Navy crews are extremely good at damage control, and short of catastrophic damage to a powerplant or magazine, their ships are likely to survive several weapon impacts. But the Navy has a dearth of repair facilities in the western Pacific that would be needed to return a crippled ship to the fight.

Defraying the Cost of Admiralty

The Navy is preparing to “fight tonight” but it will take more to sustain combat power throughout a conflict.

James L. Young
May 2024
A Tomahawk missile is launched from an attack submarine in the Pacific Missile Test Center range.

A Better Case for SLCM-N

There are stronger arguments for a nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile than just firepower.

Lieutenant Commander Alan Cummings, U.S. Navy Reserve
April 2024
An antitank missileman with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, in October 2022.

Force Design Is Still Too Heavy

The Marine Corps needs a small, logistically independent light infantry force.

Gunnery Sergeant Jesse Davis, U.S. Marine Corps
April 2024