A former Marine, he was the editor behind the Small Wars Journal, a online publication that was a must-read for anyone interested in counterinsurgency operations during the Iraq-and-Afghanistan era.
While the U.S. Navy is certainly doing its part in building up the fleet, its focus on peer-level adversaries like Russia and China is at contention with its responsibility to provide off-shore staging areas for special operations forces.
Cruiser and destroyer reforms in the West Pacific are encouraging, but sailors report being overworked, a federal watchdog warned Congress on Wednesday.
The Friday ceremony marked the start of construction of the future destroyer Patrick Gallagher. Another warship that honors SEAL hero Michael Monsoor left the yard for the last time.