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    The Navy the Nation Needs Now

    The Navy the Nation Needs Now

    The January 2018 National Defense Strategy is shifting national defense towards the Navy and its ability to control the seas. That is a return to American defensive roots. The author of this article sees the 355 ship Navy as a floor, not a ceiling.

    On the 2016 campaign trail, a 350-ship Navy was one of the signature promises of then-candidate Donald Trump. Shortly after his election, in December 2016, the Navy released a landmark Force Structure Assessmentcalling for a 355-ship fleet. While the plan was developed under the Obama administration, it aligned closely with the President-elect’s vision and quickly generated strong and bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.

    Yet almost halfway through the Trump administration’s first term, progress towards a 355-ship Navy has been mixed, at best. While Congress has acted to plus-up shipbuilding accounts in each of the past two years, the administration’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, released earlier this year, did not chart a course to a 355-ship fleet until the 2050s—beyond even the most distant years of the plan. Hugh Hewitt raised this point with Vice President Mike Pence during an interview last week, to which the Vice President told listeners to “stay tuned” for progress towards 355 ships.





    Unfortunately, there is good reason to be concerned about the Navy’s commitment to reaching 355 ships. Back in March, Navy officials testified to the Armed Services Committee that they were planning on conducting a new Force Structure Assessment that would take a fresh look at fleet size and architecture requirements arising from the January 2018 National Defense Strategy. But just last month, the same Navy official announced—for the second time—a forthcoming Force Structure Assessment, due “some time” in 2019. Little mention was made of what the Navy had been doing in the six months between the two announcements, let alone of why the new study would not be complete until more than a full year after the release of the national defense strategy.


    In some respects, it is understandable and even proper that the Navy should want to revisit its December 2016 assessment. After all, the National Defense Strategy marked a radical shift in the Department’s priorities, explicitly calling out threats from great powers, not terrorism, as the primary challenge to American security and prosperity. But one thing is clear: the defense strategy, with its focus on China and Russia, makes maritime superiority more, not less, of a priority going forward. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has said as much, testifying earlier this year, “I believe we are moving toward a more maritime strategy in terms of our military strategy to defend the country.”
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    The Navy the Nation Needs Now

    The January 2018 National Defense Strategy is shifting national defense towards the Navy and its ability to control the seas. That is a return to American defensive roots. The author of this article sees the 355 ship Navy as a floor, not a ceiling.



    Read the article at the link.

    I for the like of me, don't know why I just seen this.

    The US Navy is one of the most formidable of the US Armed Forces branches. With a responsiblity that most people, and Congress don't understand.

    For some reason, the political arapnichics don't get the idea that equipment needs replaced. It wears down eventually. Ships, Marine and Army tanks. Navy and Air Force aircraft all need, updated and / or, replaced on a routine basis.

    To be an effective and credible element, to be taken seriously, the US Military needs updated and routinely rotated equipment to accomplish the mission. Anything else, puts the mission requirements, and / or ....lives in jeopardy.

    For years and years the Navy's budget was neglected. Now that they are getting some much needed cash for ships, some people are hollering ; not remembering the decade, or more, that former Presidents neglected updating the Navy's fleet.

    It's easy to decipher. The US Navy is the most technically advanced of the US Militay Branches. And , they accomplish their mission across the globe. If the President has a problem, no problemo ; send an aircraft carrier to the trouble spot. Keeping a US Navy ship running, any US ship, is not cheap. Highly trained sailors get it done. Really piss the White House off, after F-18s drop pounds and pounds of ordinance ; a US Navy SEAL Team really wrecks a dictators day.

    Always training, always preparing for war ; those swabbies are some of the most effective fighters on the planet. And again, technology wise, my assessment is that they are far...far superior to other Military branches.

    The US Navy deserves every good thing they get. Politics and arguing should not come into play, when troops need good equipment to work with.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Major Lambda View Post
    I for the like of me, don't know why I just seen this.

    The US Navy is one of the most formidable of the US Armed Forces branches. With a responsiblity that most people, and Congress don't understand.

    For some reason, the political arapnichics don't get the idea that equipment needs replaced. It wears down eventually. Ships, Marine and Army tanks. Navy and Air Force aircraft all need, updated and / or, replaced on a routine basis.

    To be an effective and credible element, to be taken seriously, the US Military needs updated and routinely rotated equipment to accomplish the mission. Anything else, puts the mission requirements, and / or ....lives in jeopardy.

    For years and years the Navy's budget was neglected. Now that they are getting some much needed cash for ships, some people are hollering ; not remembering the decade, or more, that former Presidents neglected updating the Navy's fleet.

    It's easy to decipher. The US Navy is the most technically advanced of the US Militay Branches. And , they accomplish their mission across the globe. If the President has a problem, no problemo ; send an aircraft carrier to the trouble spot. Keeping a US Navy ship running, any US ship, is not cheap. Highly trained sailors get it done. Really piss the White House off, after F-18s drop pounds and pounds of ordinance ; a US Navy SEAL Team really wrecks a dictators day.

    Always training, always preparing for war ; those swabbies are some of the most effective fighters on the planet. And again, technology wise, my assessment is that they are far...far superior to other Military branches.

    The US Navy deserves every good thing they get. Politics and arguing should not come into play, when troops need good equipment to work with.



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    I certainly agree that the Navy is the most important branch for the US to conduct its primary global mission.
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