dynamic Maneuver Requires Agile Logistics

By Commander Donald Costello, U.S. Navy, and Daniel J. Whiteneck

January 2020

The Navy’s logistics framework must adapt to support its strategic vision.

Fully Integrate America’s Naval Force

By Robert Kozloski

January 2020

A truly integrated naval service should have a single headquarters to provide common fiscal, acquisition, and technology policy and support to the operating forces.

Get Ready for the Next RMA at Sea

By Rear Admiral Monty Khanna, Indian Navy (Retired)

January 2020

Long-range strike and battlefield transparency make ships vulnerable; it’s time to develop counterstrategies.

Suppose There Was a War and the Merchant Marine Didn’t Come?

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano

January 2020

Without a healthy merchant marine, there may be no means to feed, arm, or sustain deployed forces in war.

Strategic Sealift Officers Provide Critical Support

By Captain Todd M. Hiller, U.S. Navy Reserve

January 2020

Their expertise is a force multiplier.

China's Navy: A Turn to Corbett?

By James R. Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara

December 2010

Chinese navalists are augmenting their reading lists with the works of “a maritime theorist a land power can love.”

More than a (War) Game

By Lieutenant Colonel Don Thieme, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

January 2020

Wargames can become the baseline for further exploration of a problem if they are properly designed, supported, analyzed, and acted on. Furthermore, they build personal and organizational trust through the ...

The First Deepest Dive

By Norman Polmar and Lee J. Mathers

January 2020

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Trieste’s 35,797-foot dive into the Challenger Deep.

‘Learning to be a Mariner’

Brian O'Rourke

January 2020

Updates on SWO training, the shipbuilding plan, and naval artillery shells.

Why I Take Rules of the Road Exams

By Captain Andrew Carlson, U.S. Navy

January 2020

Mariner skills are both critical and perishable. Even sea captains could benefit from a refresher from time to time.

JOs Need to Learn Operational Art

By Captain Edmund B. Hernandez, U.S. Navy (Retired)

January 2020

Navy officers are introduced to operational art too late in their careers. This is a missed opportunity.

Closing on a Surface Navy Museum

By Rear Admiral Mike Shatynski, U.S. Navy (Retired)

January 2020

At the Battleship Iowa Museum, a world-class surface navy museum is being built.

The Navy Must Better Use Its Reserve

By Petty Officer First Class Benjamin A. Teitsort, U.S. Navy

January 2020

A better prepared and trained reserve means a better prepared and trained Navy.

Three Postcards from Military Manpower

By Commander Harrison Schramm, U.S. Navy (Retired)

January 2020

The Navy is at the cusp of a sea change in manning.

Lead, Follow, and Serve Along the Way

By Lieutenant Patrick J. Hill, U.S. Navy

January 2020

Servant leadership is centered on individuals.

It Is Time to Single-Crew the LCS

By Commander Dan Reiher, U.S. Navy

January 2020

Using two crews for the littoral combat ship is not a viable long-term concept.

Innovate with Existing Technology

By Commander Rob Brodie, U.S. Navy

January 2020

To innovate, the Navy and Marine Corps should focus on how to make better use of technology they already have.

Streamline Maintenance Data to Optimize Warfighting

By Lieutenant Commander Bill Golden, U.S. Navy

January 2020

A better automated system for recording and tracking ships' maintenance is needed to save the Navy money and man hours.

Comment & Discussion

January 2020

Comment and Discussion from the January 2020 Proceedings

Book Reviews

January 2020

Experts review a new biography of General John A. Lejeune, and overview of Arab armies, and Jim Sciutto's Shadow War.

From Our Archive

January 2020

A photo from our Archive.

Sailors and Marines Are More Than 'Warriors'

By Harlan K. Ullman

January 2020

The term "warriors" is overused and glamorizes the military. How about just 'sailor'?

China’s Luyang III/Type 052D Destroyer Is a Potent Adversary

By Eric Wertheim

January 2020

A report on the latest Chinese air-defense destroyer.

Global Challenges of a Changing Ocean

By Captain Lawson W. Brigham, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)

January 2020

A warming global ocean is threatening economies, marine populations, and costal areas.

‘You Stay and See It Sink’

By A. Denis Clift

January 2020

In the Pacific campaign of 1943, Vice Admiral Bernard Austin had command of Destroyer Division 46 in Captain Arleigh Burke’s “Little Beavers.”

What was the most courageous independent action by a U.S. Navy surface ship in combat?

January 2020

Admiral Michael M. Gilday U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations Of the countless acts of valor in our Navy’s history, the USS Johnston’s (DD-557) daylight torpedo attack during the ...

Professional Military Education—Faster

By Captain Stephen Mercer, U.S. Marine Corps

January 2020

The Marine Corps needs to move beyond a single, Corps-wide reading list to develop topic-specific resources for fast, self-directed PME.

The Junior Officer’s Quick Guide to U.S. Merchant Ships

By Steven A. Palmer

January 2020

Most Navy officers have limited exposure to their civilian counterparts or life on board merchant vessels.

Deng Xiaoping Was China’s George Washington

By James Holmes

January 2020

In the first of two parts, a Naval War College professor of strategy compares China’s communist revolution to U.S. history.

We Must Win Today’s War for Talent

By Vice Admiral John Nowell with Lieutenant Daniel Stefanus, U.S. Navy

January 2020

The Chief of Naval Personnel outlines a series of initiatives and policy changes to help the Navy win a 21st century battle for talent.

The Case for Killing Soleimani—A Lesson in Deterrence

By Norman Friedman

January 2020

Targeting the leader of Iran's paramilitary force was a preventative measure to deter future aggression against the United States.

Training Artificial Intelligence Is Fundamental

By Lieutenant Colonel Peter Morosoff, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) and Ray Bolger

January 2020

AI needs to be taught before it can be smart.

Naval Integration Begins in the Classroom

By Major Ryan Tice, U.S. Marine Corps

January 2020

Improving academic integration is a first step toward achieving Navy–Marine Corps integration.